Jolly Ranchers????

I guess I should go ahead and update a little here. Jennifer has done the last couple of posts, so it's my turn.
I am officially 7 weeks 5 days pregnant. I am feeling pretty good except that I could nap at any given moment. A friend told me that when she was pregnant with twins the doctor told her that it's like having 2 parasites sucking the life out of you. How true that seems so far. I feel very tired, but that's ok. I have not been sick at my stomach at all. I would rather be tired:) I do know that I am eating for 3and so that has been a little challenging. I know I need to eat plenty of fruits and veggies so I am trying to do that. With twins I was told to try to eat about 73g of protein per day. That is a lot of food every day. I can't eat that much so I am just doing the best I can. If I eat that much I feel completely stuffed, but if I don't eat good I feel underfed. There is a happy medium. I am just trying to find it!!

Our fertility doctor will release us on our next visit on June 21st. That will be our last ultrasound there to check the growth of the babies. Last time we were there they were the size of gummie bears, so I am excited to know how much they will have grown by the 21st. I don't know.....jolly ranchers??? We will go to our first OG/GYN appointment on July 6th. I am excited to move to a regular doctor. It's kinda like we are moving to the next step already. Before we know it, Jeffrey and Jennifer will be holding their babies!!

2nd ULTRASOUND!!!

What a blessing!! THIS IS SO AWESOME!!! Their hearts were just a beatin'!! ;)
They are growing so fast!! First ultrasound the size of a grain of rice now they are the size of a gummy bear!

TWINS!!!!!!!!

No words can explain our excitement, happiness, and gratefulness!! Thank you God for TWO precious gifts!!

Thank you Valerie for caring for these two precious gifts for us in the months to come! We cannot thank you enough! What a bond we have with you now and always!

Next ultrasound is on the 4th of June!!

2 Peas in a Pod!!!

Yesterday was our first ultrasound and we found out Jeffrey and Jennifer are going to be the parents of twins!!! There are 2 sacs which means they are fraternal, not identical. We were able to see heartbeats too. That was really neat because the doctor said it would be too early to see heartbeats. Doc said they were measuring very good size. Everything looked really good, so we were pleased. Our official due date is January 21, 2011. We will go back in 10 days (June 4th) for a second ultrasound and checkup.

I will get the ultrasound pics posted as soon as I can so everyone can see!!!!

Valerie

The results are in!!!

Now that we know the results of the urine test I will be glad to talk about how I had been feeling. I had been so tired the last few days. I do not take naps, but had had a nap about 5 days in a row. Also, some parts were sore:) I had a feeling we were pregnant but I hated to speak too soon.
When we got to the doc's office, we were immediately taken back to the room. I had to do a urine sample and blood work. My nurse came in for the blood work, after doing the urine test, and looked really happy!!! I knew right away! She couldn't tell us, but I knew!!! She is a friendly nurse but when she came in the room she was extra happy. They are all sooooo nice at that office. I am really glad we found it.

So about the meds......I have to keep doing the shots for 12 weeks altogether. I am on about week 4 so we are getting closer. I don't mind the shots, but I will be glad when that part is over. I am weaning off the estrogen slowly and I still have to do the aspirin daily. I am taking several different vitamins too.

You know, there has been nothing painful about this process. There have been uncomfortable times but that is only because you have to show yourself to the
doctor:{ It's been so nuch easier than I imagined. Now we are on to the next step which will be an ultrasound on May 25. We will find out how many babies we have.

GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VALERIE IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!! Her BETA (blood test) was 511!!!!! I don't even know what else to say except that GOD IS AWESOME!! This is all because of Him!! We find out in 2 weeks how many!! BECAUSE....they put in two embryo's and both could have taken but we'll see in TWO weeks!!

Valerie & Steve:
Thank you so much for going through everything it takes to have a baby....FOR US!! So we too can have one (or more...hee hee) of our own!!! God is so awesome to have brought such special people into our lives! You will forever be a part of our lives!!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!! (hug) (high five) LOL!

Are we there yet???

Tomorrow is the big day!!! We have waited so...unpatiently for 12 days:) It has been kinda slow getting here. This is just about all I have thought about all this time. I really am not sure what the outcome may be. I have thoughts both ways. We know we need to prepare ourselves for both answers. With a positive test we will continue to see our doctor in Kentucky for awhile. They will do beta tests for a little bit and then we would move on to an OB/GYN doc. Shots would continue until furthur notice. If we get a negitive test all meds will stop and we will try again. It's not that I don't want to do this again, it's that I don't want to start over. I am not a patient person sometimes. I want things to happen now!!!
We will know about noon tomorrow so I will post tomorrow night. Stay tuned for the results!!!!!!

valerie