Katie wanted to go alone to this appointment so I understood.  I was disappointed because this was the appointment where Katie was going to find out if she still had eggs available for the procedure.  Prior to the appointment, Katie was not in the most optimistic frame of mind and was worried that they would find something that would immediately preclude us from moving forward with our desire to have a child together.  I wanted to be there for her in case her hunches proved correct.  However, I was not too concerned about that because my overly optimistic self knew that everything would work out.  Katie has consistently proven herself to me to be the most capable person I’ve ever met and I didn’t see any good reason why that would end now.  So, I waited for the appointment to end and for my phone to ring…….which it finally did.  On the other end of the phone was Katie telling me that she had eggs and everything looked good to move ahead.  To this day, I think I’ve managed to keep my “I told you so” on the matter in check.  In all seriousness though, it was a big excitement and relief for many reasons.  Exciting because it meant we could take one more step.  Relief because I knew Katie’s concerns were genuine and heartfelt.  In as much as I was glad for us, I was probably more glad for her at this point because she could check that big box off of her list.

Myrtle – I told you that you were going to have eggs.    This is all meant to be.  When is the next appointment?