Life is Beautiful

Got to see the twinkies yesterday (as expected, the 3rd one did not make it) and the words that are ringing in my head are beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

The first time we saw them about three weeks ago, they were 2 mm (smaller than a grain of rice). Yesterday they grew to 2 cm (about the size of a large grape) and were measuring on-track at 8w 5d. They must be growing fast because my due date moved up by a few days from my first u/s. Right now the u/s estimated 12/2 or 12/3 (although they'll probably arrive sooner since they're twins).

We could already see their umbilical cords, spine and brains start to form (they really are going to take after their Dad and be "quants"!). One was lounging on his back and the other was "standing up" - so maybe we have a slacker and an athlete? Their heartbeats were around 185 and just over 200 bpm. The nurse said this is well within the normal range.

My hormone levels were good, so they are quickly weaning me from my drugs. Down to one Endrometrin (progesterone) suppository, 1 cc of PIO and one estrace tablet (no more patches).

I am still tired, occasionally feel nauseus - but not really too bad. It comes and goes. The cramps have mostly stopped.

I probably have 2-3 more weeks until I graduate from CCRM. I received a note yesterday that they will no longer allow me to do any more u/s there because at this point, they have proved the babies are growing normally so far. The nurse also said that my name comes up often in staff meetings because Dr. Sch thinks the extra PIO so early made a difference - so he's starting to put other women on the same protocol. It's kinda neat to be a medical trailblazer!

Until next time...