This is my first mother’s day. I still cannot believe it. It is overwhelming. Owen was ever so sweet. On behalf of Faith & Hope, Owen helped them choose some presents. I got a frame with their photo and a poem, a dictionary on baby names and a box of Godiva chocolates. They were all wrapped up in beautiful wrapping purple paper with purple ribbon. They were simply perfect. I even thought they were professionally done. It brought tears to my eyes.

We then went on our first holiday as a family. We drove to Liverpool and then caught the ferry to the Isle of Mann. I must say the 3 of us were very unhappy during the boat ride, and even Owen was just about coping. Horrible seas. Anyway, we made it without actually spilling out anything! We then checked into “The Empress Hotel” in room 309.  Fabulous. Then Owen took us all for a meal at “The Brasserie” which was wonderful. Altogether the best Mother’s Day ever! Not sure how they will top the next one!

Today was my first full day at work. At 4pm I was ready to crash. Owen took over which was great because I was so exhausted. But still, glad to know I can still do it.

I cannot help but walk around on Cloud 5. Today is the first day that I woke up knowing that “Yes, I am really pregnant!”. It is not that I did not feel pregnant but more that I was afraid that my imagination was being over active!

Today was the big day. Our pregnancy test was a definite positive and we had to call the hospital to confirm our HCG levels. It felt like forever till we finally spoke to nurse Jenny. Our HCG levels were 728 on Tuesday the 3^rd. From what we seem to understand, this is nice and high. Excellent for pregnancy.

“* At 18 DPO, the average HCG level is 292 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 70-758 mIU/ml”

So apparently, we stand a good chance of twins! Yippee.

Today we became parents beyond any doubt we may have had. We could start hoping in a full term pregnancy. We are so excited and over joyed. We even went to Mothercare and bought our first baby booties. Naturally, we bought two pairs. One for Faith and one for Hope. They are so cute with a teddy bear design on the little white booties.

Owen had to fly out to the Isle of Man. Its been a long day waiting for him to return and waiting for tomorrow. Thankfully I stopped bleeding today.

We had our hospital appointment to check our HCG levels. We must have waited for around 2 hours, but the real waiting will be till we get our results. While waiting for the blood test we went to see the nurse. Jenny very kindly met with us. I told her that although I was still bleeding, I had done a test and it seemed positive. So she did another test for us. It was also positive. It seemed pretty much like a standard test so I was still not happy enough to believe we can still be really pregnant. I will not be happy till the HCG results are in. I do not think they can lie! Maxine was really pleased for us. Mind you so was Raj, the reception staff and over all everyone! I think Owen is beginning to think that it is possible that we may stand a chance of finally becoming parents!

Did another test today. It is still positive. How could today be a public holiday. I wish we were doing our HCG test. The wait is agonizing.

Did a digital clear blue test today. It reads PREGNANT. Can it be? Faith and Hope seem to grow stronger. How will I cope if it fails?