Well, I didn't think I'd be posting a blog like this so soon after creating my "trying to conceive/journey to motherhood" website. I find it quite ironic actually. I feel so blessed and thankful right now... As well as overwhelmed, nervous, anxious, excited all wrapped in one. What could I be talking about...?
I'M PREGNANT!!!!!
Yes, it's true. It's very early on... Too early to even tell our families. I am about 3 weeks and 6 days (according to an online tool I found). In the past several months, I imagined all these different symptoms of pregnancy. Only to find out I wasn't, with the start of my monthly. So when this month rolled around and I was stuck in the two week wait... I really didn't obsess about every little symptom. I had slight cramps on and off for several days after I ovulated, but just attributed it to early cramping due to the soon arrival of my period. I have read that your uterus contracts the week or two before you start, to get your body ready for your cycle. I also would get super exhausted VERY easily. I took our dog on a walk, not really a very long one, and when we returned I was EXHAUSTED! Like I had just ran a marathon. I wasn't really sure what that was about so I didn't give a second thought to it. So jump to yesterday morning (February 2nd-Groundhog Day)... I woke up and just had an urge to take the one pregnancy test I had left from last month. It was a cheap dollar store test so I figured if it was negative, at least I wasn't wasting money.
I took the test at around 7:30am. I am usually too nervous and will walk away, then come back to check the results. This time I stayed. I sat next to the test and watched my urine go across the test. Almost immediately, there was a line. I brushed it off as maybe a shadow or a faulty test. But the more it dried... there was definitely a line! I got a positive! I started shaking, crying, freaking out and saying "Is this real?" (Note: I was home alone) I double checked and used an OPK (Ovulation Predictor Kit) and tested my urine again. The OPK was super positive.
I ran to Target to buy 4 more tests, just to make sure. I took two more when I got home. Both positive. I couldn't believe it! Was this really happening? Am I really pregnant? I started to look up cute ways to tell my husband. When he got home from work I sat him down on the couch and gave him a card I had made. It consisted of sweet words, a poem as if written from the baby, and big bold letters saying "You're going to be a dad! I'm Pregnant!" His reaction was priceless. He was just as excited and shocked as I was! We both were just stunned. We have been trying, but I wasn't sure if our timing was "on" this month. I assumed it would take us a couple cycles of using OPK's to get the hang of it. Boy were we wrong. First cycle, boom... I'm preggo.
So there you have it. I haven't missed my period yet. I'm supposed to start between the 5th-7th of February. I was surprised I even got a positive this early... 3-5 days before my missed period. My symptoms now are just period-like cramping and utter exhaustion, both which are normal. My estimated due date (again, according to an online due date calculator) is either October 14 or October 17. Craig's birthday is October 20, so we're both hoping I go over my due date a little bit. But that's up to God and the baby.
I haven't yet scheduled a prenatal appointment with my OB. I do coincidentally, have my yearly check up with my OB on February 25. At that point I will be 6 1/2 weeks. So, once I miss my period I will try to change that appointment to our first prenatal! Sorry this is so long. But I included every detail! There will be more news to come. I will post a picture of my positive pregnancy tests and a week 3 belly shot!
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