10 Week Update!

How far along: 10 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain:  Gained a pound, but lost it. Back to original weight of 127.

Maternity clothes: Purchased 2 pairs of colored maternity jeans from H&M. SO comfy!

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: Waking up super early, so I need a nap most days.

Best moment of this week: Seeing my little bump grow a bit. And I swear I have felt flutters (I know its early!)

Miss anything: My pimple-free face

Food cravings: Nope, still just not very hungry.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nauseous when I wake up, especially from day naps. But nothing makes me physically sick.

Have you started to show yet: a little bit!

Gender: Either boy/girl or two boys. Not sure why! I still think this!

Labor signs: No!

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: Emotional. And I still keep getting my feelings hurt for no real reason. It's a super lame feeling.

Looking forward to: Marci's wedding! Our next Dr. appt - it's so far away! And, telling my work peeps.

 

9 week Update!

How far along: 9 weeks 2 days!

Total weight gain:  1 pound. (started at 127, Friday I was 128)

Maternity clothes: Nope, but my pants stay closed with a ponytail holder!

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: Wake up between 2-3 am every night, and a few extra times to pee!

Best moment of this week: Seeing our sweet twins at Friday’s ultrasound. They both measured perfectly at 8 weeks 6 days, and Baby A had a heartbeat of 165. Baby B’s was great too, but we didn’t catch the exact rate.

Miss anything: Not yet! I'm actually enjoying the naps and husband cooking breakfast everyday.

Food cravings: Nope, still just not very hungry.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nauseous when I wake up, especially from day naps. But nothing makes me physically sick.

Have you started to show yet: I think so, but I may be the only one who does! Definitely have a belly.

Gender: Either boy/girl or two boys. Not sure why!

Labor signs: No!

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: Moody and tired. Get my feelings hurt easily, but trying to shake that.

Looking forward to: Marci’s wedding, a bigger bump, and sharing the news with work. Well, maybe that makes me a bit nervous…

 

Mimi and Netta

9 week bump (after pizza!)

 

Discovery Day #2

While Discovery Day #1 was by-far one of the best days of my life, Discovery Day #2 may top it just slightly.

In between these 'discovery days,' Justin and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. The hubs planned an amazing weekend away on Lake Travis at The Living Waters resort. We stayed in eco-cabins, enjoyed a private yoga class, floating deck, and a date night out. It was a relaxing weekend, and helped keep my mind off our doctor's appointment coming up on Tuesday.

Ahhhh.....Tuesday.

I turn into a giant ball of nerves before any doctor appointment. Always. And for someone who has her fair share of appointments, I should be a pro. But it never fails - I get anxious, quiet, and moody. And emotional. This appointment was nothing out of the ordinary. Luckily my husband knows me well, and knows how I get before appointments. He made sure to let me have a bit of space, but also reminded me that everything was going to be just fine. Walking into the DR, I remember looking at him and saying I hope the appointment went super fast, in and out. Cause to me that meant everything was right on track!

Laying on the bed, Dr. Nokelberg wheeled the screen up to my side, and designated a spot for Justin to stand. I will never forget the first image that popped on the screen. An amazing black sack. And her instant words, I see a heartbeat, let's hear it! As she turned on the speakers and we were able to hear the sweet beating of our baby's heart, a tear of joy escaped and I was finally calm. She estimated that I was a little over 6 weeks along, and that all of my lady parts (ovaries, uterus, etc) looked great! As we stared at the screen and began to chat about what to expect, she kept moving the stick around. The next words she said were so amazing. "Do you see that? I thought I saw something else... there is your other baby!" Holy cow. Two babies. Two sweet, sweet beating heartbeats. Hearing that second whoosh of thumps over the speakers made my heart melt. Justin was amazing -- his initial cry out of 'what does that mean!!!' made me laugh, and the tears were definitely there at this point! We were expecting twins.

I can't explain it, but although I was shocked, I also had this feeling that I was having twins. My blood test showed that I was further a long than I knew I really was, but besides that, I just had a gut feeling. I had even done a bit of research on twins over the past few weeks. It was all just so surreal.

We left the appointment with instructions for extra supplements, tons of information, and plenty of questions stirring up in our minds. But basically we left feeling whole and happy.

We shared the news with our parents and siblings instantly --- in the parking lot of the doctor's office! We told them that the Baby Lees would be arriving in April! It took a few of them a minute to catch on, but they were SO thrilled when they heard the news.

Discovery Day #2 was when we found out of family of two was growing to a family of four in just 8 short months. I will never forget a moment of how grateful, blessed and joyful I felt that day. And how excited I was to read-up on multiples! :)

Discovery Day #1

I think it is fair to say that this pregnancy has two separate discovery days. The first one, positive home pregnancy test day, and the second one, sonogram day.

This post is about the very first discovery day - so I can look back and remember exactly how it went down - (Not like I could EVER forget).
 
Let's back track a bit. After stopping the pill, I took about 10 pregnancy tests. All negative. They were even negative a week AFTER I should have started my period. I chalked it up to my body taking its sweet time to re-adjust, and that I should stop worrying over something I couldn't control.

After spending a weekend in Houston, and two days at the corporate office for work, I flew back to Dallas for an all-day meeting on Wednesday. Which happened to be my 26th birthday! I'd been feeling kind of off for a few days - sore boobs, super tired, and a bad headache. So when I got home from my meeting, and before the Hubs and I left for my birthday dinner, I took a pregnancy test. Thinking, hey why the heck not, I haven't taken one in about a week. That thing was blazingingly positive. I mean, it took so much ink to show the positive line, that the comparison line was barely visible!

With shaking hands, I handed the test to Justin right as he was coming out of the shower. I was completely speechless. He was thrilled, and we basically said 'OMG' and hugged about 50 times. I wanted to totally scratch the birthday dinner and head to CVS for another test, but Justin insisted that I really needed to eat! I managed to get down some Mexican food, (and an iced tea), and then we booked it to the store for a 3-pack of tests! Two tests later - two more positive tests!

How did we sleep that night?

The next morning I went into my Dr. office for a 'confirmation of pregnancy' blood test. I was hoping to get the results back the same day, but had to wait until Friday morning for the call-back. The nurse called with the best news I have ever heard -- hcg level were at 1167, and progesterone was a 47! Everything looked great! Thinking back, this was the first clue that this pregnancy was going to be a bit unusual. Especially when the nurse said she likes to see progesterone in the high teens... and mine was 47...