14 1/2 weeks

Last Monday, January 20th was my last appointment. I went in for my monthly appointment. We went to the regular room first, then they moved me to the ultrasound room. Dr. Paroski told me that I will have an ultrasound every time I go because with twins it is harder to differentiate heartbeats on a Doppler and she likes to check on them to make sure they are where they should be. I am TOTALLY fine with that! I couldn't imagine not seeing them as much as I have and/or do. It puts me at ease knowing they are still moving around and I like to see how much they've grown.

They were both measuring right around where they were supposed to be. I was 14 weeks 4 days that day. Baby A was measuring 13 weeks 5 days with a heart rate of 156 bpm, and baby B was measuring 14 weeks 2 days with a heart rate of 156 bpm. They had the exact same heart rate! So sweet :) That day they were feet to feet instead of one on top of the other and were kicking at one another... OH BOY!! She checked on the third one because it seems to be growing and not dissolving. She said it still looked like there was no heartbeat, so it should eventually dissolve. Everything looked great and I go tomorrow, January 29th for confirmation about gender. Hopefully they cooperate so that I can finalize decisions about the nursery and get the ball rolling with everything!

Baby A- kicked back relaxing :)                                   Baby B                  

 

I actually felt the first continuous flutter on Sunday, January 19th. The day before the appointment. My mom, grandma, and aunt had come over to help paint the nursery while Brandon was sanding and priming the cribs and dressers. My mom and I had jumped in the car to make a sonic drink run for everyone. I felt one of them in the car a few different times. Then, this last Sunday, January 26th I had just finished a bath and laid down when I felt another movement. This time was more than just a faint flutter. I pushed down lightly on my stomach to see if I could feel (her) it again, and whichever baby it was decided to give a strong like kick or movement. It actually scared me enough to make me jump (which doesn't take much), because I wasn't expecting it. She either likes her privacy or decided to showing off for mommy!

 

We are so blessed that God chose us to finally become parents to not only one, but TWO sweet babies! We can't thank him enough for our answered prayers, and as always we thank everyone who prays for us and follows us on this journey!

 

Baby A waving goodbye until next time :)



    



It's a double Happy New Year!!

It seems like it's been forever since I last updated. Last I updated, we had gone in for our last appointment with the specialist and heard the heartbeats. I have actually been back a couple of times since then. I went for my first appointment with my regular OB on Monday, December 23rd. At that point I was 10 weeks 4 days. We got to see the babies moving around and heard their heartbeats again :) Baby A was measuring 10 weeks 1 day and had a heart beat of 175 bpm. Baby B was measuring a few days ahead, 11 weeks and had a heart beat of 156 bpm. Baby B was doing flips and somersaults the whole time, but still had the lower heart rate than Baby A. (I think Baby A might be a little mischievous because it was still the whole time :)



 

 

 

My next appointment was January 2nd. This appointment was for our first trimester screening. To give you a little background on the first trimester screening, it's an optional noninvasive evaluation that combines a maternal blood screening test with an ultrasound evaluation of the fetus to identify risk for specific chromosomal abnormalities, including Down Syndrome Trisomy-21 and Trisomy-18. In addition to screening for these abnormalities, a portion of the test (known as the nuchal translucency) can assist in identifying other significant fetal abnormalities, such as cardiac disorders.

Our ultrasound that day was about 8 minutes, so we got to watch them for a good amount of time. The ultrasound tech measured them, we checked the heart beats, and she measured the nuchal fold of each baby. Today, Baby A was doing somersaults :) The ultrasound tech could hardly get baby A to lay still for the nuchal fold screening. Everything looked great for the screening. Such a relief! On this day, I was 12 weeks. Baby A was measuring 12 weeks 2 days with a heart rate of 156 bpm, Baby B was still measuring a couple days ahead of Baby A at 12 weeks 5 days with a heart rate of 158 bpm. I asked if she could tell what the sexes were and she said she could take a good guess. She first looked at Baby B because that was that still baby for today. She estimated that Baby B was a girl and showed us why she thought that. Then she finally got a shot of Baby A, and estimated this one was a girl also :) This one was a little harder to see, but she said she was 90% sure after checking. I will wait until it is confirmed before I get my mind set on anything.

Today, January 6th, I woke up and had some light spotting. I tried really hard not to freak out or worry because I know it can be common, especially with twins. But of course I start crying on my way to work.  My Dr. had me come in this morning just to make sure everything looked fine, and thank God they were both still moving around and their hearts were still beating strong. Baby A was actually kicked back, relaxing with it's arm raised :)

 

Continued prayers are always welcomed and appreciated! I pray every night and day that I can carry these babies full term or as close as possible, and that they are both healthy. Thank you to all our friends and family that continue to pray for us and follow us on this amazing journey!