The wait is over...

AND IT WAS POSITIVE!!!

I was watching my temperature every morning like a hawk. My ovulation day was either cycle day (CD)15 or CD 17. It was hard to tell. So when I tested, I was either 14 days past ovulation (dpo) or 16 dpo. Either I should have been getting my period that day, or I was 2 days late. Because my temperature was high for all of those days, I went with CD15 and assumed I was 16 dpo. I was a little unsure of what my cycle was going to do this time around because I had stopped taking Vitex at the beginning of it.  

I was going to wait to test until I had 18 high temps. In my NFP class, they taught us that 18 is a sign you're pregnant. I was doing my best to wait and be patient. The dollar store had been out of cheap tests for a couple weeks and I took it as a sign to practice patience. 

I couldn't wait. 

In the afternoon on August 28, 2013, I peed on a stick. I watched. I waited. I WAS SHOCKED. I looked the test windows and thought that can't be right. I checked the box, Yes, a + and a - in the windows is a positive. I snapped a picture, then another one. I cried a couple tears from feeling so elated. I waited for 3 HOURS for Husband to get home from work so I could share the amazing news. 

His reaction: "Oh shit!" with the biggest grin on his face. He said later when we were making dinner he knew we were trying and that there was a possibility but couldn't believe it actually happened. Me either huney!

We tried for 3 cycles. The first one, we were travelling and there was a lot of stress right before leaving. The second cycle, there was a lot of work stress including me being put on anti-depressants and sick leave. The third one, I had made the decision to quit my job, mentally checked out and life was going in a new direction. God's timing is perfect as always.

I can't wait to document all the weeks, blessings, frustrations and share this journey with you.