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!

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.

From 17w1d to 18w1d

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 :)

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: