Enough about me...I know that you all really want to hear about the BABIES!!!
I have to admit...it is all still a little SURREAL! I still wake up and can't believe that I am actually pregnant...let alone having twins! I don't know when I will actually come to terms with it...maybe when they are here...ha! We have probably had every emotion in the book when you find out you are having twins...joy, fear, excitement, nausea, fear, overwhelmed, disbelief, craziness!!! For the first couple of days we just kept on saying it over and over again..."We're having twins!" Now it's sinking in a little more each day. Derek is already joking about us ganging up on him 3 to 1. Poor baby...life is just not fair! I will say that we feel SO BLESSED beyond belief that God has chosen us for this journey. That He has answered our prayers in such an amazing and awesome way. He knew that we would probably fight over one baby since we've waited so long so He decided to give us each one to hold!
We had another sonogram yesterday to check and see how the babies are doing. It is AMAZING how much they have changed in such a short amount of time! Last week they were just little circles and this week you could actually see their little baby shapes. We got to actually see their hearts beating which was very cool! Both hearts were beating much faster than last time...177 and 174! Our nurse said everything looked PERFECT which we always like to hear! Getting to see our sweet babies and hear their heartbeats is the HIGHLIGHT of our week for sure! We are also really thankful that our nurse is so involved in our pregnancy! She is keeping such a good eye on these babies and I think loves them almost as much as we do...ha! We have been truly blessed with such a good nurse!
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| Twin A is on the left and is kinda laying up and down. Twin B is on the bottom/right side and is laying more sideways. |
The video is of Twin A's (I think) heartbeat! So Sweet!
Overall the sonogram was great! The twins were measuring at 7 weeks 6 days for Twin A and 8 weeks 1 day for Twin B. Since I was 8 weeks 1 day, everything was right on track. My official "due date" is March 27th, but that is unlikely with it being twins. We want them to stay as long as possible, but it is more likely they will come earlier than that date!
Right now we are still praying that everything keeps going good and the babies keep on growing and developing! I will continue to be on my medicine through 12 weeks and will continue to be monitored by San Antonio until that time! Right now our goal is to make it to 12 weeks because our odds at success are much higher at that point. Plus I will finally get to get off all of these medicines and shots...YEA! We know that God has been in control throughout this entire process and we have are confident that He will take care of us and our babies throughout this journey! We are trusting in His unseen hand to hold our babies until we get the chance to! We will have another sonogram next week to make sure things are going good! We love getting to see our babies so much!
So how am I feeling??? This is the most common question I have gotten so far! The truth is...not great! I am having some nausea and headaches and have been pretty tired for the past couple of weeks! Growing babies is HARD work! I don't know if this is just my reaction to pregnancy...the fact that it is TWO babies...ALL the hormones I'm on...or just a combination of it ALL! But so far I am doing ok! Even if I was throwing up EVERY day I would probably still have a smile on my FACE because we are SO excited...HA! I've been told it gets better after the first trimester so we are crossing our fingers to make it to that point!
We still covet your prayers daily as we continue on this journey! We know that we still have a LONG road ahead of us to the delivery room, but we know that our God is going to WALK before us each step! We love knowing that SO many of you are praying for us and that these babies have been COVERED in prayers before they were even formed! We have been SO BLESSED by your love and outpouring! We thank GOD for each of you daily!
We also feel so BLESSED when we hear that this blog is being shared with others who may be going through similar battles. One of my main goals in writing this blog was for God to be glorified and to be able to minister to others who may be struggling. What an AWESOME tool God is using to share our infertility with others. We have heard from several people that they are sharing our story with their friends and family that are struggling and we hope that this provides a sense of comfort or information for those out there. Infertility has been our GREATEST struggle and challenge but it has also brought us SO MUCH closer to each other and to our God. Our faith has been STRENGTHENED so much during this time that we would never wish to change how our story has unfolded! We have had our LOWEST lows and our HIGHEST highs because of my infertility but throughout it all...GOD HAS REIGNED! He is victorious and we are SO BLESSED and humbled that He chose us for this journey! He has turned our mourning into dancing and He has renewed our spirits and faith. God is Good! Even when I think back to my very worst days, I can see evidence of His presence and His plan. I couldn't see it then, but through this process, my eyes have been opened. If this blog helps even one person who has struggled, then I am so excited because God is being GLORIFIED! The devil works through shame and secrecy, but God has placed it on my heart to be open about this and I know He is at work here! Praise God!
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| 8 weeks! |
Love you all!
"How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the JOY we have in the presence of our God because of you?" 1 Thessalonians 3:9
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