Well. I want to say that yesterday was a bad day, but as with most bad days, in the end, it was fine. So my theory that anything that doesn't kill ya makes you stronger is indeed true.

First, we woke up to see that our dog, Archie was bleeding from his penis! UGh! Poor guy. This wasn't a huge shock because Jeff had seen blood in his urine the night before, but still. So we went straight to the vet and were told that it was one of 3 things. URinary infections, bladder stones or the dreaded prostate cancer. Lucky for us, we knew by the end of the day that it was a wicked infection. He got meds, and he should be fine. One bullet dodged.

Then in the afternoon, I got a call from the midwife at my OBGYN practice. She first asked me if I knew the result of my sonogram from a week ago. Yes, I am having twins, I said. Then she went on in a very cold way to tell me that the doctors in the practice have decided that my pregnancy is too high risk for them and that I will need to go somewhere else! This is when I started to get upset. Too risky? Twins? Don't people have twins all the frelling time? Then I asked the question. Is there more? Yes, there was. She went on to tell me that my twins were Monochorionic and Monoamniotic. Which means that not only do they share a house, but they also share a room in the house. That they don't have the normal membrane between them that would give them their own amniotic fluid. This is the rarest kind of twins and leads to all kinds of potential complications. Most of which is cord entanglement. This leads to bed rest for the mom before birth, then c-section at a month early and this premature babies. Worst case, of course.

So, there I am... with names and numbers of specialists. Of course, I am a smart girl. I went online and started to research. This is what I found out. It is hard to tell if twins are Monoamniotic that early and with only a normal ultrasound machine. The membrane between the babies is extremely thin and sometimes you can't see it until 12 weeks and then only with those freaky high resolution ultrasound machines. Also, I have two yolk sacs, which also means that the babies prolly have a membrane between them. I mean, no matter what, having twins is risky anyway, so I should have been ready for this, but still. SO, as of this morning, we have a new doctor who is at Georgetown University Hospital, who is a specialist in multiple births. We have a new ultrasound and appt scheduled for next Tuesday. His nurse talked to me for 20 minutes or so and made me feel so much better.

Last night, I started to cry and then immediately burst out laughing. I just couldn't stop laughing. It was the babies telling me they were ok. I can only say that I got this huge surge of happiness from them and clarity. They told me they were twins before the machines told me, so I am apt to believe them.

So, what seemed so horrible at first has turned into a good thing. Better doctor, better hospital, more understanding of twins in general. I am positive now that things happen for a reason. Not because of God... but because of something more powerful.

For more information on mono/mono twins go here, http://www.monoamniotic.org/