28 weeks and the beginning of the 3rd trimester

Today is the start of the 3rd trimester, things are going by quickly!  So I'm not going to post a belly picture today so it can be a surprise for those that will be here this weekend for the family shower, I did take a picture today so I can put it up later.  I am very much looking forward to seeing everyone and for my aunt and cousin to fly in tomorrow night as well. 

Last Thursday we had an ultrasound and found out the boy's estimated weight is 2 lbs 7 oz and the girl is estimated at 2 lbs 8 oz.  They are doing great!  That means I already have 5 lbs of babies in there.  The dr. said I am doing well and will go back at 2 weeks so next Thursday now, I won't have a full ultrasound at that appt.  I also took my glucose test, this is where they look for gestational diabetes (pregnancy diabetes).  I got the results and found out my number is 138 and they are only concerned over 140, I asked if I should be concerned with the number so close and they said the Dr. felt the number was fine.  I was very happy to hear this.

Below are some pictures of the work in progress in the nursery

More photos to come after the shower this weekend.

26 weeks today

Below is my 26 week belly, I am having a hard time imagining what I will look like when I deliver but my dr keeps telling me this is extremely normal for twins

The babies are definately moving around a lot now, I feel them often.  I feel them kicking most at night when I am just resting on the couch.  We had a Dr. appt last Thursday but they did not take any pictures of the babies or measure the babies they just did an ultrasound to measure the cervix which helps them see the chance of preterm labor.  They had said if my number got to 2.5 I would have restricted activity but luckily the average was just under 3 so she said I could go on with my normal activity still and everything was looking good.  We had our first small scare last friday but everything was perfectly normal, I had contractiions which this was my first time to have them and they were fairly frequent so I called the on call Dr. and they asked me to come to the hospital, they hooked me up to see the contractions and did a few tests and they felt like everything looked fine and that it was just normal contractions like braxton hicks- we were very thankful to be headed home, these babies need a lot more time before delivery. 

Saturday Jason and his parents worked on beginning to get the baby room ready by painting.  His mom has been really creative on ideas for us to do the room and we are thankful to have her sending us pictures and looking at colors with us.  The room is going to be jungle theme, they are going to do a chair rail trim towards the middle and painted the bottom an orange color and the top a tan color.  Below are a few pictures of the progress so far, they are going to put up the trim this weekend and the new blinds.  We get the furniture hopefully the end of February so it will be fun to see it all come together.

I will put more pictures up of the room after the trim is up this weekend!

24 weeks with a lot of exciting updates

So as of yesterday I am 24 weeks- or 6 months:)  Below is my 24 week belly photo, I am growing  very quickly.- I hope that means the babies are growing a lot this week.

Update on the babies as of last Thursday (23 weeks)

• Baby A- heartbeat was 152 bmp, weight was approx 1 lb 6 oz and growing very well
• Baby B- heartbeat was 158 bmp, weight was approx 1 lb 4 oz and growing very well

We attended  a multiples childbirth class this past weekend which made things very real and exciting, I think we will be well taken care of at Clarian North.  Something else that happened this weekend is Jason was able to feel the babies starting Sunday, he has been able to feel them several times since then which was really exciting.

Other Exciting News- My cousin Jenny is 10 weeks pregnant!!!!!!!  This will be so great to go through pregnancy with her and also have children so close to the same age.  I am so happy for her and Cliff.

Our next appt is next Thursday the 27th, we are being seen every 2 weeks right now.

22 weeks

Below is my 22 week photo of my growing belly.  I have felt in shock of how quickly I have been growing but my Dr. reassures me it is normal and I am right on track.

Below are a couple of 3D photos from a brief ultrasound last week.  Baby A (boy) was posing for the camera and Baby B (girl) was hiding from the camera - she is the one constantly on the move.



Check out on the right hand side of the page, the expectnet online baby pool- it is a free guess of the babies birth date and their size.

The babies already received some of their first items by their grandparents for Christmas which was so fun to start to get it.  Jason's mom is helping us start to plan the nursery, we are hoping to paint the end of this month which will be exciting.  Well I guess I should say they will be painting and I will be supervising from the living room=)  Our next appt is thursday, Jan 13th but as of right now things are going well.  We are getting anxious to meet these babies!

20 weeks today

As I have been doing my belly photos every 2 weeks I am sharing the updated one as of today, as you can see I am growing quickly.

We can't wait to tell everyone the news of the sexes for Christmas=)  I am feeling well and have my next Dr.'s appt on December 30th.  They will just be doing an ultrasound for the cervical scan then we will have a regular Dr. appt. Then we will have a normal ultrasound 2 weeks later. 

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

19 1/2 weeks, photos from 18 week ultrasound

This has been a busy week but we feel thankful.  First I have included some 18 week ultrasound photos, this is when we found out the genders but as we want to be able to tell family for Christmas we will be sharing the news Christmas day with everyone so let the suspense build:)  We were so lucky that both of our parents were able to come in for the ultrasound and share the special moment with us, it was so amazing.

Baby A- Arm and hand above head

Baby A

Baby A- looking straight at us with arms by head

Baby B- a lot more still at this appt

This week we were called and they had let us know they needed me to go see a specialist to have a specialist ultrasound to view Baby A's heart and Baby B's feet.  We didn't know much going into this appt on Thursday but were very nervous.  It was also the day it snowed quite a bit so we left at 6 am to go to the appt.  We were so thankful to find out Baby A's heart is ok, they just couldn't see the 4 chambers on the last ultrasound but could today.  We found out Baby B has club feet but as Jason went through this we know God wouldn't give us more than we could handle and that this is something much better than the heart situation.  We will find out once the baby is born what surgeries, casts, etc. are needed.  I think we are just being prepared to become parents as not everything will be easy but we do have God watching over us. 

As of Thursday, December 16th both babies measued exactly the same which was 19 weeks and 3 days and weighed 11 oz.  It was really exciting to hear they both were the same.  Thank you to all of you for the continued prayers for these babies.

18 weeks

So today is 18 weeks, below is a current photo

Tomorrow is the day we find out the sexes and we are very excited to share this with both of our parents. Sorry all, but we are waiting to tell everyone else at Christmas so that way we can tell family in person which we are excited about being able to share our news.  We will then update with hopefully some new ultrasound pictures as well.  Feeling really blessed this Christmas!