So good news! I had a positive pregnancy test this morning. Mark and I picked up EPT brand tests yesterday because they were the tests that showed us the + over the summer.
I really, really thought I wasn’t pregnant last night. I was convinced my period was coming. Then, I woke up with a 97.9 temperature still! I’m excited, but there’s still a huge part of me that is really worried that I am going to have another ectopic pregnancy. So, I guess I’m cautiously optimistic.
I went to the lab to get bloodwork today. The techs told me that they don’t think I’ll have another ectopic pregnancy and the one who drew my blood said she thinks I’m going to have two! I told her I hope I am not having two at once…and she said she thinks I am. Crazy, right? I told her that while it is possible for me to have twins since I took Clomid and that increases my chances for multiples, I’m just wanting one.
So, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I have good HCG levels and that Baby Jake or Emma decides to stay and comes out healthy next summer!
Mark and I decided that even though we don’t want to find out the gender, we’re going to since he’s deploying. I don’t want him to AFTER everyone else if he has had a boy or a girl. I want him to find out when I find out, and since we can’t guarantee that he’s going to get paternity leave and be there for the pregnancy, I want to be with him when we find out if it is Marcus Jacob Jackson V or Emma Bridget.
Fingers crossed, lots of prayers, and the power of positive thinking. I just ask God to keep me safe and healthy, to keep my baby safe and healthy, and to keep my baby’s dad safe when he is traveling and deployed.
