One week and counting until we get to go do another ultrasound. I don't think I wrote about the first ultrasound in any detail, I was a bit taken aback that day. It started with Andrea going in to change into one of those one size fits all sexy gowns and heading into the ultrasound room. I was made to sit in the waiting room that I will tell you about at another time. I will give you a hint as to what it is used for though. I hate it! Anyway, I think I was not allowed to be with Andrea because I am fairly sure the staff there hates me. That is a story for another time also. The staff eventually calls me into a dark room where Andrea is laying back and there is a monitor that shows 2 blobs. Andrea can't see the screen yet but I could and for a second I was confused as to what this was that I was looking at. Being somewhat intelligent I remembered that we had put two embryos in and there were two blobs on that screen. I was so excited but waited for the official verdict. The tech turned the screen towards Andrea and told her that there were two in there. It would be hard for me to explain Andrea's reaction but it was a mix of yelling, shrieking, crying and yet again yelling "twins, twins, oh my twins" over and over. Those of you that know Andrea well know that she is not the most quiet of people. Needless to say we did not need to tell any of the other staff in the building that we were successful. They all heard. She then got dressed and we went back to a waiting room where we just sat and stared at the wall for a few minutes. We really did not say much. Just sat there and thought about things until we were summoned to meet with one of the Docs. I can't wait to see the difference in "Gestational Sac A & B" as they refer to them as or "Bella and Tumas" as we refer to them as ( short for belly and tummy ). As for the current situation, Andrea continues to be sick about every afternoon or evening. She continues to be fairly "musical" and seems to be sleeping a bit better. She has had a few cravings but they have been for mostly healthy foods. She never ate salads before and now likes them. The one thing she missed was Diet Coke. The whole artificial sweetener thing is bad as is caffeine. Splenda is ok so I started my search for a diet caffeine free drink sweetened with Splenda. I looked at convenience stores, grocery stores and online. I had about given up when I found it at Giant Eagle in Seven Fields the other day. Diet Rite w Splenda. You would have thought I brought home a winning lottery ticket. She was getting tired of decaffeinated iced tea and water. Who would have thought a tasty beverage would make such a difference. I guess it is the little things in life that matter.