Surprise of a Life Time!!

Sometimes things happen when you least expect them.  For reasons I will never completely understand, we received the surprise and gift of a life time this March...

During our break from IVF we continued to try naturally watching my irregular cycles, attempting to predict when I might ovulate and hoping for the best but expecting the worst.  After my D&C I didn't know what to expect with my cycles, I still continued taking my Metformin and Prenatal vitamin hoping it would get me to be regular.  Fast forward a few weeks and I noticed that my sense of smell was increasing, my breasts were more sensitive and I was having cramping.  I remember being pissed, thinking that my body was giving me all of these signs of pregnancy as a MEAN and CRUEL joke... I couldn't be pregnant, the chances were slim to none, especially after the winter we had.

I kept waiting as the week went on, telling myself I would test by Saturday if still no signs of my period starting.  I snuck into the bathroom before we got up for the day and peed on the dreaded pregnancy test.  Turned my head not wanting to see the stark white of a negative yet again, but then BOOM two pink lines!!! What?! Is this real?! I'm pregnant.....

I came out of the bathroom head spinning, hands shaking and unsure of what todo.. I had never been pregnant naturally.  I went downstairs to call Dr. Maud's office in Omaha to see if they wanted to follow me or Dr. Friesen in Lincoln.  They said with my history that I am of higher risk in the first trimester so they would follow me closely.  They started me on my progesterone shots again, and have me coming in for lab work (HCG, Progesterone, Estrogen levels) in two days.

I am over the moon excited for this blessing.  I cannot believe that we get to have another baby and so unexpectedly.  I am still in shock.  I am nervous for the next few weeks, hoping that my blood work comes back nice and high and that our ultrasounds look normal and beautiful.  Hoping and praying we don't go down the same avenue that we did with our last pregnancy of miscarriage.

I cannot simply come to terms that this is our life.  We have such a blessing that is the size of a poppy seed right now.  Wowza we are lucky and blessed.

Written on : March 18th, 2017