Monday, April 30, 2012

Ultra Sound Results, Our Blog Needs A New Name!

This blog post written by Tiffany, Surrogate Mother

So I guess we need to change our blog name to "A Belly For Me, BABIES For You."   James and Natalie are having twins!

Last night I did not sleep a wink.  I kept thinking, there must be more than one baby in there, right?  No, I just have really high HCG levels.  It has to be one big healthy baby.  Then of course I was up for over three hours on a fertility site reading other women's HCG levels and comparing them to mine.  I was right in the norm of having twins or even triplets.    There were a few that showed I could have been still having one baby.  By the time I was so sleepy and could no longer count ovulation dates and beta numbers (I am going to do this now instead of counting sheep at night), I was able to drift off around 2.A.M.

This morning, we made it to Seattle Reproductive Medicine to see some of our favorites people from our team.  When the nurse first started the scan, she knew right away there were two sacs.   We were able to see the little heart beats of each one and we were all instantly crying.  My favorite part was watching James and Natalie's faces as they got to see their babies' hearts beat for the first time ever.  What a beautiful thing to witness and be a part of.  I am excited and nervous to carry twins.  I really just cannot wait to feel the movement of a baby,  now babies, inside my belly.  What a beautiful joy I am a part of.

Here are some photos from the day.   I have had pretty bad morning sickness since my last blog last week.  I spent the car trip with a bag in my hand and my bean breakfast making an entrance into it. I did attempt to put makeup on, but had sweated and cried it off during my puking.  So the washed out look is what's in this week, feel free to copy the look!  :)

I just want to say how amazing my husband is. I think often times he gets forgotten in our situation.  He is seriously so wonderful.  This past week I have been in bed or on the bathroom floor.  He has been taking care of me, both our boys, the house, working and of course, filming the documentary for this movie.  Someone buy this guy a bottle of wine, I really big bottle, in the shape of a winery.   Thank you to my husband, you are a wonderful strong man and I appreciate all you do, I genuinely do.  I could not do this without you.


Thank you everyone for reading and all your support.  We appreciate you all.  Thank you for reading and sharing our story.
Warmly,
Tiffany



James and Natalie seeing a heart beat!


James and Natalie seeing TWO heartbeats!


Both are healthy and beautiful, we all start crying.





This blog post written by Natalie, Intended Mother

Where do I begin...WOW. So excited to see a healthy little heartbeat, but OVERWHELMED with joy to see TWO!! Two Healthy heartbeats, two healthy babies. Baby A with a heartbeat of 116 and Baby B with a heart beat of 119!!  Both measuring perfectly at 6 weeks and 1 day. I cannot seem to fathom the fact that we are being so overly blessed right now. We are having TWO BABIES!!! A year ago if someone told me this what was in store for us, I would have never believed it. They always say God has a greater plan than you could ever imagine, well He has far surpassed that. James and I couldnt be happier....well maybe if you could fast forward the next 8 months :) We are so excited for Hunter to be a big brother, so excited to start planning the babies' rooms...wow we can officially say BABIES!!! yahoo!
Looking over and seeing the excitement on Tiffan'y face just confirmed how incredibly blessed and greatful we are. Knowing how how excited she is and how badly she wants to bring these babies to our family is such a blessing. Being greatful for her would be the largest understatement.

Thank you for reading, please share our story with other women (and men too!).

Love,
Natalie, Intended Mother




The one of the right looks empty from this photo but it's not!




Cute!   


Laughing so hard we were crying over something, can't remember, probably my hair. Hahahaha



My husband has been AMAZING taking care of me! 



Don't forget to like our movie on Facebook and stay up with all our updates!  www.Facebook.com/ABellyForMeABabyForYou

Today's photos were taken by the amazing Rachel Vos Photography  www.rachelvos.com



32 comments:

  1. I was just telling my fiancé about this and he stops me saying. "Wait.. who is this?"
    My reply: "I dunno.. some people I don't know. But I am SO excited for them! You don't understand! She almost DIED when she had her first son.. she lost her UTERUS! And her freaking sister-in-law offered to let them use her uterus. It's amazing. They're awesome. I wish I DID know them!"

    So, yeah.. there you have it. I'm on the east coast and am very excited for you guys out there!

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  2. I dont know u guys...but I sure do love ya's! Now that I'm crying for you and have this knowledge, i can finally go to bed. I also just found out that I'm pregnant with twins for my IP's. So excited to share this journey with you Tiffany. Fingers crossed you are feeling good soon.

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  3. I think what you're doing is inspiring <3 : ) good luck!

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  5. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! the Lord is good :)

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  6. I just started crying what a beautiful and wonderful thing I am very happy for all you congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to school with both James and Tiffany and they are wonderful people. James and Natalie are being blessed with not only a gracious sister (Tiffany) but with two little angels awaiting their arrival. I am very grateful to know Tiffany what an inspiring and spiritual thing that is happening here. Can't wait to hear more on this journey!

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  7. The last picture is priceless. You can just see the love the two of you have for each other. It does take a very special man to be deal with his wife being pregnant, I'm not sure there are words for the kind of man it takes to deal with his wife having her brother's baby. Speechless.

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  8. Congratulations to all of you! Thank you for sharing your amazing story, I look forward to the movie!

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  9. I did the same exact thing with my beta numbers! I drove myself insane trying to figure it out. The difference is mine were lower and most likely just one. I was so surprised when we saw 2 babies:)
    Congrats!!

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  11. Haha I do barely know you and I sit in my husbands shop and update him on you guys! I'm like "You know my photographer friend who is pregnant with her brother's baby? Yada yada yada....and I excitedly give him updates as he wrenches on cars and drinks beer. Trust me, he loves it. lol"

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  12. I have just finished my journey and am now sitting on my couch snuggling my twin boys and following your story is allowing me to relive my own. See your pictures and your faces and I remember all those same feelings. I am so very excited for you because I know how much more awesome it is going to get. Congratulations!

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  13. WOOHOO....Congrats to all. Love the photo's Rachel!! How exciting and Tiff I hope morning sickness doesn't last long. <3

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  14. I am in awe of the palpable joy you emit. BTW-Love the music...who is it?

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  15. Absolutely amazing! Brought me to tears! I am so excited for you guys I had to tell everyone who walked in the room :) happy happy happy!!!

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  16. Wow twins! What an incredible blessing. I was very sick with my pregnancy- don't be afraid to ask your doctors for Zofran - it saved my life! :)

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  17. double blessings to you all!!!

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  18. Exciting and beautiful! I hope and pray that the pregnancy goes smooth and well. Twins are a tremendous blessing and not impossible! God has breathed life into two precious gifts! :)

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  19. I know I don't know you all personally, but I read this blog post on my phone in the car and actually squealed out loud in excitement. Then I had to explain to my best friend your beautiful story and your happy news. Congratulations on twins!

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  20. I love following your blog and am so happy for your entire family! I just found out I am pregnant with my second child so it will be kinda fun to read your updates knowing I am only a few weeks behind you. Good luck with everything!

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  21. Congratulations!! I just love all the photos... the one of Natalie's smile at the 2nd heartbeat is great. But I LOVE the one of Tiffany and her husband together. So many words in one image. It's just all very beautiful!

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  22. Congratulations all the way from England!!! been following your story for a few days now and think you guys are amazing!! all the best, thinking of you guys <3 xx

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  23. God is amazing and is leading you all on an exciting path! Im so excited for you all.

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  24. So amazing. I am so happy for you Natalie. What a wonderful blessing.

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  25. Unbelievable! Amazing news! Congrats to you all!

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  26. I love to read your blog! What a beautiful and wonderful woman you are. Greater love half no woman!!! I am so excited you are having twins! I hope you are feeling better soon!

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