#ThinkPositive 💚💗💙🧡: Ready, set, update!

Twice the itchiness, twice as early. Twice the nausea, twice the exhaustion, twice the "can do" attitude. See where I'm going with this? Twice the support system, twice the love, twice the efforts and trials. How many times can I say "twice" before it starts sounding weird...? :)

So here we go! I am ONLY 8 weeks and 6 days, but I am ONLY one appointment away from graduating from Fertility and Endocrines specialized care. So, this is still earlier than most pregnant women feel comfortable sharing- but c'mon, blog posts, Facebook updates, who am I am kidding- I like to share. (So for the person that sent me the text about not telling them...it's public knowledge, don't try to ruin my day!) So share, I shall! And I have pictures for you!
I kept them to myself until we had made it a little further because, things happen, cells could quit growing(been there), and what if it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to? But also, what if I need people to know? What if I want to celebrate the good news? So here ya go!

Right now, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWINS HERE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!

We are not shocked or surprised but we are thrilled. We chose to transfer two traditional IVF embryos on November 14th. We carefully assessed their grades and their qualities. They will be fraternal twins as they each came from their own embryo. Technically, they got their start the same way Lucy did, at the same time- weird, right?

It was the same cost (not that it should matter) to thaw two embryos and they both went in at the same time in the same catheter.
I went in to the consult appointment ready to argue my points (in hopes of transferring two) with Dr. Krause because the first round of IVF, she was not so pro multiples... this time, she brought it up first! So of course we agreed! We know the risks, we understand what we are getting ourselves into... and as our friend Aaron put it, "With the third kid, we had to switch from man to man to zone defense." We're ready, well..... we're ready to try anyway! :)
We had a clue that both embryos stuck at the first blood test, the pregenecy hormone called HCG was at 1267 and in two days the number is supposed to double. My HCG tested at 3315 the next blood draw. We were getting confident but still weren’t positive they would both continue growing. Then the ultrasounds, we could see heartbeats for both! Then at the most recent ultrasound, we watched them both squirm and swim around and wave their little limbs. So. Cool.

The only thing that I am taking two times as much is the folic acid, the rest of the medications stay the same. I am still doing progesterone shots, estrogen patches and other progesterone. Hoping at my next appointment, 10 weeks, that we are done with those things and just keeping up with vitamins!

Day 5 Blastocysts Nov 14

Positive Pregnancy test after the two week wait. Nov 26

First ultrasound, Dec 10
6 weeks, 4 days

Second ultrasound, Dec 26
8 weeks 5 days

Otis is thinking PAWSITIVE (or dreaming)

Christmas was totally awesome of course. I felt awful but look at this cool kid. We celebrated all day long with a nap in the middle. She loved visiting and playing as much as she loved the presents.