Each new day a blessing

Hi Everyone,

Well, one hurdle crossed - I'm still pregnant and my hcG numbers have doubled appropriately. Heard from the nurse today here's what happened:

Thursday at 8am - 121
Saturday at 8am - 408

YAY! This makes me very relieved, but still guarded. At this point, no more tests from the dr on how my pregnancy is progressing until I go in for my first appointment on April 28. It seems so far away at this point. I pray I make it to this date - when I had my first miscarriage, I was to see the dr for my first u/s on a Monday, and I started bleeding on a Friday. A healthy u/s on April 28 would be a miracle from God.

Well, I purchased some FRER pregnancy tests yesterday because I figured they would be more sensitive than the internet cheapies I had been using that are almost gone now. So, I POAS this am anticipating that the line would still be a little light and that I could watch it get darker over the next few days with a more sensitive test. Well, much to my surprise, it was pretty much as dark as it can be now, so I guess I've reached the end of being able to test how my pregnancy is progressing with urine! (I guess I'm being a bit obsessive about this, but can you blame me?) Anyways, here's the test. The picture is from tonight, so WAY after the 10 minute accuracy point is long gone, but the test basically looks just like it did this morning:


Well, I'm still feeing symptoms - cramping, constipation, and only a slight bit of nausea now, but I do get up to use the restroom 2-3 times a night. My breasts are even getting a little sore, and I remember from my first pregnancy, it took a while for that to happen as well. I find myself kind of wishing for symptoms so that I know I'm still pg.

DH is being AMAZING - offered to do the laundry tonight and when I asked to help, he said, "no, I've got it - you just rest." He is just wonderful always, but especially so when we've got this super secret. Which bring up a point I haven't mentioned, but we're not telling family as of yet. We haven't decided when we'll tell them, but I think at least until we see a heart beat on u/s, or possibly not until the 2nd trimester. I pray every day that we make it that far. I know it's in God's hands and all I can do is be a spectator and enjoy every day that I stay pregnant.

Shout out to Mary this week - she is having her first u/s on Friday and is a bit nervous after her December miscarriage. I'm hoping I can report that her little bean is growing great and that her and I can be pg together - we're due within 2 weeks of each other...unbelieveable.

Thanks as always for reading my blog. Love to everyone - especially Monty who is still going through chemo. I'm praying her numbers go WAY down after this week's treatment. She is truly an amazing and courageous person.

xoxo Yo!