Ultrasound video
14 Mar 2009 1 Comment
For the first ultrasound I was in El Salvador visiting my parents, and I was not able to be in the exam room. Becky, who’s generosity is beyond words went with Joy and took my brothers camcorder and took some video which i was able to watch a couple of hours later with my parents some 3000 miles away. When the next ultra sound came along I was here and I wanted to get some video of it to send to our parents. Every ultrasound and exam has yielded excellent results. Now nearing the end of the first trimester, and looking forward to all that awaits us.
So here is the movie I put together.
10 Weeks, 10 awesome weeks!
05 Mar 2009 Leave a Comment
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We so are lucky! 10 weeks of excellent news, and perfect development. We have had 2 ultrasounds, all have showed great progress by our little "pomelo" as we like to call it/him/her. Our Dr. at UCSF has been very pleased with the results and all the reports and tests are great. Our nurse Susan has been awesome and really took care of Joy, Becky and myself every chance she got. Joy had some pretty constant "morning sickness" through the first 8 or so weeks, but now it seems to be subsiding quite a bit. Her energy level has really changed, with lots of resting and re-energizing going on. We are both so very excited about each day that goes by. It sure feels like each day bring something new, and something else to be grateful for. We are not steadily moving into the next part of the pregnancy, as the first trimester quickly comes to an end we are getting ready for the next months of, learning, planning, tests, happiness, love, and more love, and all the other things that come a long with such a journey. Here are some scans of the 3 ultrasounds, i have some video i will post soon as well.
Staying positive, return is positive!
24 Jan 2009 3 Comments
On Friday we took our first pregnancy test at the lab. After a few hours of nail biting, we got the results: positive.
Joy called me at work, and said “You are going to be a dad”.
we have been enjoying the good news, and slowly calling frineds and family to share the news.
We want to share the good news with everyone that has supported us so much, and say thanks.
Thank you for all your support, all the times you have held us in your thoughts, prayers, space, love, and all the other ways you have sent such good favor. There is still plenty of road to go, and we are well underway.
Joy wanted to take the home test, so she did tonight, the image above is the result of the home test! soo awesome!
More good news
14 Jan 2009 Leave a Comment
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More good news yesterday. Got word from the embryologist. They froze 2 of our embryos on Monday, and another 5 on tuesday. These are the embryos we will use when we want to get pregnanat again, so having good healthy number makes us very happy.
Transfer complete
12 Jan 2009 2 Comments
A few things going on these last few days. Last week we did an egg retrieval from Becky. We got 12 great eggs, and all 12 fertilized. On day 3 the eggs looked great, the doctors said we could do a transfer on day 5. Day 5 is today. We did the transfer today, all went great, and Joy has bee resting at home all day. We both have been very excited about all this, and it has been going really great.
Here are a few pictures.
The day of the egg retrieval
And of the transfered embryo
So much to give thanks for
27 Nov 2008 1 Comment
Today is a day set a side to give thanks in the US. So I take this opportunity to give thanks to everyone that has given so much to our journey. Joy and I are truly fortunate to have so many people we know and don’t know offer so much to us as we move closer to creating family. Each of you that has sent an email or called us up, or asked how we are doing, or listened to us, and just read our posts, thanks! you make a huge difference in our lives. I am thankful for Maeapple and Becky for being such amazing generous sisters and giving so much to Joy, our dreams could not come true with out you both. I am thankful that we don’t have to walk this path alone and have the luxury of our friends and family.
What has been happening
27 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
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A lot has happened since May of this year. We entered may with high hopes that the surgery in February had succeeded. Through June and July though we came to the painful conclusion that it had failed. We don’t have a certain reason why it failed, but hormone level test indicate that the ovary transplant did not work out. This was a hard fact to face for both of us. We both had fully believed that this would work out and we would be well underway to conceiving this year. At the same time we knew from the start that this was an experimental procedure, and there was little data to really have any certainty on the outcome.
It took us some time to get complete with that phase of our journey and start looking ahead to the next phase. Sometime in the summer we started to look for a fertility clinic in our local area, San Francisco. We finally came to UCSF Fertility center. After our initial visit and the orientation we both really felt this was an excellent fit for us and chose to enter their IVF program. Using IVF was something we had talked about prior to starting to look for ovarian transplants, so the choice to move forward with this was rather easy. Joy’s sister Becky generously jumped onboard as our egg donor. We started the first round with all the tests, forms, meetings, doc appointments, and by end of September we had a schedule that would lead us to end of October for an implant.
The egg retrieval was great. Then a day later came news that non of the eggs had made it past the first day for fertilization. This was some of the toughest news to take, as it was really unexpected. Of all the ups and down, this really was one of the most down! for me. a few days later we met with our doctor and we talked over what happened. We then took some time to think about what to do. We now have made the choice to do another round of IVF with the same center, some changes will be made to the protocol, and now are scheduling the when of it all.
When we started I didn’t expect such a long journey, or more like I hoped for a shorted one. Today I am glad that we have so much support so that this longer journey is not done alone.
I just love her so much
16 May 2008 Leave a Comment
Just got an email from Joy (she is traveling at the moment), her second period started this morning.
We had a long conversation this morning while i drove to work, she has been gone for some 10+ days now and i miss her. This morning i woke up missing her tons. Being away from each other is hard, and i don’t really like it 
and i know she is having a great time traveling.
Getting the news just now that her period started for the 2nd time, just makes me so happy. Even with all the thoughts that race through my head about “what if… its stops happening… what if…. …” i am still very happy.
I am filled with love for Joy. She is an amazing woman, manifesting in every aspect of her being.
I love you
I also wanted to say thanks to everyone that has continued to support us is so many ways. We are privileged to receive so much love and care.
Staying on the path
27 Apr 2008 Leave a Comment
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Over the past months the ride on the path we are on has been tough. Going from yes it is going to work, to maybe it wont. Seeing test results that are not favorable, and then seeing them change. It is a ride like i never been on before. When Joy told me yesterday about the good news i can’t express how happy that had me be. Is as if an entire universe busted open right in front of me. I am thrilled. This really feels like turning a corner.
the big red dot
26 Apr 2008 5 Comments
Today, Saturday April 26, 2008
I started my first natural period in over four years
As many of you have been following and supporting me on this crazy ride I wanted to share with you all the news
This means that the ovary is working and we can start trying to get pregnant for real!!!
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