2nd Beta In!

Talked to S just a bit ago and the second beta came in at 133!  Monday was 60.5 so everything is progressing just as it should.  S is making an apointment to see the doc again next week to do the ultrasound.  I don't know that I'll be able to go because of work, but they said if she brings in a flash drive they can record it for us so I will still get to see it either way!  So exciting!

Second Beta Coming Soon

So S went in this morning for her second round of blood work.  We should know sometime after 2:30 what the second beta ends up being.  Monday’s ended up being 60.5, so we are hoping for something over 120 today.  We think that S ovulated late and that she probably didn’t actually get pregnant until May 4^th or 5^th, so that’s why the low first beta.  Also S has been having lots of cramping and the doctor assured her that it is normal.  Other than the cramping, not too many pregnancy symptoms, she has been craving carrot juice (gross) and has been tired, but I think that is about it.  Oh and there was lots of crying yesterday, but last night’s Glee was an especially sad episode, I cried too, and most of the other crying was at How I Met Your Mother, which is one of our favorite shows, at a happy moment in that show. 

Oh and if you were wondering how S is over 4 weeks pregnant when we only inseminated a little over two weeks ago, it’s because they start counting from the first day of your last period.  So it’s like we get bonus weeks.  J  And as far as the gender is concerned, I want a girl and S wants a boy.  Last week S told me that she just knew she was pregnant and that she was pregnant with a girl, but I don’t know how sure she is about that anymore.  I think that we will end up with a boy, so the last day or two all of my Amazon wish list baby shopping has been for nursery stuff that could go either way, but is probably a little more boyish. 

Yesterday we went to Barnes and Noble to look at pregnancy magazines and books and could only find one magazine, which wasn’t that great.  But we did find a super cute pregnancy journal, I think it’s called The Belly Book.  So now S can record her craving and thoughts and whatnot.  Fun stuff.  I wish there was more that we could be doing right now, but it’s just too early.  If only time would go faster!

Now come on doctor, call with the second beta!

-Liz

Best. Weekend. Ever.

I still can’t really believe that it’s true, S is pregnant and getting more pregnant by the minute.  It still sort of feels like a fantastic dream.  S went in for the blood test this morning, bright and early at 7:30 am, and I should be getting a call from her sometime today to confirm that the doctor agrees with us, that she is indeed pregnant.  They told that when they get the positive they will schedule her to come in again on Wednesday for a second blood test and then sometime next week they will want her to come in and do an ultrasound.  That just blows my mind that they’d be able to do an ultrasound already.  And there is a chance that we’d be able to hear the heartbeat.  Crazy!

            Telling everyone has been really fun.  Of course right now we are only telling the people who knew we were trying and had been crossing fingers for us, so it was only about 6-8 people, but still really fun.  We have gotten such sweet reactions from shrieks of delight to tears of joy.  Plus the overflow of love in the comments from all of you about the BFP has been amazing.  

            Oh!  Just got off the phone with S and she called to check on the blood work and they said that it wasn’t done, but that her Beta levels were already at a 60, which is high enough to confirm that she is, indeed, pregnant!  We should be able to get the final number for the beta later today!  I’ll keep you all posted, as I’m sure you are on the edge of your seat.

-Liz