2 monitors on 13" MB Pro?

I have tow monitors with the new adpaters but just unboxed my new 13" MB Pro and it only had ONE port.

Thanks, Clinton.
The display resolution of the displays I'm considering (LG 24EA53V-P or LG MP5656HQ-P)  are both 1920 X 1080.
Question 1: Would I be better off with DVI-D connections or HDMI?
Question 2: Do you have suggestions for 24" monitors for email, word processing, programming, monitors that that are not discontinued?

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