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.
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