Exciting Yet Upsetting Times

One of the downsides of broadcasting a pregnancy via your blog is that when something happens or changes, you feel the need to update friends and family on the situation should something change.

We found out a few weeks ago that since Katie’s last scan, one of the babies had unfortunately not developed as it should and was no longer viable. We were told that this can happen quite often when expecting twins but quite obviously, we were upset that it had happened to us.

The good news was that the other twin was completely fine, fully formed and had a really strong heartbeat and to this day continues to do so. We have been messed around by the hospital regarding scanning and whatnot so have had to book a private scan for a week Saturday so we can be reassured all is still going to plan.

The purchasing has started, albeit in a small capacity. We have laid out our budget and decided on the items we wish to furnish our nursery with. Bedroom furniture has been bought and paid for, a steal as we bought it via an eBay auction. The pram has been found and will be bought nearer the time, it’s almost like something out of a Transformers movie, it can do everything except bathe the child!

Katie managed to secure a Doppler via another eBay auction, this allows us to be able to hear the heartbeat of the baby, I have embedded a small clip below.

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