Less than the 1% of the population that run marathons...

How many of that 1% run a marathon pregnant? Well, there was that amazing woman who finished the Chicago Marathon, 9 months pregnant, in labor but I would think that there are very few that actually do. Add me to the list of those that have! OK, so I was about 2 weeks, 4 days pregnant, but still...no sense in getting lost in the details. In the hotel that weekend, my gums bled, typical to what they do only when I'm pregnant. I should have KNOWN then, but I didn't.

After all the negative pregnancy tests, following the positive test, and a missed period, I called my OB to get a blood test. My beta came back at 58....which to everyone else is PREGNANT. Absolutely pregnant.

Wait a second...

I decided to take a test today, just for good measure...and the fricken thing came up negative. See -NO below. I had this happen once before; I got a positive HPT, call the intended parents, only to have a negative blood test. I didn't even get to the blood test this time... Medically, this is a chemical pregnancy. I guess I won't know for sure until I start my next cycle, but I'm prepping myself for it. 

From my surrogacy experience of myself & others, I know that getting pregnant is a total crap shoot. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I just hate that I gave the parents great news, only to squash it a day later. Sigh. Happy Monday.

NO? 

The 2 Week Wait

My intended parents came to Missouri the week before the marathon for some baby-makin activities. Over the next week and a half, I was sure I was pregnant, and then sure I wasn't several times. I swore, no more HPTs and I was just going to take the wait & see approach, like most other rationale people, surrogates excluded...

But then I had a dream that I was in Dubai, visiting my sister in law and we found a fancy HPT kit that also told you boy/girl immediately. I decided that when I woke up, I would pee on a stick...Today was unlike the days before, my heart was beating fast, my palms were sweaty while I waited for the result to show in the window. 

No denying this one! 

10dpo

2x Marathoner!

5:01:34 later, I am a marathon runner. I am so glad I did MCM because it just proved to me that when it's me against the clock, I keep running.

I loved everything about MCM - the expo was great, other than the long line to get it through security, the course, the post-race food, THE MARINES!! I can't wait to do it again next year!

Thank you to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for allowing me to make this run meaningful to more than just me!