Good News x 2

Last night I woke up in Quito, Ecuador at about 3am to check my e-mail. I always have trouble sleeping and breathing in Quito, one of the highest cities in the world at about 10,000ft. Since coming back from India, I find myself constantly checking my e-mail for updates from SCI. Well, last night more news came.

We are happy to inform you that two pregnancy sacs have been seen during her scan.

Dr. Shivani has reviewed the reports and found everything within normal limit.

Kindly note that we will do her next scan in one week to check the heartbeat.

Does this mean what I think it means? All of this is very foreign to me - uterus lining, gestational sacs, egg count etc. To be honest, I've never even seen a woman's private parts in person so sometimes I have to re-read things to make sure I understand correctly. 2 sacs?!?! At this point, I'm vacillating between panic/utter joy/shock/terror/elation, all at 3am. The combination of the high altitude, my bursts of tears and my exhaustion sent me into a hyperventilating fit. I got so worked up, I must've knocked myself out because I woke up at 7am and had to re-read the e-mail to make sure I wasn't dreaming. 


I know it's early in the game and I should control myself because anything can happen at any time. I wasn't even sure this was going to happen on the first try. I've spent the last week convincing myself that I am indeed capable of properly caring for ONE child. But possibly TWO?!?! Until now, my biggest dilemmas during the day are deciding what time I'm going to the gym and what I will make for dinner. I'm not sure how our surrogate is dealing with this news, but my hormones are going wild.

Two sacs?