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I'm taking this as a sign🤞🏻✨ (long story, apologies)

🍍 • Sat, Jun 16

A little backstory... I began to get positives (faint) on Monday with the FRER and they continued to darken. I am going to admit I have NO idea when I ovulated. Thought I did, really have no idea.

Yesterday, even though still faint but getting darker, I took one of the digital first response test. I peed on the first stick (non digital), but also peed in the cup and decided to dip the digital in that. Again, thought I did it right, maybe I did, maybe I didn't:

I was so upset and automatically thought the worst (it's a thing I do). I called the doctor told them I had gotten 5 positives (yes, overboard 🤦🏻‍♀️) but the digital one I took was negative. They scheduled me for a beta blood test for yesterday and tomorrow to see if my levels were rising. I couldn't let it go last night, so I took another rapid response, not first response:

I was hopeful when they called me this morning. From my calculations, yesterday was the day of my missed period. Again, this is what I THOUGHT - I stopped birth control in February, March had a 32 day cycle, April it was 27, and May was 28?, and so therefore I just assumed this month would also be 28? If you guys haven't caught on yet, I have NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING.

So the doctors call this morning, not very friendly might I add, to tell me that based on when I told them my last AF started (5/17), I should be 4 weeks, and therefore my hCG was "on the lower side" (25). They want me to come in tomorrow still to see if the numbers doubled. Mind you, this was this mornings:

Up until this morning I have NEVER gotten ANYTHING on any of the cheapies. Nothing. So to many it's probably light, but to me it's everything.

I still sobbed after I hung up the phone. Sobbed to my husband. Had to get back to work. He worked from home today, and was doing yard work and found this at our front door:

These made me tear up and I thought it was so sweet. He posted them on Instagram, yadda yadda.

One of our friends, seeing this on Instagram, sent us this text:

Mind you, we have NOT shared this news with anyone for obvious reasons. It's just because we're semi-newlyweds so as I'm sure many of you know, these are the types of comments you get nBut I texted my husband and I said what are the odds?? And he agreed.

The day went on and I couldn't stop thinking how I just wanted to take a digital. I ran to CVS and paid a 💩 load for clear blue and first response. I had to pee (around 1230) so I took the clear blue. I swear to you not even a minute passed:

!!!!!! I was so excited! I googled how much hCG is needed for a digital clear blue is 50! Whether that's true or not, THAT is what I'm holding on hope too. This text from my friend meant SO much to me (in the response, my husband and I just laughed it off) but I am praying to God that this is a sticky bean. I want to be a mom so bad! And my husband will be the best dad ❤️

Oh, and because I was spiteful towards the first response that did me wrong, I took that one too, since I've about lost my mind at this point. And I peed ON it, no dipping here no way.