Seeing Is Believing!!!

Today was the day we have been waiting for for quite some time. We had our first actual appointment since the transfer a few weeks back.

I have to be honest, I was not doing too great before the appointment. I was completely freaking out and hardly slept last night. Adam must of thought I was crazy. I was tearing up and shaking pretty bad. I was so nervous that they would not be able to find a heartbeat, and I do not want to go through something like that ever again. Adam was a sweetheart thought and worked his magic to calm me down. I definitely would not be able to do this without him.

LUCKILY, things went so much better than we could have imagined. It was by far out best appointment ever! We not only got to see our little baby (which is about the size of a blueberry right now), but we also got to hear the heart beat, which was beating at about 143bpm! The little blueberry measured in at 7 weeks and 1 day and the doctor says everything is looking great.

I can't even begin to explain to you how exciting it was that this appointment went well. This has been a very long road and we have been needing some good news for quite some time. I know that I am still not out of the danger zone, but being a donor egg we are a lot more confident that things will progress nicely and go as planned this time.

We are so excited and cannot wait until next May when we get to meet our little bundle of joy.

Here are some pictures of Baby Casto for your enjoyment:







We will keep you updated!

Thanks!

Let The Good Times Begin . . . .

I know it has been a while since I posted, but things have been crazy busy lately in life and work . . . whew.

Well, as you already know, my first round of blood work confirmed that I am pregnant, yippie! They re-ran the blood again on 9/7/11 and 9/14/11 and the results were as follows:

9/5/11
HCG = 151
Progesterone =9.1
Estrodial = 105
9/7/11
HCG = 428
Progesterone = 7.1
Estrodial = 124
9/14/11
HCG = 5,939
Progesterone = 6.9
Estrodial = 118

My HCG is supposed to double every 2-3 days, so it is definitely doing what it is supposed to! My Progesterone and Estrodial levels are still showing on the low side, but this is normal for patients who do IVF with a donor because my body is not producing those hormones yet so I have to supplement them.

To make a long story short, I am still pregnant and everything is going as planned so far. They will continue to do weekly blood work for a while, and then bring me in sometime in the next few weeks for an ultrasound! We can’t wait!

To add to our excitement, my best friend also took a pregnancy test on the same day as I did (No we did not plan it, I guess great minds just think alike) and got a positive as well! It was so funny because I messaged her that morning to share the news and show her the test, and she replied with her test and news! It was a super exciting discovery and day! We did the math and seem to only be a few days apart, how exciting is that? So now, not only does Adam (and Chance, Valerie’s husband for that matter) have the pleasure of dealing with his ‘crazy’ pregnant wife, he gets to deal with both of us now and we can team up on them =o) He He. I am crazy excited that they get to add onto their already wonderful family and that we get to go through this together! I could not have asked for a better scenario. If you want to check out her blog and read about her story, here is the web address is http://motherwifefriend.tumblr.com/.

Also, I have to send a shout out to my friends Angie Halverson and Hunter Halverson who just welcomed their first child into the world yesterday. Ganon Criag Halverson was born on 9/14/11 at 3:33am weighing in at a whopping 9lbs 9oz and measuring 22 inches long. He is definitely a big boy, but so precious and so cute. I went to visit him last night and just sat there holding him forever and could have stayed longer if I was not so tired and hungry. Here are a few pictures:

Well, that seems to be all the happenings in the Casto household right now. I will check back in soon with updates and what is happening. Thanks for reading and I love you all!

The Results are In . . . .

Hello All,

I hope everyone is doing well.

Well, not so much has been going on since the last post. I have basically just been a nervous wreck waiting for today so I could do my blood work and get the results. I am sure Adam is having a blast dealing with me =o), ha ha! Well, we got the blood work back today, my HcG was at 151 and my Progesterone was at 9.1. All within the normal range to confirm a 'Positive' for being pregnant! They are going to re-run the blood work on Wednesday to double check things, since my HcG should be about doubling every 2-3 days right now. I am not going to lie, I kind of got impatient and cheated on Saturday and took a home test.



It was driving me crazy and I needed to know =o), good thing I did it because it put me at ease a little and let me enjoy the weekend a little more. Adam and I were both super excited on Saturday and today once they confirmed that me levels were good.



The doctor said that I would be considered about 4 weeks today. We have been here before and still have a long road till we start to feel too comfortable and secure this time, but we are much more hopeful. We are so blessed to have you all in our lives. You all have truly been a fantastic support system for us so far and I could not imagine going through all of this without you. We truly love you all!

As I said before, I love that I get to share this information with you all, but we are still airing on the cautious side and would love to keep this off of Facebook or out of the knowledge of the 'general public' till at least after our 12 week appointment. It is easier this way in case something does go wrong.

We will touch back with you all soon to let you know how things are proceeding =o).