October 30, 2008 Ultrasound

Okay so the morning of October 28th and 29th I woke up having the strangest dreams imaginable, I dreamt I was having twins...Not too worry my godmother to be sent me an email explaining the dream.

Twins If your dream entails giving birth to twins, or if you are dreaming about baby twins, please see " birth ". Twins in astrology represent opposites, and we may use this symbolism to explain our dream. The twins could suggest a duality in thoughts, ideas, feelings, or states of consciousness. The details of the dream will give you a clue to whether or not these varying aspects are in harmony or in conflict with each other. The twins could also represent the balance that is extremely important to our emotional and psychological health. Old dream interpretation books say that dreaming about adult twins foretells of "double trouble followed by double joy."

So not too fear, I go on with my day and get excited about my 2:00 appointment. I need to leave work early and make sure and fill out all the paperwork before the appointment. I arrive at the clinic ahead of schedule and check in. The desk has this electronic sign in deal. Seriously gone are the days of sheets of paper and photocopying your insurance card. Now we get to play with what I can only compare to a PSP, a gaming device I am lousy with. I still call Xbox Nintendo and I loved Frogger, Dig Dug and Pole Position when I was growing up. I'm lousy with the gaming these days although Guitar Hero does look like  a BLAST!!!

Back to my story, so I get through the Jetson-esque sign in and wait. Keep in mind I have read that I'm supposed to have a full bladder so they can do a urine test and the ultrasound is clearer if you are full of water. I think it's more effective when you are are farther along in your pregnancy but I'm not taking any chances.

We finally get in the room and the nurse gives me a gown the size of a paper towel, yes next time I will be asking for the bounty select a size gown so I can cover my growing ba dunk a dunk. She also says I can keep my socks on, well yea. SO I am sitting on the exam table and my very adorable husband says, "honey why don't you put your feet in the stirrups now so you are comfortable?" Really honey? Men have no idea the amount of anxiety stirrups cause...he's cute though he honestly thought I would feel better with my feet apart and all my glory hanging out with us.

When you are sitting with your husband about to see your first child time takes forever...I try and make a joke, "Honey what if he tells us we are having twins..." Adam tells me to relax and enjoy the idea of having one baby and being thrilled about the entire experience... The doctor and nurse finally come in and start the exam, enough about that. Let's get to the ultrasound and the AMAZING effect of seeing your baby for the first time. I am sitting on the bed so I get a tiny screen that seems to be showing a baby going black for a second and showing the baby again.

After what seemed like forever the doctor begins explaining what we are seeing. He talks about the baby and how everything is growing just as it should be, he takes the necessary measurements so we have a more exact date for our baby's birth and then he keeps talking...
"Notice this growing baby, then I'm going to move to this side and show you your other growing baby..." HOLY CRAP.

We do not have a history of twins, we do not know very many twins, we are having twins. It's an absolute miracle and I still don't think I understand the magnitude of being blessed with TWO BABIES at one time. I am the luckiest woman on the planet.