One Is All It Takes

Today was implantation day. We slept in and got some extra rest. I drove Amy to her massage appointment to help her relax even more. While Amy was getting her massage, I got a call from the doctor with the results of the chromosome testing. We had nine embryos that went through the testing. Only two of the nine were chromosomely normal. The good news is one of these was graded as an A-! (Embryo #4 a.k.a. "Quad") The other normal embryo had poor qualities and it was evident by the time of implantation that it would not be making it. It is hard to believe that after retrieving 32 eggs we ended up with one. No complaints though. It could always be worse. Here is Quad's first picture.

Not many parents are privileged to have a picture of their child 5 days after conception. After leaving the massage, we went and had lunch with Amy's mom. We ran a few errands, and it was time to head to the doctor's office. We had a chance to speak with the doctor before implantation. He discussed the chromosome testing results. In addition to testing the number of chromosomes, the geneticist was able to test for certain chromosomal abnormalities and was even able to analyze the chromosomes to determine the sex of the embryos. Is that not amazing?

He showed us the above picture of Quad and was very pleased with the way things were progressing. When comparing the picture of this embryo to the embryos we put in during our first cycle, this one is further along and stronger. We were a little disappointed having only one to implant but very happy to know how strong it was. The implantation went perfect and only took a few minutes after everything was in place. I truly believe that God has a plan for this embryo, because within a minute of the completion of the implantation, the storms in OKC knocked out power to the building. The doctor has to use an ultrasound machine to place the embryo in the uterus, and implantation would have been impossible without the power. God held back for just long enough.

We headed home and got Amy into bed to rest. Earlier in the day we stopped by Blockbuster and rented 12 movies. She is confined to the bed all weekend. It has been about 4 hours since implantation, and she is already getting restless. I have no doubt that she can handle it though. Today I am thankful for this in-vitro process that provides Amy and me with the opportunity to have children. The song of the day is "I got a feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks again for everyone's thoughts and prayers. Amy and I are so lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful people.

Z