JR Starts 1st Grade and Trip to Maryland!

We had a great week! JR enjoyed his last few days of summer camp at daycare, and he was up and dressed with his bed made all ready for his 1st day of first grade on Wednesday, August 10th! Did I mention he also figured out how to tie his shoes on his own a few weeks ago?  Even double knotted.  Amazing!
JR and Alex--First day of School 2016.

Fun little comparison of first day of Kindy last year and this year.

My little man!

We decided to walk him in on his first day. Not a single worry in the world.  He said his first day was excellent and is very pleased that he gets to choose where he wants to sit at lunch time.

On Thursday morning, we dropped the kids off at school and were off to Maryland for Embryo Transfer!  We flew out of Colorado Springs and went to Dallas, and then to DC.  Very smooth travel day.  Ms. Cassie held down the fort with the kids and the pups. She did a great job!  Sent me this picture on Thursday night at Chick Fil A. They hardly look like they miss us at all (:

Jeff and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner (and what could be one of my last adult beverages for a LONG time if all goes well) at a place that was recommended to us last time we were in Rockville--Coastal Flatts.  It did NOT disappoint!

Crab Cakes on the East Coast are just--amazing.  Mmmmmm.

We picked up Cassie and the kids some treats and this cool little candy store...

And Friday got a couple pics of the area.

It was...HOT. Like really Hot.  Like 98 degrees plus super high humidity.  We were able to walk around a little bit in the morning and then we didn't come back out until the sun went down.

Of course I insisted on picking up these guys for an After Transfer Treat!

And we visited a 2-story Target.  Jeff and I were both very impressed with the elevator that takes your cart up and down.

We had some lunch--relaxed a bit--and then we were off to Shady Grove for the Transfer.  Jeff was the photographer.  Here I am probably asking 143 questions.  I get it from my Dad.  Love you Dad!


Selfie in the exam room before taking my pants off!

And here we go.  The doctor said that the frozen embryo retained its quality at 95% of what it was before being frozen--which is great.  It was also graded at AA--which is the highest you can get.  They insert a catheter through your cervix to your uterus (if you have a uterus), and the little embie gets nudged with a bit of saline--and that is that!  

First baby picture--crazy to think we all started off this way.  Just a bunch of cells!

My case manager (Jen) from my agency and a new case manager met Jeff and I in the waiting room, and brought us some lovely flowers.

And we ate those cupcakes.

And now we wait!  I can probably start testing later this week to see if there is a positive test, and the official HCG pregnancy Beta test will be NEXT Thursday morning.  I have been feeling great--and the injections are still going really well.  Jen told me I must be a freak of nature to be feeling so good on all the fertility meds.  Maybe I was meant to be a surrogate.

After relaxing and hanging out--we went to another lovely dinner at a place called Cooper Canyon Grill.  Shrimp, Steak, and Ribs--Oh my!

Our server giving us the run-down on Pokemon Go.  So after the meal...we just HAD to go walk around the lake for an hour catching Pokemon.  LOL

And managed to clear enough space to come back--and get dessert.  Mmmmm.  Can you say...Miserably FULL?

On Saturday morning--we were already headed back home!  The kids got to go to Sebestain's Birthday party with Cassie and Ara. 4 hours long!  Playing in the sun and having a blast.


Our flight was delayed getting out of DC, but thankfully our connecting flight was also delayed in Dallas.  We made it home about an hour later than scheduled.
Sunday morning--ahhh! There is no place like home!



This week JR has testing on Thursday, so he already gets a day off!  We have a family baby shower we are attending on Saturday for Amy and Brad, and Baby Kelly.