Oh my word, my Hope Addict has gone absolutely crazy. She is on Speed, Coke and Ephedrine. She is bouncing off the walls. And she wont shut up. She keeps skipping around, hair in pigtails, holding her dress by the hem and chanting “We’re Pregnant!!! We Are Pregnant”. I can’t hear any thing else above the din.
Today’s beta was 732. A beautiful, more than doubled number.
What happened to taking it one day at a time? What happened to being cautious? It is totally out of control.
I’ve just ripped open my chest and exposed my heart to the elements. Oh god, not Hope, it is too scary. Where is the Habituated Trauma Searcher (HTS) when you need her??
But no worries, I am sure the HTS will return by tomorrow. I’m sure I will go back to being paranoid and convinced it has all gone wrong. And the million what ifs. HTS I’m used to, I know her. Hope scares me.
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Got sms. Very Very Happy. Enjoy your HTS free day - will have to make plan to send her on an extended vacation in the near future.
Posted by: Tanya | 01 June 2004 at 12:08 PM
BAIE GELUK...
I don't think there is too much more that I can say, apart from the fact that I wish you the HEALTHIEST and as stress free a pregnancy as possible!!!
A fellow South African in Ohio!
Isabel
Posted by: Isabel | 01 June 2004 at 01:20 PM
LOVE your imagery. Love the Hope Tersh and HOPE (haha punny) she stays and is not disappointed. Love you
PS: There's a lot of love in this message - are you feeling it? Even though I didn't get a lunch invite - harumph
Posted by: Bee | 01 June 2004 at 01:44 PM
*weep*weep*weep*
Ah, T., I love that number. And I sure love Hope.
Posted by: Julie | 01 June 2004 at 01:57 PM
Laughing, crying, shouting and skipping along with Hope - the boys all think I've lost my mind. Such good news from the maker of lovely embryo's.
Posted by: eM | 01 June 2004 at 02:12 PM
A wonderful, hearty congratulations!
Posted by: Linda | 01 June 2004 at 02:25 PM
Oooh, what a lovely beta!!!
Hope is tenacious even at her poorest. I hope she's right on this time, kiddo!
Posted by: Julia | 01 June 2004 at 02:53 PM
Wonderful beta, really!
thinking of you...
Posted by: Whichever | 01 June 2004 at 03:17 PM
Well, shoot! Now, I'll have to take you off my "Infertility Links", along with A Little Pregnant.
Just kidding. Congratulations!
Posted by: Ellen | 01 June 2004 at 03:44 PM
Oh, isn't Hope scary? She's so enthusiastic and sometimes you want to just tell her to chill out. But sometimes you want to skip around with her and think about tiny sleepers covered in trains or ducks. I'm not really one to give you the advice on how you're supposed to feel right now, having just called upon all my blogging buds recently to help me find my way...but I know they're not tapped out!
Posted by: Kristine | 01 June 2004 at 03:57 PM
Woo hoo! I think Hope can take HTS in a street fight. I really do.
Posted by: Lisa | 01 June 2004 at 03:58 PM
I should just confess this. I found your blog (much too late) about a week or two ago and now I have a complete crush on you.
What a fabulous person you are, Tertia.
I am compusively checking back on you and your betas and wanted to add... Hooray! Keep up the good work in there!
All the best.
Posted by: Julia S | 01 June 2004 at 04:05 PM
Woohoo! That's fantastic.
Best wishes for the days/weeks/months to come.
Posted by: Coralie | 01 June 2004 at 04:08 PM
Excellent number! I hope everything continues to be this textbook.
Posted by: Moxie | 01 June 2004 at 04:13 PM
"I’ve just ripped open my chest and exposed my heart to the elements"
Such beautiful writing.
I'm hoping with you. Praying for you and your tenacious little embie.
Posted by: Kira | 01 June 2004 at 04:22 PM
I think my heart is still somewhere near the ceiling it jumped so high out of my chest when I read that!!! If your Hope is really bothering you send her over here and I'll bake her some cookies, we get along very well.
Posted by: cheryl b. | 01 June 2004 at 05:13 PM
Lovely number!
Congrats!
Posted by: JulieB | 01 June 2004 at 05:46 PM
Fantastic!!!
I am so hopeful :-)
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Posted by: holly | 01 June 2004 at 06:37 PM
WOOOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Menita | 01 June 2004 at 06:57 PM
I haven't said this in a very long time: Hope rocks!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Danae | 01 June 2004 at 09:56 PM
Yay! I'm so glad to hear that your second beta was reassuring.
Posted by: Christina | 01 June 2004 at 10:18 PM
Yessssssssss....... you have to use the imagination on the expression behind that....
Thinking of you...
Posted by: Leigh | 01 June 2004 at 11:05 PM
Oh my god, I am so happy for you I can't even stand it. Go BETA! Go BETA! GO BETA!
Posted by: Cecily | 02 June 2004 at 12:24 AM
I am soo soo happy for you. There is definitely something in the water around here, with so much good news on the infertility blogs. It's getting hard to type with my fingers crossed all the time!
Posted by: jen | 02 June 2004 at 03:24 PM
I've been lurking since you started your blog, and I just wanted to chime in with my congratulations to you as well.
Posted by: Amanda | 02 June 2004 at 07:01 PM