A much-needed update

Sorry for the long silence. Our internet is down and there is only random times where I can get any signal. I happened to catch it at a good time.

Everything with the baby is great. We graduated from the RE on Wednesday. It was almost sad going around and saying goodbye to everyone, and then leaving, knowing we would not be back until we wanted another child.

DH has been super cute. I did some extra work at work on Saturday, and came home to a completely spotless house, including clean dishes (and he HATES doing dishes)! And, on the way home from work the other day he picked up some baby name books. It's so cute!

Here's the latest pic of the baby. At 8 wks and 2 dys.

Introducing Baby H

We had our first ultrasound today at 7wks 2dys and everything looked wonderful! We have one lovely growing little one in there with a great, strong heartbeat! Our RE is spoiling us with another ultrasound next Wednesday too.

Without further ado, here he or she is! (follow the arrow. Baby is between the two white plus signs)

3rd Beta in

and it's 4,848! Woohoo!

We are so pregnant.

:-)

5 week mark

So, things are going well. I'm anxious for my follow up beta on Thursday (19dp5dt), just because it is nice to have the reassurance that everything is going the way it should.

Symptom wise, each day varies. I've had a fair share of headaches; still broken out like crazy on my chin; and OMG the bloat!! I wore my loosest pair of jeans to dinner with my parents on Saturday and was so bloated by the end that I actually bruised the area above my belly button. My abs are still sore! So I moved onto elastic waiste capris and jogging pants (on vacation, thankfully). I'm still trying to figure out my wardrobe when my month of vaca is over (year round is a wonderful thing).

I'll update on Friday once I get the beta results. First u/s is scheduled for Wed., Sept. 3rd (can't wait!!).

On the puppy front, we did finally name him...Banjo!

New puppy!

He doesn't quite have a name yet, but here he is!

We doubled!

Got the best phone call from one of the nurses today. Our second beta came back at...88! We more than doubled, woohoo!!!

Now that I'm pregnant, all meds are covered, so the clinic is ordering more estradiol and prog. in oil w/ syringes and it's covered under insurance!!

I will have one more beta in ten days and then we get to see our little one (or ones) on September 3rd.

I finally feel just purely happy, without a nagging little voice. I allowed myself to go out and get a pregnancy book (Your Pregnancy, Week by Week).

And, to top everything off, we are getting a new dog tomorrow. A beautiful beagle from our local shelter. He is too precious!

Guess What?

We're pregnant!!!

At 7dp5dt we have a beta of..................41!!!


I can't even describe how wonderful this is...what a blessing!

And thank you to all of you for supporting me and keeping me going.