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(Ultra sound of baby A and baby B in their bunk beds on the left- individual shots on the right)

Okay, it is not far enough along to say that part yet. But, after a long and eventful journey, we are grateful and ecstatic to announce that….we are pregnant! With twins nonetheless! I am blown away every day by the idea of three hearts beating inside me- whoa. Although there are some twins in the family…genetics did not play a role in the fact that I have some bunk beds set up and expanding in my uterus. Chip and I tried to start a family for a while and were eventually told that the only way we would have our own children was to try in vitro fertilization (IVF). So, despite the many hurdles that make that option daunting, we went for it.

We have experienced a lot of pain, grief, and anxiety along the way, and are more than willing to talk about the details with people who are curious…or maybe struggling with something similar themselves. Infertility will affect about 15 % of couples, and we happened to not know one couple who had gone through this. We did have a few people to talk to, and that was immensely helpful. And, thank you again, you know who you are. Although it is easy to find oneself going through this kind of struggle mostly alone due the private nature of the subject matter, I don’t recommend it. Please, don’t hesitate to call or check in with us if you need someone or know someone who does need someone to talk to. At this point we are actually very grateful for our experience. wow- never thought I would say that. Of course a positive outcome helps us to embrace this mindset, but even before we knew the outcome we had conversations about the work of art we call “life” and how this was a brush stroke that we did not see coming, but added depth and beauty to our piece.



At this point, we are pretty focused on the joy and anticipation of being pregnant and parents- yahoo! It is so surreal. Due date is 1/5/2011, but many twins come before full term. However, my mom, whom my body is modeled after for sure, carried hers full term and then went 11 days late! So, we will just have to see how this all unfolds. We’ll keep ya updated on the progress here, so stay tuned.

(Us- all smiles after finding out the blood test was positive!!)


"A grand adventure is about to begin."
-- Winnie the Pooh