I'm thinking our families will find out either tomorrow or Thursday about our big news! Through the use of Shu.tter.fl.y, we created pregnancy announcement cards for each of our immediate family members and our grandmothers. We finally got them in the mail on Monday, and mailed them off right away! I can't wait to hear their reactions!!
DH is dying to tell everyone. I told him he could share the news with the guys he works with, but he doesn't want the news to show up on his facebo.ok page, so he's keeping quiet. He wants to tell everyone at church, but I'm not too keen on that idea. With the other young couples at church, it seems to be a huge competition for who can have babies the fastest! It's very frustrating, and I really don't want to get caught up in that whole drama any sooner than I absolutely have to. I'm thinking at the earliest, we'll share with them after we're a couple of weeks into the second tri. A lot depends on how soon these babies really start to pop.
The more I feel my belly and look at it, the more I realize that what I thought of earlier as a baby-bump, was really just pudge. There's starting to be a little more definition between baby "bump" and belly pudge. My pants are getting tighter by the day, and I've already had to retire a couple of pairs of jeans and dress pants. Last night I measured my belly (how doctors do it - from belly button to pelvic bone), and I'm definitely measuring more than 9 cm, which is good (The measurement from belly button to pelvic bone should equal the number of weeks you are.). That means these babies are growing!
Since we found out about our twins, I've done some research as far as pregnancy books for those pregnant with twins. There are plenty of books about singleton pregnancies, but I know that twins is a whole new ball game. I found a book When You'r.e Ex.pecti.ng Twins, Triplets, or Quads, and holy cow, it's a godsend! The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that I nearly have to double my pre-pregnancy weight since I started this whole pregnancy about 17 pounds underweight. EEK!!! I know it's all going to be for the babies, but 50-65 pounds sure sounds like a heck of a lot!!
As for other news...I'm really not liking my job at all. I figured it out today, and there's probably 5 1/2 - 6 months left there, and then I'm done. Today my "boss" decided to give me some of her work as she was walking out the door. Mind you, this was something that should have been taken care of yesterday, but I'm guessing she didn't want to take care of it. I never got around to it because I was working on another project (oh darn). And to top it all off, there's no communication from her to me, and she has increasingly taken away more and more of my duties because she thinks I have too much to do. I figured it out last night, and there are five tasks that I have to complete each week, and 3 out of those take less than 20 minutes. So I get paid for 20 hours of work when realistically I only do maybe 5 hours of work. It absolutely sucks.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
I have the best RE & nurse!
Yesterday, my RE finally called after reviewing my ultrasound report from last Friday. He was just as surprised with our twins as we were!! He said that we were that 1 in 1000 that has this happen. We had a nice chat and he congratulated me and DH on our news. Even though I couldn't see his face, I could tell he was smiling from ear to ear! He went on to say that it was a good thing we decided to wait those extra 2 days (we did a 5dt with a single blast instead of a 3dt with 2 embryos) because otherwise I could have ended up with triplets or quads, and I'd be in a heap of trouble. As far as he can tell, he said I shouldn't have any problems, and I should deliver 2 strong healthy babies!
I also emailed the nurse who was a god-send through this all. I hadn't heard from her in a few days (very strange), and figured she was out of the office but I wanted her to know too! I got this email back from her : "Congratulations x 2.....these are your little miracles. Everyone is very excited...[...]I hope they have yours and your husbands personalities because you 2 are delightful people and I was so blessed to be a part of this exciting time with you. [...] I hope your dog babies are ready for this...keep me updated and I will keep checking on you....get ready to grow a belly...I bet you will start to show pretty fast." (which I'm debating if I'm showing yet or if it's just pudge from the few extra pounds I've gained. It's all below my belly button which is typically where babies first emerge when pregnant. I haven't decided though. The jury's still out.
I love to see/hear that kind of thing! It really makes me feel like more of a person than just a statistic or another patient. I'm sure that if we lived closer to there, there would have been hugs and tears all around! I'm hoping we can make a trip down that way once the twins are born so they can see what they helped create. I'm definitely going to be sending pictures once they're born!
Another funny story...on Wednesdays after youth group, we always go out to eat somewhere (fast-food like So.nic, M.c.Dona.lds, Ja.ck in the B.o.x, etc.). Last night DH and I were sitting at a table with the youth pastor waiting for the kids to get their orders, and his son was making a fuss about the fact that they weren't standing in line and he was starving. We got talking about "some people's kids," and then, out of nowhere, the youth pastor said to us, "I wish you guys have twins." I seriously busted a gut internally. We haven't told him yet, but for him to say that is hilarious. I can't wait to see his face when he does find out. I'm sure I'll reference last night's convo when we do break the news to him!
Thank you ladies once again! The news has finally settled in, and we're on the hunt for twin baby everything. It's funny because when we thought it was just one baby, we had so much stuff picked out that we liked/loved, but now that it's twins, it's a whole new ballgame!!
I also emailed the nurse who was a god-send through this all. I hadn't heard from her in a few days (very strange), and figured she was out of the office but I wanted her to know too! I got this email back from her : "Congratulations x 2.....these are your little miracles. Everyone is very excited...[...]I hope they have yours and your husbands personalities because you 2 are delightful people and I was so blessed to be a part of this exciting time with you. [...] I hope your dog babies are ready for this...keep me updated and I will keep checking on you....get ready to grow a belly...I bet you will start to show pretty fast." (which I'm debating if I'm showing yet or if it's just pudge from the few extra pounds I've gained. It's all below my belly button which is typically where babies first emerge when pregnant. I haven't decided though. The jury's still out.
I love to see/hear that kind of thing! It really makes me feel like more of a person than just a statistic or another patient. I'm sure that if we lived closer to there, there would have been hugs and tears all around! I'm hoping we can make a trip down that way once the twins are born so they can see what they helped create. I'm definitely going to be sending pictures once they're born!
Another funny story...on Wednesdays after youth group, we always go out to eat somewhere (fast-food like So.nic, M.c.Dona.lds, Ja.ck in the B.o.x, etc.). Last night DH and I were sitting at a table with the youth pastor waiting for the kids to get their orders, and his son was making a fuss about the fact that they weren't standing in line and he was starving. We got talking about "some people's kids," and then, out of nowhere, the youth pastor said to us, "I wish you guys have twins." I seriously busted a gut internally. We haven't told him yet, but for him to say that is hilarious. I can't wait to see his face when he does find out. I'm sure I'll reference last night's convo when we do break the news to him!
Thank you ladies once again! The news has finally settled in, and we're on the hunt for twin baby everything. It's funny because when we thought it was just one baby, we had so much stuff picked out that we liked/loved, but now that it's twins, it's a whole new ballgame!!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
OMG...
They say a picture is worth 1000 words, right? Well, when I saw this yesterday, I was speechless and teary eyed!
Yeah, that's right. Our one little blast split and now we have identical twins! Twin A (on the left) measure 7wk0d and had a heartbeat of 130. Twin B measured right on at 7wk4d and has a heartbeat of 149!! I was in shock! I guess I now know why nausea hit at 5wk2d and why in the world I've been doubly exhausted and already felt a lot of pressure in my belly! I still can't believe it!
I shared the news with DH's former work supervisor (and a good friend of ours), and he is "one happy uncle!" I also told our friends who are also pregnant, and the husband called me just to let me know that he's jealous (and to congratulate us, but moreso to say that he's jealous). He said he wants twins! I told him when our babies start acting up, we'll trade! haha
DH has been dying to tell his family. I'm not letting him though because we already have decided that we're going to make baby announcement greeting cards to send to the family since they all live hours away from us. We're going to try to hold off telling everyone else here for as long as we can. We'll see how long we can go!
Yeah, that's right. Our one little blast split and now we have identical twins! Twin A (on the left) measure 7wk0d and had a heartbeat of 130. Twin B measured right on at 7wk4d and has a heartbeat of 149!! I was in shock! I guess I now know why nausea hit at 5wk2d and why in the world I've been doubly exhausted and already felt a lot of pressure in my belly! I still can't believe it!
I shared the news with DH's former work supervisor (and a good friend of ours), and he is "one happy uncle!" I also told our friends who are also pregnant, and the husband called me just to let me know that he's jealous (and to congratulate us, but moreso to say that he's jealous). He said he wants twins! I told him when our babies start acting up, we'll trade! haha
DH has been dying to tell his family. I'm not letting him though because we already have decided that we're going to make baby announcement greeting cards to send to the family since they all live hours away from us. We're going to try to hold off telling everyone else here for as long as we can. We'll see how long we can go!
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