8 weeks

Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.


I found out last Wednesday that my HCG level went up to 84,618. I was very happy with that number and the fact that I am done getting my blood drawn! My nurse said that was a great number to have at eight weeks and now it should start leveling so they don't need to check it anymore. Everything seems to be progressing like it should, once you hit 8 weeks the percentage of a miscarriage goes way down. I have been feeling pretty good, just continue to be pretty tired. I can go to bed at like 830 and sleep until 800 the next morning. I have four more weeks to be on all my meds and then I should have a little more energy. (Let's hope)

Our second ultrasound is a little over a week away so I will be sure and post how that goes. We are planning to go shop for a crib/dresser/changing table in January or February so I will post pics of all that once we get it set up. If anyone knows of any good deals on baby furniture let me know! I took a belly pick at four weeks and eight weeks but I'm not really showing yet or I would post them, once I start showing more I will be sure and share with everyone.

We had a great Christmas, Brad was saying how the baby is not even hear yet and he/she got more stuff then he did. lol. It was fun opening stuff for the baby we got a lot of baby lotion and but paste thats for sure! We are excited to ring in the new year and look ahead to everything God has planned for us. I have a feeling 2009 is going to be a new beginning for us.

7 weeks today

I would say that we have been very blessed this past year and have a lot to be thankful for. Although, we didn't go through the ideal situation when concieving a baby we both feel very blessed that I am pregnant. It has been a rollar coaster of a ride but very worth it!! I would go through it all again to have a baby in the end.

I had my blood drawn again this past Thursday and my HCG hormone level went up to 44,477. I am really pleased with that, everything seems to be going smoothly. I only have to get my blood drawn one more time this Tuesday and then my hormone levels should plateau at 8 weeks so they won't need to track it anymore. Not taking the shots anymore has been great but I still am on four different meds that I have to stay on until I am 12 weeks and then I should be good to go!

This was definitley the best Christmas present I could've ever asked for. I can't even describe how excited and thankful that I am. We have a lot to celebrate this Christmas thats for sure!

Our baby's due date is August 9th!

Here is our first baby pic! The sac is the dark circle and inside is the little baby that looks kinda like a peanut right now. It was so amazing to get to see the heartbeat flicker. I already love my baby like crazy, I have been carrying around my u/s pics with me all day. We are very excited and looking forward to meeting our baby. It has been a long time coming for us, but o so worth it! Yes, I would have been happy with twins but one is just as much of a blessing for us right now. It just means we have to share this one a little more, which might not be an easy thing for me. :) I will do my best!

I am officially off my shots today....YEAH!!! They put me on an oral progesterone pill and the nurse said today that it will make me sleepy and maybe dizzy an hour after I take it, so to be consistent with it. Brad and my mom were pretty happy about that since I already take naps almost every day and fall asleep at like 7:30 every night. I think being tired all the time is a lot better than getting sick so I will take it.

Our next ultrasound will be on January 6th and if everything looks good then I am on to my regular OBGYN. I am kinda ready to move on and feel normal. The nurse that scans me is so rude so I will be very glad to skip my visits with her. She is so negative about everything, I would like to tell her shes in the wrong field to be such a negative person but I will just get through this last u/s with her and pray that my next nurse is nicer!

"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."
Pslam 37:4

11,688 and I am 6 weeks today :)

My number is continuing to go up, not as fast as it was but eleven thousand is pretty good. My nurse said today that everything is looking great and Monday we will get to see our results. I'm trying to enjoy the weekend even though I'm so excited for Monday, I know along with my appointment I have to work that day and that part is not very exciting.

I hope they put me on some prenatal vitamins when I go cuz I am always feeling more and more tired these days. Only two more days of the progesterone oil shots, that is definitely something to celebrate. After that I will be on all oral meds and be rid of the shots for the rest of my pregnancy. Good thing cuz I am bruised and sore all over so it's hard to find a good spot for the shot these days. I told Brad I was going to give him one just so he could see that I am not kidding about how sore you get the next day...haha!! He's actually been really great I woke up Wednesday morning to a pregnancy book that he bought for me and a note that he typed with it laying in the front seat of my car. :) How sweet.

I have to work after my appointment Monday but I will be sure and post as soon as I get home to let everyone know what we find out. They said we should be able to hear the heartbeat but if not we should for sure hear it at our 8 week ultrasound, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

5952!!

My HCG went up to 5952, another great number today. I am trying not to get my hopes up to much for twins when we go in on Monday for my ultrasound but I feel like my numbers are pretty high for just one. Maybe not though I don't have much to compare it to, I will be happy with whatever God gives me. Baby or babies I will love whatever I get.

I am trying to savor every second of my pregnancy since I have been wanting this to happen for so long. I have been pretty lucky though I don't have morning sickness at all, other than being tired and falling asleep between 7-8 every night I have been feeling great! With it being so early in my pregnancy I am actually glad that I am still getting my blood drawn so I can have peace of mind knowing that everything is progressing well instead of having to wait until the 15th.

Thanks for all your prayers and support its definitely paying off for us.

Great News Today

I got my results back this morning at like 9:45 (thank the Lord I didn't have to sit and wait all day) for my HCG and it went up to 1,740!! I was soo excited and happy that I had to ask her to repeat it. It seems like a big jump from 262 on Monday but she said it was good and always better high than low. It still seems a little surreal to me that all this is finally coming together and so far nothing has gone wrong.

I know I am so undeserving of all of this but thanks to my mom and dad for teaching me at such a young age about Jesus and his love and mercy! I don't know how people can not believe when miracles like this happen. My faith has definitely brought me through this whole process. "Those who know your name trust in you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you." Psalm 9:10

So, I am five weeks today and I haven't told everyone (I have told some just not everyone) at my work that I am pregnant yet. Not really because I am afraid of miscarrying and everyone knowing but more so because some of the people at my work like to come over and let you in on their horror stories and everyone that they know of. I want to avoid that for as long as possible! I don't really understand people that want to tell your their horror stories. It's like hello, is having to experience infertility and go through IVF not horror enough that I have to hear about all your miscarriage stories and worry about that too! Ok, I feel better now just wanted to get that off my chest.

Ten more days until our first ultrasound, I can't wait! Brad and my mom are both coming with me to hear the heartbeat and see how many babies, so I am also pretty excited about that. I have had enough appointments sitting by myself, waiting and waiting for them to call my name. I told Brad it doesn't matter what time I get there I swear every pregnant girl is called before me no matter what time my appointment is. Yeah, now I get to be one of the pregnant girls!!

Results are in!!!!!!!!

After all the medicine and shots..........

YEAH!! Today my HCG Hormone level was at 262, my nurse said that was a great number. We finally got past the procedure part and I'm pregnant. :)



We don't have a whole lot of information at the moment since it's still so early. The nurse said I am about 4 1/2 weeks along and my due date will be at the beginning of August. I have to get my blood drawn twice a week for the next three weeks to make sure that my HCG level is doubling. It should double every 48 hours so it is very important that it does! My first ultrasound is December 15th and we should be able to hear the heartbeat and find out if we are going to have one or two? ! We are very excited and trusting in God for a successful pregnancy and healthy baby/ies?