Has The Day of Miracles Ceased?

We are finally pregnant! It’s kinda obvious from the video, but it’s nice to be able to say it. Justin and I are SO thrilled we’ve hardly been able to keep it to ourselves. We are somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks along. . . we’re not really sure just because we hadn’t been counting the days or keeping track. Honestly, I’m in a little debate with the doctor over it. He said last week that I was 15, but my ultrasounds say the size of the baby is 13 weeks, so somewhere in there is about right. It puts my due date around the middle of April.

Some of you may know that Justin and I have struggled with infertility. After trying some of the more common treatments, we worked with a fertility doctor when we moved to Arizona to do IVF in May. This did not result in a pregnancy. We were devastated and decided we were done “trying,” and that we would pursue adoption. After years of counting days and marking calendars, we stopped. So we lost track of things and all of the sudden it seemed like I should have started, but I hadn’t. We wondered if the IVF drugs were still in my system and affecting my cycle, and that coupled with a crazy summer with my sisters’ wedding, Justin’s applications to residency, and increased hours for me at work, a few weeks went by before we began to be suspicious.

I purchased a pregnancy test and it took me at least a week to take it because I was so nervous to potentially be disappointed yet again. But it was positive. So then I called my fertility doctor to see if the IVF drugs could be affecting the pregnancy test. They wanted me to get a blood test to verify, and when they called me with positive news, we were shocked and elated. We had our first ultrasound that week, and I think we were 7 weeks along at that point. We continued having ultrasounds every week with our fertility doctor until week 13, and we were able to have them all recorded which is kind of fun.

I have enjoyed a fantastic first trimester! I have not been very sick; just a little bit of sour stomach if I neglect to eat every hour or so. I have been a little tired, and emotional, but honestly I have felt pretty good. It’s been fun to see the subtle changes in my belly, and even though I have not gained much weight I can definitely tell my pants and shirts are getting a little tight.

We just feel so blessed! When I asked the fertility clinic nurse how often she sees patients conceive on their own after failed IVF she told me that it does happen, but it’s pretty rare. “It’s a miracle,” she said. We echo that sentiment wholeheartedly! And we are just excited and thrilled for this amazing gift!