Drum roll please....

We finally made it to sonogram day! And, after weeks of waiting, we found out...

...there is only 1 Walker Baby! Whew!!! Although, I was a little disappointed, I was mostly relieved. I would have been extremely happy if there were two, but it was definitely going to be a challenge. The doctor and nurse were both surprised as well. We all were expecting to find twins considering my HCG numbers.

The one Walker baby looked great! We saw a beautiful heartbeat and a clearly defined head, body, leg buds and arm buds. So amazing!!

I was cleared to get off of the Estrogen patches and have been able to transition to an oral Progesterone pill now.

This is really happening. I'm so thankful and blessed that we will be getting our new baby!

HCG Levels

All HCG levels are in...

Here is where we stand:
11 days post Embryo Transfer - 662
14 days post Embryo Transfer - 2,475
17 days post Embryo Transfer - 8,246

The numbers look great... and high!

We have some fear/trepidation that we may be expecting twins, but we will manage either way. We knew it was a risk and we are prepared to manage that situation with the proper amount of excitement and exhaustion.

I've been putting together my pros and cons list for twins. I can argue that either situation is wonderful. For now, my mindset is that we are having one baby. One healthy, happy baby. From there, I don't care.

The sonogram is scheduled for July 29th - which seems forever away.

For now, boy am I pregnant. 6 weeks pregnant and I'm already being hit with a freight truck of nausea, very sore chest and an overwhelming need to sleep 2 hours during the day and go to bed by 9pm. Welcome to the 1st trimester!

Holy Cow

I'm PREGNANT!!! It's hard to believe that what we have been working toward for so long has actually been achieved. I'm still so cautiously excited, but thrilled that we have made it this far. I had so little faith that the FET was going to work...and boy was I wrong!

I started taking Pregnancy tests 4 days post 5 day transfer. A glimpse in to my brain...
Day 0,1,2,3 - Bed Rest
Day 4 - Negative - whatever, too soon anyway. I am just a glutton for punishment.
Day 5 - Negative - Ok, still too soon, but brace yourself for the negative. Get used to it.
Day 6 - FAINT, FAINT, FAINT line (June 27th). I'm VERY aware of what a negative pregnancy test looks like and this one was a little, itty, bitty, bit different. Not getting excited. But, ok, a little bit excited.
Day 7 - Yep - Line is still there. Not as faint. Holy cow, is this real? Don't get too excited - it could just be a chemical pregnancy. The lines have to continue to get darker for this to count
Day 8 - Line definitely there - definitely darker than the day before. Ok, I'm pregnant. Shock. Disbelief. Need a new test.
Day 9 - Line is no darker today than yesterday. Something might be wrong. Go back to non-excitement. Protect yourself. This may not work out.
Day 10 - got a new brand of pregnancy test. 2nd line was IMMEDIATELY there and very dark. Yep, I'm pregnant. Holy Cow. My mom is jumping up and down, we are excited, but still need to find out what my HCG level is. If it is too low, the pregnancy may not be viable. Cautious excitement... again. (July 1st)
Day 11 - Home from Louisiana - Doc appointment in the morning to officially confirm the pregnancy and get my HCG level. Peed on one more stick for good measure. Absolutely positive. No question about it. We are having a baby! Wow, wow, wow!

Doctor called at about noon with the results. "I've got some good news" was how he delivered the official pregnancy announcement. YAY!

HCG level is high. Really high for the very first test. 662... holy cow... Twins?