doubling time- after a little research

You're all too kind, really, especially those of you who've been through the multiple betas that follow a BFP and who know that hcg levels are not supposed to double every 48 hours. If this were information that anyone in my family knew, and if any of them were aware of this blog, you can bet they'd have corrected me as quickly as they could type the words, "You're wrong."

I did a little research and learned that hcg levels should double every 48-72 hours in the first couple of weeks. I'm glad I found out before Monday's beta#2, otherwise I'd have been terribly disappointed with a perfectly acceptable result.

So, 103 yesterday. Four days between beta#1 and beta#2. (I love math)- I'm hoping for an hcg level of 240 or better on Monday. My research also revealed that an increase of as little as 60% in 48-72 hours has resulted in perfectly healthy births.

C's new hobby- he's been looking up baby names on the internet. And he likes to call out the possibilities to me from the office. While I'm trying to sleep. It's sweet, but I fall asleep in spite of him.

we knew, and now the RE does too

Hcg is 103 today. I am definitely pregnant. I go back for another on Monday, by which time it should be over 412, if my math is correct... doubling every 48-hours or less, so in 4 days it should double at least twice, right? It's a little more real now, and I'm planning to spend the weekend reveling in being pregnant, but I know Monday's results can make or break us. It's still so incredibly early.

No more little blue pills (estrace)! Yippee!
Crinone continues... yuck. But worth it!

Still no real "symptoms" of pregnancy. No change in appetite or food preferences. Maybe a little thirstier, but since this is the first week that has even come close to resembling "summer" around here, the thirst may be more weather-induced than biological. I might be a little sleepier than usual, but that's hard to gauge. I get goosebumps every few minutes- but that's because I keep reminding myself that, for the moment at least, I AM PREGNANT !

5:35 PM, 9dp3dt...

I'm a lousy photographer, with shaky hands on a normal day. This was the only one (of many attempts) that's even close to in-focus. There is absolutely, without-a-doubt, a second line there. You may have to click on it to see it a little bigger in order to find the second line. It's a little darker in real life. I can hardly wait for some numbers to go with this. Thursday... just a day and a half away (cuz you can bet I'll be there when the doors open at 7am).

I need some decent photo-editing software.