I Guess There’s 2

Hello, Dear Reader!

Thanks again for taking the time to check out what’s new in my world today.  Well, it turns out there are TWO new things in my world, not just one.  That’s right, after my first ultrasound to check out baby’s growth and heartbeat last week, we saw not one, but TWO healthy babies and strong heartbeats.  That’s right, the woman who tried for 5 years to conceive a child is expecting TWINS.  Both embryos implanted, both are growing.  It’s almost too much for me to believe.  If I wasn’t assaulted by unending all-day so-called ‘morning’ sickness, it wouldn’t even feel real.  But the growing intense pressure in my abdomen and the constant nausea (I’ve lost 2 1/2 lbs) are quite convincing, if the ultrasound wasn’t.  I’m so darn excited, I can’t hardly believe it.  I want to tell strangers in the grocery store.  Sometimes, I do.

Last week, this guy comes up to me in a line at a gas station Subway and starts hitting on me.  “Hey there, you’re awful pretty, that dress looks great on you!”  So I respond, “Thanks!  It’s my pregnant-with-twins-but-not-quite-big-enough-for-maternity-clothes dress!”  He says, “Wow, if a guy was hitting on you that would be really awkward.”  To which I, not letting it die, respond, “Hopefully, that would only be my wonderful husband.”  Him: “I’d better get out of here.”

I thought it was pretty funny, although I kinda felt bad for the guy, but the truth is probably just that I like telling people now.  Pretty soon, I’m gonna need maternity clothes, and then I won’t have to tell anyone.  They’ll be asking me when I’m due, and I’ll say, “Oh, not for another 6 months!” and they’ll think I must be crazy.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Also, I keep having all these random questions running through my head about what to do with twins.  Do you feed them both at the same time?  What about bathing?  Will I put them each in their own little baby bath in the tub, or strap one in a car seat while I wash the other?  Will I be able to feed them both, or be forced to give them (NOOO) formula?  Too many unanswered questions!  What about beds?  I know in the beginning there will be one bed, but when do I move them to two, and should they share a room since they’re twins, or should I encourage putting them in separate rooms early?  I know I’ll figure it all out as I go, but my brain is trying to figure it all out NOW.

Anyway, lots of excitement going on here!  We’re going to double our current family size by the time next summer rolls around.  Now, granted, I have 2 beautiful, wonderful, well-loved stepkids – but they’re 18 and 20, and don’t live at home anymore.  So that’s different.  So many changes, so little time.  I think I’m going to go take more Zofran, talk at you all later!!!

Feeling Pregnant

Okay, there’s been a lot going on since that positive, or BFP as we call it in the world of infertility treatments.  I’ve had 3 beta tests – that’s where they draw your blood and see if the baby’s growing as it should.  My first beta was at day 15 past retrieval, and it was at 272!  2 days later, it was somewhere around 650.  Yesterday, on day 21 past retrieval, it was at 3,604!  So, it’s quite high, although it could still be a singleton.  I don’t know how I’m going to get through these next ten days until the ultrasound without losing my mind!  I just have to know!!! 1 or 2?  Omigosh, I’m just so darn excited either way.  

I also actually FEEL pregnant now.  What does that feel like, you ask?  Well, I have hints of morning sickness.  Light abdominal pain, frequently – and I’m completely STARVING all the time.  Everyone keeps telling me obvious things, like to eat protein to stave off hunger.  I’m telling you, I can eat a ribeye and be hungry 30 minutes later.  I’m trying here.

This may be TMI for those not going through IVF – so I apologize in advance, but my doc said my progesterone was high enough that I could switch from the nightly intramuscular injections to an…ahem… alternate method.  You ladies know what I’m talking about, right?  I said, no thanks – I’ll stick to the injections.  One and done.  If my hips get too bruised I might change my mind.  But, you know what?  I only have to do them another 5 weeks, and I think if I’ve held off this long, I can make it.  BRING IT ON!!!