TRANSFER DAY

I'm finally getting around to writing about our second transfer. I'm now 3DPT (three days past transfer), so I thought I'd better get my thoughts down. This transfer went SO much smoother than last time. It was such a relief. I'll give a rundown of our day. 

We had our transfer on Friday, July 9th. I woke up nice and early (not normal for me) so that I could have a nice, relaxing morning. Dan slept in, so I had a quiet house to myself. I showered and washed my hair, made some scrambled eggs, and wrote a letter to our embryo. That really helped me to get in the right headspace. I also watered the flowers so I wouldn't have to do that later. I woke Dan up and he got ready. Then we were off to our big day. I had acupuncture first, so Dan dropped me there. It was so nice to lie there and relax so I could get my mind right. Then Dan picked me up and we headed straight to the U. 

When we got to the U, they put us in a room to go over consent, take my vitals, and take my valium. I had requested valium because my last transfer was so rough. They gave that to me and told me it would take twenty minutes to kick in. Before that, Dr. Verilli brought in the picture of our embryo. Thank the heavens, it survived the thaw! There's a 1/20 chance they don't survive the thaw, so I had been worried about that. So we already know it's a strong little one. This is our 4BA embryo. It looks amazing according to the doctors. Dan thinks that little thing sticking out is a weiner. He's clearly hoping for a boy. Haha. Isn't it crazy that that little thing is a makeup of Dan and me? Like what? 

First family photo! 

After about twenty minutes in the prep room, they took us over to the transfer room. It gave me all the feels since it was the same room we were in last transfer. It really brought back a rush of emotions. They gave me some lucky socks that I was just going to take home, but Dan insisted that I put them on. Since I was pretty high in the sky, Dan had to do it for me. I was trying to slowly drink water so I didn't have a suuuuuuper full bladder like last time. Anyway, the next part went really fast, like seriously five minutes. Dan held my hand as they raised the bed, made me spread my legs, inserted the speculum, then the catheter (it slipped right in this time, btw). Then the embryologist showed our embryo on the screen. It was pretty cool because there was this bulge coming out of the side. They said that meant it was hatching and "looking for me". I thought that was the sweetest thing. I think once it thawed, it had started hatching. The embryologist then brought out our little embryo in a tiny tube. They placed that tube through the pre-placed catheter and dropped the little buddy off right in the lining. They said it looked "perfect" - nice and fluffy like they want it. 

If you look closely, you'll see the mouse pointing to where it got dropped off, right in my lining. I can't believe how much faster the whole process was this time. Afterward, I told Dan I didn't even need the valium. I went pee and we were on our way. We were early to my acupuncture appointment, so I asked Dan to stop at McDonald's for some fries. A lot of people in the infertility world say that their fries are good for after transfer because of the salt. Dan said I was eating them in slow motion and I kept dropping them all over me. He said I would go to pick it up with my fingers very slowly and decide at the last second not to pick it up. So by the time I was done, fries were all over. Hahahah. We went back to acupuncture and I had a nice nap while I lay there. It was the best. 

We took the best naps when we got home and then some of my family and Grandpa Todd came over to visit for a while. It was nice to see all of them and celebrate our special day. When they all left, we relaxed the rest of the night and watched Palmer, which was amazing! 

Dan's been getting lots of practice with baby Dawson lately. I think he's enjoying it quite a bit. He's so ready to be a dad. 

Some pretty flowers from Daniel. Notice the color? He thinks it's a boy. 

Pretty flowers from my mama. 

Tay and Madi also surprised/scared the hell out of me the night before the transfer. As we were sitting on the couch, they put the code in the door and came in yelling "Happy Transfer Eve!" It was adorable. They had this little vase of flowers from Tay's garden and this random Twilight book that Madi said, "Do you want this?" I guess Tay had gotten it and wasn't going to read it so she was giving it to me. They took me to get some ice cream and we had some good chats in Tay's new car. It was such a good night! 

Tay also came and relaxed with me the day after my transfer. We had some good chats, got Cupbop, and watched Crazy Rich Asians. It was such a good day! 

We are so grateful for such a great support group. We're feeling good. I've been a bit crampy the past couple days, which from what I've read, is a really good sign! So I'm feeling positive. I think overall I've felt different about this transfer. It just feels right and it feels like it worked. Something in my gut just tells me. We find out with a blood test on July 21st, so here's to a little over a week of waiting! Let's hope I can wait until then and not test on my own. 

We are feeling so so grateful and happy. Stick little embryo!!! 

summmmmmer part 1

I wanted to drop some pics and give a little update on what's been happening this first part of the summer. I can't believe it's already July 6th! Like, how? It seems like school just ended. I'm always wishing that summer would last forever. I'm so good at the stay-at-home dog mom life. We've just been so busy, so I don't think that helps slow time down at all! Lots of exciting things happened this month. 

Our therapist, Carly, challenged us to get out on more dates, so this was our first one to Whiskey Street for some yummy food and drinks! Look at that cutie. 

Mom, Ash, and I took the pups to Memory Grove one day for a little dog walk. It was fun to get out and have some good chats with them. The pups obviously enjoyed themselves! Some girl in the park even stopped to give them a puppacino. 

Lots of wedding things for Tay and Kyle! We had so much fun planning this co-ed shower. We played some silly games, played kickball (even preggo Natalie kicked), ate some nachos, and had some margaritas! I sure do love all of these amazing friends of ours. 

 

Us girls got out for a hotel night. We had so much fun swimming, eating Buffalo Wild Wings, making baby mama Tik Tok videos, getting yummy cake at The Chocolate, and staying up way too late chatting. I'm so grateful to have my mom and sisters in my life. 

We had a fun little birthday celebration for cute Jennie up Millcreek canyon! We all got tipsy off of mimosas and made some yummy breakfast! Grateful for all of these people in my life. 

Tay and I tried to take little Z on a special date when William was born. She was too nervous to go with just us, so Nat came along and hid in the store while we looked at some fun toys. We had so much fun! 

Got to spend lots of time with this little cutie. I sure do love him. He has gotten so big since this picture! This was when he was only about a week old. I've tried to spend time going over and hanging out with Natalie a couple times this summer. It's been nice to visit with her, hold little Will, and play with Z. 

Payt and I got an itch and chopped my hair! I've been loving having a fresh chop for the summer. I do miss my long hair sometimes though.

We were lucky enough to get to go to Vegas for a night to watch Allie and Geo, some of our favorite people, get married. Allie looked so beautiful in her maternity wedding dress. Look at that background! We had fun eating tacos, catching up with friends, and having some yummy drinks. Such a fun night! 

Dan kept playing lots of hockey! Lots of fun nights watching the games with Rach and Tay. We even went to Denny's a couple times after the late games, just to be disappointed by the horrendous wait times at midnight. I love how close Dan has gotten to Wade and Kyle. 

We had a super fun visit from Ashley! She stayed with us for Memorial Day weekend. We got to go see A Quiet Place 2, go eat lots of yummy food, take her to see our lot, go hiking, watch Dan's hockey game, and just visit. It was such a good time! 

I snapped some fun maternity pics for Payt and Jord in grandpa's backyard on Memorial Day. It's a good thing we did it, cause little guy decided to come early! 

We got to have a fun little BBQ for Memorial Day at grandpa's. We had some yummy burgers and salads. Summer nights are always nice in grandpa's backyard!

My baby brother graduated!! What the?! It's so crazy and makes me feel old. We all had fun going to his graduation and getting sushi after. We celebrated again a couple weeks later with a BBQ with friends and family. I didn't get any pics that night though. 

We got to shower our sweet friends, Allie and Geo! They are having a baby in August. I can't believe it's so close. Dan and I had fun making breakfast tacos and parfait cups for everyone. We even had a mimosa bar! It was a beautiful day. Then the boys got drunk and we were at their house super late. See the pictures below. Haha. 

The day before Payt had Dawson, Dan insisted we have her go eat this pizza at Cafe Trio. Sure enough, she went into labor late that night! Apparently, this pizza is known for putting women into labor. So we had a fun little lunch with Payt and Jord. 

And then he was born... and all our lives have been forever changed. Dawson Oakrey Myler. He made me an aunt for the first time ever. It has been the most amazing experience getting to see my baby sister become a mom. 

Because of stupid Covid, only my mom and Jord got to be at the hospital and visit. But my mom and I had the bright idea to have me take her bracelet and go see them... well I did... but shhhh it's a secret. It was so nice having some time to hold him before he came home. What a precious angel. 

This was the day he came home and my first time babysitting while Jord helped Payt shower. Haha. What a precious boy. I'm obsessed with him. 

I didn't know what it would feel like to be an aunt, but it has been the best experience. It's like he feels like mine, but in this different way. I can't wait to watch him grow up. I've loved having the summer off so I could help Payt take care of him, clean, and keep some healthy foods in the fridge. It's been so fun to spend lots of time over there with her and the little babe. I've also loved getting some good shots of him. 

I took a break from the baby and had a fun weekend staying at Tay's while Dan went on the bachelor trip for Kyle. He had so much fun! I helped Tay with some wedding stuff and then we got tipsy one day and sat in this tiny pool. We had so much fun! 

We had a fun little birthday brunch for Natalie at Little America. We loved getting together and celebrating her. It was so fun to have little Zeann join us! 

Some more cute pics I took of Dawson one day. It was an impromptu baby shoot in his room, but we got some good pictures. I'll never stop taking pictures of this cutie. Isn't he the squishiest little guy? 

We had another bachelorette party for Tay! We ended up staying at my house. We went swimming and then all came back to get ready for the evening. Madi gave a toast, we got some cute polaroids, had some drinks, and headed to Sapa for some yummy food. Then we spent the rest of the night singing and dancing at Keys on Main. It was so much fun! We loved celebrating Tay! 

We had the best weekend celebrating Tay and Kyle! We got up there Friday to help set up and got our camp set up. That night we had a really fun rehearsal dinner at the campground. The next day was wedding day. We spent the morning decorating and then they tied the knot that evening. It was seriously the perfect day and I'm so glad we were such a big part of it. We all drank, ate, and danced the night away. I will always remember being on the dance floor screaming to "Mr. Brightside" with some of my favorite people around. These are the moments I live for. 

Dan and I had the best anniversary getaway. It was so nice after the long wedding weekend to just relax and just be us. I was in charge of planning our date for this year, so I made it all a surprise for Dan. We started off with massages and pedicures. Then we got the yummiest Mexican food for lunch. After that, we headed up to Snowpine Lodge and relaxed by the pool for a couple hours. It was so nice and the most beautiful view around us. Then we got ready and had a nice dinner at the bar. I loved how everywhere you sat, you had a beautiful view of the mountains. We spent the rest of the night relaxing and watching T.V. in bed (something we can't do at home haha). We had the yummiest breakfast the next morning at the restaurant in the lodge. Then we went up and hiked Cecret Lake. It was so beautiful! I can't believe we just hit our two-year mark of being married. It seems like it has gone SO fast! Love that guy. 

Had to get in some more snuggles with this little guy after not seeing him for over a week. 

We went to Tanner Park with the pups and little Dawson! It was so fun, but Payt thinks she might have been a little ambitious to think she could do that. 

Been loving these farm-fresh eggs from Beltex lately! 

Someone needs to convince this cutie to keep his beard short. Doesn't he look SO good??

We had the best night with our friends on the boat at Utah Lake! It was beautiful. I got to wake board for probably my last time in a while since I'll hopefully be getting preggo this week. 

We had the best 4th of July (well, 3rd of July since the 4th was on Sunday)! We had to go to the Magna parade of course. Then we had a little lunch back at mom and dad's after and mostly relaxed the whole day. Then Patty did a firework show for us. What a cutie! We ended up staying super late since we all got chatting while we all sat around Dawson and stared at him. 

On the actual fourth, we went to Geo and Allie's for a BBQ! They had to get the shot ski out of course! Geo made some yummy food and we had so much fun visiting all night. 

Well, that's all for now! I hope the second half of the summer will just SLOW down! Grandpa Todd gets into town tomorrow. Yay!!