Uugghh...

The last few days I've been feeling so "pregnant"...overwhelming nausea most of the day & always extremely tired. I worked Friday night & seriously thought I wasn't going to make it the whole 12 hrs. I did survive, but was quite miserable. I keep telling myself we paid good money for me to feel this way. Also, I know it's a good sign...I would be worried if I felt normal. The baby/babies must be strong & healthy. They better be!! We are really getting anxious about our ultrasound. Only 2 1/2 days left (not that we're counting). I just want to see that everything is okay. You know what I really wish? I wish that my belly was clear, like a window, so I could check on the baby/babies all day every day whenever I wanted. That seems reasonable, right?

Please Vote

I added a poll on the right-hand side of our blog. We want all our friends & family to give their opinion of how many babies I have in my belly :) Remember, we put 2 embryos in, and there is a small chance that one or both of them have split. So, theoretically if both split, we would be pregnant with 4. Yikes! That is VERY VERY unlikely. I've read that there is a 1 in 50 chance that an embryo will split. So, I guess there is a small chance we will have triplets. Yikes again! Also, remember it's possible that only 1 of the embryos "stuck" and we very well may be pregnant with a singleton. We will know in one week. So...happy voting :)

Today I woke up a new woman (well other than the morning sickness)! No more cold symptoms! Yeah :) I even got out and went shopping. Shopping always helps :) Actually I didn't even buy anything, but window shopping is sometimes just as fun.

Should've Knocked on Wood

Kyle & I were just discussing the other day how nice it's been this winter because neither of us have been sick. Well, we should have knocked on wood! Last Wednesday & Thursday I thought I had a serious flare of my allergies, sneezing non-stop & never too far from the kleenex box. But by Thursday night, it was sinking in...I was sick :( Being pregnant & having a cold is a horrible combination, let me tell you. I can't take any cold medicine & I am already dizzy & nauseated. Adding sinus & nasal congestion just makes it that much worse. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to work last weekend. Yikes! It seems like I'm always having to take off. Hopefully from here on out it'll be smooth sailing, except for the nausea that seems to be setting in. I'm not complaining though, I'm happy to be having pregnancy symptoms. I'm just tired of the cold symptoms!! I'm feeling a little better today other than the migraine I had this morning. I haven't had a migraine in a long time. Hopefully they are not returning.

9 LONG days until the ultrasound! Time seems to be crawling...it's agonizing :)

Growing & Thriving

I had my 3rd and final Beta HcG this morning. It was 4599! So, in 4 days it a little more than quadrupled...which is perfect! The most exciting news...I get to cut back my Progesterone shots to every other day. Yeah!! My tush needs a break :) I have to admit that I'm a little nervous about the decrease though. Everything is going so well, it's hard to feel comfortable stopping anything that's working. But, my nurse reassured me that my numbers are plenty high. She said I could probably cut out the Progesterone all together, but we'll continue it until the ultrasound just to be sure. Fine by me :) We officially scheduled our first ultrasound. It will be March 11th at 11:00 am. The 11th at 11...sounds like good luck to me! I can't wait to see little heartbeats :)

HCG Tripled!

I had my 2nd beta HCG yesterday. Results...1007!!! So my HCG went from 344 to 1007 in 48 hrs! That's almost triple! I asked Brandi (our nurse) if she thought I could be having twins & she said, "I'm always wrong so I don't want to say for sure, but you at least have 1 VERY healthy baby in there if not 2!" Such good news :) Now we can enjoy the weekend. More labs on Monday & then we will schedule my 1st ultrasound for the week of March 9th. We can't wait to see how many babies are in there!!

I've been off work the last 3 weeks to grow this baby/these babies. Tonight is my first day back. I've been so tired the last few days...I'm a little nervous about being able to stay up all night! It's been nice to have the time off but I'm ready to go back. Remind me of this at about 2am :)

I'm hoping to enjoy this sunny day. I think my mom & I are taking Vegas to the dog park here in a little while.

Well, have a nice weekend!! I'll update on Monday.

Big Fat Positive

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!

I went in for labs this morning at 7:30 am & then began the agonizing wait for results. We went to Sonic for breakfast, then to Wal-Mart for groceries. My phone rang at 10:30 am & I almost peed my pants while trying to get to my phone, I was so nervous...but it was just my sister. Well, not just my sister, but you know. We finally got the call at 11:14 am, a day & time to remember!! I was so nervous I almost didn't want to answer it. After the 3rd or 4th ring I answered and heard the most beautiful words, "Well Shelley, you're pregnant!!!" Then, the more important question, how pregnant was I?? I asked what my HCG was...344!!! I screamed, "344!!!" & started crying. From there the phone calls started. We called our close friends & families to share our miracle. Thank you, thank you for all your support.

With an HCG of 344 at 3 weeks 6 days pregnant, twins are a very real possibility. Yeah!!! I go in for more labs on Thursday & Monday to make sure my HCG is increasing appropriately. It should double every 48-72 hrs. I'll keep you posted!!

I was afraid to mention these earlier. Symptoms so far...

3 days ago I woke up to teenage acne all over my face and chest (jealous, aren't you?) I've been very tired the last few days, taking naps & going to bed extremely early. I've been feeling lightheaded/dizzy when walking up & down stairs or just when standing up. The nausea started Sunday, not too bad yet. I spilled 2 drinks yesterday...very clumsy.

Needless to say, we are on cloud 9. We are planning to stay here for the next 30+ weeks until we are holding our baby/babies in our arms. At that point I think we'll be beyond cloud 9 :) We can't stop smiling!!!

Waiting...

I haven't posted in a few days because there's not much to report. Since the embryo transfer we have just been trying to keep busy, waiting these 8 LONG days to find out if we are indeed pregnant. I have managed to stay away from home pregnancy tests...I gave all of the ones I had at our house to my mom weeks ago so I wouldn't be tempted. Oh how those First Response Early Result commercials have been haunting me!! They really discourage taking home urine tests because if you get a negative result, you'll be super upset & if you get a positive result you still don't know "how positive" it is until you get your blood test. So I am proud of myself for holding out. Now I am SUPER nervous about tomorrow morning. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight! I think I'm going to go first thing in the morning...7:30 am. They will call with the results as soon as they get them. For those of you who may not know, the test is a blood draw & it is called a quantitative beta HCG. Once an embryo implants itself in the uterus it starts releasing the hormone beta HCG. You can measure the amount of HCG in your blood. So, when they call with results tomorrow, I'd like the number to be greater than 50. We want this number to double at least every 48 hrs. If it doubles, it is a good indication that it is a healthy pregnancy. Cross your fingers for good high numbers tomorrow!!! I'll post as soon as we know something!