I could drag this post out like my day has, but I love you all too much to do that. Beta was 155, a doubling time of 1.42 days. Still not one of those Ferrari type of numbers, but I’ll take it. (& why does the betabase site always seem broken when I need it?)
Let’s just say that the wait today was hell. HELL.
This hell was exacerbated by the fact that at exactly 5pm I found out that the Clinic had never received my lab results from the local blood lab I go to. Yes. 5pm on New Year’s Eve I had to track down a real, live human being to tell me where the eff my labs had gone.
Turns out they had gone to the infectious disease specialist I had to meet with in October. Not that there was ANY indication that the lab results should go to that doctor. Finally it was sorted out and the blood lab swore they would fax the Clinic asap. (& no. They would not tell me my results over the phone.)
I had been in contact with the Clinic since I broke down and called them at 4pm crying and snotty looking for answers. I was told that they were still making calls and to calm the fuck down…or something like that.
Oh hell, I am not making any sense right now I am just, at this moment, allowing myself to feel a touch relieved.
Mother was home and holding my hand (and literally holding me up) when the call came. When I got off I cried. Oh good lord did I cry. This was the cry that I had been waiting to cry for days now. And as Mother patted my head she looked out the window and exclaimed, “oh. The stork is in the backyard.”
And because I know half of you didn’t believe me the first time- I blew my nose, got out my camera, and took a photo.
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You’re pregnant girl!!! Whoohooo!!
155 is a great number! I’m so glad that despite the lab results going missing and drawing out the nerve wracking wait, the news was well worth waiting for. And the stork – too cool – what a perfectly perfect sight.
Congratulations! That’s a very fast doubling.
Amazing!! I love the stork, i hope he/she comes to visit us next year
Congratulations Calli!!
OMG, once again, I have STORKbumps! That’s so freakin weird and cool about the stork looking over your sholder. You’re going to have to tell your child about it some day. It’s kind of their totem… Anyway, GREAT number. You’re on your way, baby.
Whew! I’m sure I join MEEELIONS in breathing a collective sigh of relief for you.
Good job on the 155. A nice respectable doubling. The start of a nice, respectable journey.
Congratulations,
Bree
OMG!!!! Your own person good omen!!! Woo Hoo! And your doubling time was around 36 hours? That rocks!!!! Seriously killer time!
What a wonderful end of year story…and with pics! Oh Yeah!!!
Congrats on the great doubling time and on the stork again making an appearance to give you the sign you need!
Yay!!!
Great number!!!! Congrats!!!!
I’m not even reading the whole post yet (so I might comment again) but from the Math Nerd I Love (Co): 155 is EXCELLENT. She had forewarned me to be cautious about any number below 72. Um, your number is DOUBLE THAT.
If the math nerd is celebrating, you can too.
Congratulations for news like this deserves to be given more than once.
I’m so very happy for you. Now chill a bottle of sparkling grape juice, and drink up tonight! I will definitely offer up a non-alcoholic toast in your honor tonight. xoxo
oooooh and the stork?? Beautiful.
BTW, your beta doubling time in hours is something like 34 hours… MUCH better than that old 48-72 hours expectation. Exxxxcellent!
that stork rocks, as does your #! congrats–so freaking happy for you!
That number sounds fantastic! And the stork is a beauty.
Your number doubled and then more than doubled again in 72 hours… Yay!!!
Mine did that, too. My 15DPO beta was only 96, which the betabase showed as below the median, and um…I have a baby, so it didn’t matter. If you graph your betas, it’s the slope of the line (rate of change), not any individual number, that matters. So far, your slope is great! Really. Happy new year! No champagne for you this year!
And hurray for the stork.
Yay! So glad you can breathe a small sigh of relief. One hurdle down, many to go. But this was a big one! Happy new year. May 2008 treat you nicely!
Woo hoo! Go stork!!!
My beta of 127 12dp3dt, or in english, right about where you are right now, turned two last month. Great number, congratulations.
i knew it girlfriend. You are in the game. Happy happy happy New Year…
thank effing god!
Happy new year missy ! Looks like you got your wish…
Sending lots of hugs your way !!
Thank fuck for that! Nice of the stork to put in an appearance, but I sure hope your wee babby is better looking! Congratulations my dear, from both of us. It’s nearly midnight here – what a great way to end 2007! xxx
Thank fucking heaven. I hope you don’t hate us sll for our positivity and pep talks. I love your stork. My doubling times were 44 and 41 hours so you win!
Yay yay yay! My beta doubled about every 1.5 days or so, and I ended up with twins. Just saying.
So glad that things are looking good so far. -laG
ps- We in the twins circle mostly think the doubling rate is much more telling than the actual numbers.
Congrats. And double Congrats for the stork showing up at the perfect time.
What a terrific way to end 2007 & bring in the New Year! I’m sure this will be a memorable storky day that will always be treasured. I am so very happy for you! Welcome to cloud nine momma! Cheers!
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Whew. Sorry about the shitty waiting, but relieved to hear some good news. Love you.
I’ll ditto everyone else with the thank fucking heaven. You’re doubling on track and you are pregnant. What a great way to end 2007 and start off 2008. Congratulations my friend.
cali, you are a goddess!!! and those iotas and that stork just plain rock! this post made my day…
love & kisses & happy tears!
gypsy
Yay! I kept refreshing this afternoon hoping to read just this- great number!
WHOO HOOOOOOOO I’ll take it! I’ll jump up and down for joy for you.
SO glad things are going in the right direction!
YEAH!!! I am so happy my friend!!! Forward steps in the right direction. I am so excited and tearful right now!!! LOVE IT!! And YOU!!!
xoxox
T
I think you just started 2008 in the most perfect way for all of us!!! Congratulations, you effing well deserve it!!
Check out the hcg calculator on babymed.com if the one on betabase isn’t working. I’m currently 6w4d pregnant and used it to analyze (obsess) over my hcg levels. Now I just wait for the next ultrasound. That’s what you’ll be doing next!
whoo hooo congratulations!
155 is AWESOME!
Mazal Tov.
Go, Iota(s), GO!
AWESOME!!!
sweet mother of God! been holding breath all day, checking in……congrats cali!
FUCK YEAH!
Congrats! I bet it’s a boy, boy pregnancies typically have lower HcG levels.
Holy stork!!! I’m so glad it is showing up at these perfect moments for you, what a fantastic story you will tell your little iota(s) someday.
I know nothing about the #’s, but it sounds like the doubling time is perfect & a wonderful start to 2008!
Goosebumps when I read this!! Congrats girl you sure deserve it!
Delurking to send major congratulations. Whew! That 155 is a beautiful number. Mine was 100 at 16dpo, and she turned 2 a couple of weeks ago. As you have already figured out, the marathon was not over with the appearance of two lines on a pregnancy test. But the good news is that with each hurdle you cross (the 6 wk ultrasound; the pg symptoms; hell, just waking up pg each day) it does get easier. And you find yourself slowly letting go of the anger, frustration and pain of infertility and embracing the sweet pea that is growing in your belly. Happy 2008 and much love and peace to you.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!
What a draining experience. I hope you get a nice calm ride for the next while. However… TWO stork sightings??? What could that (cough! twins! cough!) portend?!?!?
Oh, my friend! I went around all day with “triple digits, triple digits . . . please” running through my head and heart. My heart is so full! And 2008? I’m holding fast to the promise: the Big & Lovely. xoxo
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
oh that’s good news… i’m so happy for you cali.
What a wonderful way to start the new year!
I’m so very happy for you
I’m so happy that you have made it this far and will be holding my breath hoping for continued good news. But for now, how wonderful to be pregnant after such a long journey. Congratulations!!!!
i am so very happy for you! what a great way to start off the new year!
OMG. That is just enough to give you goose bumps, or stork bumps. And I am so freaking happy for you and that steadily rising beta. On a side note, of course the lab couldn’t give you YOUR results because freaking stupid HIPPA made it illeagal to give out lab results to the person they belong to. Yes this is a huge rant of mine. So sorry they made you wait for what is yours but glad you got the news.
Awesome! I’m sorry for the wait and the stress, but very pleased for you that the number was excellent!
What a beautiful ending to the Neverending Wait! I hope you’re allowing yourself some enjoyment of that beta number. It’s beyond perfect and may it be the beginning of a string of excellent medical results. A very Happy New Year to you.
Oh my. Could 2008 be IT?????
I really really hope so. And it’s looking very good so far….
Love, Kx
thank god you gave us the number before the drama! unfreaking believable! why couldn’t they just give you the number right away. i hate that you had to suffer while you waited! ok, rant over. GREAT NUMBER!! Congratulations! And another stork!! I am so seriously happy for you. I hope the rest of the pregnancy is a smooth ride for you.
Thank goddess. I’ve been holding my breath– afraid to even comment until now. What a kickass New Year’s!
I can’t wait until that stork visits you FOR REAL next summer!
well, happy freakin’ new year, ey? fantastic news! I am so happy for you, cali. I hope the new year good news just keeps on keepin’ on in 2008!! oh, and the stork following you around? dduuuuudddeee! that’s craziness!
another math commentary: your doubling time is in the fat part of the bell curve for *both* singleton and twin pregnancies. Which is both good news, and ambiguous news for the One or Two Iotas? playoff.
Oh my GOD! I love it!
Congrats, duder, them’s be some great beta numbers
Those numbers are effen’ awesome. You go girl! Congrats!
Oh that sounds like a great beta number Cali. 2008 will be your year!
Cali – I’m kind of new here on your blog, but I’ve been reading about you and your eggs all over the interwebs (at least in the baby-making neighborhoods of the interwebs) and I just had to pop in to say congratulations.
(And, that stork thing is very, very cool. And a bit spooky!)
Many congrats to you! Looking forward to reading about the rest of your exciting journey
Happy New Year.
What a fantastic NYE gift. Welcome, little Storky.
Oh good lord – I refreshed all day yesterday & then eventually had to shut down without learning the GOOD news. I’m so, so relieved to read about the rocking number. It’s going in the right direction, my friend, and that is HUGE. Sending gobs of love your way – 2008 is gonna be a KICK ASS year! xoxo.
GORGEOUS number, Cal. Here’s to continued good numbers!
yahoo! fantastic! Happy new year – and then some!!
Excelente! That is a beautiful doubling rate. (My below average beta but excellent doubling rate is playing in her exersaucer as I type.) I wasn’t on the internet after leaving work yesterday, but dreamed last night that you had good news … so great to know it was true.
Sounds like you are on your way! Weeeee… may the news continue to be good. *hugs*
This is f’ing awesome Cali!! I’m so happy for you as it’s about time for you. Can’t believe that stork. That it chlling. : ) Are you feeling better now?
Oh Cali, hoping that things continue to go brilliantly and that storks maintain their visits. Happy New Year to you and your mother and grandmother – I hope it’s brimming with happiness. Heard the other day that 2008 numerologically (is that a word?) meant a year of New Beginnings… hope yours is wonderful. xx
That’s the best news I can imagine hearing!!!!!!!
Big sigh of relief being breathed here. And now onto the next worries of pregnancy I’m sure – they never stopped for me anyways!
hey so the “c” word is in order? congratulations then. do you feel better? hoping or being? hopefully being!
that waiting game is sooooo not fun. good for you for making it out alive. yay!
Wow – that is so cool. Definitely a story to tell your child! Congrats on your pregnancy!!!
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