Wednesday, December 22

25 Weeks

I promise we do other things besides going to doctors & ultrasounds. I've just been a slacker at blogging. One of these days I will get all caught up.
Yesterday we had another ultrasound with the Perinatologist. They only measure the babies every other time. So in two weeks they will again. This time was just a quick check of the fluid & heart rates. Everything is still looking great!!
We have another appointment in two weeks & then after that we only have to go in for ultrasounds every four weeks. I guess the chance of developing Twin-to-Twin goes way down after 26 weeks, so they won't need to watch us as closely. But starting at 32 weeks, we will have to go in every week for a non-stress test to make sure the babies heart rates are staying where they should be.
At our last ultrasound both babies heads were down. Now one is laying across the top of my stomach & one is across the bottom. They are still as wiggly as ever! Sometimes I will just lean back on the couch & watch my stomach moving around :) It makes me laugh.

Here are a few pictures of Baby B.



Baby A is facing my back so we couldn't see her face again, but we did get a picture of her cute little fingers this time.


And a picture of my belly at 25 weeks.

Saturday, December 11

23 Weeks

We had 2 doctor's appointments on Wednesday. First we went to the Perinatologist in the morning for an ultrasound. They measured the babies and said everything looks good.
Baby A weighs 1 pound & Baby B weighs 1 pound 3 ounces.
They still see no sign of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, which is what they are watching us so closely for. That's great news!!
Every time we go in they have an ultrasound tech come in first & take all the measurements & check the heart rates. She is always so great & explains everything she is doing & shows us where everything is. Then the Doctor comes in and goes over everything with us again. I LOVE that they do everything twice so they for sure don't miss anything!
Both the tech & the doctor made multiple comments on how active the babies are!
They don't stop wiggling! I love it! :)
This week, Baby A didn't want us to see her face. She had her back to us the whole time & wouldn't turn around. So we only got a profile picture of Baby B this time.

She had her little hand up by her face the whole time. I kind of wonder if she was trying to suck on her fingers because she was making little sucking movements with her mouth. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen! :)

In the afternoon we went to our OB.
He listened to the heartbeats again & then measured me.
I am measuring at 30 weeks already & have gained 19 pounds total.
I seriously feel like I'm so much bigger every day!
Less than 15 weeks left!

Thursday, December 9

Harry Potter Party

The Monday before Thanksgiving, Caitlin & Nate threw a Harry Potter party for Mike's 31st birthday.
They put so much work in & everything turned out so perfect!












A few of the kids were dressed up in Harry Potter robes & had wands. They looked so cute!



After dinner we went to see
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
What a fun party!
Happy birthday Mike!

Monday, December 6

I could eat.....

Pickles



Caesar Salad



Oranges



& Andes Mints

all day every day & be one happy girl! :)

Thursday, December 2

Balloons!

This is how we told my family we were having girls! :)


Monday, November 22

20 Weeks

Picture at 20 weeks.


I was so excited in the last post to announce that we are having girls that I forgot to post about any of the other things we learned at our Perinatologist appointment.
She told us that the babies are most likely identical. She said there's no way to know 100% until the babies are out & they can test the placenta. If there is only one placenta, they are for sure identical. But sometimes two placentas will fuse together so on an ultrasound it looks like just one. In the very first ultrasound we had they could only see one placenta & she said they usually won't fuse together that early on, so most likely there is only one.
She also told us that 90% of twins come before the 36th week. So she said to take a month off of my due date & plan on the babies being here around then. Also, with twins, they won't let you go past 38 weeks...so that means, AT MOST, we have a little over 17 weeks left! They are going to be here before we know it!
I have been feeling them move around quite a bit more the last few days & I absolutely love it! It is the most amazing feeling in the world!
We have another ultrasound on Wednesday. I am so excited! I love that we get to have them so often. It's so fun to see our little girls & watch them wiggle around. I just lay there in awe, that those little people are growing inside of me! What an awesome experience!!

Friday, November 19

Brian & Cassie's Wedding

Brian & Cassie got married on Tuesday in the Salt Lake Temple.
The sealing was perfect!
As soon as we sat down in the sealing room I told Jeff I felt like crying. (I cry about everything these days.)
I loved being in there and remembering the covenants Jeff & I made on our wedding day.
The weather outside the Temple wasn't so perfect. It was cold & windy while we were taking pictures.








It started raining as soon as we got in our car to leave the Temple.
I felt so bad because Brian & Cass were still out there taking pictures.

The luncheon was at Tucanos, & then the reception was later on that night.

Look how cute this cake is!!

I kind of want to do the babies' room these colors....but I change my mind real often, so who knows.

I forgot to even take my camera out to take pictures at the reception until they were cutting the cake, so this is the only thing I have pictures of.
At least I got a good one of her smashing it in his face :)



It was such a perfect day & I'm so glad I got to be a part of it!
I'm so excited for Brian & Cassie & this new journey they are starting together!

Monday, November 15

It's a....??

We had our first Perinatologist appointment on Thursday. They did an ultrasound & she said everything looks really good! Yay :)
One of the babies is a little bit smaller than the other but she said it's not a big enough difference to worry too much at this point. She wants to keep a close eye on it though, so we have to go in for ultrasounds every 2 weeks!
Here are some pictures of our cute little babies at 19 weeks 1 day.



Little feet :)



The ultrasound tech asked if we wanted to know the sex of the babies. Yes, please!!

Baby A is a......


GIRL!!!




Baby B is a......

GIRL!!!

We are so excited to meet these 2 sweet little girls!
Jeff's feeling outnumbered & I am having so much fun shopping for pink :)

I bought these 2 plain white onesies at Old Navy.



Then I got some satin & organza fabric from Joann's to make these little flowers to put on them.





The bigger flowers are to put on headbands.


I think they turned out so cute! :)