Will slow and steady win the race?

Yesterday's follicle check appointment went well. I have two dominant follicles on my right ovary, both of which were about 13.5/14mm in size on CD 12. They are a bit small but are not showing any signs of deflating (each follicle is pressurized and if they are viable follicles that will continue to grow in time, they should look like puffy balloons, which they do). But, they do need a few more days to reach their target size. In short, they are slow but steady growing eggs, which is just fine with us. He said we are lucky to have gotten 2 eggs with the Femara (and super lucky last time to have gotten potentially 3!) because oftentimes only one egg is dominant when taking that med, which was the case for months before we increased our dosage. Once they reach about 14mm, they will continue to grow at a rate of 2-3mm per day so by Monday night, they will be over 20mm each, which is great!

My uterine lining was 8.5 (last cycle was 5) which the doctor said was right on target, and again, it was trilaminar pattern (preferred) so the added estrogen did it's job! Thank God, because I actually had an adverse reaction to the particular estrogen brand I was put on. I broke out in a rash on Thursday afternoon (which I still have, but at least it no longer itches) and was told to stop taking it and take some benadryl. According to my clinic, it is rare for someone to develop a rash as a result of taking that hormone but it doesn't surprise me, as I'm very sensitive to medication of any kind. The rash looks like a bad heat rash and it's all over my neck, up to my chin and wraps all the way around to my ears. Very attractive, as you can imagine. My face has also broken out in small raised pimply-like bumps (particularly my forehead, but is also starting to appear in patches on my neck and jaw-line) which is VERY unusual for me...I've been very fortunate to be blessed with smooth, acne-free skin my entire life so it's unsettling to have such skin issues right now.

I take my HCG shot on Sunday evening and the IUI is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers, as this will be our final attempt at IUI. If this one doesn't take, we will be taking a break until we can afford IVF. {Confession: I've been bad and have been googling the IVF procedure. The thought of undergoing IVF really unnerves me given my reaction to the addition of a low dose of estrogen...I shudder to think what will happen to me if I am taking shots of high levels of hormone for weeks at a time...}. I feel at peace with where we are on this journey, finally, but that doesn't mean I'm not wishing, hoping and praying that this is it for us, the month we've been waiting for. We've done all we can do, so we shall see how this cycle pans out. Maybe for us, 6 time's a charm. :)