My crazy roller coaster of a 5 days!

So I started having pain in my lower left abdomen & pelvic area on Friday and it increased Saturday to being awful so Mark (dh) and I decided to head to the ER to get it checked out. I thought it was probably an ovarian cyst.  My father in law met us at the hospital and along with my husband gave me a priesthood blessing...helped me relax...

First they drew blood and I had an ultrasound - they found abnormal tissue and fluid around my ovary and low platelets....and the shocker...positive pregnancy test!

I got an IUD after my 3rd child in March of 2009 the chances of pregnancy are >1% and the most likely pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy....I was scared

A few hours later I was told there was a possibility of a normal pregnancy...too early to tell and no info on the ultrasound to be definitive...

I started to hope...I've been wanting more kids for a while now but with the IUD and finances we have been waiting...

Next came options for dealing with the ectopic pregnancy....my heart plummeted ... was there no other option???...

Then there was a chance, take out the IUD and monitor. Pain - go back to ER and deal w/ ectopic options - otherwise blood draw in a couple of days to check hormones.

So I don't have an IUD anymore. I went in on Monday and my hormone level had dropped and my platelets were still low but up much from Saturday.

I got another blessing from my Bishop on Sunday evening and I felt my Heavenly Fathers Love for me and my family and I KNEW that things would be ok, no matter what happens!

I got my blood drawn again today and will find out at my appointment in the morning...

I've decided that I want to lose some weight before getting prego again (if in fact I am not pregnant now) So I need to work my butt off so that I can do it quickly because I still do feel like it is time SOON to have more kids.

It has been a crazy week of ups and downs but I am hopeful for the future and excited for what it will bring to me and my family...

God is at the helm of everything and if we turn to him we can find comfort and peace even when life is a roller coaster.

I am thankful for my knowledge that I don't have to know everything right now and that it can get better.