Last week I saw a maine coon kitty on Pet Finder that I fell in love with. I could not find out the status of that particular kitty, but the person who answered the phone did say that he had some maine coon kittens that would be adoptable on Saturday (yesterday). It took one look for me to fall in love with this little sweetie. He was SO shy the first time I held him that I worried he would not be a good match for our family since we already have two adult cats and two large-breed dogs.
Two hours after he got here he finally started coming out of his shell and was still pretty shy with us, he was pretty playful with toys.
Today he is a new kitty, he loves to be held, and very cuddly and sweet. He will still run when you walk towards him, but he’s opening up. I trimmed his nails, cleaned his ears, and gave him a bath today and he did very well, he’s pretty trusting. He still does not like the other animals, and the cats don’t like him, but the dogs are quite curious and Isis got a face full of cat claw this morning as a warning she was in his space. He’s not quite litter box trained yet, he has had one accident, but he’s also used his box when we took him to it.
For those of you who are familiar with blood serum hCG quantitative tests (sometimes called Beta’s) you may find this little lesson boring, so you may want to skip ahead. hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced by an embryo soon after implantation into the uterus. When it leaks into urine, you can then get a positive home pregnancy test. hCG prevents the corpus luteum from disintegrating, since the corpus luteum is what produces progesterone, the hormone that sustains the pregnancy. Early hCG testing in pregnancy can be useful in guessing the viability of the fetus by watching how fast hCG levels multiply, the average being every 48 hours.
On 12 days past ovulation my first hCG levels were 65.
On 17 days past ovulation my second hCG levels were around 550. (I was so excited I did not catch the actual level)
On Monday I will have my first ultrasound to see if they can see a heartbeat yet, I will be 5 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I think the chances of seeing more than a gestational sac and a yolk sac are pretty slim. I am about 95% sure we will not see a heartbeat at all.
Their reaction was so funny!
I could not hold out any longer, the conversation had me rolling and I realized you really cannot keep a secret from kids.
Me: “Austin, have you realized that mommy’s been really tired and sick lately?”
Austin: “Yes”
Me: “Well, would you like to know why?”
Austin: “Because your pregnant?”
Me: “How did you know that?”
Austin: “I found the test and it said you were”.
Me: “Wow. So how do you feel about it?”
Austin: “Ehh, I’m used to it by now”.
LOL The little stinker, no wonder he has been offering to watch Matthew for me lately. I would mention in the car am tired and he would say “Why don’t you go take a nap and Matthew and I will play quietly together downstairs?” He’s known since Tuesday, the day after we found out and has not mentioned he knew! LOL
Christopher’s reaction was any funnier.
Me: “Christopher, have you realized that mommy’s been really tired and sick lately?”
Christopher: “Yes”
Me: “Well, it’s because Mommy is pregnant again”.
Christopher: “Are you joking? Are you really going to have a baby? Are you just teasing me??”
Me:
Christopher:
He then rubs my belly and starts asking questions about if I know the gender and how big the baby is and when it will be here and wanted to know when the baby was due and all those sorts of questions. He then went on to say he was nervous, he has never had FOUR brothers before… LOL I told him first of all, unless their are two boys in there he will have THREE brothers, and there is always the chance it is a girl and he would have two brothers and a sister.
My friend Julia was over visiting at the time and we were just cracking up. Christopher is so sweet and so innocent, where Austin is so loving, yet so nonchalant, but so loving, cuddly and considerate at the same time. It was a great day and I really enjoyed visiting with my friend. We are going to go see Across the Universe tomorrow so we can go see a movie that I know is going to make me cry without fear of teasing from Bobby who really does not have an interest in the movie.
EDD: 5/30/08
I can’t believe how thirsty I am, and then I guzzle water by the gallon all day long and when I try to pee, I barely go at all. I think I am going to call my primary care doc on Monday and see if she can test me for a UTI and order me another beta test since my OBs office STILL did not have the results of my first beta blood test I had drawn on Wednesday morning. The nurse did tell me my blood test was positive, after doubting I was pregnant when their ultra non-sensitive test came back negative.
I am undecided what I want to do about my OBs office. One one hand I am grateful they impregnated me. I am also wanting to use a midwife and they have the only midwives covered by my insurance…. BUT they don’t take me seriously, they don’t believe in early monitoring and it’s hard to get someone on the phone. I miss my old OB, I would love to use him again, but new insurance means new doctors and hospitals.
What a sweetie, my husband had these delivered to me this afternoon. I was teasing him last night because I was in IMs with a friend and asked her what she thought the chances were that he bought me flowers (I am thinking $4.99 grocery store flowers), and she said “None, he is a man”. I teased him a little bit and that was that.
Well this afternoon my door bell rang. I almost did not answer it because I thought it was a solicitor, but I did and saw the prettiest flowers. For a moment I thought it was from a friend, but the card proved otherwise.
It said “Congratulations to the new mommy. Love, your husband Bobby.
Apparently he said he tried to order them yesterday, but they were closed, so he did it bright and early in this morning. I knew he sounded funny when I called him at 11:00 am! 
(Written 9/17/07)
Cycle Dates: 8/15/07 - EDD: 5/30/08
Yup! I peed two lines!!
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I will get a blood test on 9/19 and then have my first official appointment in 4-6 weeks.
Guess I can delete my cycle ticker down below and use this one instead:
We are feeling so over the moon excited right now, I can’t wait to see the heartbeat of my little Bellybean.
I guess I am not crazy afterall!
We are going to be a family of SIX soon! Check out my Trying to Conceive page posts called “Post X from TTC section” (X meaning #1-#4) for more details.
Cycle Dates: 8/15/07 - ???
Well, here it is, 3 days later, and still nothing new. I should find out this week what my progesterone levels are, but I am 100% sure I did indeed ovulate on the 7th. I am 9 days after ovulation today, and yesterday had a nice little dip in my chart some could call an “implantation dip” and other’s would call an estrogen surge.
Symptom Checker:
Nausea - 5 days now
Smell Aversion - 4 days now
Bloating - Started Today
Constipated - 2 days now
Cramping - Yesterday
Fatigue - 2 days now
Moody - Started today
I also noticed yesterday and today my gums are swollen and sore.
So, all can be chalked up to PMS, my overactive imagination, or an illness. I am not saying if I feel pregnant or not because honestly I don’t know. I do know time seems to be going so slow. It is so hard to wait to test, but these below percentages explain why I am trying my hardest to wait. These are the percentages of when the average woman will get a positive pregnancy test.
* 35% at 10dpo
* 51% at 11dpo
* 62% at 12dpo
* 68% at 13dpo
* 74% at 14dpo
* 80% at 15dpo
* 88% at 16dpo
* 92% at 17dpo
And the insert says “In clinical testing, FIRST RESPONSE® detected the hormone levels in 69% of women 4 days before their expected period, in 83% of women 3 days before their expected period, in 93% of women 2 days before their expected period, and in 93% of women 1 day before their expected period.”
So, if I tested tomorrow, I would have a 35% chance of testing positive by one statistic or 69% by another statistic; both seem pretty low if you ask me.
I hate this waiting it’s crazy hard waiting this long if you ask me.
Anyways, I normally spot 1-2 days before I start my period, which is due on Saturday, so if I have not spotted by Friday that will be a good sign, but hopefully I will have some answers before then.
The song I am listening to, in the signature today and the blog title fits today perfectly. I wish I had my camera on me, I would love to share the experience. Maybe today when I get Austin to school I will take my camera and pull to the side of the road and take a picture.
In December, Officer Ken Jordan was killed in the line of duty just blocks from my home while trying to apprehend a suspected drunk driver. The driver decided he did not want another DUI and shot and killed the officer in cold blood. For weeks the bridge he was shot was decorated with flowers, candles, cards, stuffed animals, and frequently visited by his fellow comrades. Every time I would pass that site, I would cry.
Well, I guess today was his birthday, because as I drove by this afternoon I saw a beautiful bouquet of roses, a bunch of balloons and a huge birthday card. I grew up around our men and women in blue; my father worked for the county and we frequently visited the court house and I remember often him introducing me to this officer or that officer and I also got to tour the local juvenile facility and getting to ride in police cars. We all grew up with a huge respect for the law and for police officers.
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In an unrelated note, my house smells like a cat box. My cat started inappropriately urinating on the dog bed, the cat beds, etc. I though he was just expressing himself in a negative way, until I noticed he was visiting the cat box every few minutes and staying there for long stretches of time with limited results. This made me almost positive it was a urinary problem of some sort and I immediately called the vet and requested a drop-off appointment. They will call me when he’s done and the kids and I will be busy cleaning today and tomorrow. I could not find my cat carrier, so he had to ride on my lap with a leash & collar and in the 10 minutes while he was in the car managed to pee on my leg. He had peed in the cat bed right before we left too.
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General Matthew Cuteness:
Daddy was changing Matthew and he pulled a big old booger out of his nose, sticks the finger with the booger out at daddy and said “Here Dad, for you”.
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Matthew likes to make himself burp, especially after he gets a drink, today after finishing my water he makes himself burp and it’s strained and really gross sounding and he said “Mmmmm, Juicy!” I am almost positive he was referring to the sound, not the taste as he had not had anything fruity to eat yet.
He is such a boy!!
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Forgot to mention, Austin has his first school dance today ::Sniff, Sniff:: My baby is growing up!!
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Now playing: Blind Faith - Had To Cry Today
via FoxyTunes
Cycle Dates: 8/15/07 - ???
This is my second cycle on 50 mg of clomid, I ovulated later than my NP wanted me to, on day 24, where ideal is day 14. She had me using Ovulation Prediction Kits to know when to schedule my very first IUI, (Intra-Uterine Insemination) which was a lot less painful than I thought it would be. If I don’t get my period this month, I will be taking a home pregnancy test on 9/22/07. I know you are all finding it difficult to wait this long for some news, but it’s hard for me too. The body plays many tricks on a woman and PMS feels surprisingly similar to pregnancy, it’s difficult not to think that every upset stomach could be the result of lunch that did not agree with me, not morning sickness.
