22 Wks Follow-Up Ultrasound / Random Info / Sexy Brace

22 Weeks Follow-Up Ultrasound

After our last ultrasound, I thought they wanted to just follow up on baby girl's fluid in her brain... but it turns out they also wanted to check on the cyst in baby boy's brain.  (I thought the cyst was in hers. So confusing!)  Anyway, I went to the maternal ultrasound area instead of the general ultrasound area.  Everything looked GREAT!  The doctor asked me later, "Where you worried?"  I said very honestly, "No.  I prayed about it, but I just have a feeling that everything is going to be ok."  :) 

Here is baby boy.... 

22 weeks - baby boy

Here is baby girl ....

22 weeks- baby girl

AND.... here is baby girl's butt resting on baby boy's face. How sweet. Ha.  She was also kicking his head during the ultrasound.  No wonder most of the time he had both arms pulled up in front of his face!!  

22 weeks- baby girl's butt on baby boy's face

Random Info 

Baby boy weighs 1lb 3oz and she weighs right at 1lb.  

Baby girl is still face down, but baby boy is now breech.  They will probably still twirl around some more before settling down in their final position.  :)  

Big thank-you to my mom for watching my 2-year old in the waiting room for almost 2.5 hours!!  They were running a bit behind.  Eek!  

I go back for another ultrasound to monitor their growth in 4 weeks. I can't even remember how many ultrasounds I've had so far with Thing 1 & 2!!  I had 3 ultrasounds with my 1st pregnancy. (1 at the Fertility Specialist, 1 to determine gender, and the over-priced 3D ultrasound.)  

Sexy Brace

I broke down and bought this oh-so-sexy-brace.  My midwife had recommended it since my belly was growing at such a fast rate.  I finally agreed.  I wear it only for an hour or so at the end of the day while I'm fixing dinner and up on my feet.  It really does help.  I know you're jealous of it... You too can have this look... just go to Babies-R-Us and purchase yours today!!  

Bringing Sexy Back

21 week comparison

21 Week Comparison

Here's a comparison of me at 21 weeks with my 1st pregnancy and 21 weeks with the twins....

21 weeks with lil man (2010)

21 weeks pregnant with twins

My lil man really wanted in the pic too. :)  Love this lil boy!!!!  

*** I intended on writing more... but since it's been 3 days and I've not written anymore than this, I think I'll just "publish" it and call it a day.  :D  

Drama Queen / 20 weeks / Another issue / Names

Drama Queen

Baby boy likes to hang out on my upper right side. He's CHILL.  Kicks here and there.  I can lay down on my right side. No problems, no complaints.  He's enjoying his stay.  

Baby girl on the other hand.... dear heavens. She is already all about some drama.  :)  She stays on my lower left side.  The very second that I roll over at night onto "her" side, she starts having a kicking fit.  Pretty sure I've heard her yell "GET OFF ME!! I CAN'T BREATHE!! HELP!!"  Same thing if I bend over to pick something up. She immediately kicks the mess out of me to STOP squishing her!!  ... What can I say though?? She gets it honestly.  The husband is scared.  

20 weeks

Went to the doctor today.  I am 20 weeks, but my belly measures 27 weeks.  With Sam, I was right on the mark. i.e.: 20 weeks, measured 20 weeks. She said with twins, you usually measure 5-6 weeks ahead.  This time I measured 7 wks ahead, last time 8 wks ahead.  But who's counting?  

20 weeks pregnant w/ twins

The pic is a little fuzzy, but the lighting wasn't that great.  Oh well.  

By 20 weeks, I was technically supposed to gain 20lbs.  That didn't happen because I was so sick the first trimester.  But, I did gain about 13, so I am consistently gaining 1.5-2lbs per week. With multiples, the more you gain at the beginning, the faster the babies will grow and the less chance you have of going into preterm labor.  Totally different mindset than my 1st pregnancy.  The book I'm reading is very well researched.  Any time I google a question, I usually find an answer that directs back to this book or the author.  

Another Lil Issue

Last time, I mentioned that the placenta previa corrected itself.  (Yay! Thank you, God!)  This time, my midwife said that after looking at the ultrasound I had last week, they were watching baby girl's brain for bilateral choroid plexus cyst.  (Say, what??)  Luckily it is within normal range, just the very upper part of that range.  They will send me to have a specialist do an ultrasound at the hospital in a couple weeks to make sure it hasn't gotten any bigger.  Believe it or not, I'm not flippin' out about this possible issue either.  Maybe it's all the people that are praying for my babies every day.  I just feel at peace that everything will be ok.  I'll still pray for them... but I'm not stressing myself out and "googling" everything.  

Names

"Do you have names picked out?"  Pretty sure I get that question about every day.  haha  The answer is 'no'.  But, we did decide that once we do pick out names, we will keep them a secret until the babies are born.  Why?  Because we are so stinkin' indecisive!  

Thing 1 & Thing 2 are PINK and BLUE / 19 week comparison / Other updates

Thing 1 and Thing 2 are PINK and BLUE 

Ok, actually .... Baby A is a boy and Baby B is a girl. But, that doesn't rhyme, now does it?  :)  

We found out the genders early at 17weeks by going to a private ultrasound clinic.  This was our Christmas present to each other and a Christmas surprise for our parents!  We put the balloons in a box and wrapped them up.  Although not an original idea, it still caught the parentals off guard.  Fun times!  

It's PINK and BLUE! - Christmas Day 2012

Today, we went to the hospital to do the anatomy scan.  I have to admit, I was a little nervous about Baby B still being a girl.  She was being a little difficult at our first ultrasound and they were "pretty sure" she was a girl.  Looks like we still have pink and blue though!  Neither baby wanted to give us a nice profile pic.  Oh well!  

Baby Boy A - Very proud!!  

Baby Girl B

Baby Girl B on her hands & knees with her head down

Baby Boy A's face in 3D. Kinda hard to see.

19 Week Comparison

Here's a comparison of me at 19 weeks pregnant with my now 2-year-old ... and me 19 weeks pregnant with the twins.  

19 weeks with Baby #1

19 weeks with twins

BARE BELLY!!!!  :-O

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19 weeks with Baby #1

19 weeks with twins

Placenta Previa

Good news!  The ultrasonographer and her supervisor both looked for the possible placenta previa (where the placenta is on/next to the cervix) and they could not find it. Yay!  That's one prayer that's been answered. :) Still hoping all goes well so I can have a VBAC with these kiddos.  (Vaginal Birth After C-section)