Here is the full video from the 12 week ultrasound. Aren't they cute!! Well, today we are 14 weeks 1 day and have made it through the first trimester. We are very excited to have made it this far and can't believe how quickly the weeks are passing by. I get to see them again in 2 weeks from today and I can't wait! Hopefully, we will find out the gender because I can't wait to start shopping!! :)
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
12 week 1 day Ultrasound Photos
I am finally up to date on these posts! We had our 12 week ultrasound today. It was supposed to be a nuchal translucency scan to evaluate for chromosomal abnormalities, however, our little beans did not want to cooperate. Twin A kept trying to stand on it's head and twin B wouldn't stop moving long enough to get measured. So, it was a failure, but the doctor seemed to think everything looked fine even though he couldn't get an official measurement. The babies have grown so much in only 2 weeks, it is amazing!! Their arms and legs are getting so long, and they look so cute in their profile pictures! Our next appointment is in 4 weeks and I can say that I am really sad that I have to wait that long to see them again. Hopefully, we will find out the gender at the next appointment, but I have a hunch that A is a boy and B is a girl. We'll see! Here are the photos from the ultrasound. I have a video of the full ultrasound that I will try to get on the blog in the next few days.
10 weeks 1 day Ultrasound Photos
Okay, I know these are a little out of order, but bear with me. These ultrasound photos are from our 10 week ultrasound (4/27/09).
Happy Mother's Day to me!!
Happy Mother's Day to all!! For the first time in 3 years I can honestly say I was excited about Mother's Day. It is still almost impossible to believe that this is all real and that I am actually finally going to be a Mom. Nathan and I are so grateful to Trisha, without her, none of this would have been possible. She is one of the most amazing, selfless women I have ever met. To think that 6 months ago we hardly knew each other, and yet she was willing to go through all of this and sacrifice so much to give Nathan and I the chance to be parents. We have become wonderful friends and I feel so honored to have her in my life. Not to mention the fact that she is an amazing Mom! Her kids absolutely adore her and I know that she is going to be a great aunt to these two little babies that she is carrying. I feel so grateful to have been given this opportunity to be a Mom, everyone should be so lucky.
8 weeks 1 day Ultrasound Photo
The 8 week ultrasound photos are not the best. There was only 1 that you could even really make out, so here it is. Definitely 2 peas in the pod!!
Part III
Part 3, originally written on Thursday, April 2nd 2009 along with a photo from our very first ultrasound:
A week ago, Trisha (our surrogate) came to Chicago and had an ultrasound to verify that this pregnancy is in utero, since IVF pregnancies have a higher risk of being ectopic. It was still very early (5w4d) and we knew that we would not see an embryo or heartbeat yet, but we were hoping to see at least 1 gestational sac. We knew that Trisha’s beta values were high according to all the charts we found and were giddy at the possibility of twins. We were all very nervous on our way to the ultrasound. We all talked about what we thought we would see, singleton or twins. Trisha and I thought singleton and Nate decided to stick with twins. When the tech started the ultrasound she had the screen turned toward her. It was dark in the room and I was the only one of the three of us that could see the screen. I saw her begin to scan through the uterus and saw one small gestational sac and then to my surprise as she continued to scan, I saw a second sac. I was in shock!! I couldn’t even speak and was only able to hold up 2 fingers to Nate. Well, Trisha, who was obviously lying down, saw my fingers from t
he side and thought I was only holding up only one finger and replied, “Oh, so it’s just one”. I still couldn’t speak and now neither could Nate. The tech then turned the screen toward us and Trisha saw it for herself. There on the screen were two of the most beautiful little black blobs I have ever seen!! I believe Trisha said, “Holy crap!”. I think we were all in a little bit of shock, but also overjoyed at the same time. Both sacs measured 5w3d, which is perfect! I left the appointment thrilled, but yet still guarded, as I know it is very early. We will continue to keep this to ourselves until after the next ultrasound on 4/6 when we confirm heartbeats. We hope and pray that our tiny little ones will continue to grow and thrive.
Part II
Here is the next part of the story. I originally wrote this post on Monday, March 23rd, 2009, but it was on our iWeb website which I have now basically abandoned. Anyway here it is ....
Over 3 years ago Nate and I started this journey of trying to expand our family. Through the years we have had many disappointments and a lot of heartache. I should have started this blog a long time ago, but honestly couldn’t bring myself to say how much it hurt out loud, because that would make it all real. I felt I needed to stay strong and poised so that others didn’t feel pity for us or awkward around us. I did, however, spend the last few years reading others blogs which have helped me tremendously. I have realized that all of the things I was feeling were normal and that there were others out there going through the same things that Nate and I were. I now feel strong enough to express my own voice and tell our story.
One week ago, Nate and I found out the most wonderful and scariest news of our lives. Our wonderful surrogate, Trisha, took a home pregnancy test and it was positive. We have since had 3 blood tests at the doctor’s office that show so far the pregnancy is progressing normally. While we are ecstatic, we are also so fearful. Fearful that something bad will happen and that the rug will be pulled out from underneath us. We are afraid to let ourselves believe that we are finally going to be parents, but we are hopeful. Hopeful that for once everything will work our for us and our dream will finally come true. Our first ultrasound is this week on Thursday. We are excited, but guarded. We will have our second ultrasound on Monday, 4/6 to look for a heartbeat. I think it will only be after we know there is a heartbeat that we will feel confident enough to share this pregnancy with everyone. It’s hard to keep the news inside, but we have been burned too many times in the past. For now, I will update the blog, but we won’t publish this until we know for sure that this pregnancy is for keeps.
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