I got my first blinking smiley this afternoon too! After days using the sticks and coming up with a blank circle (my fiancé and I call those one "failure sticks", the cats like to sneak them out of the trash can and play with them....) I was so excited to see that blinking smiley because I expected it sooner. Now10/17/1992, we just keep testing, cross our fingers and pray for potent baby dust. Good luck to you!