Pain in my...

Wow.

In just over 4 weeks, I'm going to (hopefully) be 2 weeks pregnant. A surrogate is automatically 2 weeks preggo at transfer.

Last week, I received my huge box of meds. It was unbelievably overwhelming. There were 4 different types of injections, progesterone, different prenatals, among other things. I also received my packet that contains agreements, instructions, and another calendar.

I start my first injection this Thursday. It is a subcutaneous Lupron injection. This means it had to be administered either in the outer thigh or abdomen. It's just a small insulin needle and has to be done daily. I will continue the birth control for just another week. I'll also be taking the prenatals and something called Dexamethasone daily by mouth. I have 4 arse injections with big needles between now and the 6th as well as 3 blood tests...friggen vampires. The bum shots are 1.5" needles. There is no way I'm administering those myself.

So, after about 4 weeks of this mess, I will be heading to St. Louis for the embryo transfer. That is the light at the end of the tunnel. Above all the shots and meds and raging hormones, I just pray the transfer is successful.

Among all of the surro business, I have a lot of new stuff going on at work. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the amazing offer that kept me from pursuing a different career path. This new role has been such a wonderful ride. The things we have been working so hard on will be coming to fruition over the next few weeks. I think the combination of that and the meds will make for a whirlwind of a month.

The encouragement from you all has been mind blowing! I hope each of you are having a fantastic weekend. :)