7 week photo

My Ching wants me to take pics every week so here we go at 7 weeks 3 days!

Sonogram to Subchorionic Hemmorage

So I got to hear our babies heartbeat on Monday!! It was so exciting to finally have a Positive experience regarding my sonogram. I had a lot of anxiety regarding this appt as I was reliving my past experience and not seeing anything in my uterus. What a moment of relief and joy to hear that strong 133 bpm!!! I constantly have to renew my mind and begin to connect with my baby. I started to thank god for this gift and for choosing Jason and I to be parents of "his" gift.

Well my incredible joy and celebration became of panic and fear the very next day when I was getting ready to leave work for the day!! I felt a warm wet feeling in my pants and when I went to bathroom my pants were covered in blood!! I remained calm and told Jason that we needed to go to the ER immediately. I began to pray and plead to blood of Jesus over my baby. I could not have another bad outcome I was scared. Jason was so strong and he keep saying God promises me a son. Well after a pelvic exam with blood clots being removed, two needle stick for blood and IV and a trip to ultrasound OUR BABY IS FINE!! I experienced what is called s subchorionic bleed that happens to some woman during pregnancy.
The subchorionic hemorrhage (subchorionic hematoma) collects between the uterine wall and the chorionic membrane and may leak through the cervical canal.

It does not affect the baby! in the first trimester it is possible to bleed through out the first trimester. Not my story. I have put MYSELF on bed rest for the rest of the week and declaring my womb is healed and no more bleeding!! So overjoyed and thankful God protected me and the baby. No transfusions no Rhgram shot, no miscarriage. !!! Yay!!!! Lets get through this supernatural pregnancy believing god the entire way!!

Connecting with Pregnancy

Today I got to talk to one of my Sorors, Shelby, who is 14 weeks pregnant. We were talking and it was nice to share and converse about our pregnancies. I realized I was a little detached from the excitement of this pregnancy over the last couple of weeks. My mind has been trying to play tricks on me and because I feel pretty good I don't quite "feel" pregnant. Not that I even know what pregnant feels like but based on others expectations or their experiences I think I should feel a certain way. Well talking and encouraging Shelby today made me realize there is no standard or perfect formula. Many pregnancies are different and that just proves again there is a God!! He has made life and made it to not be like any other experience. I thank him daily for a pain free, nausea free, vomiting free HEALTHY pregnancy.

Monday is sonogram day. I'm so excited to see our baby!

His Hand on Us Through it All

I was thinking over the course of a month how many times God had his hand on this process. Let me count the ways

1. I did not finish my BC pills to the alloted time of Jan 9th and started my menstruation cycle
2. I was able to still continue through the process and start on a different medication
3. We had off work during the first two week of the process so I only missed one day of work and have a boss that went through the same process so was very understanding of me coming in late after my trip to Bethesda to Fort Belvoir. (a two hour trip)
4. The medicine I needed to inject and stimulate my ovaries was out of stock at the pharmacy
5. The clinic had a extra box to give me each time until my order was placed from a mail order pharmacy
6. I had ZERO copay on a drug that cost 160.00 a box. (I needed 10 boxes)
7. My entire process went so well I had no delays and even finished up two days before originally scheduled.
8. My egg retrieval was on MLK Bday and Inauguration day so I could be home resting and didn't have to call off work because we had the day off.
9. Jason transfered to FBCH with me so we are able to drive to and from work together and he was there at every single one of my appointments!!!!!
10. I was on a break from school during the entire process! (No extra Stress)

God has shown me favor and I am excited to go through this supernatural process!!

Positive HCG level

Well the day I have so waited for has come. I went for blood work first thing yesterday morning February 4, 2013 to have my HCG level checked. I was excited about having that confirmation through "the blood" that we were pregnant. It was processed within an hour I checked my own lab results. My HCG was 145 confirming a embryo implanted successfully in my uterus and growing.!!!! Wow It is still very surreal. Like you wait and anticipate this moment for so long and when it actually comes you can't believe that it is truly here. Like Im Pregnant! Really I am Pregnant. Thank you Lord for granting and entrusting me with such a wonderful gift. Your timing is truly the best timing!! Jason and I are really blessed to have a great life to bless this baby with our love and also others love.

There are so many who have supported me through this process. Prayed and comforted me through my time of loss and now rejoicing with me during this time of celebration.

Our next Blood Draw to enusure the proper increase in my levels is Wednesday!! So expecting it to double, or quadruple for OUR TWINS!! SMILE

Seriously, one, two, three whatever God gives us I am truly blessed and excited to have.

It's almost here!!

So the most anxiety filled part of this process is the waiting! After all the visits, getting blood work, ultrasounds, and stomach injections nothing is compared to this moment. Faith must step in because now I saw my embryo being implanted however it takes faith to believe it is there without "seeing" it there!! Tomorrow we go for blood work to check my HcG levels to show the embryo is growing. We repeat the test on Wednesday to ensure level is going up.

I cheated a little with my anxiousness and took a pregnancy test yesterday morning. They advise against this as it can sometimes give a false negative. But not my story!! I had a big fat positive lie sign... Thanks EPT!!

This is going to be the best pregnancy ever!!

My word I'm standing on..“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; (Malachi 3:11 NKJV)

I will bear fruit and it will stay on the vine (my womb) until its time!!!