this m3sigue family

Goodbye Twin B - Dies of Vanishing Twin Syndrome

2009-09-04T20:08:00.001-07:00

To our family, friends and prayer support team. Thank you so much for lifting us up in your prayers over the last few weeks. It has been a rough emotional roller coaster for us. First we get a rush and excitement that God has given us a blessing of having twins.

But today we had the official confirmation from our OB/GYN doctor that we had lost Twin B. We had been given this heads up of potentially loosing the other twin a few weeks ago. And so that last few weeks have been very heavy on us specially on Marifel who is physically the one more involved in this journey. We have prayed earnestly that we will still have twins.

But the Lord has allowed that Twin B not continue to be part of our journey anymore. After finally having the confirmation at 4:23 this afternoon (September 4, 2009) that Twin B has died, Marifel and I looked at each other for a few seconds trying to hold back the tears that were welling up our eyes. We understood that it was not meant to be. But I guess it was just still hard to say goodbye to someone who has become part of us even for a short time. And so after wiping our tears away and emotionally trying to recover we are ready to move on, praising God that we still have Twin A's life to celebrate.

Now with the better and happier news:

Twin A is growing normally and healthy. Dr. Lewis our high risk doctor told Marifel that she can think of herself now as back to normal boring pregnancy. That's assuring right? :) The baby was even doing it's flips. Here are some sonogram photos of it.
top view with left hand
right side view & umbilical cord

top of head view and feet

looks like a thumbsucking baby :)
showing off a developing spine
The baby is now 10 cm or around three + inches from top of head to the butt :).
looks like thumbsucking, legs crossed & chillin! my kinda baby!

Also, in my excitement, I recorded the heartbeat on my iPhone hoping that one day I will convert it into my ring tone. But here is a demo of the HEARTBEAT.

Marifel is now 14 weeks pregnant and has entered the second trimester. We are told we have just overcome the first and most challenging trimester of pregnancy so we continue to praise God for this miracle and blessings.

I have been the one who has gained more weight in this pregnancy so far because Marifel can't hold down much food yet and I am the one who finishes it for her. She has not had any cramps or bleeding or spotting due to the Vanishing Twin Syndrome and we are told that her body is just going to absorb the dead fetus. We actually saw that it has shrunk a little bit already with no complications or harm to the other baby. Thank you Lord.

We are not sure yet of the gender of the baby but our sonographer told us that it looks like it is going to be a boy! YEAY! I was hoping for one anyway. :)

This continues to be a roller coaster journey for us but we have enjoyed every minute of it even during the waiting and sad times. Again thank you all for taking part in this exciting time of our life. Please continue to keep us in your prayers specially Marifel and the baby. To God be the glory and honor for all that He has done to us.

On this roller coaster with Love to you all,
from M3 Sigue :)

2009-08-07T21:26:00.001-07:00

well!!! since i found out that i could blog from my fon 2, looks like i will be able to blog more than i thought.

who they dedy iz? me iz?

2009-08-07T20:43:00.000-07:00

PARENTS OF TWINS!
two mondays ago i had a custom made shirt that said "hu they dedy iz?" and on the back it said "me iz". this was supposed to be my way of premiering the news that marifel and i are soon to be parents. at 8 weeks pregnant and having seen heart beats we were pretty confident that it was now time to share the exciting news to the world.

anyway, we are 10 weeks with the babies now and we can't wait for the full sonogram when we can actually hear that heartbeats. marifel is categorized as at risk pregnancy though because of the twins, they need to make sure both babies are getting equal amount of nutrients. It's amazing how that is even determined.

We can't stop praising God for this gift and thank all our family and friends who have been praying for us and wishing us well. God is good all the time. Here's to healthy pregnancy and healthy babies.

i'll post more later about the beautiful things that have changed in our life that goes with this pregnancy. all i can say for now is, i'm the one who gained all the weight and i wish she was pregnant all the time now :)

check out her blogs too at m2square.blogspot.com

2007-12-04T17:49:00.000-08:00

Books To Read

1. James Lipton - Inside Inside
2. Max Lucado's book sets

2007-12-04T17:46:00.000-08:00

Quotes and Ideas

1. It is not peer pressure. It is peer influence that distracts you.
2. don't be the eagle stuck with the clinging chickens.
3. cut loose from the chickens around you and fly like an eagle should
(you've got to cut out the chickens that cling around you stopping you from being a soaring eagle.)
4. charge me, cherish me, honor me, adore me, respect me, because I am God's.
5. now = won
by: Steve Fitz x Broncos football player