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| I'm Pregnant |
| May 13, 2002 Thought it was about time I updated my journal!! Sorry I skipped all the trying to get pregnant stuff, but as I said, I hate telling people about it in case it was going to take a while and I certainly didn't want to jinx us by talking about it! I found out on May 10th when I took a home pregnancy test that Deb and Henry are going to be parents sometime around January 16, 2003. I can't believe our first cycle worked!!! I was so impatient waiting to find out if I was pregnant or not, I kind of went crazy on the hpts. I had taken 3 up to May 10th and they were all negative. I was a little surprised they were negative because I just felt pregnant for the last week. I had eaten a couple lemons, and that's just not something I usually do! So when I took the test on the 10th and it was negative I was quite bummed out. I told Deb it was negative and she was also very disappointed. I had to leave the house for a few hours that morning, and when I came home I noticed my test now had 2 lines! I couldn't believe it, but wasn't convinced it was really positive as some tests will show a positive result if they are left for a few hours even if you aren't pregnant---although I had taken one of these tests earlier in the week and it never got a second line. So I went back to the store and bought 2 more tests. I came home and took one of the tests and it was positive! The second line wasn't as dark as the reference line, but it was definitely there. I even got Tayler to look at it to make sure I wasn't imagining it. So I had to send an email to Deb at work to tell her the good news. She was shocked of course because my test that morning had been negative, but of course she was thrilled. We all couldn't believe it happened on the first try! Wow, it is just so amazing. Deb told Henry that evening when she got home so she could see his reaction. He, of course, was very happy too. Since I had one test left, I took it on May 11th in the morning. The second line was a little darker, but it was still quite light. I took the kids to Deb and Henry's farm again that day and had a wonderful time. I got to meet another online surrogate friend of mine, Melanie, and she was terrific too. We all had so much fun, and so did the kids. They bought me some flowers for Mother's Day which of course I was very happy about. Anyone that knows me knows how much I love to get flowers! I was looking back at my last journal and I had said that last year's Mother's Day was the best one I've ever had. Well, they just keep getting better and better. I have Tayler and Caylen here and they make me so happy. I recieved some flowers from Michael and Michelle on Sunday and I can't even tell you how great that made me feel. I am so proud to be their "tummy mommy" and I'm very glad Kay got to celebrate Mother's Day with them this year. And now I have this new little baby I'm carrying for Deb and Henry---I think Mother's Day might just be the best holiday of the year. Today I went to the clinic to get a pregnancy test, just to make sure the hpts were correct. Of course I knew they were, but I still like to hear it from the nurse before I truley believe it. It was positive! So it's official, I'm pregnant. So far no morning sickness, or any other symptoms except for a few food cravings~~tomatoes and lemons. I'm 4 weeks 4 days pregnant. May 16, 2002 Pregnancy symptoms that I'm having now are fatigue, hot flashes, and food cravings. Yesterday I had to have a nap because I just couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. And I went into bed at 9pm which is extremely early for me. I had to bring Tayler into bed with me because he doesn't usually go to be until 10pm. He had fun though, he likes it when his dad works night shift because sometimes his mommy lets him sleep in the "big bed". Today I went shopping and I thought I'd pass out I got so hot! I had to leave so I could go sit in the car with the air conditioning on. And it really wasn't that hot out today at all. I ate a couple of tomatoes yesterday. I've never had a craving for tomatoes before so this is all new to me. I'm sure it will change in a few days to something else. I'm so glad I kept a journal of my pregnancy with the twins. I can look back at it and remember exactly what I went through at this time and see how it compares. I must admit I don't remember a whole lot from Tayler and Caylen's pregnancies and honestly I probably wouldn't from the twins either so I'm really glad I took the time to write it all down. I hope I do as good of a job this time of recording all the little things. Deb is too funny. She is so excited if cracks me up sometimes. She sent me an email the other day that had a subject of "247 days!" meaning that's how many days left until my due date! And she's also been thinking of names already too. The ones she has told me so far are Amya Grace (or spelled Amia) and Aidan Cole, but of course Henry has to have some say in them too so nothing is for sure yet. They still have lots of time! I'm 5 weeks pregnant. May 18, 2002 Deb and her mom came to do some shopping in Red Deer today so I met them at the mall for lunch. Her mom seems very nice. We had a nice visit, as we usually do. I went to look at some kids clothes and noticed Deb was gone. I had a hunch where she would be so I walked over to the baby section and there she was! She also bought some wool today to make a baby blanket, can you tell she's anxious? Yawn, I'm so exhausted today! I tried to have a nap around 2:30 this afternoon but I couldn't fall asleep. But I was still so tired. So I layed down on the couch for a while and fell asleep for 2 hours. It felt great, but I still feel sleepy! Looks like it will be another early night for me. |
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