and then it happened
on july 22, i woke up and took a pregnancy test [probably my 100th or more]. i could hardly believe that i saw a second faint line - the line i had been waiting for for SO long that it didn't seem real. i burst into tears and took some more tests. it was still there. several weeks later, i came clean on the blog after my first ultrasound.
i am now well into my 2nd trimester with no issues so far, and i think i finally believe that this is real. and i know how lucky i am. and my heart still goes out to those who are still trying -- to those who may have seen my announcement and felt tears welling up. just know that I TRULY UNDERSTAND and i fervently hope that every story ends up with a happy ending [and i realize i don't have mine yet -- things could absolutely still go wrong at this point].
some pregnancy posts/pix
8 weeks
10 weeks
13 weeks [ultrasound pix!]
15 weeks
17 weeks
18 weeks
18 week anatomy scan & crazy 3D pix
20 weeks
22 weeks
24 weeks
26 weeks
27 weeks
27 week mishap . . .
28 week pix + belly movement
failing the glucose challenge but sweet relief 4 days later
30 weeks
32 weeks