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! :)