I'm Pregnant! (I think)

In true Kash fashion, I did my research.  After hubby and I decided it was time to start "trying" December 2012,  I added the Pinkpad app to my iphone and ordered a months worth of ovulation tests. Days after my first period in January 2013, I started testing my urine twice a day....just to make sure I could see my body was working in the right away.  By day 7 after my period, voila, my ovulation hormone spiked--in other words, I was at my most fertile time.

When the left line is as dark as the right (test) line, your body is most fertile for 24-48  hours.

A week later I went to DC, and felt slightly "off" a day or two.  I credited it with the cold weather, something I hadn't felt since I moved to Houston!  I flew back home on the day of my scheduled but missed period.  Hubby invited me for dinner at a Mexican restaurant with delicious margaritas so before we went out, I took a pregnancy test to see if I could drink one.  Low and behold, the result was a VERY faint positive test result!  No margaritas for me that night.

After reading some fertility blogs, I learned that even the faintest positive line is indication you are likely pregnant, as the hormone detected by these tests is only produced by pregnancy hormones.  I learned to test again in a few days where it should be a more clear dark positive result, so hope to do that soon.  Until then, I'm pregnant, I think!

According to the due date calculator, baby Mac's due date is Oct 23rd, we are thrilled!

So I celebrated, and bought baby Mac his/her first book:

I've signed it and added a message to baby Mac about finding out I was pregnant today.  They'll probably think I'm nuts, but better they learn how I am sooner rather than later.

Feeling SO very blessed and EXTREMELY excited about this next adventure in our lives.

(This website will not be shared with anyone until later weeks of our pregnancy.  In the meantime, I would like to document whats happening for preserving our family history).

For my previous blogs of when I lived near Timbuktu in Africa or planned my Chicago wedding, click on the preceding hyperlinks.