Questions Answered

As expected my announcement from earlier today has produced many questions. Let me attempt to answer the big ones in one shot:

1 - It is just ONE baby. Keeping in mind that Aaron and Brady are identical twins, here's how the odds looked walking into the ultrasound appointment:

Chances of Having Two Sets of Twins
(w/ various zygosity combinations)
2 sets of fraternal twins 1 in 3,000
1 set of fraternal twins/1 set of identical twins 1 in 10,000
2 sets of identical twins 1 in 70,000
[Stats borrowed from CarrieinAK. I'm glad she had already figured this out so I didn't have to!]

2 - Yes, we will find out the sex. Alaina has been asking for a sister since the boys were born. If this baby is a boy, we'll need the time to prep her.

3 - No, we are not all set with clothes. I have already sold or given away all of my maternity clothes, along with the preemie/newborn clothes, and anything else that the children have already grown out of. But we do still have almost of our non-clothing baby gear so that is a HUGE bonus.

4 - I do not know if I will need a repeat C-Section. Time will tell. Dr M assured me that VBAC is absolutely an option. But, as I will be delivering in Massachusetts this time, I will need to switch OB/Gyn's in the very near future (Dr. M delivers at hospitals too far away). We will see what the new practice has to say.

5 - This pregnancy will be no different than the other two in that the name will be kept a secret until I've delivered. Ask all you want, you won't get an answer!