Woohoo!

Preggo again! Jeez… 🙂 I tested last Friday and it was negative and told nearly EVERYONE, oh well, next month will be better. I had purchased 15 HPT from eBay for $5.00 and had 14 left and decided to test Sunday morning. I figured, why not? I honestly thought it would be negative.
It wasn’t though. 🙂

Hard to see but the lines are there! These are the Sunday morning ones. This picture is a few hours later so the lines are in there pretty good. It was a small shadow of a line after a minute. I stared at it. Stared some more. Then ran upstairs (while Sam was watching Sesame Street) to get the paper that had the diagram plus all the other tests. After comparing where the line was supposed to be, and where the shadow WAS I decided I needed to use another test… Just to be sure. So I woke DH up and he came down and verified it. hehe

Monday was about the same but today’s test was a lot darker. That means the HGC is doubling, yay!

I think the tests you get off of eBay and the $Tree store are not as sensative as the $15.00 ones at grocery store. Some of those will measure HGC at about 10 or 25. I think these don’t measure it until 50. With WGC doubling every 48 hours, that means a few extra days of waiting.

I had wanted to go back to my old doctor that I had for Sam’s pregnancy. She was on my old insurance though and I could get back on it but I just called them to make an appt and they don’t see you until 10 weeks. 10 WEEKS! That is crazy to me. I know it’s because of the insurance but honestly, being a little morbid here…. You could technically have a dead baby in you for a few weeks without knowing if you didn’t see them for that long! That would completely, well, suck! 25% of pregnancy’s end in miscarriage, most of them before your period is even supposed to come, so many don’t notice. Most miscarriages do end up bleeding out. There are many, many though which don’t. The baby stops growing, or whatever, and it’s just IN you. I know, I know, I’m morbid. But if you didn’t see a DR until 10 weeks, they measured you (no ultrasound, mind you – many insurance programs in CA only let you have one and that is at 20 weeks), and then you come back again at 14 weeks, only to find out you haven’t grown much…. UGH! Ok ok, the logical part of my brain says SOMETHING would happen… So it wouldn’t just stay in there forever. But still.

I know, I’m disgusting and think horrible thoughts. Heard it already. Move along.

I am seeing a new doctor though on Friday. They are actually really responsive. I called them before I had the referral to check them out and they tried to schedule an appt next day! My general practioner sent them the referal a day later and they called ME today, very proactive, I like it. We have an appt on Friday and apparently… APPARENTLY they do a viability ultrasound. I guess it’s a crappy system and they send out the high level ultrasounds out of the office but at least we might be able to verify that everything is where it is supposed to be. And see the heart. 🙂 Maybe. So that makes me feel better.

I really liked my old doctor though. She had a horrible bedside manner but she was all business, and I loved it. When Sam was sunny side up coming out, she turned her around (I had an epidural at the time, don’t worry!) so I could push her out. When the cord was wrapped around Sam’s neck when she popped out, she took care of things. I trusted her with my baby’s life. Hopefully this Dr will be good.

I had two options. The number one option I couldn’t find anything on the Internet about her yesterday. NOTHING. The other option I found tons of stuff, her picture looked warm and welcoming, and I liked her credentials. She is down in Irvine though. A little far. Once I got the referral paper I found out option number one’s first name and found more info on her. I’m gonna think positive. She is in Anaheim Hills. As I said, her front desk was really proactive and nice. That means a lot to me! If you can call a doctors office and actually SPEAK to someone when the phone rings, I’m all for that. Sam’s doctor has the best front desk nurses and even though I think her Dr is a little bit of a prat, I love those front desk ladies.

The hospital on our new insurance is Placentia (I think). I loved loved loved St. Joe’s, so I’m so sad I can’t go there again. I really loved St. Joe’s because of the nurses. They were awesome. I’m sure they have awesome nurses at whatever hospital we end up going to though so it’s not that big of a deal.

So, symptoms are not really here. Just like last time. 🙂 A little naseous when I don’t eat breakfast on time but that’s about it. I do feel a rock sized something in my tummy, very bloated, and crampy. I know all that’s normal though, all fun stuff.

I feel so relaxed this time around. 🙂 It’s cracking me up. Second child syndrome, I guess! (I’m knocking on wood now, thanks!)

As for telling people, sheesh. Last time it was like the biggest secret. We didn’t tell parents for a week (we surpised them at a dinner). We didn’t tell friends for awhile. We didn’t tell anyone at the office until the first tri. This time? Ahhh, I think everyone knows by now. 🙂 And if they don’t, my Momma is certainly telling them! heehee! Definitely second child syndrome. Oh well. I’m sure this little oreo cookie is already growing by leaps and bounds and will do just fine.

Thanks to everyone for the happy thoughts. 🙂 More later,
xoxo