Double the Fun! (and diapers, bottles, college tuition, etc.)

That is a picture of my uterus. Yes, I know you have all been dying to see a picture of that :) Notice the two oblong circle-looking images. Those represent Baby A and Baby B! We are having twins! The larger one on top has a heart rate of 120, the smaller looking one on the bottom has a heart rate of 146. They are both measuring on schedule. The one on the bottom isn't smaller, it is just further back in my uterus. The doctor said that everything looks great and the 120 heart beat is low, but normal...and really completely normal with twins.

We are excited. Okay honestly, Chris is really excited. As for me, once the constant throwing up subsides and the worry of whether I can handle twins subsides, then I will be really excited too! Don't get me wrong I am very happy, it is just being masked right now with vomit!

6 Week Milestone

What's happening now? Let's take a trip inside my uterus... (no cameras, please)

Well, this is week 6 so the baby's ears, nose, and mouth are beginning to take shape. The head looks oversized, but hopefully the little bean will grow into that. There are dark spots where the nostrils and eyes will form later on in the week. The small depressions on the side of its head are going to be ears soon. Arms and legs will begin to grow this week and now look like little buds coming off the main part of the body. Our little bean's heart should be beating between 100-160 times per minute. Blood is beginning to run through the body, lungs are being formed, as well as the pituitary gland. Brains, muscles and bones are also forming.

First ultrasound is Friday...

Morning sickness (evening sickness for me) has set in. Blah! Blah!

YouTube - Exclusive: Inside the IVF Lab

YouTube - Exclusive: Inside the IVF Lab

The Creation of Cletus our Precious Fetus!

Okay People...I am getting bored, anxious, worried...you name it. So in the spirit of boredom here is your next post. The purpose is 2 fold:

1. The naming
2. To further educate y'all!

First, we are now referring to this little creature that makes me cranky and sleepy as...'Cletus the Fetus'...catchy huh? I know all you grandmas don't find the humor in that...but I have to have someone/something to blame for the naps and mood swings!

Second...if you have about 10 minutes, the IVF shows the whole process in a nutshell. I think it is an incredible thing to watch...even more entertaining than this season's Dancing with the Stars...maybe not...but much more informative...and it really makes you appreciate the hard work of embryologists making all this possible.

Okay, so I can't figure out how to insert the video here...so I will post it above (I hope).


Have a good night!
Love-
Jenn

Doing Great...

Hey Friends and Family-
Thanks for checking in on us. Although there is not much to report, we are doing fine. Over the past week I have taken a nap pretty much every day (thank you spring break!). Chris has been superb. He understands when I get sleepy and am in need of a nap, he has been working his tail off in the yard to get it ready for spring, he continues to do a fabulous job giving me my shot every evening, and the best part...he looks at me straight in the eyes and laughs at me when my head starts doing 360's on my shoulders and my to mood shifts to crazy hormonal wife in 15 seconds. :) Thank goodness he is so understanding!

ZZZZZZ.........

That's all I have to say today...

Second Beta Test

Just a quick post...
Beta #2 was today. The new number is 780. That means my HCG is doubling every 41.97 hours. That is good. :) So, the doctor said that she does not need to see me again until April 24. That will be a big day for us. Hopefully we will see a heartbeat (or two)!

Happy Easter...

Here is what the Easter Bunny brought us this week. I actually broke the oath of IVF and started testing early. We got our first 2 lines on Thursday. I have tested everyday since then *blushing*. At this point, the 'pregnancy' line is much darker than the control line. The test in the picture wasn't even taken until about 7:00 P.M. on Sunday.

I also had my blood test today at the doctor. My beta (hcg indicator) is 353-anything above 28 is considered good. (Anything over 10 is considered 'pregnant'. At 353, I think it is probably official.

We won't be telling anyone yet, other than family and close friends...you know who you are b/c you read this. To the rest of the world, I am probably just simply a miserable, hormonal mess.... :) Please continue to pray, it is still really early yet. I will go to the doctor on Wednesday

again for another blood test. My beta number should have doubled by then. Fingers. Crossed.