I figured I might as well blog as I go even though I'm not ready to tell the world about this pregnancy yet. That's what they created time delay for right?
So yes, I'm pregnant and its finally starting to sink in. We had our second bloodtest on Monday (7/26) and the numbers were great, 2616 up from 71 10 days earlier, that's a doubling time of 46.1 hours. Which for the record, is great, they want you to double every 48-72 hours. I have my first ultrasound on Tuesday, 8/3. I'll be 6 weeks and 4 days along and hopefully we'll be able to see a heartbeat at that point
.As you can tell from the post title, we're calling the little one Scooter. We're planning on finding out and sharing the sex, assuming Scooter cooperates, but we're keeping the name to ourselves. The way I figure it there has to be some sort of surprise on the big day, you know? However, since my brother and sister in law just did the same thing, we learned that you have to call the baby something or else someone...like myself...ends up making up names for the baby. So scooter it is! For the record, I'm feeling boy but I've been known to be wrong, although don't tell my husband that.
I feel like things are going well though cause I have all sorts of fun symptoms. I am EXHAUSTED. I mean, I thought I knew tired before this, I was wrong. The struggle to stay conscious from 3:00 on is a very real thing. I truly hope I don't pass out at my desk. I get occasional nausea, but nothing unmanageable so far. And it shows up at all times of the day, mostly in the afternoon though. Triscuits are my new best friend. There are a few others but I'll spare you all the details :o) The biggest issue has been that I'm scared to death. This is all I've ever wanted for umm forever and having it so close to my grasps is a little daunting. I'm doing everything I can to make sure baby is healthy and I'm trying to remember that God's in control and I should just let go. Easy thing for a control freak like myself, ha!
More on Tuesday after the ultrasound.
