So, it's been a week and 2 days since we found out we are having twins. We've told the whole immediate family, and have finally broken through the initial "OH MY ___ING GOD THERES TWO" shock, now we just feel "Holy guacamole... theres two. Yep, two." So, things are getting easier :)
Meanwhile, theres no updates and Sarah is bored because she enjoys blogging. So she is here to blog, alone, and to say hello.
Hi!
I suppose thats all for now... hehe
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Telling more fam...
We arrived at Stef's parents sleepy studio apartment at approximately 930am and Stef walked in first. She said, "Hello! We are pregnant!" Lenore responded, "no." Stef: "yes." Lenore: "No way, really. What's up?" Stef: "we are pregnant." Thus, the family awoke. (Lenore Was up and dressed, Claude and Andrew were half asleep under covers.)
We discussed being pregnant for a few minutes, then took Tiny out for a walk. When we returned, we spent more time discussing our announcement. Stef said to her father, "We have a sonogram picture. Are you ready?" She pulled it out, held it up high and said "TWINS!" And thus, the awoken family went into shock.
A few hours later, Hope and Clayton came over. We handed Clay the envelope with the photo and has his hand it to his mother saying, "Aunt Stefanie and Aunt Sarah want you to see this." Her jaw fell through the floor and landed on 2G's kitchen floor - they are in 3G. She then proceeded in jumping up and down for many minutes, flailing her arms as though independant from her body (hehe), while shouting "oh my god!!!" Eventually, she held up two fingers and said "did i see two???" Yes Hope, you did.
So, now the entire immediate family knows. We are lucky to have such much support and love around us and our TWO FETI. :)
We discussed being pregnant for a few minutes, then took Tiny out for a walk. When we returned, we spent more time discussing our announcement. Stef said to her father, "We have a sonogram picture. Are you ready?" She pulled it out, held it up high and said "TWINS!" And thus, the awoken family went into shock.
A few hours later, Hope and Clayton came over. We handed Clay the envelope with the photo and has his hand it to his mother saying, "Aunt Stefanie and Aunt Sarah want you to see this." Her jaw fell through the floor and landed on 2G's kitchen floor - they are in 3G. She then proceeded in jumping up and down for many minutes, flailing her arms as though independant from her body (hehe), while shouting "oh my god!!!" Eventually, she held up two fingers and said "did i see two???" Yes Hope, you did.
So, now the entire immediate family knows. We are lucky to have such much support and love around us and our TWO FETI. :)
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Holy Guacamole!
So, our first scan was today! It was VERY exciting leading up to it.. the 15 minute wait in the exam room felt like hours. Then: enter the doctor. We talked for a moment or two and he began the scan. Stefanie was able to see the screen, but Sarah wasn't able to see it. When the doctor said something about seeing the baby, Sarah asked him to turn the screen so she could see. He was, of course, willing, but his response was unexpected.
He simply said: Theres two. and turned the monitor.
That said, we are FREAKING OUT. Of course, freaking out in a good way, but we are so shocked we don't know how to comprehend this all.
Here's a piece of the scan:
He simply said: Theres two. and turned the monitor.
That said, we are FREAKING OUT. Of course, freaking out in a good way, but we are so shocked we don't know how to comprehend this all.
Here's a piece of the scan:
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Telling people...
Last week, we called Sarah's mom and told her over the phone that we are having a baby. There was a lot of silence, and then screamed excitement. Not knowing that we had been trying, she was obviously shocked. She then begged us to drive down to North Carolina to tell the rest of the family. Matt (Sarah's brother) was down there for the weekend, and obviously Jay (Sarah's eldest brother) and his family were there. Her mom thought it was important to tell them in person - which is definitely true. It was so much better telling them in person than on the phone. So, we drove down on Friday after Stefanie got out of work, spent all of Saturday there, and left after breakfast Sunday morning so we could be back for work and school on Monday.
This Friday we will be seeing the doctor for our first OB scan, and then seeing Stefanies family on Saturday to share the good news with them. It has been VERY hard talking to them and not telling them our excitement.
We are also waiting to tell our closest friends - including Veronika. She came down last night and asked why Sarah needed ginger ale. When we said it was because she was a little naseaus, she said, "Geez, are you sick again???" It was very hard to keep the truth inside and say, "Yea.. who knows... it'll go away thats all that matters..."
Just a few more days to share it with the rest of our family.... The waiting is the hardest part!
This Friday we will be seeing the doctor for our first OB scan, and then seeing Stefanies family on Saturday to share the good news with them. It has been VERY hard talking to them and not telling them our excitement.
We are also waiting to tell our closest friends - including Veronika. She came down last night and asked why Sarah needed ginger ale. When we said it was because she was a little naseaus, she said, "Geez, are you sick again???" It was very hard to keep the truth inside and say, "Yea.. who knows... it'll go away thats all that matters..."
Just a few more days to share it with the rest of our family.... The waiting is the hardest part!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Reporting..
We just called the Sperm Bank and reported our pregnancy, very exciting! They are very friendly over there, and their friendliness doesn't appear faked. It's a very nice feeling. The man, Eric, must have said Congratulations 4 or 5 times over the course of the 7 minute conversation.
This weekend we are heading to North Carolina, where Sarah's whole [immediate] family has managed to get together for the weekend, so we are going to tell them. After we come back, we are going to see Stef's family and tell them!
In the meantime, having the knowledge and not screaming it from the rooftops is very hard.
This weekend we are heading to North Carolina, where Sarah's whole [immediate] family has managed to get together for the weekend, so we are going to tell them. After we come back, we are going to see Stef's family and tell them!
In the meantime, having the knowledge and not screaming it from the rooftops is very hard.
The backlog...
We had another blog, but have decided to move here. We can't upload the blogs and "post" with old dates, so we've copy and pasted them below if you want to read the last two weeks of information:
is over!!! Today we tested positive..
Tomorrow is blood test and hopefully calling family with the news!!!!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011
After spending all of yesterday going to Albany to secure rights and equality for all - including her unborn child - Sarah again woke up early to go to the Dr for blood work. The nurse said, as she was leaving, "OK We will call you later and schedule your first sonogram." :-D
The plan is that Sarah will schedule it for a time and day that Stefanie can be there - and hope that the Doctors office can accommodate that. Otherwise, Stefanie may have to leave work early or go in late one day. Since its not a time sensitive thing (in terms of the time of day) like inseminations and pre-insemination sonograms, we feel good that they will be able to accommodate it. All we want to do is call our family and tell them!!! You guys (the readers, our family) are our support, our care-rs, our everything. We can't wait to share the excitement with you all, and know that you will completely understand our reasons for not mentioning anything before now.
The plan is that Sarah will schedule it for a time and day that Stefanie can be there - and hope that the Doctors office can accommodate that. Otherwise, Stefanie may have to leave work early or go in late one day. Since its not a time sensitive thing (in terms of the time of day) like inseminations and pre-insemination sonograms, we feel good that they will be able to accommodate it. All we want to do is call our family and tell them!!! You guys (the readers, our family) are our support, our care-rs, our everything. We can't wait to share the excitement with you all, and know that you will completely understand our reasons for not mentioning anything before now.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Blood test
This morning, Sarah woke up extra extra early and went to the doctor's office - without calling - to have some blood taken. They were more than happy to take her blood and more than happy to make her and Stef sit around for 5 hours waiting for the phone to ring... It was only 5 hours, but it felt like 5 days.
When the call finally came in, Sarah fumbled with her phone - which naturally failed to work properly as it normally does when she has an important phone call. Thankfully, the call did not disconnect and she was able to speak to the nurse. The nurse said, "The doctor has finally had a moment to review your blood test results." Sarah sat in school, on the edge of her seat, awaiting the rest of the sentence (the irony that she is typing this to make you wait as well is very very intentional).
She said, "The test was positive. But the doctor wants you to come in on Wednesday for a follow-up blood test." She asked, "Is everything okay? I mean.. is it possible that theres a problem?" The nurse responded - happily - that everything is "perfect" and "as it should be." She also said that there was nothing to worry about, we are positively pregnant. The blood test on Wednesday is to follow-up and make sure that the baby is growing as it should in early pregnancy (i.e. the hCG levels are doubling properly).
PHEW! That was a lot to recall and type.
After that phone call, Sarah fought with her phone and finally got to call Stef, who was driving home from work. Thankfully, she is a sound and safe driver because she was most definitely screaming in the car.
We are both extremely excited and cannot wait to call and tell family members. We looked in our "Keep It Simple Series: Pregnancy" book and by our calculations the baby will be due around the time of our wedding anniversary. Today marks 3 years exactly since the beginning of our engagement.
More to come, of course!
When the call finally came in, Sarah fumbled with her phone - which naturally failed to work properly as it normally does when she has an important phone call. Thankfully, the call did not disconnect and she was able to speak to the nurse. The nurse said, "The doctor has finally had a moment to review your blood test results." Sarah sat in school, on the edge of her seat, awaiting the rest of the sentence (the irony that she is typing this to make you wait as well is very very intentional).
She said, "The test was positive. But the doctor wants you to come in on Wednesday for a follow-up blood test." She asked, "Is everything okay? I mean.. is it possible that theres a problem?" The nurse responded - happily - that everything is "perfect" and "as it should be." She also said that there was nothing to worry about, we are positively pregnant. The blood test on Wednesday is to follow-up and make sure that the baby is growing as it should in early pregnancy (i.e. the hCG levels are doubling properly).
PHEW! That was a lot to recall and type.
After that phone call, Sarah fought with her phone and finally got to call Stef, who was driving home from work. Thankfully, she is a sound and safe driver because she was most definitely screaming in the car.
We are both extremely excited and cannot wait to call and tell family members. We looked in our "Keep It Simple Series: Pregnancy" book and by our calculations the baby will be due around the time of our wedding anniversary. Today marks 3 years exactly since the beginning of our engagement.
More to come, of course!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011
The wait...
is over!!! Today we tested positive..
Tomorrow is blood test and hopefully calling family with the news!!!!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
Day 1
So today Sarah went to the Dr. for the first insemination, tomorrow is the second. Not much to report, except a funny story...
While waiting in the exam room, where the insemination is done, Sarah was minding her own business reading. Then she heard the doctor outside the office, taking down her chart. When he walked in he said, "Sarah Frank. That's our woman. No. 11660, thats our man. Let's make a baby!"
Meanwhile, we will just be playing the waiting game again.. Tomorrow morning is the second insemination of this cycle - which so far looks good (the likelihood of pregnancy with this cycle, not the insemination itself). The 14 day waiting period has begun.... waiting is so hard.
While waiting in the exam room, where the insemination is done, Sarah was minding her own business reading. Then she heard the doctor outside the office, taking down her chart. When he walked in he said, "Sarah Frank. That's our woman. No. 11660, thats our man. Let's make a baby!"
Meanwhile, we will just be playing the waiting game again.. Tomorrow morning is the second insemination of this cycle - which so far looks good (the likelihood of pregnancy with this cycle, not the insemination itself). The 14 day waiting period has begun.... waiting is so hard.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
Tomorrow..
Tomorrow and Saturday are January's insemination days! The sperm is in the office and we are ready to go! :)
