[jennifer_reif]

Hi ladies,

I'm back after a month break. As some of you may remember, I was fighting Lyme Disease and really needed to get that under control before seriously TTC anymore. Well, a lot has happened in the last few weeks. I *finally* got into see a specialist after waiting for almost a month for my appointment. He looked at all my test results and did an exam and basically told me my first doctor was a quack. My first round of antibiotics almost certainly knocked out the Lyme Disease and I certainly did not need 3 more courses of antibiotics! I'm kinda mad at the first doctor for giving me all that extra worry and heartache, but I'm more THRILLED to hear that everything is under control and I don't have to worry about it anymore. I'll always have to be a little extra vigilant for weird, unexplained symptoms, but there is no reason to worry about it now.

DH and I got to leave the kids with grandma for a few days and have a long, romantic weekend on the West Coast. It was fabulous! Gorgeous scenery, great food, sleeping (relatively) late, and lots of time to reconnect as husband and wife, instead of as "Mom & Dad".

BUT, the best news is that I POAS this morning and got !!!!!! I'm so stinkin' excitied!!! You gals are literally the first ones that I have told. DH is already at work and the doctor's office doesn't open for another hour. It has been a long, emotional year! Please pray that this is a sticky babe and that the two of us have a totally boring, uneventful, full-term pregnancy.

[KCMomma]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! I just love seeing those who have had struggles with BFP's!!! Here's to 9 healthy and happy months!!!!

[*becky*]

OMG Congrats! That is awesome news!!

I'm so glad that the first antibiotics worked! Sounds like the overdue husband/wife trip worked!!

When is your EDD???

[DoulaMama]

wohooo! That is awesome!!!

congrats.

[SavaAngel]

YAY! Congrats! Sending you sticky dust and wishing you happy and healthy 9 months!

[snsgirl336]

OMG Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you! I'm glad to hear that the lyme disease is under control too! That's awesome!!! Here's hoping you have a happy healthy sticky uneventful pregnancy!!!

[caseyb]

Congratulations! Best of luck!

[~April04~]

Congrats!

[Jlynn]

Congrats
have a h&h 9 months

[Cathy =^..^=]

Woo Hoo! Congratulations!

[Melanie0507]

I remember your struggle...I am glad you got the Lyme disease under control!! YAY!

Huge Congrats on your BFP!! How did dh take the news?? Hope you have a H&H 9 months!

[jennifer_reif]

Thank you allso much for the good wishes! Right now my EDD is 4/20/09, but I think that may change after I see the doctor. I had to wait FOREVER to tell DH last night. First the kids were rowdy and obnoxious (hey honey we have two monkeys and another is one the way!), then he went to pay bills (sweetie, we need to make room in the budget for diapers again). I didn't get a chance to tell him until he came to bed last night. He asked me how far along I was and if it happened while we were on vacation (probably). After that he rolled over and went to sleep. No great romantic response, but WAAAY better than last time when he said "How did this happen?"

[~Andrea~]

OMG! That is wonderful! I am so excited for you!

[jeanbean]

What wonderful news!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

[~Suzanne~]

Congratulations on the !!!! Maybe it was the vacation that helped??? Hope you have a H&H pregnancy!!