Triple Stripe, Yippee!!

I had my third ultrasound today...and it couldn't have been better! I have 20 follicles growing now! Dr. J said I was responding very well to the meds! I also had a triple stripe uterine lining. I haven't ever had that before, so I was pretty excited about that! I have read so much about triple stripe lining and now I could actually see what it really looks like! From what I have learned about it...a triple stripe is ideal for implantation!  I also got to decrease my dose of follistim to only my usual 100 units in the morning and no evening shot!!! Yay!! I am so happy to be getting rid of at least one shot. So I'm down to two a day right now. My next ultrasound is Wednesday, and it's looking like I will have my egg retrieval Saturday morning. I'm excited and nervous for the retrieval, but people go through it everyday. I'm so excited I can't hardly see straight!

 

 

 


This is one of my ovaries with quite a few follicles!!!

"Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

         -Hebrews 11:1

A friend, Tricia Larue, told me about this book entitled, Expecting: Praying for your Child's Development Body & Soul. By: Marla Taviano
I'm so excited to have this book while on my pregnancy journey! How awesome to have something each week to pray about for the baby and myself. I highly recommend this book to anyone expecting or planning to have a baby! It's an amazing look into God's creation and what is most important in life...Jesus. Throughout my pregnancy each week I am going to post that week's devotional!

Devotional "Expecting: Praying for your Child's Development Body & Soul":
This first week is all about the uterine lining!
"Before I formed you in the womb I know you, before you were born I set you apart.) -Jeremiah 1:5
God, I know it's never too early to pray for my future children. Thoughts of motherhood have always had a place in my mind and heart. I'm not naïve enough to think it will be easy, but I know I can do this with you by my side. God, will you watch over my body as it prepares to welcome a child into my womb? Will you work everything out for good and make sure the conditions are just right for conception? I want to start praying even now for the child who will someday rest in our arms. Would you protect that baby? Would you help him/her grow up to be healthy and happy? To be a child who falls in love with Jesus and never stops growing in his/her relationship with you? Please give me the discipline to pray for my child every day for the rest of my life.