How blessed are we? A joyful, funny, curious little boy and a sweet, independent, beautiful baby girl- what more could anyone ask for? Why, two more to add to the bunch of course!! Mike and I are beyond thrilled at the surprise of our twins on the way.
It's been a rocky month so far. We were elated and a (bit) surprised with our positive pregnancy test. We had been talking for months about completing our dream family of 5. I'll spare you the details, but soon after my + test, I went to the ER for a check-up. During the ultrasound, clear as day, there they were- 2 black yolk sacs! The dr brought us the unnerving news that one of the babies did not make it, he called it a "blighted ovum". After much hearsay and reading, I came to the conclusion that as an ER dr he was not specialized in pregnancies, and the chances were high that he was wrong. And if he was right, then that's how things were supposed to be. All we could do was keep our hopes up. I went to a follow-up appointment with my dr and had the pregnancy hormone checked. I received the call the next day, that the levels are "tremendously" high for my indicated week. Good sign! However, I was still feeling super icky, crampy, and down right nervous about everything. I waited the LONGEST WEEK EVER, and went in for my ultrasound. Sure enough, there they were! It took what seemed for forever to locate the heartbeats. Nonetheless, she found em! Little black, beating dots to me eyes!
