MDL Day 9 - Stim Day 7

We (DH & I) woke up SUPER early for our appointment today. It was for 7:30. Luckily, they weren't running behind yet as we were one of the 1st appointments.

The blood draw was a piece of cake, but then again-- it was a different gal who has NEVER had a problem getting blood from my veins.

The ultrasound was quick. Right before heading into the room (they have you disrobe in one room and go through a connecting door to the ultrasound room) DH took a picture of me and Mortimer. Here it is:

It was Dr. K and a new nurse working the ultrasound room. She quickly found 5 follicles on the right side. The left side had 2 that were measurable. My lining is where it should be now... 10.2. She said that I had to stim some more as none of them are big enough yet. She pulled up my stats from last cycle at this point and it's pretty similar. She wants me to come back on Tuesday AM for more blood work and an ultrasound.

So.... the MDL protocol has not yielded better results thus far. Crap. But I have a few more days of stimming and hopefully that produces better results. My estrodial was 537, which the nurse assured me (via voicemail... what is the deal with them not consistently calling the same phone!?!) that everything looks good. I'm on the same drug protocol until Tuesday AM and then that morning I drop the MDL.

I spent the day finishing my apron project. I also pinned my faith quilt top to the batting. I'm hoping to quilt it together tomorrow. Here is a picture of it so far:

It's a bit busier than I thought it would be, but I still love all of the fabrics, so I'm going to go with this. I'm going to try stippling it together (a technique to sew the quilt top, batting, backing together) versus how I usually sew it together-- stitching in the ditch. We'll see if it works out. I also need to add the hippo applique (do you see a theme?) and then the binding. I plan on sewing the binding to the back of the quilt by hand while on bed rest.

I also spent the morning with DH playing Beatles rock band on the Xbox. It was fun hanging out with him. Plus, he got lots of boy Xbox time while I was sewing today which made him happy.

I'm excited that tomorrow I have an acu appointment and get to spend the afternoon with one of my best friends crafting and sewing.