1st HPT

I took a HPT this AM to make sure that the hCG was in my system. To my amazement it came up ++ right away. This is a great sign. It means the hCG is in my system and allowing my eggs to release from the follicles in preparation for the ER tomorrow AM. Here is a picture of what I hope will be the 1st of many ++ HPT:



I had a hard time sleeping last night. I finally fell asleep around 11:30. I then woke up at 3 and was wide awake. I stayed in bed until 4 and then got up. I watched my girl shows and then went back to bed at 6:30 only to have the alarm wake me at 8.

My appointment this AM was a blood draw. This is normally a quick appointment. I got to the office and gave the front desk gal (new girl) my name. She said "you're all checked in." I sat in the almost deserted room and waited to be called. 25 minutes later I STILL hadn't been called back for my blood draw. I checked in with new girl again. She tells me, "We've had an emergency here this morning and it has pushed everything back." I tell her, "I'm just here for a blood draw, was the phlebotomist involved in the emergency?" She says, "yes and thank you for your patience." My FAVORITE nurse Sarah 1 walks by and sees me through the receptionist area. She yells to me (as she is back by the exam rooms) "Emily, haven't you been here a long time? I thought your appointment was for 9?" I stand up and walk over and tell her that I have been there since 9. She says "that's ridiculous. Give me 2 minutes and I'll fix this." Less than a minute later the phlebotomist comes to get me. She tells me that I wasn't checked into the system, so she didn't' even know I was there. She tells me that Sarah stepped in to grab her and that if I ever wait more than 5 minutes for a blood draw to just come back there and find her. The blood draw was quick. (I checked with the phlebotomist- she was NOT involved in the emergency as I figured.)

I headed home and hit the store on the way to pick up some of my favorite foods/drinks for the weekend recovery. I'm feeling VERY bloated, sore and a bit nauseous. I'm trying to take it easy today but there are so many craft projects I want to work on that it's hard to just lay around.