4w 5d... final blood test!

Well we had our third and final blood test today. My HCG levels went up to 1016. Thats a doubling time of 49.1 hours.... which is totally normal.

We have our first ultrasound scheduled for 02/21, 14 days from today... ah, another two week wait. I might go crazy! We should be 6w4d at that point, so we should see the heartbeat then.

I am excited and nervous all at the same time!

4w 3d... Another Blood test

We had another blood test today to check my HCG levels. HCG should double every 48-72 hours early in a healthy pregnancy. Well my levels were 206 on Monday, and 519 today!!! Thats a doubling time of 36.01 hours! I am more than happy with that number. They asked that I come back in on Friday for a third and final draw, I should be over 1000 by that point.

Ah, symptoms... boy they are hitting me, even more than my last pregnancy. I have had morning sickness everyday so far. It isn't bad enough that I have gotten sick yet, but I have felt light headed, felt like gagging and felt generally nauseous. Generally it hits me from about when I wake up in the morning till just after lunch. I have found that eating on a regular schedule, and having a snack mid-morning really helps. Its just funny, because I seem to always feel nausea at work... which is tough to do when you are in meetings and trying to actually accomplish real work.

I do have to admit though I wouldn't trade any of my symptoms for anything... I'll gladly take them all knowing that I will finally have my little one this year.

Blood Test is in.... Still pregnant!

Well, I went in this morning for a Beta blood test to check my HCG levels(pregnancy hormone), and this early they like to see the number somewhere between 75-100, and ours came back at 206, which is extremely good for 4 weeks 1 day!!!!!!

This is all starting to feel pretty real, and even though we are still cautious, we are VERY excited, and feeling good about our chances.

Thanks for all of the well wishes! Now lets just pray for this one to stick!!!

14 dpiui... Tested this morning...

Hi everyone,

So Brian and I tested this morning... it was POSITIVE!!! We are pregnant! We are tentatively due October 12, 2008 and are exactly 4 weeks along.

We are so incredibly excited, although we are still cautious until we see that heartbeat, so if you know me in person, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ANYONE FOR NOW!

I'll update you on the HCG levels after I get the results from my beta blood test tomorrow morning, but for now, we are pregnant!!!

The positive seems to explain my nausea and food aversions over the past few days.