Viva Las Vegas!

Hey Everyone! It was the babies first trip to Las Vegas this weekend and they were troopers for mommy! They got a little upset (which means that I get the dry heaves) when cigarette smoke is around, and they don't like it when I stand on my feet for too long (back aches). They are pretty vocal in telling me what they like or dislike! We just got back from Las Vegas last night and had another Dr.'s appointment this morning. Everything looks great and we have more pics to post. 

On the left bottom is Baby A- still bigger and still super calm (hope that it stays calm after the birth too! ). Baby was sucking its thumb again today. Every time we see the baby on the Ultrasound it is sucking it's thumb. Baby B on the right was giving us quite a show this week. It flipped over from being on its back, to its side and then it flipped onto its front. It is laying on its front pretty much mooning us in the pic above. The Dr. couldn't really give us a good pic of Baby B today since it decided to do all sorts of gymnastics. I think we have a little active one on our hands!

Next week is our last appointment at the reproductive endocrinologist, and they call it the "graduation" appointment. I am now stable enough to go see my regular Ob/Gyn and will be seeing her from now on. I will only have 2 more ultrasounds next week, and then I will have to wait like all mothers for maybe 2 more throughout the whole pregnancy. We will get the next ultrasound on DVD and post it again for all to see.

On another note, Vegas was great this weekend! We really had fun and saw Billy Joel in concert. We got to hang out with our friends Jason and Courtney and future Bickler twin best friend Carson. We all had so much fun together and Carson is getting so big! 

We hope everyone had a great Valentines Day! 

Still Movin' and Groovin'

Ok, I am going to attempt to post the ultrasound from today. It will be over when the film stops. I actually had to put it in three parts- sorry. The first 2 are Baby A and the last one is Baby B.

Today we saw Baby A sucking it's thumb right at the start! I'm happy about that because maybe we have a self soother! Baby A became more active as the ultrasound went on and you can see it moving it's little legs and body again.

Baby B was sleeping, but you can see it's spinal cord pretty well, and it is laying on its side. It moved a bit after some prodding towards the end.

I have posted my first growing belly pic too! Yes, It is growing at rates I can't explain. Clothing is tight and I am finding myself more frustrated looking at a closet full of my clothes that I can't fit into anymore. I have like 4 things that fit, so that is what I work with right now. 

I hope this week finds everyone well, and feel free to leave comments in the "comments" section of the blog. Hope to talk to everyone soon!

Movin' and Groovin'

This week's ultrasound saw both babies having a blast in my uterus. All this activity is taking place unbeknownst to me as I can't feel a thing! 

Baby A was taking a nap when we first looked at it. Baby B was on it's side doing what looked like stomach crunches. It obviously wants to tone up for it's big delivery day because Mommy has been feeding it very well lately!

Baby A then decided to join the party. This one is laying on it's back and so it started to kick it's little frog legs all over the place. It was so cute! 

The Dr. immediately said that they are taking after their mother- "doing to much, when they should be taking it easy." That was his exact quote. I don't think he likes the fact that I have taken on a 7 week sub job right at the start of this pregnancy! Oh well, can't please them all, right! My theory is he is overly cautious and I am just the right amount of cautious! He keeps reminding me that I fall under the "high risk" category of pregnancy's. 

This week also found me VERY sick with a nasty cold/sinus infection thing. The whole school is sick with this cold so I got it from one of my lovely kids that have been hacking and sneezing all over me! I went to work sick all week thinking I could "power through" it, but finally today (Friday) I had to give it up and take the day to recover. Dr's orders. This cold has been kicking my booty since Monday. A weekend of R and R should do the trick. It's soup and orange juice for me all weekend!

That's all for now. Our next checkup is Monday and maybe I can post video of the little movers on the blog!

Babies babies everywhere....

It's been awhile since I have posted, and I am sorry about that but I have been teaching and going to Dr's appointments and trying to have a social life on top of it all! These little cherubs in my uterus seem to want me to do nothing but sleep and eat and feel nauseous. 

I am sending this on to all of our family and friends now (this blog was previously just going to our parents until we were out of the "danger zone". Feel free to bookmark this and check back frequently as we will be posting pictures of the babies and my growing belly as the weeks progress. There is a place to comment too, so feel free to tell me how cute the little ones are and how big I am getting! 

I am posting two ultrasound pictures from this morning.  The first one is "baby a " and it is lying on its back. It's head (and cheeks) are lower left and its little body with arm and leg buds are tilted upwards. It kind of looks like a teddy bear right now, and it is so cute!

The second one is "baby b" and it is laying on it's side with it's head taking up a large portion of its body! Hopefully the baby will grow into it's head (hahahah)! They are both so precious, I can't even stand it. 

Next week we see the little jumping beans moving all over on the ultrasound!  

2 for the price of 1- So far...

The ultrasound on Sunday went great and everything looks very healthy. We found out that we have 2 yolk sacs which means both embryo's implanted. For now, it looks like we have a multiple pregnancy on our hands. I say "for now" because we really have to wait until we get heartbeat confirmation at 8 weeks. It sometimes happens that the twin "disappears". We hope this does not occur and it only occurs in 30% of cases (70% chance of not happening).So I am sending both little buggers lots of love and encouragement to GROW GROW GROW. 

I feel pretty good. I am really tired...all the time. My bed is the most wonderful place right now. I am almost a zombie. It's good though, I would take sleepiness over morning sickness any day! 

That's all for now, we go in for another ultrasound January 12th. 

I'll keep you posted!

Positive, SO positive!

We got our results back today from the Dr. and it looks like we will be welcoming a new member (or members) to our family! We are excited and now just hope to make it to the 12 week mark with no problems. So far my hormone levels and Hcg levels look very healthy and good. In the next week will have our first ultrasound. Hopefully we will get a picture of the little peanut or peanuts to post on the blog.  

My numbers were sky high- Progesterone level was 84 and Hcg Level was 426. 

Good News to start the New Year!

2 perfect Blastocysts= 2 chances of success

Hey everyone,

As we near Christmas, I thought I would give you an update on what is happening with us. I have been on bedrest/house arrest (per Dr's orders) since Wednesday of last week. I can finally begin to venture out of the house tomorrow! Just in time for Christmas eve- like I will leave the house to go where? A crowded mall? A crowded grocery store...ok maybe I will stay in until after Christmas! Maybe I am enjoying being a shut in!

The embryo transfer went very well. We had 2 very good blastocysts to implant into my uterus. The Dr. liked the situation and said that he is positive we will have good success with this. We are keeping our fingers, and our toes, crossed. 

This week, I feel pretty normal. I have been getting my daily progesterone shots that both Jason and my friend Lisa are giving me. Lisa takes over when Jason is out of town. They have to be given every night at the same time. In my rear end. Yes, that is where it has to go. Humility goes out the door when the nurse draws big circles on your rear (the target) and you have to get your husband/friend to retrace the targets every few days with a permanent marker so that we know where to place the shots. I now have permanent marker "tattoos". :)

We hope this post finds you all well and in a festive mood!