The Early Weeks

Four days after the first test, I went back for our second blood test. This time, the number was 4775!!! Once again, we were taken aback by the HUGE count and we all felt certain that there had to be at least 2 babies in there. Our first ultrasound wasn't scheduled for 3 more weeks (7 weeks pg), so we were left to wait and wonder...

Almost 2 weeks later, I noticed a small amount of bright red blood when I went to the rest room. I laid down immediately, tried not to panic, and called the dr. He was not really alarmed, but wanted me to go in the next day to check my hormone levels and do an ultrasound. I called Bev and calmly let her know what happened and told her what the dr. said. I told her not to worry, but, she was obviously scared and understandably so. Who wouldn't be?

Even though the bleeding episode was over as quickly as it began, I stayed off my feet for the remainder of the night and the next morning, I headed for the doctor's office. The ultrasound showed 2 sacs, both with a yolk sac, however 1 looked better than the other. The smaller of the 2 had a small amount of blood behind the placenta. The dr. explained that this could just clear up on it's own or we might lose that twin. Only time would tell. Although it was upsetting to hear that we might be losing one, I felt a little relieved that we definitely had at least one healthy baby in there. Two would be even better, but, we would certainly settle for 1 if that is what we were given!

The following week, was our 7 week ultrasound appointment. Scott and Bev both flew in to be there. We were all so anxious and excited! We soon learned that both twins were still there and both of them had heartbeats! The bleeding behind the placenta was almost completely absorbed and the dr. expected both babies to be just fine! Thank goodness! Now, we could finally relax and celebrate!! Scott and Bev are so thrilled to be having twins and I am just tickled to death for them!

Bev calls me just about every morning and, for several weeks early on, she would ask, "Is this really real? I just can't believe it!" I would just say, "Believe it, Bev! I've got all the symptoms to prove it!" LOL! I am 15 weeks along with the twins now and I think it has finally sunk in. They are happy as can be, busily making preparations for the babies' arrival, which should be some time around mid-December.

As for me, I am doing very well. The fatigue and migraines that I had early on in the pregnancy have subsided and I am completely off all of the shots now! YEAH!!! My tummy is growing by leaps and bounds and I am already feeling the babies swimming around, in there! Although it is a wonderful feeling and it is reassuring to know they are doing alright in there, it is not the same emotional feeling that I had when I carried my own babies and felt them move for the first time. The excitement that I feel is for Scott and Bev! With each hurdle that we pass, I am blessed to witness firsthand the transformation of a couple who was once filled with despair over their inability to conceive to a couple who is now filled with joy because they will soon be parents at last! It is inexplicably rewarding to know that I helped make it happen. As far as my feelings towards the babies...well, I care about them very much and will take care of them as best I can before they are born, but, as I said before, it is not like when I carried my own children. I am merely babysitting them for a short while until they are big enough to be born go home with their Mommy and Daddy.