Yesterday morning I took 2 pregnancy tests and another one in the evening. All were positive! We're pretty much still in shock.
We were hoping to get pregnant. I was on birth control from April 2008 until May 6, 2010, so we didn't think it would happen so soon (we hoped it would, but wanted to keep our expectations low). I started my period on May 10 and we calculated that I would be ovulating the week of May 24 and it seems that indeed we did get pregnant that week. I took a pregnancy test on June 6th and it was negative. We were bummed, but figured we would just try again next month. I was positive that I was going to start my period and when I started bleeding on June 9 I figured that's what it was, but then I didn't bleed again after that. I was worried. If I wasn't pregnant then there was something wrong with me.
Friday I decided that since I still hadn't had any blood I would take another pregnancy on Saturday before my husband left for work at 6 AM. We took one of those $.99 ones and the 2nd line was super light, we could barely see it, so he dropped me off at Harris Teeter on his way to work and I got a more expensive one. I waited until he could be there via the phone and I took another one, which was definitely positive. Since 2 came in the packet my husband insisted that I take another test when he came home to verify before we told anyone.
Now we know that the spotting was the embryo attaching to the uterus and it usually happens at the end of the 3rd week. I am right on schedule! It's funny because my mom had a similar experience. I had an ovarian cyst earlier and she said that she did right before she got pregnant with my brother. She had just gotten off the pill, like me, and she had a false negative the first time she tested too. Crazy!
I've had a cold for the last week so I attributed my sleepless nights and overall tiredness to that. I have been super emotional. Watching tv I tear up all the time. If it's sad or if it's something good, I just can't help it. When we were at the Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony I started tearing up because I thought the sign language interpretation of the songs were so beautiful. Sign language really gets me.
Today I was talking to my friend and she was talking about how when she was pregnant she would cry at commercials. I so wanted to tell her that I do the same thing, but we've decided not to tell anyone except our families for a bit. I can't wait to talk to all the other pregnant women at church and hear their experiences and tell them mine. This waiting is the worst.
I had already scheduled my annual ob/gyn appointment for this Wednesday. I wanted to talk to her about things I should do to get ready to get pregnant, but it seems that I'll now be talking about being pregnant. I hear that most women don't have their first appointment with their doctor until 8 wks, and so I'm sure we won't have a formal pregnancy appointment, but I'd really like to have the blood test confirmation. We'll see how it goes.
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