We walked in and it was only about 10 minutes before she took us back. I didn't want to tell her what the ultrasound tech had guessed, because I wanted to see what she said on her own. She started the ultrasound and of course she saw the third "baby". I hadn't mentioned it yet. She asked when the last time was that we had been to the Dr or had an ultrasound. I told her it was the 20th, then explained to her that she was actually looking at the third one. I explained to her that Baby A had split, but didn't develop all the way. She was relieved to know that we already knew :)
She moved on to Baby A, the baby that shares a sack with the third one. Of course, Baby A was flipping all around and not modest whatsoever! It only took a few seconds before she said, "well, Baby A is a GIRL!!" Clearly I wasn't surprised because we already expected them to be girls. She asked if that was what they had told me before, then said she didn't want to know until afterwards. I wasn't planning on telling her until she looked herself, anyways.
She's a GIRL...
She then moved on to Baby B... this little baby wasn't so cooperative. After what felt like 10 minutes, and many different angels she said, "well, I am pretty sure Baby B is a boy". My mom and I looked at each other in shock, but I didn't believe her until I saw more proof. She continued to look, but he still wasn't cooperating. She asked if she could shake my stomach a little to see if she could get him to move. He moved a tad, but kept his legs crossed the entire time! Little stinker! :) Finally, she had me lay on my left side to see if that would help, and it did somewhat. She kept showing us different shots and saying that he was indeed a boy. Then finally, she turned the machine to 3D and got a pretty good shot. I was more convinced once I saw that picture. She was able to get about 6-7 more pictures showing us he was a boy, but I think I was still in shock.
The thing is, I wanted a boy! Obviously I would have been happy with whatever God gave us, but IF I had a choice, I wanted one of each. She asked if we were happy with a boy. She was probably wondering if we were excited or disappointed because we were a little quiet, but I think we were just both surprised. I reassured her that a boy and a girl was what I wanted, I had just already accepted that we were supposed to have two girls and started planning on that. I couldn't have been more happy! My mom and I just kept looking at each other and saying, "can you believe we have one of each?!?" Now I just had to rethink some of the nursery, but I will take it!!
We had another Dr.'s appointment on Monday, February 17. This was my monthly checkup at almost 19 weeks. I had gained about 8 pounds at this point. I guess that isn't too bad for being half way through my pregnancy with TWINS. It definitely takes some getting used to, but knowing that my babies are growing and getting the nutrition they need is most important. If I gain 50 lbs and know they are healthy, I am fine with that. Kylar was sleeping the whole time and had a heart rate of 138 bpm. Knox moved around a little and his heart rate was actually 20 beats faster than hers at 158 bpm. So if you have ever heard that the boy has a heart rate slower than a girl, that's not always the case! They have been pretty consistent with one another up until this point and hers was actually slower than his this time. Dr. P's exact words were, "she has her own little condo in there. He is fine, but she definitely takes up most of the space". She already seems to be bossing him around and taking over, poor guy! :)
Knox Joseph Kylar Grace
We go tomorrow for our 20 week anatomy scan, so I will try and update as soon as I can. I can't say it enough... we are SO blessed that God chose us to be the parents of these two little angels. We thank you for your continued support and prayers throughout our journey and can't wait to meet our sweet babies!
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