As Some of You May Have Heard......

We have a big announcement...................

WE ARE HAVING TWINS!

After 3 years of hoping and praying, God has answered with a double blessing for Josh and I and we couldn't be more excited (Josh still a little nervous, but mainly excited:) I am currently 9 weeks and 1 day, with a due date of May 31st. My goal date for twins is May 1st. As some of you may or may not know, we have been dealing with infertility for a long while and have been to 2 clinics spanning over a year and a half. Today I was officially released as a fertility patient (sad and exciting at the same time) so that is a great sign! We were spoiled again today with another ultrasound and were able to see A and B moving around...very cool! It is so amazing how they change so much from week to week. Below are some pictures from what has been secretly going on in our life for the last 6 weeks......

First EVER positive test! I have always d taking these things so I cheated and waited until after 2 ultrasound appointments before taking one, for picture purposes:)

I have been blessed to have an ultrasound every week for the past 6 weeks ( I found out super early at 3 weeks) so here are a few of the progressions......I don't have today's scanned in yet, so the latest one is for 8 weeks 3 days.

5 weeks. Hard to see but if you really look close you can see 2 black dots...that is it!

7 weeks 4 days....clearly see 2 sacs and 2 "blobs" inside:)

8 weeks 3 days. Baby A is on the left and is all stretched out. Baby B on the right is curled up and can't be seen very well.

Sorry if you can't tell anything from these ultrasounds at all (Dad...) I am so use to them it is clear to me, but just trust me that there are two:)

Here is my weekly progession...







(UGH! I am having trouble putting captions on the pictures..so I am giving up. They are in order of 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 weeks. The picture of Josh is at 4 weeks:)

Yes, I actually look bigger at 4 weeks than 8 weeks, your eyes are not deceiving you. I had a moderate case of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS). I won't go into what it is, but you are welcome to google it if you are interested, but basically it caused my ovaries to more than triple in size. I gained 8 lbs in one week but am now back to normal. That belly was sure hard to hide though!

Contributors to my OHSS (times 6)

We didn't get to tell a whole lot of our family in person, as we are hours away from many, but there was a camera when we told some of the Steeds, thanks to Papa Tom. Here are a few happy photos.

We just want to thank all of our friends and family for all of your many many many thoughts, words of encouragement and prayers. You have helped sustain on this journey and we have felt your love and hopefulness. We are humbled and blessed by you all, and are so thankful for you to share in this joy with us. May God continue to bless you and please know how much each of you mean to both of us. We will never be able to fully express it ourselves.