Two little miracles!

This is our ultrasound from Friday. What looks like the babies heads is actually the yolk sacs which they are feeding off of. They are in the tiny area next to it.

I'm 7 weeks today and our lil' ones are about the size of raspberries.

Morning sickness seems like it's more of an evening sickness for me. I feel "off" all day and then have been getting physically ill in the evening... only a few times so far, let's hope it stays that way!

We have our first OB/GYN appt. set up for Friday, April 18th. Hopefully we'll get to see our babies again then and see how much they've grown.

Two Beautiful Babies with Strong Heartbearts!

We saw our twins heartbeats on Friday. It was truly amazing. I was called back by myself so that the nurse could get the babies measurements, etc. She asked if I wanted to know before Christian came back and I said no. It was very hard to lie there not knowing!

Christian came back and she turned the screen to show us our 2 amazing little ones! We could see the yolk sacs for both and the heartbeats. We were even able to hear them this early. That is something you never forget! We squeezed each others hands so hard and smiled from ear to ear.

As for the possible third, she still saw a little spot there, but there was no sac, heartbeat, etc. so it is most likely a cyst or something else, but definitely not a third baby.

We are so happy to be expecting twins. It's still all very surreal. Last night for my birthday we went out and bought me a Snoogle Pregnancy Pillow and a Pregnancy Journal. It was wonderful to be walking around Babies R Us as expectant parents.

I will post the ultrasound pictures soon.

I'm 35 today! UGH!

Telling Christian the news...

I went home early on our beta day to get our news. I was home around 2pm and checked my message when I got home. After my hour of tears and disbelief, I calmed myself down and headed to CVS. Christian was coming home around 6pm and we made a pact that we would not talk via phone because I didn't want him to know anything before he got home.

I picked up a pregnancy test. Yes, I already knew I was pregnant, but to see "pregnant" pop up on a pregnancy test after 27 months of negatives is priceless!

Then, I went upstairs and got the quote balloon that I had made the first month we started trying. When you first start out, you always assume it'll work the first time!

Then I made and printed out a banner that said "Daddy, I/We Can't Wait to Meet You... Love, Lil' LJ(s). It was plural because I knew from our betas number that multiples was a very high probability.

When he came through the door, I was crying and he got worried and went to hug me and I held up one finger and then two and I shook my head yes. Then he looked past me and saw the banner and was full of emotion. He laughed and cried for what seemed like an hour. We'll never forget how we felt on that day.

5 weeks 5 days pregnant

How amazing! These lil' guys are definitely making themselves known. I am hungry alot! The nurse made it clear that if I'm hungry, my babies are hungry, so I've been eating when my body tells me to. I'm trying to do that healthfully though. We went out yesterday and bought tons of fruit juices and V8 Splash. With twins, I'm supposed to take in way more vegetables than I can possibly eat. I'm also very tired and have been taking naps after work. I can't believe how early all this is happening. I do hear with twins that symptoms and showing are about 3 weeks ahead of a singleton.

I will get around to posting the banner I made for Christian, hopefully tomorrow. We started taking our baby belly shots and I'll be posting those occasionally as well.

Friday is when we get to see the heartbeats and it seems like an eternity from now. I'm going to take our camera with hopes of getting them on video. Everyone we know is on pins and needles waiting to see how many heartbeats we'll see.

We're Finally Pregnant!

I've been trying to wait until we got to tell everyone we know in person, but I just can't wait! After 2.5 years, 1 IUI and 3IVFs we are pregnant with TWINS! There is a slight chance we may have triplets. You'll see in the ultrasound below 2 large areas which are the twins sacs. There is one more area that may be a sac or could be a cyst or blood vessel. At the time of the ultrasound we were 5weeks, which is too early to see the heartbeats. We will be going back Monday the 28th and will be able to see the heartbeats and know how many babies we will be blessed with.

We totally expected twins but it was still shocking none the less! We are so happy that our dream is finally coming true for us. We've been through so much to get to this point. It's still early, but I feel so positive and everything is going so well so far.

Our lil' ones are due November 18th. With twins, that will probably be a little sooner. I will update again after our next ultrasound and will be posting some pictures from the day I told Christian.

The feeling of finally getting a positive phone call after a beta is indescribable. I was alone at home and cried for an hour straight. I even called the nurses back and made them repeat to me that I was pregnant! It has been so much fun to slowly spread the news to everyone that has been thinking of us and praying for us.

Here's a picture of our beautiful lil' ones!

Not much to report.

Nothing really new to report. Still feeling tired. My boobs are killing me (this happens due to the progesterone, but I'd like to believe it's a symptom)! This weekend is crucial for us because it's when AF would normally be here. The last 2 times this has been when cramping and spotting started for me. :: fingers crossed ::

My parents keep asking when test day is, and I of course will not tell them. I just keep saying it's a ways off. They are so excited to hear the news which is wonderful. However, it's even more heart-breaking for us if we have to relay bad news.

On a side-note, I got my first anonymous order through Lil' LJ today!