Our Journey...well up until now...Part 3

As soon as I got the positive pregnancy test I went to my office, closed my door and made a call to my doctor's office right away.  Patty came to the phone and I told her all about the test and the spotting.  She told me to go to Saint Agnes Hospital right away to do some lab work.  I was technically still at lunch. I reember telling one of the girls that I needed to have some lab work done before I saw my doctor later that afternoon.  (After all I was scheduled to see my primary doctor later that day).

I arrived at Saint Agnes and they took me back fairly quickly.  I remember being in & out of there within about 30 minutes.  I had my blood drawn and headed back to work.  I was beaming. I remember feeling so happy.  I couldn't believe that we were finally expecting. 

I went back to work and tried to get my work done...I was just so excited that I couldn't really concentrate on anything.  About an hour after I had returned to work, Patty called from Dr. Swanson's office.  The conversation went something like this:

Patty: Congratulations! You are definitely pregnant. 

Shan: Oh my gosh!

Patty: Your beta level is 2,417.

Shan: What does that mean?

Patty: Well, it's good...It's high, but not high enough to see anything in an ultrasound.  We want you to test again on Monday.  Your HCG level should double every 48 hours so you should be high enough to schedule an ultrasound by Monday.

Shan: What about the spotting?

Patty: Are you cramping? How heavy is the flow?

Shan: not heavy and no cramps at all. 

Patty: Don't exercise, drink looks of water, don"t lift anything, and no intercourse until the spotting stops.

Shan: Okay.

Patty: We'll talk to you Monday...Congratulations.

Wow!  It was really official.  I know I got nothing done at work after that.

I went to my primary doctor's appointment soon after that.  Lou was fighting a cold and had decided to meet me there. When I walked into the office he was sitting along the wall.  I signed in and sat down next to him.  He asked how I was and I pulled out the digital pregnancy test.  I handed it to him and he said, "You're pregnant?" I was smiling and said yes.  He was shocked.  We sat there kissing and holding hands and smiling and giggling until the nurse called us back.

Our appointment went fine.  Lou got an antibiotic for his cold and I got a few congratulations from the doctor.  He was not worried about anything I went in there for...especially since I was pregnant.  I went to the pharmacy to get Lou's prescription filled and headed straight to my mother-in-laws house.  I sat down and told her that we were pregnant and she started crying.  We talked for a little while and I went home.

We had decided to tell Jackson right away...We wanted him to know and be part of our excitement.  He was very happy!  He made sure I knew he wanted a boy and that the boys would "rule."

I tried to go by my mom's but she wasn't home.  I called her, but it just didn't feel right to tell her over the phone.

The next day at work I just felt so good.  Excited and happy.  After work I went straight to my mom's house and told her our news.  My brother was there too and they were both so happy.  We called my sister and told her too.  She was so happy.  I remmeber telling her that the baby would be due early February and she was excited since her birthday is February 1st.

Over the weekend we told most of our family and friends.  We didn't even think about waiting.  Most of our family knew about our fertility ordeal and it just seemed right to let them in on our news.  Everyone was so overjoyed.  I thought my grandpa was going to have a heart attack when I first told him.  His eyes welled up with tears and it made me cry.

Lou and were so exciteds that we even made a premature trip to Babys R Us just for fun.  We bought some tummy butter for me and some prego-pops just in case I had the morning sickness.  I was feeling good and we were over the moon.

Monday morning I woke up early and made my way to Saint Agnes to have my second beta quan. I went in quickly and made it to work early.  All day I felt great. I even told Stephanie at work.  She is expecting too and we quietly chatted about how much fun it was going to be being pregnant together.

At about 4:45 that afternoon, Patty called me...My levels increased, but now they were 2,747. Not like they were supposed to.  I started crying right away.  I didn't know what this meant, but I felt like it wasn't good.  I left work right after that and didn't say anything to anyone. 

Once I got home and told Lou what was happening he tried to assure me that everything would be okay, but I really was a wreak.  Patty called back after talking to Dr. Sawnson and told me that he wanted to wait a week and test again.  A WEEK? I cried and she tried to assure me that this didn't necessarily mean something was wrong.  I cried on and off all night. 

To Be Continued...