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My bloodwork came back great.  My beta is over 3000 now.  Sigh of relief.  I am feeling more relieved after each blood test, knowing that my hcg levels are rising nicely.  We made our first u/s appointment for June 26.  It seems so far away.  But, I guess if I can wait nearly 2 years for this, I can handle another week and a half.  Although, I will be anxiously waiting.  I am feeling pretty good.  The only thing I'm "feeling" is cramping off and on, which they say is normal.  I'd imagine it's because there's lots going on in there.  I've been more tired than usual though.  Last night, I was asleep by 8.  I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer.  I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the pregnancy or if I'm just being lazy on my summer vacation??? 

If I'm doing the calculations correctly, I am 5 weeks pregnant.  I miscarried at 5 weeks before, so it's a little scary.  I can tell TJ is apprehensive about getting too excited right now, which I completely understand.  Although I am a little hesitant to whole-heartedly rejoice yet, I also feel like doing cartwheels down the street and announcing our news nationwide.  My aunt, who is very excited for us, almost achieved this by decorating our entire house with balloons and streamers and posters.  Some people may think that's dangerous this early, but I didn't care.  I appreciate her enthusiasm.  I don't know half my neighbors anyway.  Here is a picture of the damage...

I am definitely allowing family and friends around me to get excited too.  That's something that I didn't think I would allow.  When I was pregnant before, my mom had already bought me a few things and I hung onto them for quite some time, until giving them to my niece.  It may sound crazy, but it was very hard to let go of things after our loss.  But, I want to celebrate this new pregnancy and I want people around us to feel they can to.  We've worked so hard for this, so it would be a shame not to.  With that being said, I am uploading a picture of our baby's first Gator Gear.  My sister gave this to me the other day, admitting that it's been in her closet for almost 2 years.  Now, it's finally in my closet, where it belongs.