The "Two Week Wait"

We are right around the corner from ending the "two week wait" period. For those clueless on this term, the "two week wait" is the two weeks from ovulation to the due date of your next period. This time frame is pure torture for a woman like myself trying to conceive, as the days tend to go by very very slow.

Because I was injected with the hcg hormone "trigger shot" on March 15th I was instructed by the nurse to not take a home pregnancy test until March 29th, as it takes anywhere from 3-10 days (and possibly up to 14) for this pregnancy hormone to get out of your system. Testing too early, could cause a false-positive result on a pregnancy test. I waited day after day...and after experiencing some minor abdominal cramping and out-of-the-norm moodiness I broke down on Wednesday afternoon (3/25--11 days after my "trigger shot") and tested. To my SHOCK the test read "Pregnant". Giving the fact that I have taken what seems like a gazillion pregnancy tests over the past two years, I wasn't sure what to think when I saw that word across the screen. I had big plans on how I was going to tell David when I finally confirmed that I was indeed pregnant. I had many ideas like filling the house with pink and blue balloons, buying him a "I love daddy" bib, or even putting together a scavenger hunt with clues leading up to the surprise. However, when I saw the word "Pregnant" I couldn't help but run right down the stairs and break the exciting news to him. I was in shock as I skipped to every other stair like a 5 year old on Christmas morning. As I reached the bottom, my hand still covering my mouth in awe, David said "What's wrong", I brought the test over and his grin was priceless! He said "Honey, are you serious"...I was speechless and all I could say was, "YES". He didn't really know what to say either. I told him however, I didn't want to get too excited as I still had another 4 days before I should be testing. You could tell he wanted to start jumping up and down with excitement but he stayed calm for me, not wanting to get me too worked up.

I was able to talk to my nurse the next day to find out if this could indeed be a "true positive" result. She was quite confident that it was a true positive and told me to test again on Sunday. If it was still positive, I would go in on Monday for blood work. I of course tested again on Friday and Saturday and both results were POSITIVE!!!

It has been so amazing this weekend talking to David about our future plans. Still very very surreal, and still not reality. We have both been praying for God to give us a family, and it seems like this is our beginning. We will continue praying and hoping for a healthy pregnancy. Of course, I will return in a few days when we have confirmed that we are indeed having a
B-A-B-Y!!!