A Look Back...

This isn't going to be the "look back" that you are probably thinking as we bring in the new year. I'm not going to take you through the whole year of 2010. However, because 2010 will forever be a special year as it was the year we brought Kaden and Kenley into our lives, I am taking you on a "look back" tour of the journey of becoming a family. I thought about doing this on their 1st birthday, but let's not kid ourselves, I more than likely won't have the time that I have now and the blog will probably be filled with more exciting things from that day. Although the journey actually started in 2008 (or even a couple of years earlier if you want to get technical) our lives forever changed, smack-dab in the middle of 2010.
Here's where it all started:

* Cody/Holli initial infertility visit: September 23, 2008
     *Cody Semen Analysis: September 23, 2008
     *Holli Lab Work: September 23, 2008
     **Action: October 2008: Cody Vitamin C 1000mg
         Vitamin E 400IU
          Fertility Blend Vitamin
          Recheck Semen Analysis ~8 weeks

*Cody 2nd Semen Analysis: December 8, 2008
     **RESULTS: Low sperm count
     **Action: Appointment with Dr. Hansen January 6th, 2009
                    -Discuss option of doing IVF with ICSI
                    -Cody appointment with Urologist

*Cody lab work/hormone levels: January 15, 2009
     **RESULTS: OK, testosterone levels slightly below avg.

*Cody Urologist: January 27, 2009
     **RESULTS: Normal

*Cody/Holli office visit, Dr. Hansen: March 9, 2009
     -discuss IVF and other options
       **Action: Cody hormone injections M/W/F
                               -Novarel 2mls
     -Recheck labs in one month
     -Recheck Semen Analysis in two months
     -Goal: increase amount of semen produced
              -possibility of artificial insemination

*Cody lab work/hormone levels: April 7, 2009
     **RESULTS: bloodwork: #199-749 (good, injections doing what they are supposed to be doing)
     **Action: Cody continue hormone injections M/W/F
                    -Recheck Semen Analysis in 6-8 weeks

*Cody/Holli office visit, Dr. Hansen: June 8, 2009
     -discuss results of semen analysis and injections
      **RESULTS: Testosterone (blood) improved
                            Sperm count continues to be low
     -Decision to try IUI

*Cody/Holli IUI #1:
     **Holli Clomid (100mg) June 10-14
     **hCG injection
     **IUI June 20, 2009 (8am)
     **Fresh Sperm
     **RESULTS: (P. Test July 4, 2009)
                           Negative: cycle day 1: 7/4/09

*Cody/Holli IUI #2:
     **Holli Clomid (100mg) July 6-10
     **hCG injection
     **IUI July 20, 2009 (9am)
     **Fresh Sperm
     **RESULTS: (P. Test August 3, 2009)
                            Negative: cycle day 1: 8/4/09

*Cody/Holli IUI #3:
     **Holli Clomid (150mg) August 7-11
     **hCG injection
     **IUI August 20, 2009 (10am)
     **Fresh Sperm
     **RESULTS: (P. Test September 3, 2009)
                           Negative: cycle day 1: 9/5/09

*Cody/Holli office visit, Dr. Hansen: September 29,2009
     -Discuss IVF

*Cody/Holli IVF #1:
     **Holli cycle day 1: 9/5/09
     **Holli birth control: 9/8/09-9/28/09
     **Cody/Holli appointments: 9/23/09
            *Cody Labs
            *Cody sperm collection
            *Holli Labs
            *Holli Saline Sonogram: NORMAL
            *Injection Training

     **Holli: Lupron injection started 10/24/09
                 Bravelle and Menopur injections
                 hCG injection
                 Doxycycline (oral antibiotic)
                 Progesterone in Oil injections
                 Vivelle Patch

     **Egg Retrieval: 11/18/09
                   Eggs Retrieved: 12
                   Eggs ICSI: 10
                   Eggs Fertilized: 6

     **Embryo Transfer (day 5): 11/23/09
                                                Transferred: 2 embryos
                                                Froze: 2 embryos

     **Pregnancy Test: 12/4/09
         **POSITIVE
             **Due Date: August 11, 2010

**First Ultrasound: 12/23/2010
     **TWINS