8 weeks

I probably should have moved my fingers out of the way so the number is actually visible, but I'll try harder next time. My mid-section is growing at a very rapid pace which is mostly due to the progesterone supplements and the fact that I'm hungry every 1.5 hours. At this point I'm not too concerned about the weight, but under different circumstances I may feel more inclined to make it to the gym to save myself the challenge of removing "baby fat" later. My pregnancy with Jace followed a similar rapid weight gain pattern and then slowed considerably around month 7.

Pregnancy updates:

• No morning sickness yet! I do feel slightly queasy occasionally if I don't eat something as soon as my feet hit the floor. I'm thankful I haven't spent time hugging the toilet though.
• No real cravings unless I see a TV advertisement for food or a hamburger starring me down on a restaurant window.
• Up every morning between 4 or 5 to urinate, so if you're up and need to talk...I'm the one!
• Nap time has been re-visited often for Jace and I.

We're still so thankful to know everything is going well so far and we are grateful for all our friends and family who check up on us and try to save our sanity.
We have another ultrasound on Monday (March 30) to check for Downs syndrome so we may not discover much about the development of the baby, but we look forward to seeing if everything still seems to be progressing well.
We'll keep everyone updated!

First Ultrasound!

Much to our relief, our ultrasound went well. The midwife was able to measure the baby and s/he is measuring accurately (7wks 3 days), we saw the heartbeat, and the umbilical cord appeared to be present. We are so thankful that everything seems to be going well thus far. We are still nervous since we still have 5-6 weeks before the first trimester is over, but so far so good!

The picture is difficult to make out, but it's proof that we are actually growing a little bean!

We're still pregnant!

5weeks 1day...and our HCG level for today is 5291. Yeah!!! I'm still a little nervous, but feeling a little more relieved.

So far so good!

My HCG (pregnancy hormone) level was 399 on Monday and 1279 today(Thursday). That is exactly what we needed to see! I'm going to do another one on Monday just to check that it is still increasing. I'm getting a little more excited though! Also, I have to say I love my midwife's office/staff. They are treating me so well and moving my appointments up earlier than normal just so I can make sure everything is okay. So, I will have an ultrasound on March 18th or sooner if they have an opening. I hope this is the one!

OOPS!

I may have been a little to quick to write my last post saying this month was another failure. We ARE pregnant!!! I'm very, very nervous but really hoping everything turns out well. It has been almost 2 years since our last pregnancy and I would really like this one to stick so we don't have to wait another 2 years. I really wasn't expecting to get pregnant this month and didn't even rush to take a test yesterday(Sunday) when I should have started a new cycle. I also left the store today without purchasing any pregancy tests, but realized when I got out to the car that I forgot deodarant for Will and then decided to make the test purchase since the deodarant and the test were in close proximaty to one another and I happened to have a coupon for the tests so I figured what the heck, I'll just buy them.

As soon as I read "pregnant" on the display I showed Will and then called my midwife to request labwork. Jace and I hustled over to the lab to have my progesterone level and HCG level tested. I won't know a whole lot until Thursday when I can do another HCG check and compare to the first number and hope for a substantial increase to show a viable pregnancy.

Of course I'm over analyzing every change I feel and making bad associations with our past miscarriages. I really hope Thursday will tell us some great news so I can relax a tiny bit. I'm not out of the woods until the first trimester is over which won't be until mid April. Nothing is official, but we are definitely hoping this is our chance to welcome another child into our hearts.

Probably not this month.

We really did try and I think we timed everything pretty well, but (there is always a but) I was WAY TOO stressed and as a result I'm sure my body wasn't functioning properly. I should know for sure by Sunday or Monday, but I have a feeling our attempts didn't work once again.
I did have an appointment with my midwife this week and I was hoping to view my labwork from the Gyft Clinic, but (see there it is again) the Gyft Clinic never faxed the requested records so I know nothing about my labwork. I tried though!

I'm back...

Obviously, I don't have any good news to share. Our efforts have been minimal considering how busy we've been through the holidays and starting school. We're still hopeful though! Okay, maybe Will is, I'm not so much. I have about 1 week until I start my next cycle. Yes, I'm sure it's coming because I have absolutely no pregnancy symptoms. I am, however, bummed that I'll have my cycle twice this month for some reason. Fun times!