Beta #1

Drumroll please.......Beta #1 is 500!!

I was a little surprised at how high the number is, but I was not surprised it was positive.  I have been taking a HPT everyday, starting on Thanksgiving.  :)

We decided that if I was going to test at home, we would start on Thanksgiving, which was 5dp5dt.  So, our thinking was that it was early enough that if we didn't get a positive, it wouldn't necessarily mean we weren't pregnant.  But, if we did get a positive (and we did indeed), it would be fun to find out together and to find out on Thanksgiving.

Each day the line kept getting darker...until Sunday.  Then, it was lighter.  And my breasts weren't as tender.  And though I tried hard not to, I was really freaking out.  I had had the worst headache of my life the night before and I was sure it was a bad sign.  But, I tested again this morning (pre-Beta) and the line was significantly darker. So, hopefully all is well.

I go back on Wednesday for a repeat.  Right now, I think I'll surely breathe easier then if we get a good result.  But, I know from last time, I never really got to the point where I wasn't holding my breath. 

Trust yourself to the God who made you for He will never fail you.  1 Peter 4:19b