Before you continue to read you must promise the following:
1. To pray
2. To not tell a soul
3. To pray
If that is something you are willing to do, then, by all means, continue :)
Well- On Friday January 2nd Kevin and I found out through a HPT that we are pregnant! We were so excited and scared that we did not tell a soul. We wanted the Dr. to confirm through a blood test. On Monday Jan. 5th I went for my first round of blood work to test the HCG levels. We were praying for more that 19, somewhere around 300 would be terrific. God delivered and my HCG levels were about 1,186!! Dang, thank you Jesus! That is all well and fabulous, but the real kicker is the second blood test. On Wednesday we went for our second round. The goal was for the number to double! It did!!! Praise God. It was 2,423!! It more than doubled! Well, with the elevated levels we were totally bracing ourselves for twins or triplets...b/c remember with any medicated cycle there is always a risk/blessing for multiples. Next, we had to wait until Jan. 19th (yesterday), to have our first ultra-sound for vitality. Sooo...I was very scared/nervous/anxious. As Kevin says "once bitten, twice shy". The first ultra with the first pregnancy we learned that I had an enlarged yolk-sac and had two of them, plus the fetus measured small. BUT THIS TIME....we got a fabulous report. Thank you Jesus. Nothing was reminiscent about this from our first pregnancy!!! One baby!!! One yolk sac!!! One heartbeat!!! All normal!!! My fetus measured one day bigger than he/she is. The heartbeat is 125 bpm (normal is 120-190)...and I am feeling good (not great)!! Praise Jesus. I am so thankful. I have a very grateful heart, but know that we are not out of the woods. I do not think that I will be feeling confident until after my first trimester. Sooo prayer is key. I need your prayers and support so much :) We told our parents and sibling last night. But we are not telling aunts and uncles and friends until we are out of the woods....so the cat will be out of the bag end of March. Pray that day comes and that I deliver to term with a happy healthy little one. Right now we are "managing our expectations".
Thank you for you. Much love and blessings to you always,
karie
