THE VERDICT IS...

ONE healthy heartbeat on ultrasound today. It was exciting, and not as scary as if we had seen two or three on the ultrasound. Jeremy was a little emotional...what a big baby. We go back on July 14th for a "full work up"....not really sure what that includes because we've never been this far before. All I know is that this poor baby will probably not learn to walk or even crawl until it is 3-4 because of everyone wanting to hold it all the time. Our little baby is the size of a pumpkin seed today...kind of small. We are excited!!!! Thanks for all your prayers.

Tomorrow is the BIG day

Tomorrow at 10am, we go to the OB/GYN for our first ultrasound. Hopefully, we will be able to see how many sacs there, and see a heartbeat/heartbeats. Tonight, my family took bets on what number they think we are having. They said that the person who guessed the right number got a baby named after them. Well, that may be one long baby name, since there are only 3 possible options. I feel pretty good, except that I am really tired, really early (before 10pm every night, and around 2-4 every afternoon). Work was really stressful this past week, so hopefully Monday's appt will start this next week off right. My sisters, Mom, and I went to Babies-r-us today, because they wanted me to start looking for stuff that I like. There's a lot of cute stuff, but that store is really expensive! I guess we will see after tomorrow's appt how much of that expensive baby stuff we will be getting. I'm just very READY to see the heartbeat(s) tomorrow!!! Keep praying!

2nd beta results

Well, I got my results from Friday's beta test today. Remember on Friday, my Hcg was 578, and Friday it was 1229!!! That's more than double in 48 hours!!!! I am SOOO pregnant, and SOOO excited about it. I was glad that the nurse called me this morning before work started, so that I had something happy to think about all day. For some reason, I wasn't doing math very well, and I was a little panicked because I didn't think that the numbers had doubled. But, after some quick math in my brain, I realized that the numbers more than doubled!!! My family is so excited. They are all hoping for more than one, but we won't know that until at least next Monday. I just hope however many there are, that they are all healthy!! Keep us in your prayers....thank you for them (and the baby/babies say thank you too:)

Still sinking in!

Well, yesterday was a big day for us. It is still sinking in today. My final stats were Hcg-578, progesterone 233.2, and estradiol 1534. The nurse said all that was good, and she will call me on Monday with my results from today's blood work. I just need those numbers to double in 48-72 hours. She also scheduled me for my first ultrasound on June 23rd at 10am. Maybe we will be able to see if there is more than one, and maybe we will be able to see a heartbeat. We are very excited!!!

And the results are...

Well, the nurse called me this morning at 10am with the results of my hcg test. the Hcg level was 578....HOLY COW!!! The normal results from 12days post transfer are between 50-100, so I guess that I am EXTRA pregnant!!! Also, my progesterone level was 233.2!!! That's also really good because that is what helps to keep you pregnant. We called my mom, who answered the phone before it even rang through one time, and she moved right past the "I'm pregnant part, to maybe it could be more than one baby." So, everyone is very excited!!! To tell you all the truth, Jeremy and I were so anxious yesterday after I got stuck, that I bought 2 EPT tests. I took one of those tests yesterday at 3pm, and it turned "Pregnant" within 30 seconds!!! Needless to say, Jeremy and I cried like a bunch of babies. We decided we wanted to wait until we got the blood test results to let people know for sure, so here it is ...WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!! 4 years of trying and waiting as come to an end!!! Please keep praying though, as it is important that the numbers double on Friday's blood test for a viable pregnancy, and then we need to make sure there are no problems in the first trimester!!! We are so excited!!!!

Got stuck today!!

Well, today I went for my Hcg test. I went at 2:30 pm, and it took about 30 minutes to draw one vial of blood. I was stuck once, and the vein rolled. So then we looked at my veins and talked about which one to stick for about 30 minutes. Finally, I said, "Listen, I don't care where you take the blood from. I just want the results." Of course, after this was over, I asked how long the results would be. They should take about 24 hours to get to my doctor's office. However, then the lab technician told me that if the doctor had ordered a STAT test, that I could have at least found out the Hcg part today (but not the progesterone or estradiol). This is the frustrating part. I will know tomorrow (hopefully) if I am pregnant, but I still have to retest at least once or twice to make sure that the numbers are doubling every 48-72 hours. So, I will not know the results of Friday's test until Monday. More waiting!!! I am still having cramping like I am getting ready to start my period, but I am remaining positive. Tomorrow we will know one way or another. My friends, Joy and Cori, are both pregnant!!! Congrats to them!!! I am so thankful for everyone's prayers and comments on the blog. You have all been so supportive in all this!! I am done posting pictures (I think), unless I find some more to post:) Pray hard tonight!!!! I'll let you know tomorrow.

Tomorrow's the Day

Tomorrow I will be going to have my first beta test tomorrow afternoon. I really wish that I was getting the results tomorrow, but I guess I will be waiting until the nurse calls me with the results (hopefully on Thursday, but it may not be until Friday). I am feeling kind of crampy, so I hope that is a good sign. We will see. My friend Joy went and had her first beta yesterday...she had a positive, high beta number. I am quite busy trying to catch up at work, so thankfully I don't have much time to think about it. The best part of today was that another Divisional Vice President from the west asked if I was interested in managing a 3 million dollar store (bigger than mine), but its in Tucson, AZ. I definitely am not interested, but I was really flattered that he thought of me. Quite honestly, I didn't even know that he knew my name. So, that was the best part of my day. Telling an office associate that I am going to have to eliminate her position to realign my store with the store model...not fun. I hate that part of the job. My regional manager told me that she feels sorry for me because of the difficulties that my store keeps throwing up in my face. It is really hard sometimes, but I am the manager. Therefore, get on my side (and the company's side)...or get a new job. Easy enough, right?! Let 's hope so. It should be an interesting next few months. Hopefully it will not be too stressful. Anyway, back to betas...I will post as soon as I know, as I know that you all are dying to know. Trust me, I am dying to know also. Joy and Cori think that I have a strong will to not have tested yet. In reality, I like thinking that it will be positive, and not having to know the reality in case it is negative. I am kind of excited about the test, but also dreading it at the same time. Tomorrow is it...no more fantasizing and dreaming about what will be. Tomorrow is the cold, hard truth. Let's just hope and pray that the cold hard truth is HAPPY!!!!!