Shut the front door!

Are you ready for this.....I'm Pregnant (completely naturally).  I have no idea how that happened, but it did.  I would have had no idea except for the fact that I was a week late.  It was due around Sunday, February 3^rd.  I knew the I ovulated the weekend of January 18^th/19^th.  I have been tracking my ovulation for the past seven month with an ovulation machine.  The ovulation machine continues to show that I don’t ovulate on the 14^th day but I ovulate more on the 15^th day of my cycle.  My period was due on February 3^rd but I usually give it until the next day to have me consider my period late (since I usually ovulate a day later).  After I got to the Thursday after my period was due, I started to worry.  I still didn’t even consider me being pregnant.  The thought did pass my mind but I just couldn’t picture it being a possibility.  I had so many discouragements in my effort to get pregnant that I didn’t even want to be positive.  I didn’t want that disappointment again.  I didn’t want to get my hopes up and to have them crushed….again.  The weekend went by and I even mentioned to my mom and sister that I was late.  No one really got excited as I really think we all didn’t have bery high hopes.  Then on Monday I texted my friend Arin and let her know that I was late and asked her what it could be…could I have a tumor, could I be going through menopause?  She told me to go take a test ASAP.  She didn’t say anything to me but later she thought I was definitely pregnant.  I told her I was not going to take a test at work, I didn’t want that disappointment and I promised her that I would probably take it the next morning.   

So Tuesday morning I work up and decided I had to find out either way.  I was getting ready to take my shower and usually when I would take a test I would pee in a cup and leave the test to collaborate while I was taking a shower so I could see the results when I was done with my shower.  But this time I decided to dip the test and watch.  As I watched the liquid make its way through the viewing square I waited.  I held my eyes to the part of the test where the line would pop up it I was pregnant.  Literally, within seconds I could see a faint second line that continued to quickly get darker.  I immediately dropped to my knees in the bathroom and the tears began to fall.  I was in shock.  I couldn’t believe it and I was shaking from pure excitement.  I finally got up enough courage to take a test and it came back positive.  I went to the doctor today and my levels are pretty good.  My HCG level is 2001.5 (23dpo) and my progesterone is 19.2.  I am scheduled to go in for another round of blood work on Thursday to make sure my numbers are rising.  That appointment will basically tell us if the baby is developing normally or if there is something wrong with the development of the baby.  Hoping for the best but trying to enjoy the good news that I hear at this point in time.