A week away from turning 1...YIKES!!!

My oh my...where has the past year gone to? As I write this post I realize that I didn't keep up with the blog after returning from our cruise. A lot changed in our household once the Twinkies were born. We went from having two dogs to having 2 kids plus 2 spoiled dogs running our lives. I was able to stay home with them for 13 weeks...not counting the 6 weeks that I was working from home prior to their arrival...love my job!!! My husband stayed with them while he was on Christmas break and then my MIL came to stay with us for 5 months (way too long but worth the savings). My husband then stayed with them the entire summer which not a lot of men would do let alone be home with 2 mobile twins. I was able to breastfeed both of them until they were 7 months old and I also supplemented with formula. They decided that they didn't want the boob anymore so I made peace with their decision...it was huge for me to do it for so long so I was proud. The Twinkies are the light of our eyes and we can no longer picture our lives without them. Cayden just had surgery to correct his craniosynostosis (sagital line fused prematurely in the womb) and shows no signs of having major surgery. Claudia is full of life and lights up the room wherever she's at. I promise to keep up with the blog now that things have sort of settled down...Here's a sneak peek of what they look like prior to turning 1 year old. More pics to follow as we prepare for their 1st birthday party...

11 months old

Sorry...

For not being a good blogger :( After we came home from our cruise it seems that everything went south with me but not the pregnancy. It has been soooo bad that I actually bought my Mom a plane ticket so she could nurse me back to health. Love my Mami!!!

For now I just survive with rice/potatoes and plain chicken...Jell-O on the side and your occasional sweet treat :)

I'll post picture later of the cruise...

Ahhhh Sooooo Ready

I'm sooo ready to jump on the cruise and start our vacation which will be our first and last one alone (since our honeymoon) cuz the twins will be with us at every vacation from now on.

I go back to the RE on Monday for our 7w6d or 8w0d appt...haven't figured out where I fall yet. Hopefully we will be released to the OB and we can close a chapter that has been with us for the last 2 years. I'm grateful for everything that has happened to us in the last 2 years but at the same time I'm ready to put it behind me...I want to be "normal". Infertility changes you and it affects everything that you do. It also affects the ones that love you the most because they can't understand what you are going through unless they went through it. I'm truly blessed with my support system and I know that they will continue to support us as we venture into this new chapter with twins.

I'm happy to say that morning sickness hasn't kicked me in the butt...I might wake up feeling blah but it goes away as soon as I put some food into me. I only had one day that I was miserable but it went away. I must admit that I hate brushing my teeth but it's because I don't want to upchuck. I do it quickly and I make sure that I have the entire bathroom to myself.  I'm hoping that I get to be one of the lucky ones that doesn't have to go through the battles with morning sickness.

Keep the prayers coming since this will be A BUMPY ROAD... :)

Ultrasound #1

We finally went in for our ultrasound this morning and were super anxious. After waiting for more than 30 minutes past our appointment time we were sent to the exam room where we waited another 15 minutes. Dr Burger came in and said that they got backed up and that everyone had to wait a little longer. As I started laying down I was thinking that after 2 long years I was finally going to see the beginnings of my family.

I kept my eye on the monitor and to my amazment I saw 2 sacs. The first sac had a visible heartbeat that we were able to measure at 115bpm but we couldn't hear. The second sac looked early and Dr Burger told us that it could develop or not and that the only way we would know would be in the next ultrasound. She did some checking on my ovaries and noticed that I had 2 cysts but she wasn't worried. She decided to check the second sac and was able to see a visible heartbeat. She moved the wand around and we were able to hear the heartbeat at 112bpm.

So right now I'm still in a state of shock. I knew going into the IUI that there was a chance of 2 maybe 3 good follicles that could release eggs. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that the word TWINS would be coming out of my mouth.

My FAITH kept my HOPE alive and that will continue to be the center of our families...OUR FAITH!!!

Thank You GOD for listening to our prayers and the prayers of everyone that surrounds us...

Beta #2

My nurse called today to let me know that my numbers were good...HCG @ 443 and Progesterone @ 59.6 Dr Burger wants me to repeat the test next week and she scheduled my 1st U/S for 2/23 @ 9:15am. Slowly it has started to sink in that this is really happening to US!!!

In-laws are in town for the weekend so it will be a fun time for everyone...Also I'm super excited b/c my MOM booked her flight to TX this morning. She will get here before we leave for our Caribbean Cruise :)

Our Prayers have been answered but we must continue to PRAY for this little MIRACLE...

In God's Time

Everyone kept telling me that in God's Time I would get pregnant...well I guess God's Time arrived early in the year because WE'RE PREGNANT!!! I had the 2nd IUI done on January 24th & 25th and my Beta was set to be done on Tuesday 2/8/11. I remember telling Carlos that I wanted to test that Monday prior to the Beta in order to prepare myself for the results since I had to go in to work on Tuesday. I waited patiently for him to come home from work in order for the both of us to be present. I'm not too good POAS so I did it in a cup and let Carlos do all the honors. While we were waiting for the results to show up I remember telling him that I was frustrated at failing, that if this time it didn't work I would take a break and enjoy the upcoming planning for our cruise. Carlos started looking at the stick and then at the box with a weird look. I grabbed the stick from his hand and saw a faint line in the test area...OMG it's +. I told him that I needed a digital to confirm...so off he went to get the test. He came back within 10 minutes and I gave him another cup with what ever I had left. We continued talking about how this might be our time, how crazy things have been, how he needed to clean the guest bedroom out to make room...then he took the test and his face said it all...PREGNANT!!! We both started jumping for joy and quickly called our parents who were in shock with the news that they started crying tears of JOY.

So off I went Tuesday to get my blood drawn at 8am and prayed to God that this was real and that it was not a fluke. The day dragged on like there was no tomorrow and I was getting anxious that they had no called back. But at 3:12pm I got the news that I had been waiting for...Beta #1 results came back + : HCG at 242 and Progesterone at 69...

We're over the moon and still on cloud 9. Words cannot express what we and the rest of our families are feeling right now. I go back in for a 2nd Beta tomorrow...

Thank You GOD for hearing our prayers!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

When I got married I pictured myself being a MOM by my 28th birthday...and here we are and I'm not a mommy yet. I'm okay with the events that have happened in my life b/c these have given me the strength to continue fighting. I embrace a new year of life and I look forward to the many blessings that I KNOW will come my way.

Hopefully I'll be able to go to dinner with Carlos tonight...but if it doesn't happen then I kow I can celebrate on the weekend with him.