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Thursday, December 23, 2010

25 weeks (and 1 day)!!!!

I am starting to feel pregnant, even though I am not really that big yet. I was told -AGAIN- at the gym this morning, that I do not look like I am carrying twins, and if so, there is no way I can be 25 weeks along. Yes, I miscalculated lady, that's it! I just think it's funny and it no longer really bothers me. I know I am healthy and I know my baby girls are too! The only annoying comment I can't stand is when my fellow gym-goers tell me that the reason I look small is because I am working out... uhm, no. My belly and its growth is not being affected by my workout schedule! My babies take what they need from me and grow with it :) I love working out, and I know it is good for all 3 of us!

So, today I am 25w1d, and so in love with the two of you! I feel both of you kick all of the time and daddy feels it too! Currently, you are both about the size of an eggplant (between 13.6-14.8 inches) and weigh 1.5-2.2 lbs... I guess that explains all of the movement I see below my shirt! Your eyes are also forming right now, and I know you will both have beautiful eyelashes (to bat at us someday, when you want something!)!

We talk about both of you non-stop! I purchased your baby books last weekend and have already started writing in both of them. We've picked a few names, but I am pretty sure you will be Maria Viola and Nora Florence :) That's what we've been calling you for the last few weeks! Sometimes, I call one of you Francesca and lately Nyla, but daddy keeps the original names! We'll see! Only about 12 weeks left to go and then we'll have to decide!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Baby Shower!

I had my first and only baby shower last Saturday and it was wonderful. We got a ton of great gifts, some from our registry and then others hand-selected or hand-made with love.
Here are a few pictures from the big day!



Viability!!! 24 weeks

24 weeks today, which means viability, but please dear God, do not let these babies even think about coming out for at least 12 more weeks. Obviously for their health I want them to stay in for 12 more weeks, but for myself too :) I love being pregnant and I love having them safe inside me, where I know they are warm and snuggly and growing like little weeds!

I had my 24 week OB appt and my weight gain is right on track, although, I did gain 10 pounds in 4 weeks. I was shocked! My OB, on the other hand, was not shocked and very happy! I guess I'm all about making people happy, so if they're happy with the gain, I'm ok with it. He thought I was a little underweight to start with and told me he thinks it is all belly... so, again, I'll roll with it! I am only measuring about 26 weeks right now, which is a complete shock bc I measured 25 weeks at my 20 week appt. I guess this means my babies are pretty close together and don't realize all the room they have to move up and expand?


We are still sporting the papayas this week... nothing new until week 25 :) Then we become eggplants?


I have an appointment with the specialist in 2 weeks for cervical length and baby weights and lengths... I can't wait to see my two little girls again!!!! I am so in love with them!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Twin Friends to Play With!

This is super exciting news :)

Our very good friends that we met through our infertility struggles are expecting twins!!!! I am so over-the-moon happy for them and am secretly hoping they have two little girls for my two little girls to play with someday :) Lots of special memories to be had, I am sure of it!

Happy 23 Weeks Babies!

Another week down, and another week of feeling awesome! This has been a pretty big week for us. I saw, for the very first time, the babies kicking from the outside! And G saw it too and it is amazing. Baby B, you take up my whole right side, and Baby A, you still look like you are cramped down in my pelvic bone. You need to move out of there!

Here's what we look like at 23 weeks little girls:

I still cannot believe we've made it this far and I am so proud of both of you! You're awesome and I am so happy to be your momma!
You are still the size of a papaya, between 10.5-11.8 inches and 12.7 and 20.8 oz. You're sleeping about 12-14 hrs per day, and I think right now it seems like you are sleeping when I am sleeping and then you take a long snooze during the morning hours. Your beautiful little faces are fully formed and I cannot wait to see them :)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

I missed 21 weeks... 22 today!

Sorry little babes, but last Wednesday we turned 21 and momma was on a flight to Arizona for Thanksgiving so I missed the post and update! But, I did have my weekly picture taken, in the same outfit as the week before so I could see my growing belly :)


I am definitely getting a bit bigger, week by week, still not as big as I thought I would be at this point, but I am getting there :)


22 weeks today... Here is our new picture! I feel huge! I am still working out almost every day for an hour to 90 mins. It makes me feel so good and I know the babies love it!


We finally decided on bedding last night and I put down a deposit today! I am so excited! I am usually so nervous when I have something custom made, bc I tell myself I am not going to like it, but I feel so good about this! Probably bc I fretted over it for weeks, sleepless nights and tons of tears! We love it and we hope the babies do too!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Two Little Girls :)

That's what our ultrasound told us last Wednesday! I am still in shock! So, so, so happy, but I was for sure one of those little babes was a boy! Now I will have lots and lots of spoiling to do!

We are so excited for these two little girls. Over the past week, I have spent many hours stressing over bedding and fabrics, cribs and other bedroom accessories and I think I finally have everything picked out! We decided to go with custom bedding from this cute little shop on Etsy.

Here is the final pick, I hope :)
In other news, I am a day away from being 21 weeks and am up about 13-14 pounds, depending on the time of day I weigh myself. I think that is getting kind of high, so I am really going to watch what I eat over the holidays! I do not need to get GD! Here is my 20 week picture:


This was taken right after I got home from the gym last Wednesday (right at 20 weeks!). I feel fantastic so far and am keeping my fingers crossed that things continue to go great!

We are off to Arizona for Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Halfway to Home?


19 weeks today! I know 20 weeks is considered half-baked, but since i am sure I will deliver around 38 weeks or so, I am saying I am half-way done today :) I will admit that I have had several emotional moments this week, realizing that this might be my only pregnancy, and if so, I am half-way through what has been, so far, the most amazing experience of my life. I love being pregnant... I love having these two beautiful babies growing inside me. I love that I am still able to work out like my normal self and the babies are benefitting from it. I love that I have made it this far with no major hiccups. For me, pregnancy has been nothing but a joy. Don't get me wrong... the years of struggling with infertility were HELL, but the moment I found out I was pregnant, a lot of the heartache was wiped away.



I am starting to feel a lot of movement. This morning I had a glass of orange juice and within a few minutes of finishing it, there was a party in my stomach! I love it! I also really, really popped a few days ago and every day I feel like I am getting a little bit bigger. It is hard for me to find things that "look" good on me... maternity tops are still too big because my bump is so low and many of the maternity tops are made for a much higher bump. Maternity pants are awesome, as long as they are the ones that hit below the belly... bc again, my bump is too small and too low to hold up the high panel.



Mango... that is a fruit I have never tried, but I guess that is what size the babies are now. A greasy, white substance now coats each of the babies, protecting them from the amniotic fluid.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

From 17w1d to 18w1d

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18 Weeks Brings Us to...A Sweet Potato?



A day late again, but we have 2 little sweet potatoes :) And sweet they are! Today, I was craving a sweet hot chocolate so I ran to 7-11 and got one and they loved it :) Now, I am completely parched from all the sugar I just ingested!


Today I had a bit of an off day, or maybe a normal day for a pregnant gal! Last night, I experienced some very sharp shooting pains near my left groin, where Baby A is. They lasted for about 5 minutes and then went away. This morning at the gym, I felt them again, and a little bit of tightening. And now, for the entire day, I have had feelings of electric shock running across my stomach and near my groin. I spoke to the nurse and she told me what I am feeling is totally normal and is called Round Ligament Pain (RLP) and this is likely just the beginning and it is only going to get worse!


Anyway, enough about me and on to these 2 cute little sweet 'taters! At 18 weeks, both babies are about 5.6 inches long and weigh a little over 6 ounces. This is kind of funny to me considering at last weeks ultrasound, the babies feet were about an inch long! I guess, they are growing in proportion to the rest of their bodies! They are both kicking, yawning, stretching, etc., although I don't feel it much... or wait, I do from one baby, our little girl who is on my right side. I feel her a lot, and can't wait until A starts moving a little bit more!

Next ultrasound isn't until 20 weeks, so a little under 2 weeks from now! I hope Baby A shows us its stuff :)


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

We Have 1 Little Girl and A Surprise!

The ultrasound last Friday was absolutely wonderful! It was so exciting to see how much both babies have grown and how active they are... well, one more than the other, which is why we know that Baby B is a little GIRL! Yeah :) She was not shy at all, was waving, putting her hands in her mouth, moving from one position to another, flipping over. She does it all :) We got a couple of great pictures of her and her profile and head on pictures totally look like a little girl- very petite features. She is very cute :)

Baby A on the other hand... hmmmmm... this baby was very active with his arms, legs and head, but would not show the area we were all impatiently looking for! We also got some great pictures of this baby as well... I think it is a boy bc his profile looks so much different and resembles G's.


Here are a few more pictures:




Thursday, October 28, 2010

October 29th: A BIG DAY!

We are having a 3D/4D ultrasound tomorrow to determine the sexes of these two little stinkers and my cousin Joette is doing it for us! We are so excited! I am not sure I will be able to sleep tonight at all from excitement! My parents are coming to the ultrasound with us and I am very excited for them to see both babies :) I have constantly sent them pictures from my ultrasounds, but this will be a special 3D one, and since we are finding out the sexes, very important!

My prediction: girl/girl. Greg's prediction: girl/girl.
In the beginning, I honestly thought both babies were boys. It was my gut feeling from the moment I saw the pictures of the embryos before the were transferred back to my body. But as these last few weeks have gone by, I would be shocked now if one was a boy! If you are both little girls, watch out daddy!!!!

In other pregnancy news, I am up about 7-8 pounds and am in maternity pants some days, some days not. The days that I still wear my own jeans, I wear a maternity top for a little extra room. The days that I wear maternity pants, I wear my own shirt. I am definitely showing now and Greg is going to start taking full shot pictures of me tonight :)

17... Another Beautiful Number :)

First I must say that I cannot believe that I am almost halfway through this pregnancy! I will not make it to 40 weeks (for safety of both babies), but my OB is willing to let me go to 39 weeks! I am guessing 38 will be the magic number, so 2 more weeks and we will be half baked! Here I am at 17w1d. Finally showing with a little bump!



17 weeks introduces the onion! Both babies' skelton's are hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone and fat is starting to accumulate around it. Umbilical cords are getting harder and stronger and we have FINGERPRINTS on all 20 fingers and 20 toes! Super :)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Avocados!

At 16w, each of our babies are now the size of an avocado! The babies are starting to hear what we say due to little bones forming in their ears! Eyebrows, hair and lashes are starting to fill in... I wonder if they are super blonde like their dad's? And their tastebuds are starting to form.

Big ultrasound is scheduled next Friday with my cousin Joette :) She is going to do a 3D/4D ultrasound for us, bc we cannot get any gender guesses for the little squirmers!Both of my parents are joining us for this ultrasound (Greg's will be in Arizona) and we are all excited!

Anatomy scan and bone scan with my OB is set for November 17th, so if we have no luck at the end of the month, I guess that will be the tell all day :) 20 weeks!

I am finally starting to show! I would say I officially popped just in the last day or so and my bump is now visible through my shirt. It is still pretty small, I think, but I guess I am measuring close to 21 weeks, or more, so it's probably right on track for that :)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

And We Go From One Citrus to Another :)

Today the babes are oranges! I love oranges, always have... and my babies love orange juice. I have drank a small glass right before every ultrasound and they put on their dancing shoes for us!

This week's milestones include the legs continuing to grow so they outmeasure the arms, so the body is becoming more proportional. All all 4 joints are now fully functional! My ultrasound tomorrow should be awesome! Both babies are squirming and moving like crazy, although, I cannot feel any of it. I did think I felt something last night, but it was probably just gas.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

We Have Lemons!

Again, I am a day late writing this entry, but life has been very hectic for me. Greg has been traveling this week, so I have been trying to keep busy at night, which most nights, has involved me going to the gym...again... for the 2nd time in the same day. I've done yoga and spin, both classes that I've frequented before, but hadn't gone back to since finding out I was pregnant. I am sticking with yoga, but I am not so sure about the spin class. I feel like the out of the saddle work was too much bouncing... but comparable to jogging and if I am doing a little bit of that, I am not sure if there is really a difference.

Anyway, like my title suggests, the babies are now the size of lemons! And I can tell because my stomach just very recently decided to stick out... like as recent as yesterday, when they turned 14 weeks old! I think they like the milestones as much as I do, bc it was last week that I first noticed some hangover, and then this week that I noticed a little bump through my shirt :) Yeah babies!

During week 14 of their lives, they are busy wiggling toes, sucking thumbs and making urine (no wonder I am getting up 3 times to pee in the middle of the night!)! They are now breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidney and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo, which is a thin layer of hair, has now started growing over their bodies for warmth.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

13weeks- Blissful

I am a day late writing this entry, but work has been crazy!

I was 13 weeks yesterday and am definitely starting to notice a difference in my stomach. I first noticed it while I was getting dressed for the gym. I had a little pooch stick out over my low waisted yoga pants, and the tight shirt I put on made me look like I had drank too many beers the night before and had one too many slices of pizza. So, the pooch is on. Now I just need it to firm up so it looks more like a baby bump!

Our babies are now the sizes of a peach! In week 13, they are busy forming teeth and vocal cords, their non-functional phase. They are now approaching normal proportions, with the head being only 1/3 the body size. Intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to inside the tummy.

Monday, September 27, 2010

NT Scan= Success!

Our NT scan was this morning and it went great! Both babies looked healthy and their little neck folds were exactly what they were looking for. I also had the bloodtest and will receive the results back next week.


The babies were so super active today. Greg & I were laughing at how much they move! Baby A actually flipped completely around and then completely around again... putting on a little show for us :) Baby B was putting its hands up by its face, and making a sucking motion.


I love these babies so much and my love for them grows deeper and deeper every single day! I feel so blessed to be where we are today after the long journey we went on!


Here are some pics from today!



Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Squeee!!!! 12 weeks!!!!

We made it babies! You are 12 weeks today and I love it :) I have been smiling all day long thinking about the two of you! Your dad & I have been dreaming a lot about both of you the last few nights. First, on Monday night, I dreamt that you were both girls and then Dad had the same dream last night (and I had not shared my dream with him)! He said you were both so cute (duh!) and one was real small and the other was big! So, if you are reading this in 15 years and you are both boys, I am sorry :) Big hugs to both of you!


Today you are both the size of a plum. Honestly, I am still not showing much, so I wish you would jump ahead to the pumpkin size :) But I guess those days are probably coming soon enough! You are both about 2.1 inches long and weigh about .49 oz each. Almost all of your systems are fully formed!


I finally ordered a few maternity items and am excited for them to come and even more excited to wear them! I am hoping in another week I am ready to graduate to maternity clothes! I have been going to the gym regularly, and I feel so good while I am there and after I leave. My gym clothes are much more fitted, so I think I will start to get the side eye in another week or two from my fellow gym rats.

Our big N/T scan is this Monday! I cannot wait for 90 minutes of babies!!!!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Quick Post!

I had my first OB appt this morning and it went great! Both babies looked wonderful again :)

Baby B was full of so much energy, he was literally bouncing off the walls. Baby A was moving around quite a bit as well, but was much more subdued that B.

I think they are both boys... hopefully at our NT scan in 10 days we can get somewhat of a confirmation on that!

I lost 2 pounds from last weeks appointment... I feel like I am never going to look pregnant if this keeps up :) I have waited for this for a long time! I just want to look the part!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

11 Weeks... 203 Days Left (or less!)!!!


Today, both babies are the size of limes :) Right now, each fetus enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds are forming--- setting up a more attractive future.
Again, I am just so happy that I have made it this far... the beginning was quite a struggle with the SCH and general uncertainty, but now I feel pretty good about the future 6 months with these two little ones. I have another OB appt tomorrow and NT scan is scheduled for the 27th.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

We've Told Our Families!

We finally decided it was time to share the great news with the rest of our families. We had a great OB appt on the 7th, so Greg was itching to tell his brother and sisters and I wanted to tell my brothers at my parents birthday party on the 12th. So, we told them all throughout the weekend and everyone was very happy and I think a little surprised! I think the *twin* part is the real shocker for most! It feels good to have it out in the open now, but we still have not told any of our friends. I would like to wait until my OB appt this Thursday... actually, I want to wait until after my NT scan on the 27th. I think Greg is planning to tell his colleagues this Thursday/Friday, which will be fine since it is right after another OB appt... hopefully this is another "feel good" appointment again!

I am 11 weeks tomorrow! Woo hoo! I love watching the weeks go up and the countdown to days go down!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

10 weeks! Woo hoo for the double digits!

And I still feel great :::looking around for a piece of wood to knock on:::

I had my first OB appointment yesterday which was just an early ultrasound, but it was a chance for Greg to see the office and meet one of the drs. we will be working with. Both babies looked great -again- and their heartbeats were nice and strong. We did not get an exact number because they sounded so perfect!

My stomach is definitely starting to get a little rounder and I think it is just a matter of time before I pop! My dear friend, J, gave me tons of maternity pants last weekend, and I cannot wait to start wearing them. All of my regular pants still fit and are still comfortable, but the idea of a soft waistband is so appealing :) Plus, my stomach has quite a few bruises on it from my lovenox injections, which get worse throughout the day from rubbing against my jeans.

Our babies are now the size of a prune... each baby that is :) Bones and cartilage are starting to form and vital organs are now beginning to function. The babies are making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

9 weeks- squeee!!!!!

Yeah! 9 weeks today! I am so happy to be here and to have made it another week with these babies! I love them so much already, I cannot imagine how full my heart will be by April!There are definitely babies in there!!!!!



This week the babies are a size of an olive. If they are that small, why does my stomach look this big?



The embryo is now called a fetus! With basic physical characteristcs starting to form, the babies are actually starting to look like babies!

So Dramatic

That is how I feel like the last 9 weeks have been (or, the last 5 since finding out I was pregnant). I went in last Thursday for what was supposed to be my last u/s. Both babies measured perfectly, looked wonderful, etc.; however, the bloodwork that my RE received back on Friday was not reflective of perfect babies at all and in fact was reflective of me miscarrying at least one, and quite possibly both. So, my nurse advised resting over the weekend, my RE upped my progesterone in efforts to save the babes, and I scheduled an appt for Monday morning.

When I got to my RE's on Monday morning everyone was waiting for me with terrible looks on their faces. That immediately freaked the heck out of me and I walked with the tech back to the u/s room. I asked her in confidence, once she shut the door to the outside world, what she thought was going on and what she thought the results meant. She told me to get changed and she wasn't going to make an assumptions until we did the ultrasound.

Long story short, the u/s was perfect again and showed two perfect babies. Do you sense a keyword yet about these two? They are perfect, all of the time and have been since the beginning. The amount of love I have for these two babies is entirely immeasurable. Both babies measured on track with heartrates of 177 and 179.
Baby A

Baby B


More blood was drawn and I asked the fearful question again, of what if today's bloodwork came back just as terrible as last Thursdays? No clue was the answer I got... not, we are going to rely more on these perfect ultrasounds than the bloodwork. Nothing. So, I went and had my blood drawn, tried to remain hopeful, saw my RE on my way out and hugged him for all he has done for me.

Fast forward to Tuesday morning... blood results in! And off the charts, I might add! So, the lab definitely made an error, and made us worry over the weekend for no reason! I was given my discharge instructions and released to my OB!

I have an early u/s with my OB on Sept. 7th and my first appt is Sept. 16th. I am so excited to see the babes again!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

...And I Have a Perigestational Bleed!

I knew it!!!! I have been spotting/bleeding for 2 weeks straight! I just knew something was up! It is pretty large too, and even with all the bedrest and relaxing I have been doing, it is still there! This is the first time it showed up on my scan and the u/s tech said it was because the consistency of the blood can change, and it must have been too clotty before, so it blended in and looked like tissue.


Both babies looked good. No, they looked awesome! They are right on track for 8w1d and they look beautiful and perfect! Baby A has her back to us, making it hard to get a good picture of here AGAIN and so I am convinced now she is a Girl! Baby B was chilling and so I think he is a Boy... laid back like his dad. Plus, my bleed is above Baby A... little girl is causing some drama!












It is so surreal for me to me in the u/s room with two little babies on the screen and two little heartbeats. It is an out of body experience almost. I cannot believe this is my life. I love it!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

8 Weeks!


...and 224 days left until April 6th!

I love it and am so thankful to have made it to 8 weeks :) When I first found out I was pregnant, this was the first milestone I set in my head... next is 10 weeks, and then 13 weeks.

I missed posting about the baby and the changes over the last few weeks, since I was on bedrest and trying to work like a normal human being from my bed. So today, Baby A and Baby B are the same size as a RASPBERRY! I secretly can't wait until they get to be canteloupe's or some other measurable fruit :)

Babies are growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter each day and continuing to straighten out their trunks! Though it can't be felt yet, babies are moving their little arms, legs, fingers and toes like crazy!
I will post our 8w u/s pictures tomorrow :) Hope both of them are wiggling around for us!

Monday, August 23, 2010

L-O-N-G Week!

I apologize for the lack of blogging in the past week. I woke up Wednesday morning to a toilet full of red blood. I called my nurse and they brought me in a day early for my ultrasound. Again, both babes looked wonderful and as perfect as could be, and measured 7w exactly. I received my bloodwork back in the afternoon and my hcg level is now 107,030 and my progesterone was 58... so, something is going right! Those two little ones have this figured out, I hope! But, my RE requires 72 hrs of bedrest for every one day of red blood, so, I was a prisoner to my bed from Wednesday-Saturday morning. I actually set up my home office in my bed and was able to easily work from there. It wasn't ideal, but doable. Thank goodness for my flexible and very understanding boss :)

I took a 7week belly picture last Wednesday before I got in bed and I will upload it later. I think I am starting to show a little bit. That could be bc I had very little bloat to start with, so now it seems like I have a little bloat action. All of my clothes still fit, nothing is uncomfortable yet.

Greg's parents visited over the weekend and we were able to share our news with them on Saturday night. It took us both good while before we decided it was the "right" time to say something... in the past, when I played this moment out in my head, I thought we would just blurt it out. But, that is so not how it happened. It was a good 5 hrs after they had been here, and at least 2 hrs after we ate dinner. They were so happy to hear our news of just being pregnant and I think dually shocked to hear it is twins! So, we spent majority of the rest of the evening talking about babies, traveling with babies, life with babies, etc... babies make everyone smile!

My last RE appt is this Thursday :( and my first OB appt is next Wednesday, September 1st :) Woo!

Here I am at 7 weeks:






Monday, August 16, 2010

Being Pregnant is Scary!

and with twins, it is even scarier! I had some major bleeding episodes again over the weekend. It started on Friday afternoon and instantly, I was sick to my stomach. I feared the worse, so left work a little early to go plant myself on the couch with a big water. It didn't stop, so I called and left a message on the nurses' line, but they had already left for the day. I tried to remain calm the rest of the night, and googled the heck out of every single thing related to spotting and bleeding at 6.5 weeks pregnant. Nothing pointed to good signs.

I woke up several times during the night and it was pretty light. But, around 7 a.m. it was pretty bad again, so I called the nurses' line again, and she told me to come in at 10:30 and to stay off of my feet until I had to leave. So, the time between 7:30 and 10 moved very slowly, and included me getting up to go to the bathroom for a check about 20 times!

We got to our appt a little early, and they were late taking us back. I was absolutely sick to my stomach as we walked back to the little room with the tech. She told me to stay positive. I love this u/s tech more than anything, but I was really thinking in my head, "seriously lady, how the eff am I going to remain calm? Do you know what this is like?" and then I realized that I didn't know if she had kids or not, and maybe she did know what it was like. So I chilled. I changed and got ready for the u/s.

I was 100% prepared for the worse and Greg stood standing over me drinking his coffee out of a Illinois mug. I could not believe how calm he was... and about 2 seconds later both babies popped up on the screen and Greg said, "I see both heartbeats flickering away!" and then I was calm. I could not believe that after all the blood I passed, that both babies were still doing great. And both were moving around and looking lovely :) They both measured at 6w2d (I was 6w3d) and HB were 115 and 114. We also got to hear their heartbeats, which was absolutely, positively amazing.

I have tons of pictures from that u/s because remember I mentioned how much I love the u/s tech? Well, she loves us too! She did pics in 3D and 4D, even though both babies are too small to see much in 4D, and gave us a ton of printouts.

I spent the rest of Saturday and all day Sunday relaxing on the couch and drinking my weight in water :), which, by the way, is down 9 pounds. Either these two babes are sucking everything away from me and taking it all for themselves, or I am not eating enought. I hope it is NOT the later as I have been trying very hard to eat very balanced meals.

Next u/s is Thursday the 19th! I can't wait :) The little brains will be forming at that appt!

And this is me at 6weeks and some change:


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Twins!

I am still in shock even though we definitely knew it was a possibility. We transferred back two beautiful, perfect blasts and both decided to get comfty and stick around for the next nine months :) We are over the moon excited!


Baby A & Baby B, as they will be called from here on out, are measuring at 6w0d and 5w6d respectively. I am technically 6w1d, but a day or two give or take at this point, is considered normal. So, without further ado, here they are!