A little over 3 1/2 months ago...

DH and I started our IVF journey.  While we were so excited, it was also a whirlwind time!  The cycle went by so fast, and before we knew it, we were back home waiting for our test results.  Almost everyone who has been through IVF always posts pictures of all the meds and supplies they receive pre-IVF treatments, but no one ever really shows just how much (or how little) they go through one their cycle is done.  Here's what I went through:

That pictures includes everything I used/took from the BCPs at the very beginning to the suppositories and estrace I took up til 10 weeks.  Holy cow!!

Aside from that, everyone knows about our twins.  Well, if they don't, they're slowly finding out through the grapevine.  It's so exciting to be able to share our joy with our friends and family.

We had our first "official" OB appointment about 3 weeks ago and it was horrendous.  The lady we saw (she was a nurse practitioner) was very cold and rude.  Literally, she did a physical exam and nothing else.  She didn't bother even trying to hear the heartbeats because we were "too early" (at 11 weeks mind you).  She wouldn't do an ultrasound that day despite the fact that it had been a few days short of a month since our last ultrasound, but instead made us schedule another appointment just for the ultrasound check-up.  When I asked her questions regarding the twin pregnancy, she gave me worse answers than what I could have found online.  I asked her what my expected weight gain should be, and she replied with "Well, what do you think you should gain?"  That's a great answer from a medical professional.  Long story short, I won't be seeing her again.  We both felt like she really didn't care about us or our babies, and I don't need any extra stress during this pregnancy.

The wedding drama continues with my sister.  My mother and I both (and now I recently learned my brother as well) almost feel like she's just inviting us because she feels obligated to.  My sis and her fiance (I'll call them J & L for short) asked my brother to be an usher (yeah..family member!!), and my sister already has a back-up bridesmaid in case I can't make it.  The funny thing is is that she hasn't filled me in on any wedding details.  I have to ask her about things that honestly she should be telling me.  I shouldn't have to weasel things out of her like what kind of dresses she wants us to wear or when rehearsal is or what time the wedding is for crying out loud.  I'm so over the drama, and personally could care less at this point whether I make it back for it or not.  She's bridezilla to the max, but only when it comes to our family.  She's completely kosher with J's family!

Wedding Planning and other stuff (long post)

My sister is getting married in August.  She asked me to be her maid of honor, and I readily accepted (she didn't know I was pregnant at the time).  Her and her fiance have been engaged for a little over a month, and I can honestly say I'm already sick of her.  The last wedding details I heard from her involved a tentative date, and that was a week after they got engaged.  Well, since then, they have solidified the date, scheduled a tentative rehearsal time, picked wedding colors, and have actually done a few other things.  Yesterday, I was texting her fiance and he asked if my DH was going to be able to make it.  I replied that he should as long as we have dates and times for rehearsal and whatnot for that weekend.  He apparently thought that that information had been communicated to me, and I let him know he was mistaken.  My wonderful sister isn't really telling me anything, which as a maid of honor, you think she'd keep me in the loop.  How frustrating!

Yesterday morning, I was talking to her on the way to church, and apparently she thinks that all the bridesmaids will have a floor-length black dress in their closet that they can wear for the wedding.  So, instead of picking a bridesmaid dress and letting us all match, I have a feeling that these blacks as well as styles will clash horribly.  Granted I'll have to buy a new dress (don't have much of a choice when I'll be 7 months pregnant at the time), but I have a feeling that I'll outshine the other bridesmaids.  We'll see how this plays out.

Our families finally found out this past weekend.  They all received their preg announcement cards on Friday, and DH's family was the first to call!  It sounds like his grandma got hers first, then called his parent's to ask if they had gotten the mail yet and if they had received a card from us.  His family was shocked we kept this such a secret for so long, and his sister was a little mad that we didn't tell her sooner as she told us right away (FYI...we didn't find out until she was 8 weeks along that they were pregnant.  We're only a couple of weeks behind her with regards to telling).  They're all excited and can't wait to see these 2 little ones!

My family...wow.  My mom called Saturday morning (they were out of town on Friday), and I wasn't in the room with my cell phone.  She left me a voicemail.  She literally screamed "I'm gonna be a grandma!!" into the phone.  My parents and brother are super excited for us!  These 2 babies will be the first grandkids for my parents, and actually first nieces/nephews for my sister and brother too.  I have a feeling my mom is already planning baby stuff.  We made sure to tell and stress to our families that they are not allowed to tell anyone else other than family (aunts, uncles, etc.).  We'll see how long that lasts with my mom.  She tends to spill the beans a lot.

My sister on the other hand...I think we're going to have jealousy issues all over again.  [Back history...I am the youngest and the first to get married in my family.  She is the oldest and felt it was her right to get married first and have the first grandkids, and blah blah blah.]  She said she's happy and excited for us, and congratulated us, but I know her true feelings.  She's thinking I won't be able to go to her wedding and she even went as far as to say that I'd be the fat one at her wedding.  Really?!?!  I'll be pregnant with your nieces/nephews, not fat.  There's a difference.  It's probably going to be a huge issue for her for quite some time.

She also asked me the most random off the wall questions yesterday too.  She asked me if the twins were natural or if we were on any drugs or medicines.  Since technically they are natural (our one blast split), I told her they were natural.  I don't think we'll be sharing about our IF or our IVF anytime soon.  She then asked me what made me want to take a pregnancy test.  I jokingly brushed it off with "I just felt like POAS." to which she replied, "Twice?"  I said "Yeah.  Once you see that first one, you don't really trust it, so you have to take a second one to confirm the first."

Who asks that kind of stuff?  Really???  Thank goodness I'm the normal one in my family!

They still don't know!

So I was totally hoping that our families would get their announcement cards today, but apparently, they didn't make it.  And on top of it, my parents won't be home tomorrow if they get delivered tomorrow.  If my siblings call, I'll have to make sure they keep it quiet until my parents can open their own card and find out for themselves.  Maybe our families will surprise us and DH's family will call first!  Guess we'll find out eventually!!

I was just so hoping that they'd all find out today, but I guess our excitement will have to wait another day.

As strange as it may sound, I totally love seeing the little computerized picture of my twins floating in the countdown gadget at the top of my blog.  DH liked seeing them too!  He was so funny last night looking at the babies on the countdown.  He didn't realize that they already have arms and legs.