It's TWINS!!

So, we had our first ultrasound today, and we are excited to announce that it's TWINS!!!

As the doctor was doing the ultrasound we right away saw two sacks of fluid, but it was hard to make out if anything was in the sacks. As the doctor moved the ultrasound around, the 1st heartbeat jumped out at us (confirming one). I was relieved to see that heartbeat, because up until then, I was starting to worry again that maybe I wasn't pregnant. I have just felt so normal so far, with only mild occasional nausea, "knock on wood"... :)

She moved the ultrasound to the second sack & was trying to visualized if anything was in there. Then, all of a sudden at the very bottom of the little sack of fluid, there was another tiny little speck with a heartbeat beating away! I couldn't believe it, and from my angle I couldn't really see the heartbeat at first, but Phil said he saw it right away, clear as day. Before seeing the heartbeat, I was thinking the 2nd bag of fluid was part of my swollen fallopian tubes, and I was waiting for the doctor to say, "no, that must be just part of the ......" But instead, she said, "yes, there is definitely a second heartbeat. " Phil and I looked at each other with a look of half excitement & half shock! We both said, just wait till we tell our parents!!

The doctor measured the babies, and one baby measured 6 weeks 3 days, and the other measured 6 weeks 4 days. According to my invetro cycle I should be 7 weeks 1 day, so we questioned how the days could be so far off. The doctor really didn't have an answer, but she wants to see me back in 2 weeks (14 April) for a confirmation of dates ultrasound. As of now, my due date is Halloween for twins or November 20th for one child. She also recommended that I schedule a planned c-section, because of my extensive surgical history and all my scar tissue. She is worried that if I attempt a vaginal delivery and end up needing an emergency c-section, that it will be harder to get to the babies quick enough, and could cause them/me more harm. If the c-section is planned, she will go through my old scar and have a general surgeon in the room to help out.

We had such a good time telling the family. We already got to shock them once when we told them we were pregnant, now it was time to shock them again. My dad and sisters, and Phil's mom were already betting that it was twins, but I don't think anyone really was prepared for the truth. We called my parents first, and my mom was shopping in Walmart at the time. I told her, "well, are you ready for the new? It's Twins!" She started saying, "no it's not, no it's NOT, no it's not" in disbelief and waiting for me to say "just kidding". I kept responding "yes it is, yes it is, yes it is". She started crying in walmart as she continued to say "no it's not"!! Of course after she realized I wasn't kidding, she wanted all the details & we filled her in. My dad and sisters were also shocked, but of course they said, "see, I told you it was twins!!"
Phil's mom and dad were also shocked and very excited for the news. When we told Phil's mom, she screamed "TWINS" & just kept repeating, "it's twin's, it's twins, were gonna have twins, twins, and she too began to cry. At that point I began to cry with excitement too. Phil's sister's reacted with screams of excitement too.....And we are still in shock!!

For the rest of the day, we had fun calling all our friends and passing the good news. We just kept looking at each other and giggling at the fact that we will soon have an instant family of four & our lives are about to change forever. We have to buy two of everything!! We can't believe that there are two little babies growing in my belly & I make up three people right now!! Candice took us out to dinner to The Melting Pot, to celebrate our great news, and she promises to help out as much as possible :-) Thank you Candice........We love her...

I started surfing the web & reading blogs about mother's with twins. There is so much to learn and do! How does one person fly, or grocery shop, with twin babies? So many challenges!! Today I plan on joining the "Mother's with multiples" website & "Morethanone.com." I also need to call the daycare center to tell them to add another baby. These next 7 months should be fun!!