Cooper Thomas

CTW... Sweet little fella! I had the pleasure of taking pictures of my cousins new baby boy Cooper this past weekend. First time taking pictures of a baby too! It was so much fun working with that wiggle worm. He did a great job considering he was naked on a blanket wearing a pumpkin hat in 85 degree weather. His little movements helped me get the perfect pictures. His little butt is so cute and tiny in some of the pictures. Made me giggle with all of his baby wrinkles and flat butt. No bubble butt for Cooper! (Hannah got in trouble when she was little because I taught her to say bubble butt) Of course I didn't hold him because he's so tiny but next time I see him in May for her wedding he should be big enough for me to hold. :)

Cooper Thomas... Aunty MeG loves you little fella!!

Sweet little family

Happy Harvest Day!!!!

Getting nervous!!!

Today I have my egg harvest!!! All finished and the family is now in charge of those little eggs. Make a baby that you will love and give your life for no matter what! I wish I could hug the mom and tell you how happy I am to offer her this amazing gift. I wish we could cry together and for her to know how happy I am she picked me! I would also tell you that I was a spoiled brat when I was a wee little MeG... Ha! I would then hug her again and wish her the best of luck and a safe and smooth pregnancy!

I was able to sleep last night which was awesome! I was super nervous and ready for my alarm to go off at 4:45a.m. AHHHH!!! I wont up on my 2nd alarm going off at 5:10 jumped in the shower, brushed my hair and teeth, grabbed the makeup bag put some clothes on the I was on the road to pick up Pop and Gran!
Off to Chattanooga we went and got there with good timing. We went to my special waiting room and I took a picture of Granny and I on the couch like we did last year. Then after being there for maybe 10 minutes I took a picture of Pop already passed out in the the waiting room chair like I also did last year!

Oh memories from this journey!

I had to sign all of the paper work then took me off to the procedure room. Put on my fancy hospital gown and my knee socks I wore last year! *My Official Egg Donor Socks* Had my iv put in and waited for them to roll me back. Once I was in the operating room I got up on the table with CrAzY stirrups and a square cut in the wall where they can transfer the disk or tubes of eggs through to the Embryologist. PEEK A BOO!!!??? Yeah big time! They gave me my anesthesia and I passed out! I woke up and everything was over. My sweet nurse gave me a mini orange Gatorade and they waited for me to wake up. I wasn't in pain at all just so sleepy. I still have been mini cramping all day. I feel like this time around was much better!!
I wasn't told how many eggs were taken this time they said I would find out next week. Hopefully enough for this special family! I felt bloated enough to have 50 in there!!!

Prayers for this family and fingers crossed!!

Pop asleep after 10 minutes of being there

Granny and I on Harvest day!!

waiting for my iv

 Good Luck Egg Donor Socks!!

 Super fancy sheets they have!! I wish they were pink though!! :)

Just got home and now it's snuggle nappy time with Blue!!

Trigger Shot Night!!!

Trigger Shot!!!!
Lupron

Well I received a call from my nurse Jan Wednesday night saying I was ready to for my trigger shots due to my levels and ultrasounds! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!! So excited!

I sat on the couch last night so excited because in the morning at 8:30 I'll have my egg harvest!!!

Want a giggle??? My doctor... Dr. Donesky will be in the Knoxville office and I have to drive to the Chattanooga office for the harvest! Well Dr. Bird... giggle... Bird... Egg... LOL! Dr. Bird will do my mini surgery to retrieve the eggs. He did mine last year also so I've met him and all of the sweet amazing people in that office! I also have to go to the donor waiting room which is away from the main lobby. Gotta keep me away from the family or even people who might see me in the data base and pick me!

I went over to Elizabeth's to drink wine, eat pizza and make crafts! Perfect Girls Night!!! Elizabeth had to give me my trigger shots!! Fun times for her! She was so excited she couldn't stand it!! She also helped me make a baby!! :)  

Elizbeth soooo excited! :)

It's almost over and it's bittersweet! I'm ready... YES!!! I'm so tickled for this family!

Happy Harvest Day!!! Thursday 8/18/2011



EGG- STRA SPECIAL

Egg Donor Day 5

I'm supposed to call every night after my appointments to check on my blood work voicemail results and to see if I need to up my meds or not. Well the phone call went well and no upping my meds and my blood work levels were right on! YEAH super egg maker MeG!! I was super busy at work today and not as hormonal... THANK GOODNESS!!!! I feel fat and bloated though which makes my jeans hate me!

When people look at me and wonder why the Hell I'm doing this with my cramping, bloating, being hormonal, cranky and just plain blah I remind myself... there is a woman out there with eggs that wont allow her to make a child! The only hope she has besides me is adopting. Which I think adopting is amazing and my Aunt was adopted but the feeling carrying your own baby has to be an amazing feeling! I'm giving a family hope and a baby or babies!!! Words can't describe the way I feel inside for this family! I get all emotional when I think about their smiles knowing that their lives are about to change. The first sound of the heart beat and the first kick she'll experience will be breath taking!

I'm an anonymous donor which means the family doesn't know who I am. They know my history and family medical history. They've seen my pictures since birth until now and I'm guessing they pick me based on my looks vs the mothers looks. Or maybe it's the blue eyes... ha! 

Changing lives here people!!! And loving every moment!!!

Making my night time shot!

The shot master!! HA! Jason giving me my night time shot!

Egg-Zosted

Egg Donor Day 4

Well the title of the blog explains my whole day! EGG-ZOSTED!!!!! I had my appointment for blood work and ultrasounds at 8:30 then off to work I went! My ultrasounds showed that I had 6 follicle sacs in my left ovary and 9 in my left! WOW! Only after 3 1/2 days of shots. Heather at work called me Fertile Myrtle! HAHAH! We both giggled about that for a while then back to work.


Guess the hormones were kicking in yesterday because I was super moody and cried a few times... yeah lame I know! But once I got home I grabbed a Caprisun (Tropical Morning flavor) and went straight to bed! I woke up at 9:00 for my night time shot then went back to bed not waking up until this morning at 6:30. So yes... I was EGG-ZOSTED!!!! Ha Ha! Monday you sucked that is all!

Morning time shot!



Here we go... little stick in the tummy!! (This one doesn't hurt as bad)



Oh the dreaded stirrups!!!!  Ultrasound time!! Pink toe nails though!! ;)

BLOOD WORK!!!