Friday, August 2, 2013
16 weeks today Continued(read other one first)
Then she drops the Bomb... she couldn't get a good read on the baby's heartbeat with the other machine because the big blurry thing looks to be two hearts right next to each other!!! HOLY SHIT!! So she calls in the Specialist who confirms that yes, that twins for sure! By this time the rest of the family has been out in the lobby waiting for 45 minutes... so much for a 15 minute appointment. I walk out and hand Beau the ultrasound photo that read " Hi Daddy! WE love you! love, The Babies" and I just started telling the kids "It's TWINS! It's TWINS!" as Beau threw his arms around me thrilled and shocked... all the other moms in the lobby watching and smiling!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
16 Weeks Today!
When did we start measuring our pregnancies in weeks? 40 weeks sounds a LOT longer than 9 months and leaves non-parent people(and dad's!) doing the math to figure out how many months pregnant I am! Can't I just say I'm 4 months today!! It feels so liberating!! What if we started telling our children's ages in weeks?(I actually had someone tell me there child is 47 weeks then the adjustment for the prematurity in weeks! WTF?!!) Sure, it makes since up to about 8 weeks but really who wants to figure out how old someone's 35 week old actually is?
Anyways, Let me get us all up to speed on the past 4 months and how it is we find ourselves jumping from 2 kids to 4! So about two years ago, Beau and I started to talk about having another baby or two when we felt ready... about a year ago we started talking about how awesome it would to have those two at the same time and be done. Well then we decided to try for a Christmas Baby or two. I had done a lot of reading and talking about twins over the past few months prior to becoming pregnant so EVERYONE knew we were hoping for twins. Did you know that cultures that have diets rich in Wild Yams have high rates of twins? Well, I didn't find any Wild Yam capsules until after the fact so we just went for it anyway, au natural. First time we missed the window for a Christmas Baby. Shit. No time off at Christmas for you, Babe. But the next month was a success! Ok. That's cool. Due January 16th 2014. I like Capricorns. This will be an easy one push water birth at the birth center, just like last time...
Everything is good for the first 6 weeks. I feel great. Somewhere deep down in my heart, I know it's twins... 6 1/2 weeks mark and I feel like walking death. So sick. So Tired. So dizzy. And weak. Like my soul is draining out of my body. It's day one or two of this feeling when I have my first Prenatal Visit at the near-by birthing center. In the appointment I told them I was pretty sure their are two babies and they laughed it off saying that everyone thinks they are carrying two babies by the 3rd pregnancy. But, no I REALLY think it's two babies! They send me to an Ultrasound Lab to make sure we have our dates right. With Beau, Austin and Olivia in the room I ask the tech if she sees more than one baby. Nope, just one. Then lots of silence. She does say that she can't get a clear read on the heartbeat so everyone else will have to step out so she can do a vaginal ultrasound. If I would have known I had a blanket I would have insisted they stay. So they step out and she starts the vaginal ultrasound. More silence. Then she asks why I think it's twins. I just know it is. Did they say my hormone level are high? No, I just got my blood work done a few hours before and won't have the results for a while....
Anyways, Let me get us all up to speed on the past 4 months and how it is we find ourselves jumping from 2 kids to 4! So about two years ago, Beau and I started to talk about having another baby or two when we felt ready... about a year ago we started talking about how awesome it would to have those two at the same time and be done. Well then we decided to try for a Christmas Baby or two. I had done a lot of reading and talking about twins over the past few months prior to becoming pregnant so EVERYONE knew we were hoping for twins. Did you know that cultures that have diets rich in Wild Yams have high rates of twins? Well, I didn't find any Wild Yam capsules until after the fact so we just went for it anyway, au natural. First time we missed the window for a Christmas Baby. Shit. No time off at Christmas for you, Babe. But the next month was a success! Ok. That's cool. Due January 16th 2014. I like Capricorns. This will be an easy one push water birth at the birth center, just like last time...
Everything is good for the first 6 weeks. I feel great. Somewhere deep down in my heart, I know it's twins... 6 1/2 weeks mark and I feel like walking death. So sick. So Tired. So dizzy. And weak. Like my soul is draining out of my body. It's day one or two of this feeling when I have my first Prenatal Visit at the near-by birthing center. In the appointment I told them I was pretty sure their are two babies and they laughed it off saying that everyone thinks they are carrying two babies by the 3rd pregnancy. But, no I REALLY think it's two babies! They send me to an Ultrasound Lab to make sure we have our dates right. With Beau, Austin and Olivia in the room I ask the tech if she sees more than one baby. Nope, just one. Then lots of silence. She does say that she can't get a clear read on the heartbeat so everyone else will have to step out so she can do a vaginal ultrasound. If I would have known I had a blanket I would have insisted they stay. So they step out and she starts the vaginal ultrasound. More silence. Then she asks why I think it's twins. I just know it is. Did they say my hormone level are high? No, I just got my blood work done a few hours before and won't have the results for a while....
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