Superman and I took a much needed vacation. Last Saturday, we drove 12.5 hours to Destin, FL and spent a few days on the beach with my family and some family friends. We played in the ocean with a 17 month old and 3 year old, ate great food- some cooked in the condo by my mom (aren't the meals your mom cooks always better than anything you can get in a restaurant?!) and just plan relaxed after our whirlwind of a summer. Superman went fishing with 'the boys' and I got a much needed pedicure with 'the girls'. (Question- has anyone ever had Black and Decker SANDER used to scrape all the dead skin off their feet? Seriously, they pulled out a power tool with a little cone shaped sander on the end of it and proceeded to sand our feet. Chunks of dead skin were FLYING around the room, it was disgusting! .. And my feet aren't even that bad!)
Anyway, we left Wednesday morning and drove the 12.5 hours back to STL because we had our first u/s appt on Thursday!! Superman met me at the drs office and we walked in completely nervous about what was to come. A few of the nurses asked how I felt and to each I replied that I felt like I was going to throw up- not from morning sickness, just pure nerves.
Dr. A took a few minutes to come into the u/s room, and Superman paced and played with anything he could get his hands on.. magazines, the placement of his chair, my folded pants.. FINALLY, Dr. A came in and asked if we were ready to see the 4 babies.. HUH?? I think Superman and I both turned white and I told Dr A that if there were 4, he was responsible for their college tuition. He laughed and told us what we should expect to see- the yolk sacs, the babies, and that he thought it was still too early to see a heartbeat. I was really disappointed to hear that. I REALLY wanted to see heartbeats.
I assumed the position and Dr A immediately confirmed that we're having twins (YAY!!) He also said that they both look fantastic and both had very strong heartbeats. We got to see and hear both of them! It was AMAZING. Both babies look great- right where they should be. Dr A was happy and said the possibility of losing either of them was pretty slim at this point. (Whew!).
We have another appt on Thursday morning, so we get to look in on them again soon. I have a feeling I'm going to get spoiled with all of these ultrasounds. I am trying not to get used to them!
We have told most of our families, those who we haven't told, our mom's have taken it upon themselves to inform :) Our friends who knew the dates of transfer and beta have also been informed and have been asked to keep the news quiet for at least a few weeks. Both of our bosses know, but not everyone in our offices knows. We haven't decided when to come 'out' but I'm sure it'll happen sooner rather than later.
Friday afternoon I had my second and final IVIg infusion. Last time, I was there for 6 hours. I was told that the IV drip would be sped up this time, but because my appt was at 1:00 on a Friday afternoon, I think they sped me up a lot more than they should have. I left the office at 5:15 feeling kinda sick to my stomach and avoided the highway route home, just in case I had to pull over. My dad wanted to take Superman and I out to dinner and I picked at my food- something I normally don't do. I barely touched my dessert- again, that never happens. Superman took me home and put me to bed.
Saturday, we ran some errands and I slept most of the day. When I was awake, I felt nauseous. At this point, I'm not sure if it is the IVIg infusion or if morning sickness has arrived. For the past week or so, my eating habits have been WAY off. While I normally have a severe sweet tooth, I have no desire to eat ice cream, cookies, etc.. I am wanting salty things- salsa sounds great. The other morning, I woke up (at 6am) telling Superman I wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. As I write this, I am drinking a can of caffeine free ginger ale. It helps my stomach. I have already taken a 2 hour nap, and it's not even 3 pm ( I woke up at 9am). And you know what? I love it! I am finally pregnant and all of these things, as uncomfortable as they make me feel, are signs that I'm pregnant. If I have to deal with these things, that's fine..bring it on. I'm having twins :)
A few other things to note-
Cathy, a friend from my IES group, just had her fert report and it's AMAZING. She has 29 fertilized right now and is waiting to hear her transfer date. My fingers are crossed for her and she and her husband are in my prayers!
Another friend,
Maureen, is on the count down to her shots. I think she has 11 days left. She and Jacob are in our prayers as well!
Lastly, we sold my car. I loved my car. Superman's brother works for an Auto Auction and can help us buy a car for about half of what we would get it for at a dealership. The original plan was to sell my car and buy something similar, if not newer and nicer, and have a lower car payment. I loved my car.. did I say that already!? Anyway, that WAS the plan.. Then we found out we may have twins, so I started working on Superman for a small SUV.. something that would fit our larger family better than my Honda Accord. He drove our friends Highlander and agreed we needed something bigger than a sedan. Score one for me, right? Not so fast... Superman talked to his brother who suggested we look at Minivans because we can get one for practically nothing, with all the bells and whistles.. arrrrghhhh. So now, Superman is on a HUGE minivan kick. We even went to a dealership so I could test drive one.. Luckily, we were totally ignored by the salesmen. I understand that a mini is totally logical, responsible and practical for our quickly expanding family. I even agree it's the right thing to do. I do not, however, have to like it.
