Update

Monday morning was like any other morning. I woke up at 5 AM, I had to work at 6. I dug out my little pregnacy test, kissed it and said a prayer. It felt like I sat there for an hour waiting for the results, but right there it was "PREGNANT"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I had pants on at the time, I'd have crapped them. I really couldn't even think of what to do next, this had never happened to me. So I did what any self respecting woman would do, I dropped to the floor and bawled uncontrollably. Over the next 45 minutes, I checked that test 9 million times to make sure it didn't say "Ha ha, just kidding." It still said pregnant.

I wanted to scream it from the roof tops but knew I needed to be cautious. I called the doctor at 8 and made an appointment for a blood draw at 11 that day. They were checking my HCG levels (pregnancy hormones) and it came back a 60. The doctor said it was on the low end of normal, but still ok and we made an appointment for today to make sure it went up. We slowly started telling a select few. Our thinking is, our closest friends and family are going to know if we miscarry, they might as well know we're pregnant. My HCG today was 146. The nurse laughed a little bit because when she called and told me I knew we were shooting for 120, the doctor wanted it to double in 48 hours. So I asked if it was ok that it had more than doubled. She laughed and said that was exactly what they want.

I have my first ultrasound on the 31st but might move it to the 1st, I haven't decided yet. Of course I will keep everybody posted, the only thing I ask is that my Facebook friends not post anything on Facebook. We are keeping it from the general public until about 10-12 weeks. Which also reminds me, I'm 4 weeks as of yesterday. No morning sickness, some mild nausea and cramping. No blood or spotting. I am slightly more tired than normal, but otherwise I feel great. Thanks to everybody for your prayers and support through all of this. Please continue to pray for a long, healthy pregnancy and a beautiful, healthy baby!