Because we actually tried to get pregnant I decided to take an early detection pregnancy test (which is about 75% accurate) 4 days before my period was due. It was negative. I was a little bummed because I really thought we had a good chance of being pregnant.
Also, that whole week before my period was due I was getting very hot and my heart would race and I would get angry and impatient. I rarely get that ticked off! I kept telling Jarod "I feel SO weird!" He was rather amused by my new "feisty" attitude.
I talked to a friend who has used the early detection tests before. She said out of all her pregnancies it detected right half the time. I felt a little better thinking I have a 50/50 chance but I wasn't very convinced.
Monday May 17...the day my period is due. It's 5:45am. I got up with Jarod. He was in the shower. I peed on the pregnancy test and left it on the window sill in our bathroom then went downstairs to make coffee. I came back up stairs and saw Jarod out of the shower. (he didn't know I took the test) I asked him to check the test and nodded toward the window. He said "huh?!" Then walked over to the window and looked down at the test. "Is this a joke?" He said. "No. How many lines do you see?" I said. (The test I took has a blue line in one window and a pink line in the next window. There's 2 pink lines if it's positive.) He held up 2 fingers and then said "1 1/2?" I said "How many PINK lines?" He said "it's faint but I see 2". Then I said "HUH?!" So I walk over to him and looked at the test myself. I looked up at him and said "I'm pregnant!" We hugged and kissed and "celebrated" and giggled and cried. Well, I cried. :)
(Because of the extremely faint 2nd line I took 2 more pregnancy tests the next 2 days which clearly showed the 2 pink lines!)
What an emotional and exciting day! We told everyone right away! I know some people wait until they are 2-3 months pregnant. I've never had a miscarriage and we've always told everyone right away. I figure that if something happens to the baby then I will have a lot of support from all the people who knew about the pregnancy. Plus all our loved ones knew our plan to try and conceive at this time and we wanted to make everyone smile with the thought of our new addition.
Thank you Lord for Blessing our desires to be pregnant at this time!!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Ready...Set...We have CONCEPTION!
We have 2 boys already and since we plan for this to be our last baby we would just love to have a girl! I've had dreams about our little Isabella Grace! I know she is destined. I'm not sure how or when we will have her in our lives but I sure hope it's now!
I read up on different techniques to make my internal "environment" more favorable for having a girl. Most of the stuff I read made me laugh and I thought "This is nuts!" It takes the fun out of it and after all that weird work to conceive, nothing is 100%. God's in charge! I received an email from an old friend who described how her and her husband conceived a girl. It was all about timing. Have sex right before ovulation so the girl sperm are still alive by the time the egg drops and most of the boys are dead. So I took her advice and bought an ovulation kit. I peed on these little sticks every morning after my period ended. 5 days later (May 4) the stick detected my "LH surge" which your body produces when it's about to release the egg in 24-36 hours. It's GO TIME!
I sent Jarod a text message midday explaining Micah was napping and I was all alone...(you get the picture) He did not text me back but he was in the door about 15 minutes later still in full uniform! His excuse to his coworkers was "it's a beautiful day so I want to go home and get my motorcycle".
Batta Bing Batta Boom!
Since then I've read some other information that said this was the best time to conceive a boy. Jarod and I just laugh and say It's up to God no matter what! At least we had fun creating this little miracle!
I read up on different techniques to make my internal "environment" more favorable for having a girl. Most of the stuff I read made me laugh and I thought "This is nuts!" It takes the fun out of it and after all that weird work to conceive, nothing is 100%. God's in charge! I received an email from an old friend who described how her and her husband conceived a girl. It was all about timing. Have sex right before ovulation so the girl sperm are still alive by the time the egg drops and most of the boys are dead. So I took her advice and bought an ovulation kit. I peed on these little sticks every morning after my period ended. 5 days later (May 4) the stick detected my "LH surge" which your body produces when it's about to release the egg in 24-36 hours. It's GO TIME!
I sent Jarod a text message midday explaining Micah was napping and I was all alone...(you get the picture) He did not text me back but he was in the door about 15 minutes later still in full uniform! His excuse to his coworkers was "it's a beautiful day so I want to go home and get my motorcycle".
Batta Bing Batta Boom!
Since then I've read some other information that said this was the best time to conceive a boy. Jarod and I just laugh and say It's up to God no matter what! At least we had fun creating this little miracle!
Planning for our Baby...
Although it's fun to be "surprised" by an unexpected miracle (which is what happened to us 2 times already)...We actually planned this pregnancy to the best of our ability and prayed for God's will to be done.
I came off birth control while Jarod was deployed and got to know my body and it's natural cycle for the first time in my life. I began tracking my full cycle and writing it on the calendar. After 3 months my body got on a very steady and dependable cycle and I felt better than ever!
I was taking my vitamins and exercising regularly. I got in the best shape of my life! I was preparing my body for a healthy pregnancy.
The month before Jarod returned we learned that we would be moving to England in October. We prayed about it and decided we would still try to get pregnant before moving. I wanted to be in my 2nd trimester while moving because I should be over the extreme tired and nauseous stage and I wouldn't be too big and swollen yet.
We figured the best months to conceive would be April, May and June. April was right after Jarod returned and I still wanted time to reconnect with my husband and enjoy a glass of wine with him without being pregnant! When we considered June we thought of how often he will be TDY and didn't think he would be home when I was ovulating. SO....May was our best option. One shot...that's it! Lord help us get this right the first time!
I came off birth control while Jarod was deployed and got to know my body and it's natural cycle for the first time in my life. I began tracking my full cycle and writing it on the calendar. After 3 months my body got on a very steady and dependable cycle and I felt better than ever!
I was taking my vitamins and exercising regularly. I got in the best shape of my life! I was preparing my body for a healthy pregnancy.
The month before Jarod returned we learned that we would be moving to England in October. We prayed about it and decided we would still try to get pregnant before moving. I wanted to be in my 2nd trimester while moving because I should be over the extreme tired and nauseous stage and I wouldn't be too big and swollen yet.
We figured the best months to conceive would be April, May and June. April was right after Jarod returned and I still wanted time to reconnect with my husband and enjoy a glass of wine with him without being pregnant! When we considered June we thought of how often he will be TDY and didn't think he would be home when I was ovulating. SO....May was our best option. One shot...that's it! Lord help us get this right the first time!
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