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Laura & Jason
Jason is having a good Father's Day
You know how everyone knows that person who decides to "just adopt" and then they magically end up pregnant? Um, yeah ...
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We actually found out on Friday night, although we're still trying to make ourselves believe it. I was roughly around CD37, which is not unusual for me, but was approaching the longest cycle I'd ever had. I was planning to test sometime over the weekend or early this coming week, but I thought what the heck, and tested Friday evening. Those two pink lines popped up immediately! Jason wasn't getting home for a few hours so I did a lot of freaking out - called my two best friends and my nurse. Then about an hour and a half later (and lots of water) I peed on the digital - PREGNANT!
I took one of Jason's white tshirts and wrote BABY on it, with arrows pointing towards my belly. I have his reaction on video - he just kept going "No! No way! Are you serous??" We told my mom, siblings, and his brother that night - their reactions were priceless. My mom thought we were telling her some sort of joke. We're telling his parents today.
Looking back, there were probably a few "symptoms" that I just didn't realize were anything. I hadn't felt well all week - severe headaches, slightly nauseous some afternoons, and lots of burping.
We had no idea how far along I was - I don't even remember the exact date of my last period! I just really was sick of tracking everything. Would you just know it - this is when I really wish I knew! This was also one of the few months where we weren't having sex to have a baby. It never crossed my mind. It was also some of the best sex we'd had in a while - yay! Our baby was conceived during good sex! Lol!
As far as timing, my best guess was that I could be about 4 1/2 - 5 weeks. We had my beta drawn yesterday - 968.5! That probably corresponds with just about 5 weeks. I'm having another one tomorrow, and then sometime next week (between 6 and 7 weeks) I'll be having an ultrasound.
We are SO excited but so nervous too! I feel like I know too much and know too many things that can go wrong. During the IF stuff we found out that I have a blood problem (clotting sort of) so my RE and then later OB will be working in conjunction with a hematologist, and I'll probably be starting on heparin shots this week. My nurse says that we'll take everything a day at a time, but for now - WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!!!!
I was originally planning on waiting until the second beta to say anything - but we're just so flipping excited!!!!!
Oh, and on the adoption - basically we'll be calling the agency on Monday to be placed "on hold." If this ends badly, we'll eventually go back active again, so we won't have lost anything there. As excited as we are, I almost feel a little guilty. I just never thought we'd be "those people" who fit the start-to-adopt-then-get-pregnant cliche.
Anyways, just wanted to share. 
Laura & Jason
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Re: Jason is having a good Father's Day
OMG OMG OMG!
CONGRATS!
!!!!!!!
Laura!!!
j+k+m+e | running with needles
OMG! I had this feeling, like I know you, that things would happen for you two. The day you posted to say you were officially "expecting on paper," I thought she's gonna be pg on her own very soon. I am so happy for you two!
CONGRATS!!!!!
Mother's Day, 2011
holyshit, Laura! I am sitting here with tears in my eyes - I am so glad I decided to check in over here today.
Congratulations to you and Jason - happy & healthy 9 months - I'll be praying and thinking of you guys!
I am honestly not sure I have ever been happier for someone to get pregnant!
Congrats!!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have the chills and tears in my eyes. You just made my whole day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yay yay yay!
I thought the same thing!!
TTC #2 since 9/09 --- mild PCOS; Endometriosis
IUI x4 = BFN
IVF = sometime in 2012
Joseph Henry was born at home on March 9, 2009
Nora Mae was born at home on October 30, 2011
OMG! What WONDERFUL news, Laura and PERFECT for Father's Day! Congratulations and LOADS of sticky baby dust to you! I'm so excited for you and Jason!
Sara
OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!!!
I am SO happy for you guys!!!!!!
I'll be wishing and praying and hoping for a happy, healthy, uneventful nine months!!!!!
Congrats Laura and Jason!!!!
I agree completely. Not to minimize the miracle of every BFP, but Laura, we've been hoping and praying for you for SO long!
OMG Laura!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's awesome!! Tell Jason I said congrats!
~GRACIE JEAN 7-5-08~
Very well said!
j+k+m+e | running with needles
BFP #2 11/4/12 EDD 7/20/12 missed M/C 12/13/12 @8w5d D&C 12/21/12
DX 2/7/13 with an alloimmunity + for anti-paternal antibodies started Lovenox daily & BA
BFP 2/16/13 EDD 10/28/13
Oh my, oh my, oh my!!!!!........that was so not what I was expecting when I opened this message. I was thinking maybe you got a response already on your adoption posting, which I was going to be excited for, but oh my gosh this is so amazingly crazy and awesome. I'm so excited for both of you and pray that Baby Fletcher is a sticky little one that stays around for a long and healthy 9 months.
Best cliche ever - and right in time for Father's Day, no less.
H&H 9 months to you!
I was not at all expecting that when I opened your post. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You two are going to be absolutely wonderful parents. We will continue with our prayers!!!
Amy