SEVEN

I heard from Bethany a little bit ago after the donor's successful surgery to retrieve the eggs.  Bethany and Phillip are the recipients of SEVEN (7!) mature eggs!  This is exciting!  Although it was possible to get more or less, I think this is a great number - although, we only need one, right?  However, if they may want 6 more kids down the road, they won't have to wait on a donor again! ;)

This means that today these seven eggs will be inseminated with Phillip's sperm.  Bethany should be getting calls over the next couple of days to be informed of the embryos' viability.  Ideally, all seven will turn into viable embryos, however that might be pushing it (okay, 5 kids is fine)!

I am looking forward to hearing the status and praying they at least get 3/4 viable embryos.  If the first transfer doesn't work, we will have to use a frozen one and previous experience with thawing didn't bode so well for them.

There you have it, my friends, we are right on track!