Letrozole, Ovidrel, and IUI

This cycle breakdown:
Days 3-7: 7.5mg of Letrozole each night
Days 11&13: ultrasounds to check follicle development
Day 14: Ovidrel trigger shot
Day 15: Beautiful positive ovulation test
Day 16: today. Today is the day. Today is our first (and praying our only) intrauterine insemination, or IUI.

I am starting this post around 8am Thursday July 2nd. One hour before my scheduled IUI. I am so nervous. I really want this to work. I mean, clearly I've been praying for pregnancy for 16 months now, and I've wanted it to work every time, but now that we are at this next big step I'm really praying this is it. I so long to hold my little one in my arms. I'm not 100% sure what to expect today, so we will see how this goes!

11:00 Update:
Well, the IUI is finished. It was way more uncomfortable than I was expecting, but hey, if it gets me pregnant I'll take it for sure.
I'll walk you through how the morning went.
9:00--took the semen to the dr to "wash"
9:15--Drew back to work
9:45-10:15--waiting at the doctors office
10:15--time for IUI. Super fun, I'll spare you most of the details of this part and leave it at its slightly more uncomfortable/painful than a pap smear.
By 10:50 I was up and out of the office. We were instructed to "have intercourse" tonight and tomorrow and then I will start progesterone supplements. Testing will happen 16 days from today. Ha, sixteen. The number of months we've been trying is now the number of days we must once again wait to see if the Lord will finally bless us with a baby.

I am prayerfully considering our next step if this doesn't work. Do we move onto IVF? Do we start the process of adoption? Do we reopen our home to foster children? I am so thankful that in the midst of all my questions God knows the big picture. He has the best plan laid out before me.

Now, time to try to relax these next 16 days!

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