I'm lovin' it!

And no, I don't mean McDonald's...lol.

I just want say that I'm really, truly enjoying being pregnant now. This past week has been pretty wonderful. I'm feeling the babies move more. I can find their heartbeats pretty easily usually. My belly is more round and not so "flabby" anymore. And I'm feeling so much better too! (I haven't figured out if that's because I'm in the second trimester, because Dr. K gave me the 8 mg Zofran, or because I've been too busy to feel sick.)

The best part? I can sense the excitement in Niki's emails and IMs! Only 2 more days and Niki and Nathan will be here and we'll (hopefully) get to see these little ones again! :)

PS - Babies love oranges this week...and orange juice...and anything orange flavored!

Is it the 19th yet?!?!

Well I ran out of lovely Zofran a couple days ago, so I called the dr's office and the nurse called more in. When I went to pick it up, the pharmacist said they renewed the prescription; however, they changed the dosage. They had me on 4 mg and upped it to 8 mg! She said 4 mg wouldn't do much, so she's wondering why they didn't have me on 8 mg to begin with. Hmmmm...me too! Well, anyway, the 8 mg is wonderful! I don't always have an appetite, but I am definitely eating more now and the nausea is gone. YAY! :)

I found the babies' heartbeats again earlier today. The one I think may be a girl was at 145 and the one I think may be a boy was at 140. Only 8 more days until we find out if I'm right on their genders...hopefully. The one I think is a girl is very calm and laid back, kinda like Niki. The other is a little stinker. He/she moves all over the place and apparently does NOT like me to listen to his/her heartbeat. I'll find it and then he/she moves. I think that one must be like Nathan...lol.

I took another belly pic. I sure don't think I look as big in the mirror as I do when I take a pic. Why is that? Oh...and yes, I chopped the hair off. Between school and the pregnancy, it had to go! And I had to take the pic myself since David was at work. (It gave me a chance to play with my new phone anyway...lol.)

15 weeks, 2 days

Second trimester is here!

Well I found both babies' heartbeats this morning! One was around 130 and the other around 150. I'm so excited I actually found them both! :)

Second trimester is here and I have been feeling much better. I started taking 50 mg of Vitamin B6 twice a day and it seems to be helping. I still have moments of nausea, but nothing like it was. Now if I could just get some energy...lol.

Well the next appointment is January 19th. We're hoping we can find out the sexes of these little ones then!


13 weeks, 5 days

Babies playing hide-and-seek

After I got home Wednesday, I pulled out my own personal doppler to see if I could find either of the babies' heartbeats. Well lo and behold, I found one! And I've been able to find it a few times since! However, I haven't been able to find the other just yet. (At least I think it's the same baby I've been finding.)

I'm feeling better now and Friday was the best day yet. I hadn't felt that great since we got pregnant! Yesterday and today have been a bit difficult though. I'm hanging in there and hope Dr. K has something magical he can prescribe to help. I have an appointment with him tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully I'll have more to update then!

Also, Niki is having surgery tomorrow (again). Please keep her in all your thoughts and prayers!

Blah and Yay!

I couldn't sleep last night, thanks to this "cold". I woke up and called Dr. K's office. They can't see me until Monday. So I asked them to have the nurse call me. She calls and says I can take Mucinex D, so I did. I start feeling better, so I shower. I got very light headed in the shower though and had to get out. As I'm getting out, I start vomiting violently. It wouldn't stop. Finally, I catch my breath and yell for my mom. (Thank God she was here.) I tell her to get ready to take me to the ER. That was the 3rd time I've thrown up since yesterday. I haven't kept anything I've eaten down. And I've lost 5 pounds since Monday. That can't be good for the twins!

So I go in and find out I have a virus, an upper respiratory infection, and an urinary tract infection. They gave me some fluids and anti-nausea meds via IV. Just before I leave, they decide to check on the babies' heartbeats. They can't find them...neither of them. I'm in a panic at this point, but they had already made me an appointment for an u/s.

I head over to u/s and they call me right back. She put the wand on my tummy and I saw them both move, which caused me to immediately break down in tears. I was so relieved! Anyway, the babies are great. We're 11 weeks, 6 days today and they're both measuring 12 weeks, 3 days with heartrates of 163 and 167. They've grown so much and are actual human babies and not gummy bears anymore! I couldn't believe how much they were moving all around and I think I'm feeling one of them!

I feel a lot better emotionally, but I'm still feeling pretty icky physically. I need to bake goodies tomorrow for the kids' Christmas parties on Friday, but I think that's out. Luckily, David doesn't have to be at work until 3 and he's offered to do it for me. What a great guy!

7 weeks and causing trouble already...

Well there was a slight startle Wednesday night. I started spotting. Yesterday, it had faded to brown, but I went to the dr anyway after clinicals and all is well. Both babies were doing great with healthy heartbeats. He reminded me that spotting is very common with IVF pregnancies and even more common with twins. While I knew that, it's still scary to see. The spotting was completely gone by last night *knock on wood*, so I'm a bit more relaxed now. Ugh. I hope it doesn't come back! Anyway, Dr. K said he'll be seeing us every 2 weeks until we're 12 weeks at least. He also said we can have an u/s anytime we ask, so that's very comforting.

Here are the most recent pics of the babies. They don't look much different than last week, but they have gotten bigger!

Seeing double!

Friday was a very wonderful experience. Despite waiting in the waiting room for so long with my stomach growling, the ultrasound ended up being worth it. I was laying on the table, staring at the screen, when the dr began. I heard Niki "gasp" when she saw the first flicker of a heartbeat. Soon, we saw the flicker of the second heartbeat. I could hear Niki and Nathan react, but I was afraid to look at them. I had a feeling I'd be in tears if I did. Once the ultrasound was complete, I sat up and sure enough, they both had happy tears in their eyes. What a great feeling that was! I was able to hide the tears until Nathan called his mom. I could hear the excitement and her happy tears in her voice. It was then I could no longer control mine. I feel so blessed to be carrying the children and grandchildren of such wonderful people. There's not one doubt in my mind that these babies are going to be loved and oh so spoiled!


Here's Thing 2 (top) and Thing 1 (bottom).


And here they are again with their heartrates underneath. Thing 1 is on top and Thing 2 is on bottom. Although Thing 2's heart rate faded, it was just because of the position he/she is in and the dr had a hard time getting it. Heartrates were 110 and 111.