I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow (and I promise that a new belly picture is coming soon). 17 weeks. In a way, it feels like just yesterday that I was injecting myself with Gonal-F before dinner each night. It feels like I just saw that second (very faint) pink line on my cheap internet HPT. And I can still remember very clearly the crushing blow I felt when the nurse at my RE's office called and told me that my hCG levels did not increase in an ideal manner. I left work early that day, feeling truly defeated for the first time in this whole journey.
And yet, Baby O stuck around. I am 17 weeks pregnant, which is almost 20 weeks, which is almost halfway through this pregnancy. I still worry, a lot. I think I still only partially believe that I am actually going to be a mom in November. When will this all stop feeling so surreal? At my 20 week ultrasound when I find out if Baby O is a boy or a girl? The day I go into labor? The moment I first hold Baby O in my arms?
I'm excited. And thankful, hopeful, nervous, exhausted, anxious, a little bit moody (stupid hormones), and maybe a tad overwhelmed.
But mostly, just excited.
3 comments:
Wow Kerri! 17 weeks! That is so awesome. I know what you mean about everything just feeling like it was yesterday. It seems like it's been forever but at the same time, like it's flown by! I don't know if we'll ever stop worrying! I'm sure once the baby comes we'll start worrying about if it's still breathing, and the worry will just continue on! Hopefully there is some time in between all the stages that we'll be able to relax a little but I think knowing our personality's that it's doubtful! Congrats and can't wait to find out what you're having! Only a few more weeks!
I feel like it has flown by too! It is always so nice to read your updates.
I can't believe how quickly time is going by! 17 weeks, wow! I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better, and that excitement is your most prevalent symptom.
I can't wait to see your next belly pic and, hear about baby O's gender!
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