August 1, 2017 - Finding Out If We Are Pregnant

Today we find out if we’re pregnant... 

We woke up early, about 6:00am, and took two pregnancy tests. One was First Response (pink lines) and the other was a digital Clear Blue test. I peed on the sticks and left them in the bathroom for the two minutes they said they needed to sit. I told Eric to go look and see. His response was "how am I supposed to know if it's positive or not?" I told him the blue one will either say pregnant or not pregnant...You'll know. He went into the bathroom and I stood outside in the hallway. He looked at the tests and then looked at me...my heart was pounding. We've been trying for over a year. No positive pregnancy test up to this point. Would this one be any different? He gave me a thumbs up. I said no way and rushed in with him to look for myself. They both came back strong positives. There was no guess work. I was pregnant. I cried as the news sank in. Finally! We were finally pregnant!! We didn't say anything to anyone else that morning. We kept it our little secret until I could have the Dr's office confirm.

Later that morning I made my way to the Dr's office and had my blood drawn. They called me later that day to confirm the pregnancy. I was determined not to tell anyone until our families knew. We told Eric’s side through a group text because I wasn’t sure how long it would be until we would be able to see everyone again and if we would all be together. His dad also had an upcoming heart surgery so I wanted everyone to know soon. That night was VBS at our church and so when Eric and I arrived we told my family to meet us in the kitchen. It was pretty chaotic as there were so many people coming in and out. My dad had to step away because someone was calling him to go do something and he said he would be right back. I told him not to leave but he said he would come right back. Well he never came back... I ended up telling the family that was in the kitchen that we were pregnant but I didn’t know how far along we were at that time. Mom and my sister gave me a hug. Roman said finally! (He's been wanting to be an uncle for YEARS). I texted my brother who is in the military the picture of the two tests I took. He is so excited for us and I couldn't stop smiling. Later that night after everyone was back home we all were in the living room. Mom had already asked me if she could be the one to tell dad and I said sure, go ahead. So she sits down next to him and says "I've made a decision today." and dad looks at her and says "okay, what's that?" She tells him, "I'm quitting work" (she works with/for my dad). He says "alright, when?" She says "oh...about March." And dad says.... Okay.

We all kind of just look at each other because my mom has told my dad before that when Eric and I had children she was going to quit work to stay home and watch them for us. But this wasn't ringing any bells for him and I had to tell him "Dad, she's quitting work so she can watch her grandchild!" It was then that his face lit up and he got excited. He got up and gave me a hug.

This is was one of the best days of my life. I finally had a positive test and yes I cried when I saw it and I cried again when the Dr. confirmed. I continue to thank God for the opportunity we’ve been given to raise a life.

Beta: 695? I’m going to have to ask the Dr. office to confirm what the first Beta was because I always thought it was 95 but I listened to the message again with Eric this morning (8/5) and it sort of sounds like she says 695 so I’m not sure what the number actually is. I’ll find out though.

Update: The Beta is 695