Weeks 1 to 5

Week 1 (& a half)

Week 2

As my body prepared to ovulate at the end of this 2nd week, I already felt like things would go smoothly... My past cycle charting had informed me about my whole cycle - that it was 30 days, that I usually ovulated around day 16 or 17, etc. so I knew exactly what to expect. My partner and I had already tucked away the BBT charts and my thermometer after making sure to not get pregnant last cycle (July)... we were a little excited, a little bit worried, and still not 100% that we were making the right decision to just "let things happen", but I think that deep down we were just happy that the time had finally arrived that we could just be happy, enjoy spending time together, relax without any birth control worries... if we ended up making a baby in the process, all the more reason to be happy! :)

Week 3

I was a little anxious during week 3 of my cycle, thinking "This could have been IT! I could be pregnant and not even know it yet!", but also very excited about that! I was acting as though I were pregnant, just in case - this meant no medications, no alcohol, etc. I was still taking the prental vitamins and making sure to eat healthy. About 5 days after I was "due" to ovulate, I did start feeling a little bit queasy! That was my first sign, and others started appearing within that first week! I remembed having bad "pregnancy brain" last time around too, and so everytime I did something silly, my partner would laugh and ask me when we were testing again! We decided on Sept. 3rd (10 dpo) as a first test date, but knew we may be disapointed by a false negative since it was early to be testing (most tests recommend waiting until you are late for your period, so at least 14dpo).

Here's a post with a cute story about something Paul said to me that week:

Cute story to share... what is a partner's view of ovulation? all fun and games!! (m)

Just thought I'd share this cute story with everyone! :) Got me lol-ing! :P

So this morning I did something clumsy and my fiance jokingly said "Ummm... are you sure it's only tommorow things get started??" and I replied "Well, it depends! If I ovulated on Saturday, then it's only been 4 days so not a good chance of implanting yet, but if I ovulated Friday then it's been 5 days, so maybe?! I have no way of telling whether I ovulated yet or not..."

And he goes...

"So if you're ovulating and you know it clap your hands?"

lol! I think we have to put 3-yr-old DD's music tapes away for a while, we must have preschooler-brain! :P

Kris mommy to Harmony Meghan (11/27/98) & hopefully due with #2 in May 2003! :)

Week 4

The strong symptoms had me next to 100% convinced that I was in fact pregnant, but of course we had to wait for the silly test to confirm it! Meanwhile, the waiting this week was driving us crazy! :P

Test day #1 - Sept. 3rd, 10dpo:

I couldn't help but get excited that we would actually find out the results on this first test day, but we didn't! The test came out negative! :( Here is a post I wrote right after...

I am so SURE I am preggos, but still got a BFN today! :( Oh well, it's pretty early... (m)

Has anyone ever gotten a positive earlier than the 14 dpo??? I couldn't wait that long to test, so I tested this morning, at 10dpo. I'm figuring maybe since the hormones have been strong enough to already bring on all this morning sickness, etc.! it should be strong enough to show up on a test but no go...

Will test again on Thursday and if still no results, will test on Saturday! This is my first planned pregnancy, who knew it could be so hard to wait! lol!

(who was saying something about discount tests?! lol! Jak, was that you?!) :P Can I join the POASA?! ;)

Talk to you all soon...

Kris

Test day #1 - Sept. 5th, 12dpo:

I think for this test I was *less* wound-up about it, because I didn't want to get too excited only to be disapointed again! BUT we were not disapointed! :) I woke up, had my test all ready, and left it in the washroom with DF while I went to get my clothes, etc. When we looked after a few minutes, there was a faint line!!! Paul and I hugged eachother laughing and excited, and he looked at me and joked "So you're not just sick and crazy!" lol! :) Harmony was wondering what all the excitement was about, and what that little white thing with the two pink lines on it was, but we told her it was a surprise for now!

Here's the message I sent out to all my online friends, who were anxiously waiting for me to test again! lol!

Well, we tested again this morning...

And got a ~*~*~*~*~POSITIVE!!!~*~*~*~*~

So as my fiancé says, I'm not "just sick and crazy"! lol! Sucks that I needed to pee on a stick to confirm everything my body KNEW anyways, but it is nice to have that "for sure" confirmation. :) I'm not even due for my period for 2 more days, so it's great that the test was still able to pick up the hormones at 12dpo.

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We won't tell anyone in the family until at least 12 weeks, including Harmony (who is wondering why we are so excited this morning and what that little white stick with two pink lines on it is! lol).

Thanks everyone for your support and thoughts while we were TTC and during the annoying "waiting game" stage!

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TTYL (off to work!!! but wanted to post this as soon as we knew!) :)

Kris

Week 5

Now that the pregnancy was "confirmed", I could start getting a little excited! :) I was a little nervous about maybe having a miscarriage, etc. and wanted to avoid getting too excited until I knew for sure we were having a baby, but then I changed my mind and decided to celebrate every moment, because although it's true that you never know what's around the corner, but why would that keep you from enjoying the road you're travelling *now*?! :) I ended up telling Harmony, although we're trying to coach her to keep the baby a surprise for now. If she can't keep it a secret, it's not a huge deal, but we are worried that our families will react badly, so we'd just rather prolongue that if possible.

The physical symptoms continued!! My breast were *so* sore and tender, and my emotions were already a little all-over! One night Paul was joking around with me as usual, but didn't know I wasn't kidding when I was telling him to quit it, so he was very surprised (and so was I!!!) when I yelled all of a sudden, "You're... you're like a big piece of SANDPAPER!!!"! I felt so bad that I'd yelled that I immedaitely started crying and apologizing profusely! He didn't care about the yelling, he just wanted to know that I was ok and why I was crying! So I just told him that the "roller-coaster" of hormones and emotions had begun... I'm glad I have a patient and understanding partner. lol. ;) The morning sickness continued as well, but I am trying some of the little "tricks" that worked with Harmony (crackers by my bed, eating lighter meals but eating more often, etc.) and new tricks that have been passed on to me by other moms! (sucking on a candy, etc.) and things aren't too bad so far! Haven't thrown up yet at all, and by this time in my pregnancy with Harmony I think I already had! so maybe this is a good sign! :) I'm feeling extremely tired and sleepy, and have started going to bed between 9 and 10 some nights, very early for me! I've also definitely had pregnancy brain often! and the food-spilling and forgetting has begun. :P

The only thing that I wish were different these days is that I don't have the time I want to be "taking it easy". There's still so much going on with work (my boss quit and I'm trying to manage the office as one of only two staff remaining!), school (it's my final year), home life (little miss Harmony is so busy with all her fall activities!), getting organized (trying to keep cleaning the house, sorting through our summer clothes to be put away, etc.), and all my web stuff... there's just so much on my plate! But I'm finding the time here and there to think about my baby, and make sure I'm taking care of her/him of course! :)

Next week...

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