The Lucky One

And the lucky 310! Yesterday, I had my blood test and a mere two hours later, a voicemail on my cell phone. My husband and I planned on waiting to listen to it until we were home together so I wouldn't have to give good or bad news over the phone while he was stuck at work. It was a long day watching the minutes pass.

We are so so happy. We feel so blessed. So lucky.

We called our parents right away. We live 8 hours away and with our treatments, it didn't seem practical to tell them in a cute sentimental way. Its all so scientific and methodical. We also knew that if something goes wrong, we would need their support. It'll just be the four of them and my sister who knows anything until the second trimester, should we make it that far. (And maybe my grandma, she's a saint and good at keeping secrets.)

My parents have known each step of the process, but his didn't know we had started treatment. My mom and dad were out at a restaurant, but I think my mom was expecting my call even though she didn't know it was beta day. She was so happy, but told me to call in a few hours after I had some time to digest the news and take it in. My father-in-law was home, but my mother-in-law was running errands. We told him the news and he was so ecstatic. He hollered into the phone, ooooweee! We called back in thirty minutes and he pretended he didn't know and we told both of them on speaker phone. I so wish we could have done it in person to hug and kiss and cry. But nothing about this process has been how I imagined it. So, we'll take what we can get. We want their prayers for a safe, healthy pregnancy and weren't willing to wait to have them.

As for the impatient stir-crazy girl who wrote last week? She found some comfort at 8dp3dt. I had that twinge I wanted so badly. Some cramps. And then some lovely blue veins appeared on my chest. By 3 pm in the afternoon I was so dang tired it was hard to stay focused at work. But I kept wondering if it was just my imagination or cruel side-effects. It wasn't. I am pregnant!