Our first appt at 9 weeks!
Both their heads
Profile of baby boy!
Profile of baby girl!
At 16 weeks! Its a Boy!
It's a Girl!
So here is the story of how twins all came about...
Brett and I have been married 9 years and after being married for 2 we decided we wanted to start our family. After a year of trying and no luck we started going to our dr. to find out what was wrong. It took many dr appts and frustration to find out the problem. When we found out our best option was invitro we both didn't feel like that was the right thing to do..money was a factor, and with only a 60% chance it just didn't seem right to do at the time.
Of course now looking back we know why it didn't feel right. Little Avery was waiting for us to become her parents. I can't imagine my life without this special little spirit..she lights up our world! After Avery I was totally content with just her. I felt so complete to have this precious baby and to become a mother. But after a couple of years I really wanted her to have a sibling. Brett and I talked about what was next for us all the time, but nothing was in our cards due to finances..we were unable to pay for adoption or anything else for that matter..
My friend Kendra always knew our situation. One day while hanging out she told me about a friend that had done invitro and had gotten it paid for..Its a program at the U called the miracle fund. Its anonymous donors who put money into this fund to help those that cannot afford it themselves. Of course I was curious, so she got me the info and I called right away to see if we qualified. I called the lady in charge and we met all the qualifications, so she sent me all the paperwork to get started. It was almost the same process as adoption..it took Brett and I awhile to get everything submitted..finally we did and the we had to wait..wait..to see if we were accepted..Finally we got a letter saying we were chosen. We both were in shock, excited and anxious all at the same time. It was not over yet we still had to have a homestudy and wait for that to get submitted, so it was a process! I don't remember exactly the dates, but after hearing about it from my friend until we got started was about a year!
Our first appt was with Dr. Johnstone in October, but I needed some tests done before we could get started. After those results I need a little surgery to remove some tissue in my uterus. So we really started the process in December of 2011. No one really can prepare you for what your body goes through until its happening. My amazing husband had to give me 3 shots a day to get my body to produce multiple eggs. Once my body did that then they extract them and find the mature eggs to harvest. They got 20 eggs, but only 13 were mature enough for the procedure. Then they take the sperm and implant them into the eggs, and see how they survive. In the mean time I still have to do shots to prepare by body to except the embryos. My body did not respond the best to the shots, but I made it! So all in all we got 5 good embryos!! Now it was decision time..how many eggs were we going to do?? They only let you do 2, so It was one or two..It was a hard decision if we only do one and it doesn't take then what?? if we do 2 maybe one would take. So we decided that day of the transfer to do 2. This was our one chance since we were getting paid for and we wanted all the odds.
After transferring the eggs I had to take it easy for a few days. Brett was awesome he let me take it easy while he was Mr. mom! Friends and family were so amazing to bring me food and come visit. Then we had to wait 12 days to see if we were pregnant. They said not to think about it, but how do you not! It was a long 12 days!! We went in for a blood test on Saturday, and they said they would call for the results later that day. I had to go into work, and it was horrible I could not concentrate I was on pins and needles. I missed a call and had a voicemail..I knew it was them,but I was so scared to listen to it..this was my future on the line. I listened to it with my heart pounding out of my chest..she said the 3 words I never thought I would hear..You are pregnant! I was in disbelief my emotions were going crazy! I was crying, screaming! I immediately called Brett and we had a tender moment of both of us silent on the phone because we were both in tears..What a miracle and I couldn't believe it was happening. Avery was a miracle I thought would never happen and here was another one..I was so humbled.
It was still so early, but everyone knew we were doing this, so we really couldn't keep it a secret. We went in for our first appt at the U for our six weeks to hear the heartbeat. We were both nervous and excited..she found a heartbeat and another one..she said your having twins! Brett and I both just sat there in shock..What! I didn't even think one would work..now I have 2 WOW! After the appointment we both just sat in the car in silence..2 babies! We were humbled once again.
At 16 weeks we found out we r having a boy and a girl and we couldn't feel more blessed. Avery is going to be an amazing big sister! I am now 22 weeks along and am feeling them kick and roll around..its pretty amazing. Nothing can compare to how i felt when I got to hold Avery for the first time, and I know this will be a new and exciting experience. God has given me more than I ever thought possible, and I am forever grateful. A little sweet spirit is a gift no matter how they got here. Life is so precious and these r the moments that bring you back to what is most important in life..Family!
