Friday, May 2, 2008

positive

141 comments:

wannabe mom said...

omg best news i've heard all day!!!

Which Box said...

Oh yes!! Yes. Welcome home.

Wordgirl said...

Oh Niobe --

Your blog and your delicate words often fill me with awe -- I often consider commenting but often are too shy. I couldn't not comment this time.


Congratulations.

Wordgirl said...

am -- of course I meant 'am' -- see I'm speechless :)

Julia said...

Holy crap. The best thing I read, heard, or thought of all day. Pausing to take that breath I promised myself, and heading right back into the tank.

Welcome home.

Sue said...

Wonderful, wonderful news... Continuing to hope for 36 more weeks of positive.

Yolanda said...

Positive. Yes, positive.

Maggie said...

AAAAAAA! There is nothing I wanted to hear more today than that. Congratulations! I'll continue to keep my fingers crossed!

S said...

HOLY SHIT!

HOLY SHIT!

HOLY SHIT!

loribeth said...

Woohoo!! Great news!!

Julie said...

The game, as they say, is afoot.

Long may it lope — say, the next 90 years or so...?

Waiting Amy said...

Oh My -- I literally GASPED!

Holy Crap, Holy Shit, Holy Everything!

Welcome home.

Anonymous said...

Like Wordgirl, I too have read for a long time without feeling able to contribute...

but Congratulations and Gefeliciteerd and every wonderful word!!

Kathy McC said...

Congratulations, Niobe.

Summer said...

What wonderful news to come home to!

I hope the good news continues for a long time to come.

LawMommy said...

wow. wow.

congratulations,

Gretchen

thirtysomething said...

YEA! YEA! YEA!
Congratulations, Niobe. I am so thrilled for you.

Anonymous said...

What great news. I hope you are home safe and sound!

Antropóloga said...

Hey hey hey!

Lollipop Goldstein said...

Congratulations!

cinnamon gurl said...

HURRAH!!!!!

Aite said...

Here is the way I think of it: without a positive test, there is no early pg, without early pg, there is no somewhat later pg, and so on... you know? It's the only way to get there. Necessary condition, if not sufficient. Here is to necessary conditions being satisfied, one by one.

Anonymous said...

**exhales**

Yes. And welcome home.

Anonymous said...

Man oh man, you just put a huge smile on my face. I'm an often reader and too infrequent a commenter -- but just had to say yay, this is such good news, and I am so glad.

Aunt Becky said...

OH MY GOD! Niobe, I have literally been checking over and over all day long. Holy shit, dude. I'm so freaking happy right now!

Aunt Becky said...

Oh, and welcome home!

Jillian said...

Well crap. That is tremendous news. May the good times (continue indefinitely to) roll :)

Many Congratulations!

thailandchani said...

I am very, very delighted for you. :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! I've recently began to read your blog. You are such an extraordinary and beautiful writer.

Tash said...

covering my mouth, eyes bulging, heart palpitating, re-reading to make sure. Really sure. Gulp.

Catherine said...

I'm so so excited for you. {{{hugs}}}

Anonymous said...

Fantastic. Many hugs and well wishes.

jo(e) said...

Oh, that's wonderful!

luna said...

wow. amazing!

The Nanny said...

So, so happy for you!

Anonymous said...

Great news!

susan said...

So far, so good. And that's very good to read.

DD said...

When I saw your earlier post about coming home, but no other news I just assumed you were right...

I saw this post now and literally said, Sweet Jesus and Mary! Why? Who the hell knows, but damn! I'm so excited!

m said...

Whoa.... I am all sorts of things for you - happy/terrified/excited/apprehensive....

But, this is good, good news.

x

Monica H said...

yay!!!

Angel Mom said...

I have goose bumps! So very excited for you!

Melissia said...

As strange as it may seem, I burst into tears of happiness for you before my brain could even register the words.

Anonymous said...

GASP!!
Fantastic news! Seriously wonderful.
xo

Sara said...

Good luck, good luck, good luck.

Lori Lavender Luz said...

What great news!

Ruby said...

Congratulations!!!

Mrs. Spit said...

Allleluia!

painted maypole said...

hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

prayers for a healthy baby!!!!!

EmmaL said...

Congratulations!! So happy for you!

Heather said...

I have the *biggest* smile on my face right now for you! That is awesome, Niobe.

k@lakly said...

And sometimes the 'signs' mean something good too...or um, positive that is:)

Betty M said...

What lovely news to wake up to - congratulations!

the dragonfly said...

Hooray!!

Thrilled for you, Niobe. Absolutely thrilled. :)

Coggy said...

Yay!!!! So glad those signs were so wrong. Congratulations :o)

Anonymous said...

Great news indeed! Thrilled for you all.

kateypie35 said...

wonderful news! Congratulations!!!

JW Moxie said...

The best word I could have heard and seen. I am overjoyed for you!

Anonymous said...

WOOO HOOO! So happy for you. And, as D. would say, still holding hot, hot hope with oven mitts so you don't have to.

LadyofAvalon56 said...

*read post. gasp. grin*

Omg omg omg omg omg!

I am sooo happy that I'm bawling over here!

Virginia said...

Oh my god.

Crossing fingers, holding breath.

Congratulations!!!

Magpie said...

my heart stopped.

welcome home, and continued good luck.

Caro said...

woohoo!!!!

Happy dance going on here.

beagle said...

That's wonderful!
Fingers crossed!

Aurelia said...

I'm so happy I'm crying for you!!!!!

Best freakin' news ever!!!

(See I told you those signs can be irrelevant...they were meaningless for me, chuckle.)

Okay, nosy detail woman here, what are the numbers? Next steps? Repeat beta? Ultrasound?

Lori said...

I clicked over to your blog (no, I don't do Reader) saw the tulip picture and clicked away thinking there was nothing new. But then, even as I did, I thought to myself- "Did I see the word 'positive' at the top?" Clicked back- and WOW!!!!!

You must be positively swirling with emotion- mixed and otherwise.

stat763 said...

here's to hope, doubling beta's and 9+ healthy months!

CLC said...

what great news. everything crossed here for you.

E. Phantzi said...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

So the European "vacation" did the trick, huh? :-)

Anonymous said...

Oh, Niobe!!! Another delurker with happy tears in her eyes. I hope, I hope...

(Also giggling a little at what Elizabeth said)

Bon said...

woot!

a belated and joyful welcome home.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful!

Casey said...

Yay!

a- said...

Tears of joy flowing for you here in Texas. YES!

S. said...

Wowie! I chose the right day to get back on the blogs.

How you doing with it?

Rachel said...

A wonderful trip and great news when you returned. Could life be sweeter right now? I am happy for you.

christina(apronstrings) said...

yeaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so freakin' exciting.

Anonymous said...

Keeping on praying for you as I have been till now! i know its too early to be excited by friggin hell am I, Mr A. even smiled when I told him ;)

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Christine said...

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

oh wow!

Beruriah said...

Phew....I am so glad, and might I say, hopeful?

Anonymous said...

Oh, Niobe. *hug*

--Dayna

Rachel said...

Wow!!!!

thrice said...

Oh. Rock on.

Anonymous said...

Amazing!

moplans said...

wooohooo!

Anonymous said...

Oh, WOW! I got goosebumps! I figure now is as good a time as any for my second comment to you ever:) I am so happy and hopeful for you; thank you for sharing your news with us!

Anonymous said...

I can hear hear your brain ticking away...enjoy the good news!
Bisous, allypally

Rosepetal said...

fantastic news Niobe!

Unknown said...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. Is it weird that I am crying for joy for someone I have never met? Yes? Ok, I guess I'm weird. I can't even tell you how happy I am for you.

RBandRC said...

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I've been stalking your blog...waiting, waiting, waiting...I am so freakin' happy for you right now!!! HUGS!

c. said...

OMG. I am so late on this one. I am thrilled for you, Niobe. So freakin' thrilled.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Niobe. And welcome home.

Anonymous said...

more heartfelt congratulations and best wishes from the very bottom of my very happy heart.
from another reader usually too shy to comment, but unable not to this time.

DE Mommy said...

Hooray!!

Furrow said...

That's fantastic! I hope you're allowing yourself to enjoy this incredible first step. I'm so unbelievably happy and hopeful for you.

Missing_one said...

YAY!!!

Mrs. Collins said...

Fantabulous!

Topcat said...

Holy shit! That's just bloody awesome news. SO happy for you xox

Clementine said...

Oh Niobe, what wonderful news! I am thinking of you and sending you lots of hopeful, joyful thoughts.

Welcome home!

Anonymous said...

A joy you most certainly deserve. Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

That's awesome!

Amanda said...

Oh my goodness, AMAZING NEWS! Congratulations!

Amelie said...

wow, that's wonderful. I hope the next months will bring equally positive news.

Anonymous said...

So very, very happy for you!! And welcome home!

KH99 said...

Congrats!!!! I'm so happy for you! You give me a smidge of hope that maybe it can work for us as well. Welcome home!!

Dr. Grumbles said...

YES!!! Yes!!!

I am trying not to shout out at work here.

Unknown said...

Oh Niobe, you have me dancing around my kitchen laughing and crying at the same time. I am so so so happy to hear this news. So happy!

Here's to a smooth ride.

Oh I'm so happy to hear this. And in a funny way even happier after the lead up to this news. I am so glad to see that news can still swing round and bite us on the bum in a very nice way. I hope things continue to go well, crossing my fingers for you.

Amy said...

Congratulations and welcome home!
Here's to a positive 9 months plus many more!

JJ said...

Congrats!!

AJW5403 said...

Just the great news I needed to see today to brighten my gloomy day. Hoping for nothing but the best.

ms. G said...

:) :) :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Niobe. This will be shorter than I want it to be because I think blogger limits the word count in comments. I discovered your blog some time ago through a series of links from others' blogs. I have been enjoying your pictures and prose but only this weekend took the time to read your entire archives. You talk about how you struggle with writing but it does not seem so. From the reader's perspective, it is so effortless & beautiful. I find myself wanting to know so much more about you. I am too stupid to even figure out where you live or what you do. What are these past tragedies you speak of? Why do you belittle yourself so? Why is your family so cruel? When will your broken heart start to heal? How did one person get dealt such talent and such bad luck in the same hand? This probably sounds stalker-ish but it is really just my attempt to give you the reader/lurker's perspective. At various times you've seemed to show interest in who's lurking. I'm a mom, a professional, a 2x miscarriage survivor. Nothing even remotely remarkable, really, but that's me.
You are so incredibly gifted with words. I hope this new development in your life means the universe is about to deliver you with many more gifts.
Congratulations, again.
K

Awake said...

Let me the 113th commenter to shout - woo hoo! Simply wonderful.

Meghan said...

YEAH!!! Congrats!

Ms. Planner said...

WOW! Welcome home. And what wonderful news. So happy for you!

Kristen said...

Congratulations and I'm wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months!!! XOXO

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!

Cibele said...

you said it all!! congratulations

G$ said...

WOOOT!

Motel Manager said...

Delurking to say FABULOUS!!!!!!

Kami said...

Wohoo!!!

Angela said...

Wow. This put a big grin on my face. And now I'm holding my breath.

Maddie's Mom said...

Congrats!

Anonymous said...

Delurking to say that I'm very happy for you.

Beck said...

Oh, that's WONDERFUL! And you're home, too!

K @ ourboxofrain said...

Wow. Congrats! (Apologies for the delayed reaction -- P "redid" our home network this weekend, leaving me without internet until I got back to work, since, clearly, redoing went more wrong than right.)

Amy said...

Congratulations, this is wonderful news! Welcome Home!

Anonymous said...

If I believed in fate, good luck, and all that happily-ever-after stuff, I would say that you were meant to stay in Europe so that you could come home to this.

It really did work out smashingly perfect, didn't it?

froggy mommy said...

Congratulations!!

kate said...

congrats!

daisies said...

: ) congratulations!!

Katie said...

Congratulations.

Pamela T. said...

:-) ... I will forever link you and this positive news to Paris!

samill said...

Brilliant! Congratulations!

One View said...

Sorry I"m a little slow catching up... but just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so thrilled and happy for you.. :)

Sherry said...

Oh.My.Gosh!!!

I've been so behind on my blog reading - stupid work firewalls! - so I'm sorry my congrats are a bit delayed.

But, CONGRATS! This is wonderful news!

Ashleigh said...

wonderful news - simply wonderful

Becky said...

Wow! That's wonderful news!!

Sarah said...

oh wow, HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(don't worry, there's no need to believe any of it is real for now. i'm just going to congratulate you anyway)

HOOOOOOOOOOORRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sharah said...

Congratulations!

Mad said...

Congratulations.