Update!

On Wednesday, November 27th we went back to the doctor's for our third ultrasound. We were seven weeks and two days. I learned today, that I need to take a paper and pen with me because I can not remember everything. All I know is that one baby measured seven weeks and two days and one baby measured seven weeks and three days. One baby had a heart rate in the 140s and one baby had a heart rate in the 150s. I knew I really needed both babies to have heart rates over 120, so we were really happy. The ultrasound technician said everything looked great. We did not see the doctor because there were no concerns or problems. We are scheduled to go back next week for our first ob appointment, we will be 8 weeks and three days.

The doctor and the technicians have been very pleased to see that there are two separate gestational sacs and that they are so far apart. They have told us that we will avoid some complications this way. We do not know yet what kind of twins they are, and I have been trying to read up on the different types of twins and it is rather confusing. I did notice the technician wrote 'di' on one of the ultrasound pictures today, so I think there's a good chance they are a type of 'di' twins, but I am still confused on all that. I am sure we will get a lot more information after our appointment next week, and I suspect we will no longer be going in every week, but we'll see.

Birthday Blessings

On Thursday November 21st, we returned to the doctor's for another ultrasound. Both babies measured exactly right at 6 weeks and 3 days. Our due date will be July 14, 2014. Baby B had a heartbeat of 113 and Baby A had a hearbeat of 118. We didn't get to hear them, but we were beyond happy just to see those little heart beats.

Our other birthday love, Isaac, is having a great two year birthday, complete with cupcakes and fun at school.

We are feeling very blessed, but we are still being monitored very closely. We will return for another ultrasound on Wednesday November 27th. They also gave me a progesterone blood test today, and we will find out the results tomorrow. We are still praying and praying!

For us, our babies are very literal gifts from God!

Counting Sheep and Blessings

It's November 14th, and we've had a very busy month so far. On Sunday November 3rd, we found out we were pregnant again after having completed my second round of clomid, this time at the middle level dosage. I knew though, I had known for almost a week, I can't really explain how.

On Monday November 4th, I went to the doctor. My HCG was 230 and my progesterone was 69. I was exactly four weeks pregnant. With Isaac at four weeks, my HCG was 176 and progesterone was 50, with our miscarriage at four weeks my HCG was 35 and my progesterone was 20. So we were very happy with these results.

On Thursday November 7th, I returned to the doctor for another blood test. My HCG had risen to 880 and my progesterone had risen to 76. They told me to schedule an ultrasound for the next week.

Monday November 11th would have been our due date, but now we were five weeks pregnant.

On Thursday November 14th, we went to the doctor four our ultrasound. I was extremely nervous, because this is the point where we fell apart last time. We waited as the ultrasound technician clicked away silently for what seemed an eternity. She turned the monitor toward me and showed me what she saw.

She showed me a gestational sac with a yolk sac, but she couldn't see a baby yet. She also pointed to another gestational sac and said she thought she saw a yolk sac there as well. She took some more measurements of both sacs, printed a picture, and sent us on our way.

The doctor has told us, that everything with both sacs is measuring where it should, for five weeks and three days. They could not see a baby or any cardiac movement which is what we really want to see, but he told us not to worry, because it is still so early on.

We are scheduled to return to the doctor on Thursday November 21st for another ultrasound. This time we should be able to see the babies, but we have been warned it may still be too early for a heartbeat. 

We would appreciate your prayers. We are hopeful and nervous as we wait.

 

 

Luke 15: 4-6

Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says. 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'