After taking an at home pregnancy test the night before in which one of the lines was faint [the directions said that this meant a positive reading, but we didn't want to get too excited yet...] I took another test yesterday morning. Both lines were definitely dark, which meant we were probably pregnant. We were still hesitant to get too excited, so I called the Dr.'s office as soon as it opened to see about what should happen next. They told me to come in for a blood test to make sure, so Nick came and picked me up at lunch and I went and had my blood drawn...and then the waiting began! It only took about 2.5 hours for them to call me at my office to tell me the results, but that felt like an absolute eternity! The nurse called and said, "Yes ma'am, you're pregnant!" I had to ask her to repeat it to be sure I'd heard right! She also said that my progesterone and other levels were really good. I was thrilled! I called Nick and told him and he was excited too. The nurse scheduled me for what they call an "OB Quick Check" in 2 weeks and then a complete workup later on. I guess I have some homework to read up on between now and then! In the beginning of this whole process, I was reading everything I could get my hands on, and then I completely stressed myself out each month when I wasn't pregnant yet, so I just literally threw everything in the trash one night and decided to put everything in God's hands and stop stressing out. Needless to say, it worked because I got pregnant that same month...wish I would have thought of that sooner!
I think our heads are still spinning and it hasn't quite sunk in yet. We went to the Dr. together back in February to talk to her about our family plan and what we would need to do in order to get pregnant. She warned us not to get our hopes up and that it could realistically take 2 years or more before we were pregnant and not to get discouraged if it didn't happen overnight. I was pretty shocked when it happened only 3 months later! I am so glad that it happened sooner rather than later. The waiting game is no fun!
The Dr.'s office called this morning to tell me that the Dr. wants me to come in Monday to have an ultrasound to determine my due date so she will already know all of that information by our visit with her. This is especially exciting because Monday is Nick's birthday!!! It's so cool how God makes things fall into place! We won't get to see her or ask the Dr. any questions, it will just be us and the ultrasound person. The nurse said we'll probably get a picture printed out, so that's really exciting! According to the internet, our baby is the size of a poppy seed right now, so the ultrasound won't quite look like a baby yet, but we can't wait to see.
I think the most challenging thing right now is not spilling the beans to anyone. We both agreed to wait until the appointment before we would tell. It would be really cool if we had an ultrasound picture when we told our family and friends, so I hope that we will get one. We want to tell our families in person, so we have to wait a bit before that happens. We will see my dad and brother next weekend and Nick's parents are on vacation and won't be back for a few weekends. Its going to be hard to hold it in that long!
I think our heads are still spinning and it hasn't quite sunk in yet. We went to the Dr. together back in February to talk to her about our family plan and what we would need to do in order to get pregnant. She warned us not to get our hopes up and that it could realistically take 2 years or more before we were pregnant and not to get discouraged if it didn't happen overnight. I was pretty shocked when it happened only 3 months later! I am so glad that it happened sooner rather than later. The waiting game is no fun!
The Dr.'s office called this morning to tell me that the Dr. wants me to come in Monday to have an ultrasound to determine my due date so she will already know all of that information by our visit with her. This is especially exciting because Monday is Nick's birthday!!! It's so cool how God makes things fall into place! We won't get to see her or ask the Dr. any questions, it will just be us and the ultrasound person. The nurse said we'll probably get a picture printed out, so that's really exciting! According to the internet, our baby is the size of a poppy seed right now, so the ultrasound won't quite look like a baby yet, but we can't wait to see.
I think the most challenging thing right now is not spilling the beans to anyone. We both agreed to wait until the appointment before we would tell. It would be really cool if we had an ultrasound picture when we told our family and friends, so I hope that we will get one. We want to tell our families in person, so we have to wait a bit before that happens. We will see my dad and brother next weekend and Nick's parents are on vacation and won't be back for a few weekends. Its going to be hard to hold it in that long!
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