Wouldn't you know it, a day of firsts. My first blog entry. The first time I've been nine days late in six months. The first time I went for a blood pregnancy test at my doctor's office. And what do I have to show for it! Well, a blog to be sure. But I was hoping for something more monumental, something like . . .
The lab lost my blood. (?!?!) I do not tell a lie. Lost. Somewhere in transit from the my doctor's office to the lab, my little vial of blood, containing the fate I've been waiting patiently for for the past five hours, has gone missing. Along with everyone else's blood that went into the lab this morning.
I phrased it all wrong when I called Jay:
"Honey, you're not going to believe it."
"We're pregnant?!?"
"No, the lab lost my blood."
"Oh."
Whoosh. I could feel his sigh through the phone.
I'm going back at 3 to give them more of my blood. And maybe a piece of my mind, given the recent state of my mood. I know it's not like they lost my tissue sample intended to test whether I had cancer, but still.
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the quest for the golden ticket
(one expensive pregnancy test at a time)
welcome to my first attempt at blogging! i find this newest venture a bit surreal; when i was a freshman in college, i prided myself on being the only person i knew without an email address. i was convinced the internet was going to be a short-lived fad!
having accepted my digital fate (as well as many others along the way), i thought it might be time to try this out. i have many hopes for this little blog - the two biggest are to better communicate with friends and family and to finally find a reason to write again everyday.
a little about me (and us). we've been married since April 28, and have been trying to have a baby since then. with every passing month (and every negative pregnancy test) we want it more and more. i know there are millions of couples who are on the same quest, many of them trying for years longer than us with no success. i know it's only been a few months, i know it will happen eventually, but all well-meaning advice aside, it's an adventure just the same.
having accepted my digital fate (as well as many others along the way), i thought it might be time to try this out. i have many hopes for this little blog - the two biggest are to better communicate with friends and family and to finally find a reason to write again everyday.
a little about me (and us). we've been married since April 28, and have been trying to have a baby since then. with every passing month (and every negative pregnancy test) we want it more and more. i know there are millions of couples who are on the same quest, many of them trying for years longer than us with no success. i know it's only been a few months, i know it will happen eventually, but all well-meaning advice aside, it's an adventure just the same.