July 6, 2005

As I was driving in the van today, I realized it was 4 years ago today I began my extended stay visit at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. It seems like yesterday.

The day is vivid in my head, and I am sure it's one I won't soon forget. I had spent the morning cleaning up the house, and now it seems as though my subconscious knew something was coming...

My mom met us at our doctor's appointment. They had told me at the previous appointment that they would measure and use an even more detailed sonogram to check out the babies. Since I knew it was something my mom had not experienced, I asked her to meet us at the office. (Here's something crazy---I remember I had taken some ant killer with me to give to her. I ended up leaving it in the car which I am sure ended up getting thrown away!)

The doctor had done all the measuring. Baby A (aka Max) was 13 oz. and Baby B (aka Myles) was 12 oz. They were measuring just where they would be expected to measure. He then told me he had to measure my cervix since it was something they always did for mothers with twins, and especially mothers with twins conceived through IVF. That's when he saw the opening and sent me upstairs immediately.

The strong emotions are with me today just like they were 4 years ago. There was nothing I would not have done for those babies, and there is nothing I won't do for the sweet, adorable twin boys we have today.

I'm so thankful for technology, doctors, nurses, medicine, and prayers. God had His plan every step of the way. I'm so very, very blessed.

By the way, I'd like to say a special "thank you" to all of you who visited, sent cards, called and prayed for us. I'm so grateful. I don't know what I would have done without you---especially Sean and my family.