First Post

Frances is on the road in Chicago for work and I thought I'd do something productive. Which is why you're now reading our blog... Since we're a little late getting started with this, I've included a quick recap of what's happened so far:

About 6 weeks ago, Frances started complaining a lot about being hungry and tired all the time, and getting really cranky. Now, those of you who know her are probably sitting there thinking, 'Isn't she always hungry?', but this was on a scale I'd never seen before. We thought it was just a side effect of her coming off the pill recently and that the symptoms would disappear when her hormonal cycle normalized again.

4 weeks later, the situation wasn't getting any better, so not knowing what else to do, we took an EPT at home, really just to make sure she wasn't pregnant. Then, the first test we took came back positive... and the second... and the third for good measure. For what it's worth, the $40+ we spent on the 3 tests will end up costing more than the rest of her pregnancy ($25 co-pay and nothing else).

A few days later, we went to the ob/gyn, where they drew blood to test for hCG. The next day, the doctor called Frances back and said we should come to the office the next day. Naturally, I feared the worst when Frances told me and she kept me in suspense until we met up for dinner that night, but Lily Wong (our doc) just wanted to let us know that Frances was 10 weeks pregnant based on her hCG levels. At our next visit, we finally saw the baby for the first time on the sonogram.