Sunday, November 16, 2008

Update...

I don't know if I still have readers out there, as it's been so long since my last post...but hopefully some of you have stuck around or will stop by to hear the good news...

We're pregnant!!!!

With TWINS!!!

As of today, I'm 11 weeks pregnant, so nearly out of the first trimester! And it has been a whirlwind of a couple months!

I found out I was pregnant the last week of September, although I did cheat and take a home test before my blood tests. I actually took three home tests before my blood test and all were positive. So I was feeling pretty good when I went in for my test on 9/29. Sure enough my HCG level was 199! On Oct. 1, I had a little scare when I woke up with some spotting. I still went to my test, but spent the rest of the day at home after talking to my nurses in Michigan. My HCG came back 329, which was less than they wanted (it's supposed to double or rise by at least 80%.) I was so scared...it was too much like last time. On Friday, they had me go in for another test and our fears were put aside when my HCG came back at 638!

Of course, anyone who has been through infertility treatments knows that there are several little milestones you have to go through until you can feel comfortable with your pregnancy. Our next milestone was the six week ultrasound on 10/15. Andy and I went to the afternoon appointment hoping that our baby would be ok...so imagine our surprise when we saw and heard two heartbeats!!! However, there were actually three implantations. #3 did not have a heartbeat and appeared to be a couple days behind the others. We made another appointment on Halloween to find out.

I was scared about the Halloween appointment. It was very much out of our hands if there were two or three babies. I tried not to think about it, knowing we'd be blessed either way, even though it would be sad if #3 didn't make it. As soon as the ultrasound was applied, we saw our twins...healthy as ever. #3 had continued to grow a bit, but never had a heartbeat. We were sad, but it was amazing to see the other two thriving. Baby A measured 1.85 cm and had a heartbeat of 158 bpm. Baby B measured 1.72 cm and had a heartbeat of 172 bpm.

Now it's too early to find out the sex of the babies, but I think Baby A might be a boy and Baby B a girl. I had a dream shortly after our first ultrasound that we had boy and girl twins. Of course, some say that the heartbeats look like two girls. We'll find out in January!

My due date is June 7, however the doctor expects that these will be May babies, as twins typically come earlier. I am showing a little bit already, as my uterus is already the size of someone 6 to 8 weeks ahead. I love maternity pants! Most of my regular pants are just a little too tight around the belly. Thank goodness for the maternity section at Target!!!

And whoever called it "morning" sickness, has never experienced it! I've spent much of these first months very sick. It hasn't been easy, but I never expected it to be and I'd rather throw up everyday than not at all.

Well that's the biggest news in the Ives house! I wanted to put up ultrasound pictures, but my printer/scanner is buried in what is going to be the nursery. We've got a lot of work a head of us!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Melissa! That's wonderful news!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS!! What amazing news!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I am so happy for you!

Anonymous said...

Oh Melissa- I'm so ridiculously happy for you!! You're finally getting your dream! :) I can't wait to see pictures of the little ones. So sorry you've been feeling sick and hope it passes quickly- but I'm sure you're more than ready to take it with a smile. Woo-hoo!!

A bit of news from our corner of the world...I don't have too many blog readers (and I'm sure with all you've been going through the last thing you have time for is blogs, LOL)...but...we're expecting a little girl at the end of March! I'm 21 weeks today and this little bean is quite the little acrobat! All is going great and I wish nothing but the same for you!!

I'll anxiously be awaiting your updates! :) Congratulations!!

Big Hugs,
Teresa

Anonymous said...

I think you know how thrilled I am for you! :) This is going to be such a fun journey for you and Andy (and hopefully we'll get to share in your joy right here on the blog too). Congratulations and I'll be praying you through a very healthy pregnancy!!! xoxo

Lulu said...

I found your blog a long time ago through some else's blog roll (I can't remember who now), anyway, I check back every once and awhile hoping for good news and I just wanted to say congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Yay!! I've been checking in often, waiting for an update! After reading the HBs, my initial thought was boy / girl twins too. ; )

CONGRATS MOMMY!

Anonymous said...

I keep checking in. Any new news!?!!

Anonymous said...

Me too...I keep checking in. ;)