Second Beta Number (plus Progesterone)

The second Beta came back 211– Which is more than doubling and looks great.  The progesterone was 12– which is really low, lower than last time. I’m a little scared about that.. the doctor is gone for the day and I’m feeling nervous.

So- I’m glad the numbers were up for the HCG– but a little scared because the progesterone is pretty low.

I’ll keep you updated!

Dream come true

On Thursday a day I had been looking forward to for a LOONG time happened.  I had been salivating over this day for months.  Dreaming about it even.

Jack and I arrived at the parking lot at 8:45.I wasn’t sure I’d come to the right place because there weren’t any other vendors there. But soon I saw the familiar sign for Victory Farms.  Our weekly CSA farm share had begun… Every year from April to November we get the bulk of our veggies from Victory Farms CSA (community shared agriculture).  We pay money over the winter to the farmer and then  receive a share of whatever the farm produces.  I was very excited to get Arugula, Radishes, Spinach, Carrots and Broccoli Rabe.  I love the variety and how fresh everything is.  Here is pic to give  you a taste! It makes eating your veggies one of my favorite parts of the meal. I also love that I can picture in my head where all my veggies have grown.  I know the farmer and I visit his farm every year.

Beta Values

This morning around 10 I sailed in the LabCorp office and found about 20 other people in the waiting room. (I go for all my blood work at a separate facility called LabCorp that does blood testing for everything.)  When I was signing in I told the nurse the doctor said I had to have the results before 11 and she waved me in from of all the waiting folks.  I felt pretty embarrassed about that, but not so embarrassed that I didn’t want to go ahead with my test.

The results just came in– My hcg number was 96.  That is right about average for 14 DPO (days past ovulation). I like this site called beta base that has information on beta testing averages and such.

I’ll go back Wednesday for another test for HCG (the hormone your body makes when you are pregnant that  increases exponentially mine was 96 and if things go as planned it will go up to something like 50,000! I wonder if that increase is what makes you so sick? ) and progesterone

Things feel a litte surreal right now but I’m tentatively excited.  Here is a picture of what my sister has been calling the “maybe baby” looks like now.

Of course even though things are tentative, I have figured out the due date– around December 21st. Of course given that we make it that far– given my history of going really late– it will probably be more like a New Year’s baby!

I’ll keep you posted.

I am so grateful to God for this amazing gift–and  thank you for walking with me during this journey!

Definitely Positive

I’ve taken pregnancy tests yesterday and today and they were both positive. I go in tomorrow for a blood test.  I’m excited but tempered– of course I’ll feel more relieved once I know the beta numbers from the blood test.  And of course even more relieved if we get through the first few weeks and see a heartbeat!

Maybe Positive?

This morning I just couldn’t stand the waiting any longer and decided to take a Pregnancy Test.  Besides that fact that I’ve never had a test come back positive before 14 DPO (days past ovulation).  The faintest second line ever came back.  Matt is still unsure whether or not there actually was a line or not.  I tried to take a picture of it but I’m embarrassed to say that I couldn’t get the camera to focus and I’m not even sure it would have shown up. (it was THAT light!)  I’ll keep you posted about my maybe positive test news!  I called the doctor and have plans to go Monday for a blood test hoping that I get more of an actual line between now and then!

Hilarious Video of Jack “meowing” to bears

Okay so maybe I’m the only one who finds it adorable.  He is learning his animal sounds, he just hasn’t QUITE figured out what noise bears say.  Or maybe he thought they were cats…

Videos of Jack in Colorado

The first is Jack hugging and kissing the metal bears at the house we stayed in. Notice how he says “I nice” when he hugs them.   The second is of him eating his first S’more. A big thanks to Aunt FAITH for taking them (Jack’s life would be much less documented if it weren’t for her beautiful pictures and videos) and posting them!

Ovulation– Maybe?

I might have ovulated last  Monday. Based on my handy dandy Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK) which I have been taking at not so scientific intervals based on my cervical mucous (CM).  the OPK  went positive Saturday. And my temperature went up Tuesday.  Usually your temp goes up the next day after you ovulate.  It has stayed elevated for a few days.  So we’ll see.  Hopefully two weeks from last  Monday (the 13th I think) we’ll either see a positive result or I’ll start my cycle. Both of which are relatively positive things.  I’ll keep you posted.

And we’re off.

Today we head up to Connecticut to be with Matt’s family at the funeral of his uncle. Rod McBrien His uncle died very suddenly this week and we are going there to remember his life.

By the numbers

Number of times Jack has thrown up in the  past 3 days=3

Episodes of explosive fecal matter=2

Loads of dirty laundry related to above mess=6

Baths Jack has taken in the past 3 days=6

Baths parents have taken as a result of said mess=3 (don’t ask)

Jump drives with important work material accidentally washed=1

Pedialyte consumed=less than 1 Oz.  (he HATES it)

Sleep lost a result of sickness=1 hour (at 1 a.m. when he politely demanded a banana and water)

Sleep lost a result of anticipating onset of vomit bug by parents =2 hours

Videos watched=8

**Updated to add***

Unsolicited advice– it is not advised to feed your recovering toddler spicy chicken fajita and guac in the car while driving.  It will result in unpleasant green colored output in the middle of the night while driving through NJ Turnpike at 12:30.  

Just thought I’d share