19-20 Week OB apt.

Baby A and Baby B are doing wonderful. We couldn't have asked for any better of a report card at this point. Being half way through this pregnancy is a huge milestone and we realize it's time to start counting down and prepping nursery ideas. We understand that this takes us knowing the genders of our little miracles. We will see what is in store for us soon as we plan on revealing the genders to family at Christmas time first and then everyone else will find out.
 As the appointment goes, Baby A (on the right) had a heart rate of 150 and Baby B (on the left) had a heart rate of 139. They are on target for weight and age... a few days ahead actually. My belly is measuring at 22 weeks so I am close (2-3 weeks ahead) to target. I thought that was weird since I hear people with twins measure 4-6 weeks ahead. She said it had to do with weight gain as well.. Which I have put on 6 (ish) pounds finally since my last apt. So I can finally say I have gained some weight. With the babies being 10 and 11 oz. that probably takes up some of the poundage right there. Trust me, I am out eating the hubby some days, but it doesn't seem to make a difference for me. She did say 1-2 pounds a week last apt. After 4 weeks 6 pounds seems pretty reasonable to me!

We do have to say that these little one's are already very spoiled. Their clothing line has been started and will continue to grow as the shopping continues from everyone. As much as we have appreciated everyone trying to give us hand me downs, we are buying everything new from here since we are keeping track of what we have and want. As we have been prepping for this opportunity for many years, we will gladly buy them everything we can to enjoy this experience. Then we have a baby shower that will add to the mix. Did I say spoiled?? More like spoiled rotten! They won't know the difference, but we will and are excited to wander the stores for all the needs and wants of having a baby.

As much as I could blab on about how great this is, I know it's getting to be long. Until next time...

Kick, kick, kick!

Today marks 18 weeks on the nose. Very exciting how we are almost at the halfway mark. Something tells me we are already there since we are probably going to go early.
As usual, I like to rest my body by laying down reading or something while the kiddos all sleep. Today we have movement. Yes, I have felt a lot of kicking/ moving and this is the first day of it. It is very exciting and I got some tears when I realized it was happening. This is just the beginning and can't wait for the bigger ones. I know they are going to hurt me, but we are super excited to experience this. One more week until our next OB apt. Hoping for some more awesome news. Trying to keep somewhat healthy and on track so they grow strong. Quality over quantity when it comes to food habits :)

Holy Smokes..16 Weeks 1 day

This is a photo from today. I can't believe how big I am in this photo. When looking at myself in the mirror or looking down I don't feel this big. Everyone else is noticing, but I almost feel weird growing this fast. I haven't gained any weight as of my OB last Thursday, but something is telling me that after family festivities and such this weekend I may have finally gained a pound or two. I am in awws at how big your belly can grow without gaining a pound. This must mean our little ones are growing strong and loving the food I am giving them (some good and some not so good).

First Sonogram Today

Today was our first Sonogram to hear the heartbeats. The baby on the right was the first one up and it took a minute because there seemed to be a little movement going on in there. There was some really cool swishing sounds in there and sounded like a storm brewing up in there! That heart rate was the slower of the two at 163. This is the baby that seems to always be rather calm when we do the ultrasounds.
 When we moved over to the left I told the OB where I thought he/she was because of movement a couple weeks ago (yes, this is the baby that not shy at all and seems to always give the best poses during ultrasounds).. She was unsure that I felt something (MOMMY knows best in this case). Sure enough the heart beat was loud and clear when she set the wand there. We couldn't remember what the heart rate was for this one because we were so distracted by the amazement of it all. I keep telling Derek we need one of these dopplers for at home so we can listen to all the little noises they are making in there.. Of course he said that was a bad idea and shrugged it off. Humph!

Most importantly all is great still and I am a healthy mama. I really truly try my best to feed them healthy foods while treating myself once in awhile. This gracious miracle of life growing inside of me is enough motivation to take care of myself to be healthy afterwords. My uterus is measuring higher and bigger than one baby would. Today she was up towards my belly button and I figured it would be at least a couple inches lower. HAPPY BAKING BABIES!!!

P.S. Grandma Laurie is taking dibs on what the sexes are.. Derek says two boys (I think he just doesn't want to jinx that he wants a daddy's girl), Grandma Laurie and I say one boy and one girl. Old Wives Tales would say two girls according to the heart rates. Only time will tell... or the ultrasound reveal. Yay!

Happy Second Trimester Day!!!

A quiet day..

Today has been a very slow paced day. Will have a meeting later, but children are sleeping now and making me tired.. so must keep busy!

I was just thinking back to our very first ultrasound and how just a few weeks ago we were excited to see our little peanut... Then all of a sudden, boom, we are having two. The feeling was pure joy and utter shock. We were very happy and then the fears all set in of "what if".  Luckily, we have been given a wonderful amount of good news. Though we are pretty in the clear for the higher percentage of things, there is still always worry. When going to my ultrasounds and seeing them, it puts my mind at ease. Then after a few days of not seeing them, I feel worried again. Don't get me wrong, it's not a major stressed out worry, but a minor "it can happen". We are planning ahead and mentally prepping for two, but you can still have stuff go wrong. Mostly, I think it all goes back to our fears of the last five years of hearing bad news. The good news is amazing and makes your feel cautiously optimistic.  

   Imagine spending 5 years in a nightmare of nobody knowing what was wrong with you and spending thousands of dollars and voluntary surgeries, only to come up empty handed. One day you get one last shot and you optimistically take the shot knowing that the end result will be negative as always, but only it turns out to be positive. You are mentally set on the negative results you are used to that these positive results are a shocker. You weren't going to cry at hearing the negative because your heart has grown used to it, but the positive makes you cry hysterically. That's where all the disbelief comes in and you spend weeks having the doctor reassure you that the positive did and IS happening. Who would have thunk?!?!

From dots to babies!

Just wanted to share the latest photo's. They actually have their limbs and we got to see them moving around. It was the most amazing thing ever!

Baby A is on my right side and is a very calm baby. Seems to be quiet when we have ultrasounds. This particular one it only got startled when I laughed.. Too cute as the little arms started to fly around. We say it's a girl because it's so relaxed (although time will tell). 

Baby B is on the left side and seems to be very active all the time. We think this is a boy since it already has a big personality. Last ultrasound it was doing full frontal and looked like a gummy bear, this time it was moving around and waving it's arms. In the photo it was actually sucking their thumb. This is what made me laugh and baby A get frightened. Too funny!