Histeroscopy and follicles

Today was my first procedure on the PGD journey and it went great. I have had blood drawn twice but never anything else. Dr. H was fabulous and it was not a big deal at all. We got really good news! Dr. H said my uterus looked good but that my ovaries were fabulous! I had 26 follicles. He said anything above 20 is awesome. We are really excited because these follicles are what can turn into eggs which could become embryos. We assume James and I do not have any fertility problems but this is an area that could cause a problem for the PGD even if you don't have fertility problems. The more embryos we have, the more HLA matches for James Thomas! I feel like we are learning so much every day.

We now have to wait for our probe to be made by Genesis. We talked to our genetic counselor today and they have everyone's DNA sample but still need our consult with Dr. Hughes which is not scheduled yet. Everything seems to be going smoothly so far. We are thankful and don't take one little success for granted.

Melissa was going to watch James Thomas today but Luke has been very sick. We hope he feels better soon. Mandi and Avery stepped in and watched him while I was gone. James Thomas had a blast and I feel blessed to have such great friends when we don't have family in town. We left Mandi's house with a new toy. James Thomas is walking around the whole house. Thanks Mandi! James Thomas also tried spaghetti for the first time today. He LOVES it and got it everywhere! It is a blast watching him try new things.

Good luck to all my teacher friends and mom who are going through TAKS this week! I know your kids will do great. I can't lie, I don't miss the stress of TAKS.

Love,