I'm Pregnant!!!!

OMG! Yep, I’m pregnant! The wait this afternoon was almost unbearable but after calling the patient information line in 15 minute intervals starting at 11:15 we finally received the news around 1:30. Dave and I are ecstatic!!!! To finally hear those words, “You’re pregnant!” was something I had started to think I might never hear. As we listened to the message, Dave was the first one to scream and then the tears started flowing. We just couldn’t believe it. This is the most amazing feeling ever! We had been feeling like the odds were in our favor but we’ve carried this weight on our shoulders for so long that it was hard to imagine it being lifted. I really feel like we had our angels in heaven looking over us today – Dave’s father Ron, my Grandma Hoxmeier who would have celebrated her birthday today, my Grandma McAllister, Dave’s Grandpa Kubesheski, and my Auntie Donna. We feel truly blessed by this miracle and this has been the best day of our lives so far!

In addition to that good news we received, we also learned that my hormone levels are high enough that we don’t need to do any more injections. From the beginning we were told we may have to do them for the first 8 weeks. We couldn’t have timed that better because we only had a few days worth of medicine left! In the coming weeks, the doctors will continue to monitor my hormone levels, starting this coming Monday with another blood draw. We are scheduled for our first ultrasound on October 15th and they have estimated my due date to be June 2nd, just a few days before my birthday on June 6th! Go Gemini’s!!

Some of you may be surprised that I have chosen to share our news this early on in my pregnancy. That was one of the things that I considered before I began this blog. Because I really wanted to share our IVF journey, I decided that whatever the outcome, it is therapeutic for me to write about it and to let people know what we are going through. I’ve chosen to share my blog with you because I consider you to be a good friend and one who will understand the sensitivity of our situation.

I really appreciate the prayers and support you all have given Dave and I and your own stories that some of you have shared with me. I look forward to updating you on our progress in the months to come! I’m off to bury my nose in my newly purchased copy of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting!” Night all!

Love, Abby