9.06.2010

Double Blessings!!!!

On June 18, 2010 we found out they we were PREGNANT!!!!!! I called our nurse around 11 am and she told me that she had just gotten our results from the blood test I took that morning. She said the she would like to be the first one to congratulate us on our pregnancy. Thinking about that moment I get chills and my eyes are filled with tears as I type this. We knew God would provide a family for us but I didn't know that I would get to carry our own children. How precious are his blessings!
For the next three weeks I went every 3 days to draw my blood to make sure my numbers were doubling like they should be. They were, in fact they were always a little higher than expected each time. Kris and I were on cloud 9 and could not wait for our first ultrasound which was on July 9, 2010. On July 9th we drove down to Austin for our appointment to be able to see a precious heartbeat. While waiting in the room for the doctor to come Kris and I could not stop smiling and talking about our excitement. The doctor came in and said "lets see what we can find". Let me tell you first that I knew what to look for because I have seen plenty of ultrasound pictures between family, friends and the Internet. So right away I saw two round circles that looked like sacs to hold babies. I barley started asking my question if there were two babies when the doctor cut me off to ask if we were fine with TWO BABIES! I soooooo wish I had a camera to capture our faces, we were over joyed. I looked over to Kris and his expression melted my heart. Not only did we see two babies but also saw and heard two healthy heartbeats. Baby A measured 6weeks6days with 119 heartbeat bpm and Baby B measured 6weeks5days with a heartbeat at 124bpm. Below are some pictures I have so far, they are not the best because they are from my phone camera.


My first pregnancy test I took on my own after finding out my blood test results. I had to see a positive test after years of negative ones.


Their very first picture, three days after conception!


First Ultrasound on July 9, 2010


Baby A on July, 15, 2010 measured 7weeks5days with 150bpm.


Baby B on July, 15, 2010 measured 7weeks5days with 150bpm.


Baby B on August 2, 2010


Baby A on August 2, 2010


10 weeks


11 Weeks


12 weeks



13 Weeks


14 weeks


15 weeks



Thank you God for answered prayers, your unconditional love and support. Thank you family and friends for your love and prayers. We felt covered with it all.

3 comments:

Shanna said...

YEA! I'm so glad you finally got to update your blog...and that you're pregnant (and with twins!)!!!! I can't wait to find out what they are. You look adorable!

Tara said...

Brooke! I'm so happy for you and I LOVED to see all those pictures! I can't believe your're almost half way through your pregnancy already! I can't wait to find out what you are having. I hope it's two girls, secretly!

Mom/ Kristie/mimi said...

Oh Brooke ! This made me cry! Can't wait to see our precious babies!!!!