Beta Blast

I got my 2nd beta back today. It went from 117 to 581 in 3 days. As someone else pointed out to me, that means it’s doubling about every 31 hours. Cork and I are both beaming today. Neither of us could really celebrate until we heard the numbers. I know we still have a long haul in front of us before we’re past the first trimester, but getting those results feels amazing! I’ll go in again next Monday to have another check, but I doubt I’ll be quite as nervous.

After I told Cork, I immediately called my sister to let her know. She’s been as anxious as us to hear the results. She’s funny though. She’s had 2 kids, but knows nothing about getting pregnant. She got pregnant with her first child the first month she tried and the second child was a surprise. She stopped breastfeeding baby #1 and got pregnant with baby #2 without getting a period. I wish it had been that easy for me. I really would feel ok if I wasn’t grossly familiar with my cervix and it’s mucus.

I want to call my mom and dad so bad, it’s driving me nuts. They’ll be in town tomorrow to watch my sister’s kids. I figure it won’t hurt me to wait another 24 hours to tell them in person instead of over the phone.