Well, today starts week 7! At times it feels like the days are passing sooooo slowly, and other times I can't believe it has been 3 weeks already since we found out. Lots has happened in 3 short weeks, and I couldn't be happier to be experiencing this right now.
We joined a new church, which we are totally stoked about!!! We have been feeling the leading of the Holy Spirit in this direction, so we're really happy to have made the step and to be able to serve at Founder's Baptist Church in Spring, TX.
My parents AND grandparents have moved into their new homes as well, in the last 3 weeks. Mom and dad were able to sell their house, and my grandparents are starting their new life, since losing their home of over 20 years to a fire at the end of April. It seems like they're finally feeling the ability to move forward now, and we couldn't be happier for them. Praying they feel the Lord's comfort as they rebuild their entire life and grieve the loss of pets due to the fire.
Still not feeling much of anything!! Praise the Lord, the nausea that I keep hearing about has not hit me... hoping it stays that way! In some ways though, I think about it being kinda nice to be able to feel SOMETHING, just as an assurance that things are ok in there, hehe, but I know the minute i say that, and nausea hits, I'll regret it. So i'll take my symptom-free pregnancy right now and be thankful. Just have faith and continue praying for this little-bit. We have our ultrasound next Tuesday!! Yay!!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Lab Work
Man, my arms look crazy with all these lab draws! But I'm so thankful, because I can see our baby forming and my body responding accurately with these results! So, since our scare on Thursday, I got my lab results today!
Praise Him!! They still look great and are doubling appropriately. My HCG is 1596 (from 489 on Monday) and Progesterone is 14.4 (from 7.something Monday)!! Looks like everything is great! The nurse said everything looked normal so we're thankful. We have names for our little one already, but we'll share those later. :)
Praise Him!! They still look great and are doubling appropriately. My HCG is 1596 (from 489 on Monday) and Progesterone is 14.4 (from 7.something Monday)!! Looks like everything is great! The nurse said everything looked normal so we're thankful. We have names for our little one already, but we'll share those later. :)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Last night we told my brother and sis-in-law!! It was super fun- definitely don't think they were expecting it!! Thursday, from the incident I had, the doctor took some blood work. Now I'm just waiting for the results to show on Monday, but I have complete confidence that they will look just fine. Nothing feels different, and the spotting/bleeding has totally tapered off- praise our awesome Lord!! We're so grateful!!
Please keep praying for the safety of this child and that he/she would be filled with life!
No major symptoms yet. Just overall feeling wiped out!
Our first official appointment is July 6 when we get to see the little-bit, and hear the heartbeat! Cannot wait!!!
(Still not telling the FB world until later... we're keeping at family and the few people who read this thing, as I'm using this as a way to journal my experience...thanks!!!)
Please keep praying for the safety of this child and that he/she would be filled with life!
No major symptoms yet. Just overall feeling wiped out!
Our first official appointment is July 6 when we get to see the little-bit, and hear the heartbeat! Cannot wait!!!
(Still not telling the FB world until later... we're keeping at family and the few people who read this thing, as I'm using this as a way to journal my experience...thanks!!!)
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Scare of a Lifetime
Today, at work, I began having some really bright red spotting. The kind that the nurse tells you to call immediately if you start seeing. I absolutely freaked out- got an appointment right away with the doctor. Nate came home, because I was scared I was having a miscarriage. I've never done this before, obviously, so anything I'm not expecting freaks me out. So we're waiting and waiting, tears pouring down my face like an absolute idiot in the waiting room. I have the not-so-fun type of ultrasound that you have to have when you're really early along- you girls know the kind i'm talking about... and wait some more. The suspense and worry/fret was just absolutely taking a toll on the both of us.
Basically, the little tiny, TINY sac they saw was perfect- in the doctor's words. He said it looks absolutely perfect for the time frame we're looking in (5 1/2 weeks), and didn't expect my labs to show anything but good numbers. Whew!!! Talk about a relief.
I really have never felt what I felt today. I know, I've only known for just under 2 weeks that we're having a baby, but in this SHORT amount of time, I've developed a love for this unborn child, this perfect creation the Lord is fitting together in my womb. It's really strange, the affection I already feel. So, to have the terror grip me that I may have lost this child, was extremely painful. I've never experienced a pain like that, and it's extremely hard to explain the feelings, accurately. I just know that I felt I lost something, and the emptiness was deafening. We're still not out of the woods yet, so we're praying and asking others whom we've told (yes our parents know now!!!!) to pray for this tiny creation.
We're both exhausted, emotionally/mentally, so... headed off to veg on the couch!!!
Basically, the little tiny, TINY sac they saw was perfect- in the doctor's words. He said it looks absolutely perfect for the time frame we're looking in (5 1/2 weeks), and didn't expect my labs to show anything but good numbers. Whew!!! Talk about a relief.
I really have never felt what I felt today. I know, I've only known for just under 2 weeks that we're having a baby, but in this SHORT amount of time, I've developed a love for this unborn child, this perfect creation the Lord is fitting together in my womb. It's really strange, the affection I already feel. So, to have the terror grip me that I may have lost this child, was extremely painful. I've never experienced a pain like that, and it's extremely hard to explain the feelings, accurately. I just know that I felt I lost something, and the emptiness was deafening. We're still not out of the woods yet, so we're praying and asking others whom we've told (yes our parents know now!!!!) to pray for this tiny creation.
We're both exhausted, emotionally/mentally, so... headed off to veg on the couch!!!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Wow!
Ok, so I got my results back today, from yesterday's lab draw and Praise the Lord, the numbers look great!!
Test Results
Well, yesterday I got my test results from Thursday's lab work. The levels are increasing appropriately, but I have to supplement for a specific level that is low. We get to tell the family in 3 days! Yay!! We're so excited and can't wait! Still not feeling a whole lot- except that pills make me feel pretty loopy. We're increasingly thankful for this experience!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
6 more days until we tell the family- we really wanted it to be a HUGE surprise, so nobody- i mean, NOBODY knew we were even thinking about babies!! It was so fun keeping it a secret between just the 2 of us. So with that said, using Father's day as the way of breaking the news gave us an even better opportunity to tell them. They'll be getting cards anyway, (actually father's day cards to a grandpa) so why would they think anything differently? hehe. We're so sly! I'll be 6 weeks at that point. :D
Still not feeling much of anything other than random mild cramps on my right side. Occasionally will have a quick feeling of nausea that goes away as quickly as i notice it. Hoping that stays the same throughout!!
Mostly, we're so grateful to have this little creation forming in me- we've so been expecting this and wanting this since November. Makes the meaning of Psalm 139 affect me in a completely different way! I absolutely am astonished at the Lord's miracle He's creating in me.
Still not feeling much of anything other than random mild cramps on my right side. Occasionally will have a quick feeling of nausea that goes away as quickly as i notice it. Hoping that stays the same throughout!!
Mostly, we're so grateful to have this little creation forming in me- we've so been expecting this and wanting this since November. Makes the meaning of Psalm 139 affect me in a completely different way! I absolutely am astonished at the Lord's miracle He's creating in me.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Big news :)
We found out some big new today...
I'm pregnant!!! Nate and I found out Sunday, June 6 with a few positive home pregnancy tests. Talk about a surreal moment- it was awesome!!! In the past, I often thought about what I would feel, and what it would be like the day I read that positive test. It didn't turn out the way I had imagined. I'll explain.
Nate and I officially decided to start the baby journey in November 2009. So I got off BC in December and officially began trying in February. After a few months of sad outcomes with negative results, I had begun to fear it would be a difficult journey for us. I had faith that it was in the Lord's hands, but this cycle was different. After having 3 months of no's, we decided to be a little more diligent with the process and I began to chart my temperatures. So we were both VERY aware of what was going on with my body. So we knew what to expect, and the signs were pointing to me being pregnant! Yay!!! I had been testing up to that point and they were all negatives. Then Sunday came the positive, so Nate was right there with me. It wasnt too much of a surprise..hehe. I had imagined me being alone, and somehow telling Nate in a cool way that he was going to be a daddy. I had always imagined it being this huge shock and surprise and had no idea it would take a little longer than expected. Again, 4 months of trying is nothing compared to what I've heard, and it was easy-breezy compared to what the situation could have been. Nate and I were in shock AFTER the fact, and still are.
My blood work from Monday 6/7 came back that I'm definitely pregnant. I had more drawn on Thursday 6/10 to make sure the hormones are all increasing properly, so I'm waiting to hear those results. I'll know Monday. Eek, and it's Friday. Nice long weekend of waiting.
Soooo... according to babycenter, my due date is Valentine's day! 2/14/2011. I won't know definitely until I have an official appointment with the doctor. We're waiting to tell my family on Father's day weekend, then everyone else can know! I'll be 5 weeks this Monday, so just BARELY pregnant. But it's still amazing!
I'll keep this thing posted (although i'm saving as drafts for now, until my family knows) pretty frequently i'm sure. We're SUPER excited and still in a bit of a daze. hehe.
Once I start posting these, we're still keeping it quiet on the facebook world at least until I'm further along. So few people read this thing, so it should be alright!
I'm pregnant!!! Nate and I found out Sunday, June 6 with a few positive home pregnancy tests. Talk about a surreal moment- it was awesome!!! In the past, I often thought about what I would feel, and what it would be like the day I read that positive test. It didn't turn out the way I had imagined. I'll explain.
Nate and I officially decided to start the baby journey in November 2009. So I got off BC in December and officially began trying in February. After a few months of sad outcomes with negative results, I had begun to fear it would be a difficult journey for us. I had faith that it was in the Lord's hands, but this cycle was different. After having 3 months of no's, we decided to be a little more diligent with the process and I began to chart my temperatures. So we were both VERY aware of what was going on with my body. So we knew what to expect, and the signs were pointing to me being pregnant! Yay!!! I had been testing up to that point and they were all negatives. Then Sunday came the positive, so Nate was right there with me. It wasnt too much of a surprise..hehe. I had imagined me being alone, and somehow telling Nate in a cool way that he was going to be a daddy. I had always imagined it being this huge shock and surprise and had no idea it would take a little longer than expected. Again, 4 months of trying is nothing compared to what I've heard, and it was easy-breezy compared to what the situation could have been. Nate and I were in shock AFTER the fact, and still are.
My blood work from Monday 6/7 came back that I'm definitely pregnant. I had more drawn on Thursday 6/10 to make sure the hormones are all increasing properly, so I'm waiting to hear those results. I'll know Monday. Eek, and it's Friday. Nice long weekend of waiting.
Soooo... according to babycenter, my due date is Valentine's day! 2/14/2011. I won't know definitely until I have an official appointment with the doctor. We're waiting to tell my family on Father's day weekend, then everyone else can know! I'll be 5 weeks this Monday, so just BARELY pregnant. But it's still amazing!
I'll keep this thing posted (although i'm saving as drafts for now, until my family knows) pretty frequently i'm sure. We're SUPER excited and still in a bit of a daze. hehe.
Once I start posting these, we're still keeping it quiet on the facebook world at least until I'm further along. So few people read this thing, so it should be alright!
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