Test Drive!

Not everyone gets to test drive twins before theirs are born, so we consider ourselves very lucky. Meet Andrew Sr., Andrew Jr., and Juliana (my bro, my nephew and my niece).  They were born on Friday, so their 1 week birthday is tomorrow.  :)  They are super adorable, only partly because all they do is eat, sleep, and poop. 

Their mom, J, has been a great help from the first day we found out we were expecting dos.  We had already planned to visit her after our doc visit since she was on bedrest, so she got to be the first one to find out her twins would have twin cousins.  (Yeah, that's 4 new grandbabies for my parents in 6 months, be jealous all you grandparents out there, very jealous.)  From the first day J has given us lots of advice, books, and now her experiences for us to learn from.  How lucky are we?!

In other news, we are also in the process of test driving cars.  Penelope is on her last leg, so David has been checking out various options.  So far, we've driven Ford hybrid Focus/Escape, Toyota hybrid Prius/Camry, Hyundai Sonata (hybrids not sold here, yet--booo).  There are still a couple others on the list, hopefully we'll get that done this weekend.  We're not sold on getting an SUV (and no way on the swaggerwagon) and have been told that we don't really need one until we have 3 kids, but I think David is interested in looking at a VW station wagon--not your daddy's kind.  Opinions are always welcome.

Then comes the question of whether I get to keep Cybil...

(well, that's not really her, I'm too lazy to get a pic of her, but you get the idea).  Can you fit 2 rear-facing car seats back there?  At least for loading the kiddos, you could just put the top down and drop them in...maybe even BETTER than an SUV...

first pic

Our scanner is not great, so you can't see much, but then again, I never could figure out sonograms before, anyway...

Week 8 stats

We had our final appointment with Dr. D today.  The two little ones are doing well.  B has caught up to A in size, and they both measure exactly the same at 1.46cm.  Their heart rates are A: 168 and B: 154.  Dr. D said that he thinks they are a boy and a girl--and he's right 50% of the time.  :) 

Our chance of miscarriage is now just 1-2%, so we're breathing much easier now.  I'm sure I'll still be very nervous at any sign of something abnormal, but I feel much better about it all. 

It's been really fun sharing the news with family and friends.  Particularly those that have been through most of the past 3 years with us.  Their reactions are all over the map--much like our own feelings--but mostly very excited. 

We are really grateful for the support and encouragement and prayers of so many dear people.  Thank you.

It's official

I officially no longer fit in any of my pants.

I officially purchased my first piece of maternity clothing.

And so it begins...

(8 week ultrasound this afternoon--tells us if all's good and our risk of miscarriage for people my age/health/situation/etc. goes from 15%-20% down to <3%. Big day.)

To sleep perchance to dream...

TIRED. That pretty much sums up my days and nights. No matter how much I sleep (last night 10 hours), I still have to drag myself out of bed. I am weary. At work, I often lean my head back and snooze between drafting warrants and service agreements. Every couple days, you can even find me in my partner's office (who's out of town) snoozing on her couch. Fortunately, everyone here is very understanding and supportive.

Although I think I'm getting more and more confident with each passing day, I've still had a few miscarriage dreams. :-/ I typically wake up fine and feel okay about it all when awake, but I suppose that probably means I'm still quite nervous. Another appointment on Monday. Hopefully that will give me the reassurance to put aside some of my worries.

2

We found out yesterday that there's a Baby A AND a Baby B! I'm mostly over the shock, somewhat over being terrified, still very, very happy. The emotional rollercoaster has been so crazy that I am incapable of getting any work done and I'm just worn out. I decided to tell everyone at the office (mostly since they know I'm going through all the fertility stuff and I'm terrible at lying). That naturally took all morning because everyone was so excited.

So, now I'm supposed to research weighted average anti-dilution provisions, prepare for negotiations on indemnification provisions, respond to various sale agreements, and draft a note and company agreement for a company who is about to admit venture capital investors. How do I get my emotional, excited, exhausted brain to focus?!?!

3 years, 1 house fire, 2 miscarriages, and 2 fertility doctors later...

Well, the first few posts were from the first time we got preggo. That didn't work out too well. One day when I have more time, I'll post as many of the details as I can now remember.

Fast forward...

Saturday we tested positive on a home pregnancy test. YAY!, I think... I'm nervous. I'm happy and excited of course. The weekend was good. Today is the doctor's appointment. Aside from the general anxiety that I get from going to the doctor, I also am nervous about hearing the results of the blood test I went in for this morning. I'm nervous about another miscarriage. I'm nervous about the possibility of multiples.

I'm also hungry. Going to eat...