Speaking of miracles... we have TWINS on board! That's right - there are TWO babies in my belly!
Let me back up a little. I knew there was a chance of up to 4 babies because of our ovulation induction results. And, I knew from the high HCG numbers that the chance of multiples was really good, so I was so anxious going into my ultrasound on Thursday. Twice in the two weeks leading up to the appointment, I had full-on anxiety attacks in the middle of the night. Barry and I had discussed all the choices and challenges we were going to face if we were pregnant with multiples, and I was dreading all of that. So Thursday morning, I was a ball of nerves.
When Dr. Delaney walked in the room, I asked her to "give us the right amount of good news." She laughed nervously - too professional to say what she was thinking until after the ultrasound. Which by the way, she too was nervous that we were going to have a high order multiple situation.
So, the test started and at first, I could see lots of black blobs and had a hard time telling what was ovarian and what was in the uterus, and the nurses and doctor weren't saying anything. I was literally holding my breath. Then everything was clear, there were two sacs, two fetal poles, and two heartbeats. I didn't see one of the heartbeats, but Dr. Delaney caught it right away. She didn't skip a beat saying, "there are ONLY two, so you can breathe Dad, and I see two heartbeats." Barry followed with, "you're sure there are only two, right?" Everyone chuckled and then I started crying. I'm still in disbelief... we are going to be a family of 6!
Baby A's heartbeat was 117bmp
Baby B's heartbeat was 120bpm
Both are measuring perfectly for the 6 week mark!
So now the journey toward welcoming our newest little additions begins. I'll track the fun and craziness here... First step, tell the family that we are expecting again. I think we might hold-on to the twin news for a bit longer though, just because it's a fun secret to have to ourselves.
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