Day 5 Embryo Update

I spoke with the director of our agency in Mexico yesterday. Monday was 'Day 5' and we got the report around 5:00 p.m. Tom had two high grade embryos that were frozen yesterday. John had three high grade embryos that were frozen yesterday.

Tom has four more embryos still hanging out in their lab dish. John has one more embryo doing the same thing. We will find out their fate today. These slow pokes may simply not make it. The biologist will see if any are possibly viable. If any are, they will be frozen today but will just be graded lower.

One of our gestational surrogates should be ready for implantation on Friday. The other one should be ready about three days later; probably Monday. These dates aren't set in stone. The doctors will make that decision on the day the surrogates come in. If all goes well and the surrogates get their transfers in a timely manner, we should find out if we have positive pregnancies around September 1st.

We are hopeful, nervous, confident, and cautious.

This is a picture of us with our great-nephew, Isaac. Who knows, maybe Isaac and his little brother Dominic may be getting new first cousins once removed around May 1st!