After some googling and hearing the ultrasound results of a good friend of ours who is just a few days behind us, Sylvia realized that many people see a distinct yolk sac at 5w5d. At our 5w5d ultrasound, Dr. P only mentioned seeing the gestational sacs. Did this mean there was no yolk sac in either? And if so, what did that mean? Fretting ensued.
For me, the question of "one or two?" ate at me constantly. Even in casual conversation between S and I, we were inconsistent about whether we referred to our babies as singular or plural. Sylvia's approach was to consider that there was one until proven otherwise. My approach was to not expect two (because really, the second sac was tiny), but to create a welcoming environment for the second one just in case a second one was in there. There's nothing I dislike more than my wife and I being on different pages.
Adding to both of our concerns was an episode of cramping on Saturday, just a few days after our first ultrasound.
On Wednesday evening (almost one week from our first ultrasound the Thursday before), we had a long talk and decided to call the RE's office to see if we could come in for an ultrasound while Dr. P was still on vacation. We called Thursday morning, and the incredibly kind and compassionate nurse found us an appointment for Friday mid-morning.
At our appointment on Friday (8/7/09, 6w6d), we saw the most miraculous thing. Two tiny babies, in their own sacs, hearts beating away!! Even though I held out the possibility that the second sac might develop, I honestly did not expect for him to find TWO babies! I was completely in shock. I actually asked the Dr if he was joking when he told us there were two babies and two heartbeats. He humored me and went back and forth between the two and pointed out the heartbeats to us. It was awe-inspiring, to say the least.
Before we left, he tried his best to get both of our little babies in view, and printed us a copy of the ultrasound image. Amazing!
Our two miracles. (6w6d)
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