Ultrasound Results

I'm very tired from stressing out the last couple days so I'm getting ready to take a nap. I will post more details later but I really wanted to share the news......we are having TWINS!!!!!

Beta #2

The result is 965! It doubled and then some! Woohoo. I don't have to go back for another beta. I am supposed to call on Monday and schedule an ultrasound for the next time Dr. G is in town which will be about a week an a half from now. I can't wait. Once I see a heartbeat (or two!) I will be able to relax a little!

No News

I waited and waited for the results of my second beta yesterday but I never got a call! We decided to contact the nurse on call to find out what happened. She said that sometimes it takes quite a while to run labs when testing progesterone and the lab probably didn't finish running my blood work before they left for the day yesterday (they closed at Noon). WHAT!!! I was the second person to have my blood drawn and I was out of the lab by 8:05 yesterday morning! Oh well, hopefully I will get a call today but the negative Nancy in me keeps thinking that they lost my sample all together. Sheesh.

Well.....

Yay!!!!! The nurse called today around 1:15 to say we are pregnant! My beta was 379. For those of you who don't know what a beta is, it's a test where they measure the level of the pregnancy hormone HCG in your blood stream. This number should double every 48 hours so I go for another blood draw on Friday. If it doubles and all goes well, we are looking at 2 weeks from today for an ultrasound! During the ultrasound we should be able to see the heartbeat(s) and find out how many babies we have! Woohoo! We definitely aren't out of the woods yet but I feel much more optimistic this time and I just know that all the prayers and well wishes we have received from friends and family are making a HUGE difference. An enormous THANK YOU goes out to all of you! Keep the prayers coming so that David and I may deliver a happy and healthy baby! We really appreciate each and every one of you!