A little history

Though this blog was born on Dec 17, A and B were actually in existence from approximately 10/30/2007. The first inclination I had that something was 'different' was on November 20. I was working at an off-site benefits fair and felt waves of dizziness for most of the day. That day was the worst, but this continued throughout that week. I just had a feeling that I was pg.
On Friday, 11/9/2007, I went to the doctor for an hcg beta blood test. For the uninformed, HCG is the 'pregnancy hormone' and is produced by the cells of the implanting egg.

That afternoon, my suspicions were confirmed. The nurse called that afternoon, congratulating me on a positive pregnancy test-the hcg level was 45. I was told to come back on Monday morning for another test- with a viable pregnancy, the level should at least double every 48 hours. And 'double' it did- in just 3 days, the hcg had jumped to 781! This was our first indication that we had more than one baby in there. An ultrasound at OB appt #1 on November 29, 2007. confirmed that there are 2 separate sacs and heartbeats. When Dr. Snow said, "Well, there's one..." and paused, that's when I knew. Then he located #2 and for a minute I was scared he was not done counting. Thankfully, there were just 2. Karl and I didn't respond with the normal fall-off-your-chair reaction of this kind of news since we were prepared from the blood results. Karl has been very happy with the prospect of twins (hey, 2 for the price of 1!). As for me- while I am certainly grateful for what God has blessed us with, I also have in the back of my mind Dr. Devane's cautions about the increased rates of risks and complications. He actually said to us that when his patients become pregnant with twins, he feels in a way that he has failed.
I would say we were (and have) been cautiously optimistic about this one for the past few months...just taking it day by day and praying for the best.
(Kel)