A very good day filled with happy tears

We had an appointment this morning with our RE's nurse for an ultrasound to see if my uterus has built up a nice, thick, cushy lining for the embryos to bury themselves into next week. Jeff and I were feeling anxious on the drive to the appointment. We both felt like we have come so far in this journey, and have had many obstacles in the past year that we don't dare take anything for granted. Certainly not my uterus. So we held our breaths.
Upon arriving at the office, a staff member stated to me, "I have something for you. Come with me". I thought, "Oh wow...I've never had such fanfare over an ultrasound before." I started to wonder if we had a past due notice coming on an unpaid bill or something. LOL. Or, is she trying to sugar coat an injection with a really big needle they chose to not tell me about? LOL. As she led me into an exam room, there on the table, amidst the stirrups (that I know quite intamaitly by now), was a box with ribbons on it and a card. "It's from your donor to you", she said. I felt like instantly the tears forming in my eyes, and knew I wouldn't be able to hold back. With a trembling hand, I reached out to the gift and touched the satin yellow ribbon. Then I picked up the card. "She made the card herself just for you". I was without words. It was as if the oxygen was sucked out of the room as I read the card. Not only is the card beautiful in it's personalized decor, but the words....oh, the words that our donor wrote to us. I cannot possible express how much her words mean to us. I will share with you that are reading this blog that on the back of the card, she wrote out a lyric from the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", which is especially touching, as this is what we wrote a lyric to in her card with her gift. She finished the lyric for us this time. It touches my heart so much, I cannot keep myself from getting teary-eyed just typing this now.
In the box was a teddy bear that she made at a Build-A-Bear, having it sporting a "It's a girl" onesie. She also enclosed within the bear's box an additional onesie for it, saying "It's a boy". It will be not only the first thing to go into the nursery, but it will be the most special teddy bear ever. It's a bear that we will make sure our child (or children) keeps forever. I truly believe in kismet. I had prior to this experience; but now I cannot be swayed whatsoever in the belief that everyone comes into our lives for a reason. We, as humans, get the joy of just sitting back, enjoying life. God will provide the rest for us. He'll direct exactly the right people into our lives at exactly the right moment. I believe beyond a doubt that he did with our donor.
Oh, and about my uterus. It turns out that it has a perfectly thick lining. My body has done exactly what it's supposed to do for once, and we truly are on our way to a family. Funny how my uterus had to take a back seat today to the overwhelming love and kindness that was showered upon Jeff & I from our donor. What was earlier in the day the cause of anxiety was forgotten about before we even began the ultrasound and resumed my intimate love affair with those stirrups today.