TWO LINES

Yesterday was a pretty historic occasion.

I had my first positive pregnancy test. In my life.

I took the test 8 days after our transfer. Some people start testing as early as 4 days afterwards, but the likelihood of getting a negative (even when you are pregnant) is pretty high if you test too early. 

I've seen enough negative pregnancy tests in my lifetime, not really interested in seeing more. I also didn't want to wait all the way until my blood test, because waiting for that phone call hours after your appointment is horrible. I wanted to have an idea of what the results would be beforehand, but I also didn't want to torture myself by testing obsessively every day.

I dreamed the night before that I had a positive test, and in my dream I was so happy that I carried my pee stick around all day and kept looking at it haha. I did NOT do that in real life, but I did keep it out on the bathroom counter and smiled every time I walked past it.

After my dream I woke up feeling excited, and had a good feeling that it would be positive if I tested. And it was!

I had to wait until the next day to get my official blood test results, which are more accurate. I did take another home test this morning and it was also positive.

The blood test measures your level of HCG (pregnancy hormone). Mine was 87.

They said that was good because they want it to be above 50. The pessimist in me doesn't like it because it's not the highest possible number I've ever heard of anyone getting. That's probably stupid though.

Now I have to wait until Monday to have it tested again. The hormone level is supposed to double every 2 days, so if it's going up then it's a good sign you'll have a viable/healthy pregnancy.

If that looks good, then you have to wait a few weeks to have the first ultrasound and hopefully hear the heartbeat.

Honestly it doesn't seem real to me right now. I mostly just feel nervous because I want to work so badly.

I feel extremely lucky to have made it to this point and I'm praying for a healthy little growing baby. <3

It has a lot of work to do. This week it's supposed to grow from the size of a poppy seed to the size of an apple seed.