It's been a rough week, but it's all better now!

It's been a tough week, emotionally. It all started off with the repeat beta on Monday morning. When I arrived at the RE's office, they had a student in the lab. She acted confused and called for the head lab person, who never came, so she drew my blood anyway. I didn't think anything of it, at the time. That afternoon, Priscilla called to tell me that my beta was only 67 and it was supposed to be 120. She did say they had problems with the lab and she wasn't sure what to do with the lab, but it was lower than normal. Needless to say, I cried my eyes out all night on Monday and then again on Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday, I went to therapy (hooray for that) and spent time praying, and I felt much more calm by Tuesday evening. It helped that the nausea returned and I just knew that baby was fine. Same for Wednesday--but I had a ton of nausea that night.

Fast forward to Thursday, or beta draw #3. I was super-anxious by the time I got to the office--b/c I had done enough internet research to know that slow-rising betas typically don't mean good things. I kept clinging to the fact that I wasn't cramping or spotting and I was having a TON of symtpoms--so I really believed baby was fine!

Well--the same student was in the lab....but this time she was much more careful and talked to herself throughout the blood draw--which I thought was weird. However, that afternoon the nurse called me to tell me that my levels were 272--or right where they should be! She said that she really thinks Monday's lab was a lab error, especially in light of the student and the more recent lab! Yeah! I am so excited. I can finally have a little peace about this pregnancy!

I pep-talk baby all the time. I never thought I'd be so excited about nausea, dry heaves, sore nipples, constipation/diarrhea, and frequent urination--but hey--I am.

I wonder when most women notice a difference in clothing..... I wore a pair of my fave blue jeans today, and I had to unbutton them by lunchtime b/c they were killing me! Now--I haven't gained any weight--maybe I am re-proportioning? Weird--I thought it was too early for that!