Well, There's Good News and Bad News

So first, the good news:

I am pregnant! (There has to be an exclamation point. You will understand if you watched Sein.feld.) I saw the lightest, faintest, most beautiful little second line on the pee stick last Tuesday. I went in to the clinic on Wednesday for a blood draw and hcg was 40 and progesterone was 23.6. Repeated on Friday with an hcg of 134 and progesterone of 31.1. I am feeling a tolerable level of nausea, no cramping this time around (thank God) and, surprisingly, hope.

More about all this later and instead, on to the bad news:

I am sick. As in, I have some kind of virus. I have my seasonal flu shot already and I am not sick enough for it to be H1.N1 luckily, but I am undeniably sick. I had a terrible headache all day yesterday and then realized I had a fever. I still have a fever and it terrifies me. I read that 20-28 days past conception is the worst time to have a fever because so much of the central nervous system is just forming. I am 19 days past. Fortunately, my fever is not terrible and so far it has not gone above 99.3. I know I should probably not be worried but how can I not? I have taken one extra strength Ty.lenol twice when I panicked because the fever reached 99.3. My clinic says that's ok and I should just rest and stock up on fluids. They are telling me not to worry unless my temp goes over 100.3. I wouldn't be so damn worried if I was further along.

In any case, I know I was holding out on you guys (surprise!) and I hadn't decided when I was going to tell. But I decided I would tell today so that I could ask for your prayers or good vibes or whatever you are comfortable sending into the universe for me. Actually, not for me, I will be fine. For my little one.