More good news from yesterday!

Yes, I had my blood drawn AGAIN this morning (It never ends!), and my beta is now at an 81.1 -- twice the level from Friday! Yay! This is great news indeed. It looks like my hCG levels are doubling every 72 hours. This is within the normal range of doubling 48-72, luckily.

I had a feeling the jump would be significant today, as the test line on the urine home pregnancy test strips got quite darker the last three mornings. The hubby and I immediately felt more hopeful and optimistic, which was confirmed this AM.

It's a cruel thing, though. The higher the hCG levels rise, the more intense your pregnancy symptoms become. I have escaped nausea thus far (but I am only at a little over 5 weeks), but I am ridiculously tired all the time. I had two wonderful friends from CT visit this weekend (one of whom is 20 weeks preggers!), and boy, did we exhaust ourselves! I needed a two hour nap followed by nine hours of sleep just to feel like myself again. As someone used to getting 6-7 hours per night, this is quite the change.

I also notice I'm getting more forgetful (Yay pregnancy brain!), my boobs are bigger, and I have to pee....ALL....THE.....TIME. I've been told the constant urination gets better after the first trimester as the baby moves upwards, thankfully!

Still, even the worst symptoms are a small price to pay for the amazing life growing inside of me. I am thankful for this and only hope he or she continues to stick.

Baby dust to all!!