Recently Overheard At Our House

DD:  Mommy, there were BEES on the playground today.

Me:  Where?

DD:  On the wood chips.

Me:  So, what did you do?

DD:  I stayed on the sidewalk.  But some other kids played on the wood chips.

Me:  Oh my goodness.  Did the bees bite anyone?

DD:  (Sigh)  Mommy, bees don't bite.  They don't have teeth.  Bees sting.  They have a stinger. 

Me:  (Quietly) Little smart ass.

DD:  What mommy?

Me:  Oh, nothing.

Damn.  This kid is one little know-it-all.  And she's only three.  Lord help us when she turns four.

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We are confirmed for our transfer on Thursday.  Retrieval was today, and DH made his contribution this morning.  I started my progesterone last night, and I was finally able to cut back on the gosh-awful Estrace.  The progesterone is a pill suppository this time, rather than the Crinone gel.  It's not as messy, but it's three times a day dosing.  Which kind of s*cks, because I am so bad at three times a day dosing.  I can remember to take something when I brush my teeth -- in the morning and in the evening.  Otherwise, not so much.  I set an alarm on my e-mail at work to remind me, and I hope that does the trick.  Now I just have to figure out how to get into the habit on the weekends, because if all goes well, I will have to continue these meds for 100 days after a positive pregnancy test. 

I have no idea how many eggs were retrieved or how many were ICSI'd.  Remember, my clinic tells us what they want to, when they want to.  However, I did get a call from the billing person, which means that they want even more money for something that probably had just arrived over the fax machine from the sister clinic.  We also received some non-itemized bills yesterday and today.  (Who in the h*ll would pay a bill that wasn't itemized?)

All that aside, to our anonymous donor -- if I knew you, I would ask how you are feeling and hope that things are going OK.  I do remember what it was like to go through a retrieval; the achy feeling in your abdomen will likely be gone very soon.  But mostly, I would like to thank you for giving us the very best gift that anyone could possibly give.  I hope that you are gifted with children someday, because I don't know that you could possibly understand just how precious that gift is until you receive it for yourself.