I just got back from melting some plastic. $7480 total "down payment". We also turned in the consent forms and got them notarized: IVF, Cryopreservation, ICSI, and AZH.

Before I left, I told my supervisor that I'm doing an IVF attempt near the end of this month. He wouldn't have known about me taking off work for most of my lab appointments because he'll be on vacation, but I wanted to let him know anyway. He was excited for me and very supportive, which was not surprising because he's a great guy. Now there are 3 people at work who know what I'm doing, and one other that knows I'm TTC.