He got all awkward. He told me he's superstitious about this pregnancy. He doesn't want to buy the ginger, because I ate ginger last time, miscarried, and had some leftover and it was sad.
I understand where he's coming from. I do. As much as I'm carpe-ing this diem, I've got my fair share of fears. But...we need this. We acheived this pregnancy through blood, sweat, and tears. Lots and lots and lots of all three. And lots of money too. God damn it if we're not going to enjoy it.
He still wasn't convinced. I yanked out my old pregnancy tests and lined them up with my new ones. Today is between my last 15 and 16. And I'm only at 12. That pregnancy was wrong from the beginning, as sad as it is to say. This one...probably not. That's not a guaruntee, but it's an improvement.
He still was not convinced. So, I took my one and only digital. I'd peed less than an hour before, and I'm only 12DPO. And it came up in less than a minute. (As opposed to the 3 minutes it might take, and the agonizing wait it took for my last digital, also at 12DPO.)
I took a picture of it next to his cat. (Pretty much everything about this cat is an inside joke between us. It's not funny, so I won't explain it, but yeah, this cat is beyond dumb, and even he thinks I'm pregnant is the drift.)
So, here we go: pregnancy as confirmed by Sasquatch:
5 comments:
whoo hoo for the digital! that means your beta will be well over 50 right?
Beautiful pic!! =)
Ha, I love the photo, and your cat is super adorable.
I totally get where your husband is coming from with this because tangible reminders of a failed pregnancy are horrible, but at the same time, if it's not the unused ginger in the cabinet that triggers miscarriage sadness then it's the toilet that you were vomiting into. And incidentally, a toilet is even harder to avoid.
I think the only way to avoid having pregnancy memories dredged up by daily life after a miscarriage is asking your husband to hit you over the head until unconscious, to be woken from the coma only when the pregnancy ends.
So, given that's not really a feasible option, I think you both should try to enjoy this pregnancy as much as you can as long as it sticks with you, which is hopefully for nine happy months.
I am super excited for your good start so far, and hoping it all continues on this trajectory!
Yay kitty..what a great message!!
My hubby was quite anxious at first and didn't want to reall acknowledge blob until we got further along. He even said to me at one point that he didn't want to get attached until we passed the 12 week mark...but he has come around and each time we have passed another milestone he has become more positive!
Love the cat's name and the pic with the test!
It's easy to fall into the comparison game between pregnancies. Things are looking better this time around for ya'll, so maybe as things continue to go well, DH will get over his superstition and start enjoying this time with you! No amount of doing this or not doing that will really change the outcome, so might as well take each day of your pregnancy as the blessing it is!!
(A quick digi at 12dpo is a fantastic sign!)
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