After not posting for a long time (not that I posted much anyway) I have an extremely exciting announcement!
Last Thursday my wife and I got to welcome our 2 little humans to the world!! They made their appearance a little early, 10 weeks early in fact, but they are both happy, healthy, and growing!
After years of trying we finally managed to achieve what we were starting to think wasn’t meant to be on our third round of IVF. My wife endured so much last year between the IVF process and 2 brain surgeries to correct improperly draining spinal fluid which almost resulted in blindness. Luckily she listened to her body and got things checked out before they progressed.
The pregnancy was overall pretty easy on her with fatigue being the biggest thing she had to contend with. We did have a few scares including a risk of delivery that required intervention at 21 weeks and water breaking at 28 weeks. Luckily they were able to stay put for an additional 2 weeks, but that meant my wife had to stay in the hospital that entire time with round the clock monitoring (and catching a corona variant requiring isolation).
We still have a long road ahead in the NICU, but they are continuing to hit their milestones and requiring fewer monitors and treatment everyday! The nurses and doctors have been so supportive and helpful as we navigate this new chapter and we couldn’t be more thankful for that.