Home Sweet Home (now with test result update) July 28, 2006
We are now officially homeowners. Yesterday Dan and I kept asking each other what the hell we were doing. Buying this house has been a pretty surreal experience.
Closing went smoothly and was easier than I expected. We got the keys to the house shortly thereafter and got to hang out in it for a bit in order to figure out a few things. We even managed to fit in a trip to the store to order our appliances, a new fridge and washer/dryer, yesterday afternoon before hitting the road to head back to Lafayette.
Dan’s got to finish up his job here so we won’t be moving for a couple of weeks, but we’ll be making the trip back over to Houston next weekend so we’ll get to visit our new home again then.
Unfortunately I still do not have my ultra-screen test results yet, and it’s driving me batty. Each day that passes without those results makes me worry even more. I really, really hope they come back today because the thought of having to wait another weekend is something I don’t want to think about right now.
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I was supposed to get my test results through a medical voicemail system. I finally had enough of dialing the darn system over and over again and called the lab. It looks like I’ve been worrying for an extra week. My results were actually back on the 20th. AAAHHH!
What happened was that the voicemail system tells you to input your home telephone number. Well, when they inputted mine into the system they put a 1 before my area code since it was an out of state number. No one ever told me to put an extra 1 in there when I was to call for the results. It’s just insane to me that I had to wait an extra week over a 1.
So, onto the results. Before the screening, my odds for Down’s were 1:713. After the screening, they went to 1:2094. Before the screening my odds for Trisomy 13 and 18 were 1:1299. After the screening they’re 1:>10,000. So, definitely good news.
My early sex determination b/w result was back, too, and it looks like the u/s tech was right with her guess. According to the DNA test, there’s a >96% chance that it’s a boy.
It is such a relief to finally have these results. I think it might even be starting to feel a little bit real now.
- Posted in : Post cycle #7: Trying to stay knocked up, various other ramblings
- Author : amanda
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What a pretty house! Congrats Amanda and Dan!
The house looks amazing! I’ve very jealous. :) Enjoy it. You deserve it.
congrats on your new home and your son!! (i guess my girl prediction was wrong..haha)
congrats, congrats, congrats!!!
So glad to hear about your test results, that’s really wonderful! I hope that you’re able to rest a little easier. That’s a beautiful house, and a great one to bring home a child too.
Oh! Congratulations all around, Amanda! What excellent news!
WOOWWEEE - I have goose bumps! Great news - you SO DESERVE IT. You are gonna have a baby boy!! :)
congratulations! great news all the way around! (annoying about the extra week on the test, though. sigh.)
Wonderful! I’m so happy! Boys are just yum. I was a bit scared of them coming from a family of all girls, but what a pleasure! Yay!
Oh my gosh! Wonderful news all around (well, expect for that darned “1″ business)!
The house looks wonderful, and a boy on the way!! YAY!
Congratulations all around Amanda. I’m so glad things are going so well for you and Dan.
Beautiful house, and congratulations.
The house looks beautiful!
I’m so glad about the good test results!
Oh my gosh, what great news! This is sending me off very happy into the weekend. I hope you feel the same!
OH. MY. GOD. I can’t believe you had to wait an extra week for nothing! But who cares now because those are awesome results, yipee! I love your house, too. So many good things happening to such a deserving person. I love it when life goes this way.
Wooohoo Congratulations on everything =) I’m so happy for you!
The house is gorgeous, and so are those test results! And a boy! Yay!
Gorgeous home…wonderful news! Enjoy it all, you deserve every happiness :-)
Beautiful home, fantastic test results, and a precious baby boy on top of it! YEAH! That was actually enough good news for three separate posts! :-)
Congratulations on the great results and your beautiful home.
Looks like everything is coming together perfectly. That’s so wonderful! Congratulations!
Great house- good luck with the move. So exciting about the u/s results. I remember a big relief when we got the results with my son. That’s when it really does start to seem like it could really happen.
Stunning, on all accounts. Congrats!
A boy, how wonderful! They are a delight. And your new home is beautiful.
Congratulations Amanda on your new home and the great news about your test results!
So much great news all at once. A little boy! What a blessing. Congratulations on everything. Enjoy a wonderful, stress-free weekend.
What a great couple of days! I’m so, so happy for you. I hope you can start enjoying the pregnancy with a little less apprehension. I know you will always be somewhat worried and constantly count the weeks–that’s completely understandable– but I hope the amount of excitement and joy will soon start to outweigh the anxiety and fear.
A beautiful house and beautiful results! Congratulations! Now, take a deeeeeeep breath.
Fantastic house! Fantastic results! this is IT Amanda — congratulations to you! I am thrilled for you guys.
Congratulations!! on all fronts!! :D
Have a great weekend and celebrateeeeeee!!
Congratulations! Beautiful home, AMAZING news! A boy! Wonderful.
oh my! A baby boy! I am so ridiculously excited for you I can hardly stand it. And what a gorgeous home - congrats on EVERYTHING - you deserve all of this wonderfulness.
Amanda, I am in tears sweetie. When I read that last line or two. HUGS sweetie HUGS! Congrats on the house, and the boy, Momma!
yaya for boy love!! so so happy to read your test results were so good you’ve been in our thoughts and conversation Hairy says to say woohoo and congrats too.
Gorgeous home! And congrats on the test results! I am so very happy for you!
Your house is beautiful and congrats on the good results! This is your year, Amanda.
That number 1 thing is nuts, bah to phone systems that make no sense! Congrats on the house and that lovely wonderful boy you are growing….:)
I am so happy for you.
Congratulations on all the wonderful news! Amanda, you deserve it all. My son is 17 months old and I can tell you boys are such a joy! Diaper changing can be tricky (expect to get sprayed, keep lots of little washclothes handy to throw over his little firehose) but everything else is just WONDERFUL!
Congrats! You deserve so much happiness and good news! :)
Yay!!! Congratulations Amanda. Things are going great! There is no one I could have wished this for more.
Wow! What awesome news all the way around!
I’m jealous of your trees, by the way.
Such good news all around! I am so happy for you.
Congratulations amanda, this is all wonderful news. Things are going your way!
Oh, that’s awesome Amanda …on all fronts. What a relief for you. How aggrevating that you had to wait so long …but good news is welcome at any time. :)
Enjoy your weekend.
Shell
Oh Amanda, I’m so happy for you! God bless and protect you and the baby! And congratulations on the new place, may it always be a place of happiness and joy.
Congratulations, Amanda. I’m so happy for you and Dan. And the house looks gorgeous. I hope you can really start to enjoy your new life (lives).
Great house and great results!
Wonderful news! Hope you’re breathing a little more easily now!
Yipppieeee!! New house, great results, you’re on a roll !!
Congratulations :)
Your new home is beautiful! Congrats!
Now it is time to give us some pregnancy updates besides just test results! I know you don’t want to jinx anything but for all of us still in the infertile world tell us more about what it is like to get to this point from where you were. Have you gained weight? Have you felt the baby flutter yet? Who have you told? Have you told anyone who doesn’t know about your infertility? How are the reactions different between those who know and those who don’t? If you haven’t told people when do you plan to? (I’m just full of questions today!).
A BOY!!! Yay! Beautiful house, I can just see him running around in the yard in a few years. I am so happy for you! By the way, are those long skinny stick things in front palm trees? How very exotic seeming to a web-toed northwesterner like me!
Joie, nope they’re pine trees. Not very exotic, but it beats a naked front lawn
Manana, I am SOO happy for you, I could burst :) Finally, everything looks like it’s coming together like it SHOULD. Gives me back a little faith in life. Or at least hope. I think about you often and keep my fingers crossed for your little Mr Right :) Best of luck