22-23 weeks

Not only can Jake and I feel big movements, but you can now see them move and kick my belly. It feels and looks like they are doing gymnastics inside. This week Jake was able to feel them roll around and lets just say he was a little freaked out. He was just used to their little kicks and was not expecting to feel his girls turning and twisting, lol. Next week we start doing additional testing to make sure I am not going and will not go into preterm labor. We are still pondering on names and can not seem to nail anything down. It seems harder with two!

21.1 Appointment

Today I had my follow-up cervical appointment with the perinatologist. Wheeeww, my cervix still looks good and has not shortened and still looks like it did almost 3 weeks ago! woo hoo! This is wonderful news and is very reassuring that everything is as it should be. She also took a quick peak at the girls to follow up on the last appointment. Baby A has flip-flopped and is head down and laying almost on top of her sister who still wants to be breech. They're getting so big its getting hard to tell what is what during the sono, so many parts and pieces wiggling and kicking around. My favorite part of the appointments are to feel them move and see the actual movement on the screen it is so neat. My next appointment is on Tuesday with Dr. Motley for my routine 4 week check up.

Baby B has her back turned away from us at the bottom,
 while her sister is curled up almost on top of her.



20-21 Weeks

Goodness, as you can see we have had lots of growing! And mama is starting to really feel her girls kicking and stretching. Even more exciting, daddy last night for the first time got to feel his girls kick! I think I was even more excited that he could feel them than when I first felt their kicks.  I have to admit that it made me tear up a tad bit. I am really starting to feel all the stretching and moving that comes with growing a belly and I have to say its becoming more and more uncomfortable. I have my appointment with the perinatologist this week to check my cervical length to make sure the few contractions that I am having are just normal stretching of my uterus with growing two babies at one time. 

18-19 Weeks

Crazy last couple of weeks! I can now say I have experienced what most of my patients experience and that is contractions. I started feeling a couple this week and after lots of rest, water, and phone calls to my doctor I am feeling much better. I saw a perinatologist this morning, which is a high risk pregnancy doctor which was perfect timing since I was having contractions. We are seeing her for several reasons: we are considered high risk because of IVF, twins, and Jake's CF. She explained all the risks with each and completed a very detailed scan of both babies organs including their brains, hearts, stomachs, kidneys, and measurements. She also measured the length of my cervix to make sure the contractions were not causing my cervix to shorten, which would indicate preterm labor. Our plan is to keep a very close eye on the cervical length, usually when a cervix starts shortening, preterm labor starts 3 - 6 weeks after. Oh, and I forgot to mention we also found out what we are having......

 



 





16-17 weeks

The babies are about 3-5 oz each and about 5 inches from crown to rump. I can finally say that I can feel them moving! At first I was not sure, but now there is no mistaking. Baby B is definably a lot more active than baby A, however, I can still feel movement on both sides of my belly.  They should both be able to hear now and are starting to develop fat. People are now starting to realize that I am pregnant and I am so excited that I don't just look "full" which is just a nice way of saying chubby. Below is a belly shot from 16 weeks.

15.1 Sono

AMAZING! We still can not believe how much bigger they have gotten! We were able to see them dance inside their little sacs, both of them constantly moving. Hopefully, I will get to feel their movements in the next couple of weeks.  Neither one would really cooperate with us trying to sneak a peek at genders, so we will have wait another 4 or so weeks. My belly is measuring about 19 weeks, 4 weeks ahead of what I am because I have too little mango sized babies growing, instead of just one.  We finally have let the rest of the world in on our little secret and announced our pregnancy yesterday. We could not be happier.

15 weeks



Light Reading

When I found out I was pregnant the first thing I did was purchase What to Expect When your Expecting, the "pregnancy bible." However, once I found out that I was pregnant with twins this book did not really apply to me as much. I had tons and tons of questions about how my pregnancy, delivery, and life with twin infants would be different. Unfortunately the "bible" does not cover  what to look for in double strollers, what you need for two babies, twin presentations, complications associated with twins, and the development of twins. I browsed some book selves and found these books. So these are my new bedtime reads, which have been very helpful!



Cravings this week

It seems that on a weekly basis I have new foods that I want. This week is Cheez-Its, Quaker Oatmeal Squares, Macaroni and Cheese, and of course my favorite (and Harveys) Marshmellows! Im sure by the end of the week I will never want to eat these foods again, but right now they are my staples.

Jake had his research study check up today and had a one percent increase in lung function! Woo hoo! I have my OB appointment tomorrow, hoping Dr. Keathley will sono, want to see the babies!