There aren't many updates to share at this point. I passed my psych eval last Friday (not to brag, but I was feeling pretty cocky about that one). ;) The therapist wound up being more of a gossipy Jewish grandmother than anything else. A truck flipped and caught fire, effectively shutting down the bridge I needed to cross to get to the appointment. I wound up taking an incredibly out-of-the-way route, which worked, but drained the battery on our electric car. Talk about stressful! As I'm driving, I'm seeing that charge drop down and down, knowing I'm already late for the appointment. ANYWAY...if I can pass a psych eval under those circumstances (knowing I had a practically dead electric car waiting for me in the parking lot of the therapist's office), I'm pretty sure I'm of sound mind.
The intended parents had their big appointment at the fertility center this week. The dad even donated his sperm to be frozen for when they harvest the mom's eggs. The mom should be starting on fertility drugs when she gets her next period (approximately 3 weeks). I'll be going in to the fertility center for my physical assessment between days 12-14 of my next cycle (also approximately 3 weeks away). At this point, I'm just feeling anxious and wishing the assessment were sooner. I want to be definitively told that this process is moving forward. The more the intended mom and I talk (and we email pretty much daily), the more attached I become to her and to this process. I just want to jump in with both feet already!
Since I'm pretty much just waiting, I've decided to start preparing my body however I can. I was told by a friend who underwent months of IVF attempts that the stronger your glutes are, the less painful the shots will be. To be honest, I'm more concerned about the act of giving the shot than I am the pain associated with it, but I've been doing squats at work like it's my job. It's a little thing that makes me feel like I'm actively moving forward with surrogacy right now.
