I can't believe that it has been four months since my last post. A lot has happened. In Febuary we recieved our biography packets from the state and I contacted my caseworkers voice mail to get some questions answered on the packet.... I still haven't heard back. Note to anyone trying to adopt (with no money out of pocket) the squeaky wheel gets the grease. You want to be proactive so they remember your name, but not annoying so your name is put on the bottom of the pile on purpose. Why haven't I followed up? Well that's a funny story...
On Febuary 8th 2012 I went in for a partial disc-ectomy. My back had been injured for about 3 years. I tried every other option before surgery. Around July of 2010 a surgeon was put in my path and with careful consideration I declined surgery in hopes of becoming pregnant. Little did I know what was ahead of us and I never honestly considered the intense pain being pregnant while having my injury might cause me. I knew it was what my husband and I wanted and I would do whatever it took to make that happen.
In November of 2011 we got the news that we would not be able to get pregnant without invitro. Shortly after a 2 week cruise and many mornings crawling out of bed with tears running down my cheeks from the pain, I decided it was time to make a change. My mobility and lifestyle was so limited, I couldn't sit on my own couch, lay in bed, or even walk around a mall. After all, I wanted to be healthy for my children. Adopted or Biological, I wanted to be able to the kind of mom who plays with her children and has adventures. Not watches from afar. So I went for it. It was the best decision I have ever made short of accepting a blind date with my now husband. I literally woke up pain free, aside from the inscisional pain.
Five days after the surgery on Febuary 14th 2012 I went to the bathroom and found my Valentines Day surprise. We were PREGNANT! How this happened I have no idea. Other than you never know what God has in store for your life. I was late, tested on a fluke and a positive result popped up in about 30 seconds! I swung the bathroom door open full force, and yelled at the top of my lungs "DAN! Look at this, do you see two lines?! I think i'm pregnant!" I did wake him from a dead sleep so, I scared the crap out of him. He jumped up and looked and we just held each other tight, partially in disbelief.
We immediately called my doctor and I had a BETA test done. The numbers came back right on track. I then got another BETA done two days later. This number should double every 48 hours. It did. I stopped my pain medication the day we found out. Tylenol and Ice were my best friends, going off pain meds five days after surgery is not fun. But, most deffinately worth it. My infertility doctor did two ultrasounds. One at 7 weeks where we heard the heartbeat for the first time and another at 9 weeks, before releasing me to a regular OBGYN. I saw my OBGYN Dr. Donald at 10 weeks, had the typical PAP and "meet and greet". I'm now all the way at 14 weeks and I can't believe it. In two and a half weeks we have an appointment on May 5th for an elective ultrasound so we can find out the sex early. We are so excited we can hardly stand it! I will update more as we go along. We already love baby Thompson and we cannot wait to meet him/ or her.
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