The Dotson Family Adoption

We are on our way for the retrieval! We have to be at Tulane-lakeside at 6:45 & surgery is set for 8:30. We are excited & nervous. The surgery is outpatient & we hope to be home before this evening. We are so thankful that God has provided the way & means for us to get to this stage of the process. We are thankful for a team of people who will be spending their Sunday morning in an operating room & lab. We certainly appreciate all of the prayers. Sometimes it feels like a very selfish prayer request, yet I'm reminded that God doesn't give us a list of "can't pray for...". My God can move mountains. He provides all life. "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

This has been a really long week. By tomorrow, we will have made 4 trips to Baton Rouge for monitoring. It's been EXHAUSTING. The doctors office has been extremely busy every day that we went (in spite of being told "oh tomorrow won't be as busy b/c today was so busy" HA!). It's taken almost every penny we have for gas to get there and back - as well as missing all of my students (I was able to see 1). I started on double doses of meds last week and then on monday my levels were fairly high so he halved one of my doses (follistim) and kept me on menopur. Wednesday my levels were still going up fast so he took me off menopur - today I didn't have follistim, but I had 3 doses of menopur. BLAH! It's been a lot to think about. So now comes the point in the process where my abnormalities kick in. Because my ovary is up high (practically in my ribcage), I will have a laparoscopic retrieval of my eggs. This is how they first did this process before technology...

I began my stimulation injections today. My dosage has been doubled since last time, so Dr. Dunaway decided to split my dosage into morning and afternoon doses. I'm scheduled to go Monday morning for labs and ultrasound. It's pretty hard to stay focused. I feel soooo scatterbrained. We are thankful to be where we are, once again. God still shows us our need for Him & only Him. He is our provider. We are so thankful for this opportunity He has given us to glorify Him and be a testimony to His goodness.   "How precious to me are your  thoughts, O God!    How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than  the sand.    I awake, and I am still with you." Psalm 139:17,18

March 11, 2012 6th Anniversary It has been a while since our last blog. I'm actually grateful that we have been very busy during this "break" (an unwanted break!) We were able to "getaway" to Dallas for a weekend to celebrate 6 years of marriage. I was co-cordinator and a presenter for the Joni and Friends Jackson & MNA Special Needs Ministry: Love Finds a Way Conference. So the time has flown by, but I'm more than ready to get back into the process.  After our last cycle was canceled, we found out that our doctor was taking a break. ARGH! That has to be one of the most frustrating parts for me. I realize it's selfish of me to think this way. I'm pretty sure if I was traveling from New Orleans to BR everyday (including weekends) to make babies, I'd be tired, too. So for those who might not understand: my cycle and his clinic cycle have to be lined up. My body seemed to go a little haywire after the first round of IVF, plus his break =...