The Results Are In…….
May 14, 2008 | 6 Comments
I am PREGNANT! It’s official, I’m going to be a Mommy and Collin is going to be a Daddy! We got the call from our nurse at 2:52 and she confirmed that I am definitely pregnant. The blood test they did this morning was to measure my Beta numbers, which I’m guessing is some kind of pregnancy hormone. She said that my number is 79.9 and they look for anything over 50, so it looks like we have a strong singleton growing in my belly!
Collin and I are overjoyed and excited and freaking out! After all this time to finally get a positive pregnancy test is such a huge blessing to us. We are so thankful that God heard our prayers and and are continuing to pray that our little baby is growing to be a strong, healthy baby.
I will have another blood test on Friday to make sure that all of my hormone levels are going up.
I just want to thank each and every one of you for your support, encouragement and excitement for what’s to come.
Mommy and Daddy-to-be
Pray, Pray, Pray
May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments
Tomorrow at this time (11:30am) I will be anxiously awaiting the phone call from our nurse to tell me if I’m pregnant or not! I can hardly believe that this time has passed so quickly and we’re actually waiting for a pregnancy test!
Collin and I are trying not to freak out, but to give all of our fears over to God. I’m so thankful that God already knows the outcome of what the test will be and no matter what the results are, God will still be in control and I know that His love for us will never change.
I want to ask for specific prayer that if the result is positve and I am pregnant, that our baby or babies are forming just like they should and that there would be no complications during the pregnancy. On the other hand, if the result is negative, please pray for both Collin and myself as I’m sure we will be heartbroken.
Thank you all so much for all of your love, support and prayer. Collin and I are always talking about what amazing family and friends we have. This whole time we have been surrounded by love and support and it’s so much more than we could ever ask for.
Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever!
Kyla
Thank God for Showers!
May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment
My bed rest is over and I’m so happy to be able to shower again. I’m sure Collin is even happier than I am! My bed rest started on Friday afternoon as soon as we got back from the doctor when they transferred 3 embryos. I tried to keep everything very low key, and mostly just slept, read and watched movies. My brother Josh, and his family came to visit me. There’s nothing like hugs and kisses from Josiah, Jocelyn and Jeremiah to cheer me up! They even brought pictures they colored for me at church.
My bed rest ended yesterday afternoon, and I have to be honest, I was a little bit nervous about getting up and walking around and taking showers again. I was afraid that something would happen, but our doctor and nurses have assured me that sneezing, laughing and coughing won’t jostle the embryo’s.
So now we wait. Collin and I are both overwhelmed with emotions. Excitement, joy, fear, anxiety. What if we get 9 kids out of this? What if we get none? Can we do this all over again? What color will the nursery be? Will TLC make a TV show called Collin and Kyla Plus 9? I know it doesn’t rhyme like Jon and Kate Plus 8 - but still. I find myself daydreaming about holding our little baby or babies, and imagining what a great dad Collin will be.
Speaking of how great Collin is. Have I ever said that I have the best husband in the whole world? Well, I do. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for Collin for keep bringing me my chapstick, or more Gatorade or to see why the DVD player’s not working again. He was the epitome of love and kindness. Not once did he complain. He held my hand when I was overwhelmed with emotion. Every few hours he would say, “Do you feel pregnant?” and every time it made me giggle. The first day I was on bed rest, Collin went out to buy a new DVD player since the one we were using was actually an XBox that only decided to work when it wanted to. He and his dad had been gone for quite some time and I was starting to wonder what was taking them so long. So, finally, I heard the garage door open and here comes Collin and Terry with two big hanging planters filled with beautiful, pink Petunias. He scored major points with that one! He scored even more points when he told me that the DVD player he got was a bargain $29.99!
I also have the best In-Law’s ever! Terry and Carolyn stayed with us from Friday night until this morning to help us. I will be forever grateful for their love and help. I didn’t have to worry about laundry or cooking and they even brought me peanut butter ice cream! Collin and I feel so blessed to have such great friends and family in our lives.
My doctor has told me to take it easy the rest of this week, so even though I’m officially off of bed rest, I’m still resting quite a bit and sleeping as much as I can.
We may not have much to share in this next week, but if anything comes up, of course we’ll let you know.
Hopeful Mommy-to-be
1 Shot X 2????
May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment
I haven’t posted anything in a few days, so I thought I would tell a funny story. We’ll, it’s funny now, but at the time it wasn’t funny at all.
On the second day of giving Kyla her progesterone shot in the rear, I had my technique down pretty good for sticking the huge needle in with minimal pain. The progesterone is a pretty thick oil, so it takes me quite a bit of effort to push it through the syringe and into the muscle of Kyla’s phanny. I was pushing and pushing and Kyla didn’t scream from any pain or complain about the way I was doing it. I got done with the shot and I counted to 10 before I pulled out the needle. We rubbed the injection site vigorously and then Kyla sat down on her heating pad for about 15 minutes.
I told Kyla to sit tight and I would clean up all the stuff and dispose of everything in the appropriate containers.
Well, when I grabbed the syringe and started to remove the needle I think I said, “OH CRAP…I ONLY GAVE YOU 1/2 OF THE MEDICATION!!!!!!”
Thankfully, Kyla didn’t run over and try to strangle me to death, since she had to sit on her heating pad for another 10 minutes or so. She was very understanding of my error and knew I felt horrible for what I did.
At any rate, we had to give her the shot again to administer the rest of the medication.
Gaylord Focker…you’re Fired!!!!
Moral of the story… Always make sure to look and see if all the medication is out of the syringe before I pull it out.
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