Genders

Merry Christmas!! We have finally told everyone what the genders of the twins are.. One boy and one girl! We are a purple and green kind of family. Not into the pinks and blues as so many people use those colors too much. 

Had another ultrasound yesterday (Christmas Eve). Things are looking great. We are 25 weeks today and the babies are healthy. Can't ask for much more than that. We went in hoping to see what their little faces look like now that they are more developed. Little girl was all about the camera this time and little boy was hiding his face the whole time.. believe it or not, he had his face hidden in his sisters butt! Haha. Can't wait to share that with him when he is older. Will have to post that picture to show as well. Hard to believe our due date is 15 short weeks away. We are hoping to make it to full term, but we also know that with twins things can happen earlier than you want. I am healthy and so are babies so this is what we have to go off of for now!

Baby Girl front profile

Baby Girl side profile

Baby boy side profile... his head is in sisters rump!!

Both of their feet in the same shot... you can see hers better and they are gorgeous! ~ Maybe I am being a conceded mom already?? lol 

24 Weeks (Picture)

    Today marks 24 weeks! We are very thrilled to be this far along with the twins. We had an OB apt. last week and all looked well. I was measuring at 27 weeks (four weeks ahead of schedule). Hard to be small with two bodies and eight punching/kicking limbs inside of you. Yes, they are officially movers. One in particular beats on me way more than the other one. It seems the positioning is making it easier for me to feel that one. Last night it was actually dragging it's body across my belly. Such a weird thing to see. I am gaining weight like crazy now. Not sure where it all is going other than the belly. I am starting to maybe look a little chunkier in the face, but for sure have most of it in the front. 

    Lastly, we have our next ultrasound on Christmas eve. We will be 25 weeks on December 25th! This will be a great Christmas present from the OB. We do know the genders and will reveal on Christmas eve or Christmas. We are just as antsy to tell as many are to hear so the fun shopping can begin.

To end, here are some photo's from our previous scans (19 Weeks so much bigger now). We are happy to see them and know how healthy they are every time!

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!!!