Just about 8 weeks :)

7.5 weeks!

September 2012

Just about 8 weeks along and everything is going very well. The babies are healthy and hearts are pumping at 157bpm and 159bpm! Morning sickness has kicked in full swing and I even got to barf on the train the other day. Its really amazing and lucky that the first few weeks while we are still being monitored by FCI (the fertility center). we get to do an ultrasound every week. I think its awesome because you can see what a difference just a week makes with these little guys. Cam said they have gone from 'blobs' to 'peanuts' haha and he's right! We are really so excited and have gotten so much support that it warms my heart like you cant believe.

Now there is something I wanted to write about and this doesn't pertain to just IVF parents but to anyone. This is just my personal opinion. I don't quite understand/agree with the 10week/12week rule of telling people you're pregnant. I guess thats pretty clear seeing as y'all know and are reading this haha but let me tell you why. First, I completely believe in surrounding yourself with positivity. One thing you can definitely get negative about is fertility issues and I found that the more good energy I had around the more it rubbed off. Receiving prayers and encouragement really kept me and Cam going through this whole journey so why would I wait a certain amount of time to get what I need from friends and family? Second, the main reason people wait is incase something goes wrong. Well if something is to go wrong I will want and need support. Most people dont get through rough times alone and this would be no different. To me the more I bottle up an issue the more it eats, and eats at me until I lash out or just go nuts. I think what got me through to where I am now is how open I have been about everything. It has certainly made for some interesting conversations at work but it is also great when I was having a bad day that my friends/coworkers knew what was going on, so they understood. That leads me to my next reason, during the first trimester there are a lot of crappy symptoms. I will need to complain about these... if everything is a secret then how am I supposed to complain! I keep telling people I feel crappy but happy. My last, well I'm sure there's more but I cant think of them right now, reason is that I can't keep a secret to save my soul. I really can't imagine trying to keep it a secret for 12 weeks! I'm so excited about these babies I want to shout it from the rooftops (which in this day and age is facebook ;). So there's my little daily rant but had to get it out there. I know I'm not alone because I have read similar reasons on other blogs and its definitely each person's choice on when they tell... these are just my reasons!

PS. We also got good news that next week will be our last ultrasound at FCI! We will have our exit appointment with Dr. Nani and then I will be released to my regular ob/gyn :)