What you've all been waiting for...

The day of July 25 came for our blood test to see what my hcg level was. The days leading up to this day I had made myself sick almost wondering if it could be. We had friends over the night before and it calmed my nerves a little bit. No one knew this was THE day except for Kyle and myself.

That morning we went in (to Conway since it was just a blood draw). They said it would take about an hour to process the results. My doctor was not in the clinic on this day, so she had another doctor's nurse fax the information on to our OKC clinic. She took my blood at 10:21. (The only reason I know this is because my husband is OCD and was ready for the results at 11:21. Exactly.) 11:21 came and went. We ate at Marketplace, went by Hobby Lobby, and even drove back to Russellville. By this time I was terrified. You know, all those things that run through your head, like it's negative and they're trying to figure out what to say to me.

I call our OKC clinic to see if they've received the fax. All I said was, "This is Alana, and...." The nurse said, "Ok, we've been waiting for you!! We haven't got anything from your clinic. Call them now and get on their butt!" Well, ok. So we did just that. The receptionist in Conway said, "Since your doctor isn't in there is no way to release your information." By this time it was around 1:30. I kindly stated to them that is incorrect and if, in fact, it was correct then they need to call my doctor immediately and have her verbally release the information and if that didn't work they will be receiving a call from our clinic in Oklahoma.

So...around 2, our nurse calls. Kyle answers. I'm scared to death. She asked if she was on speaker phone. Kyle said, no. She said, "Well who do I tell the results to, and is Alana close?" He said, "Me, and yes." She said, "Ok, put me on speaker phone." And then she says:

"Congratulations, it was worth the wait! You are pregnant!"

Oh my. After about puking on several occasions we could finally relax. I cannot explain the feeling that we had other than joy, excitement, thankfulness, humbled, ecstatic, I could go on and on.

If you are reading this and you have been praying for us, we are so grateful. We know this was all in God's timing. Looking back trying to figure out why things do/don't happen I can see a tiny glimpse of why it may not have worked the first time. That's just me trying to figure it out but who really knows. The prayers of a righteous man availeth much. And we are standing on that promise and have living proof!

If you are reading this and you are still waiting on your little miracle, keep your faith. One way or another, God wants you to have the desires of your heart. And I pray for you every day as I thank God for our miracle.

I know we have a long ways to go, but now I can update a little more since I feel like I'm far enough along to share with you all.

Here is a pic of the day we found out: