
We found out on April 18th, but thought it was a faulty test, cause we hadn't even made a really thorough effort to conceive this month. Turns out, our little vacation to Medicine Hat for the Easter weekend was a fruitful one!
Although I've been Depo Provera-free since August of 2010, this is only the second 'cycle' we actually tried to make this happen on days when I was likely to be ovulating. We were surprised!

The picture above shows the HCG tests I took, starting on April 17th, 2012. There's no test result on the test prior to the 18th, and then on the evening of the 18th, I noticed a super faint line, and just thought it was either a false result due to something I ate or a crappy test unit, or an evaporation line. So, I went it bed nervously and attempted not to get excited (yeah, have you met me?) and just got on with my day the next day, and tried not to think about it.
That evening, when I got home, I peed on another one of the blue strips, and got a stronger, faint pink line. I was perplexed and called Warren in to the bathroom to look. We were confused together. He and I agreed that we were just looking too hard to see something that wasn't there. So I used the same urine sample to test with the big pick stick and BAM major positive. Warren cried. I didn't - I was in total shock. I was in shock for about three says.
I'll never forget how he looked down at the stick, saw the two lines, and looked up (down?) at me with wide eyes and and with an incredulous tone, asked "Are you really pregnant?", as tears welled up in his eyes. I can't wait to tell that little story to our bean, when the bean is old enough to comprehend. How sweet.
It probably goes without saying that I peed on every stick I had, between April 19th and my first doctor's visit which was a few days ago, but I might as well use up the rest of the tests that I have (I'm actually using up the ovulation tests because they react to the HCG or LH hormones) and it has been fun to see how the lines are getting darker and darker every couple of days. It's a nice, concrete reminder that something is happening, because nothing feels real yet - no bump, no sickness, no nothing... not that I'd trade sickness for knowing something is happen! I will say, however, that they're not kidding when they say pregnant women get constipated. Holy smokes, I have never been such good friends with Metamucil.
So folks, mark your calendars - the bean is due December 27th 2012. Lets pray for a January delivery!
- Mama
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