20 Week Doctor's Appointment

We had our 20 week Doctor's appointment on Wednesday. They did a quick Ultrasound to check on the babies' hearts (since they were not quite developed enough at 16 weeks to get all the measurements they needed) and the babies' feet - since they were so low last time we couldn't see them :) Everything looked great! I even had the Ultrasound tech double check to make sure Baby A was a girl! Didn't want any suprises!! All is well - Baby A is still a girl and Baby B is definitely a boy. Our little boy has decided to flip and is currenlty in a head down position which is great. Little girl is still breach, but the doctor assured us that there is still plenty of time for her to turn. If she's not head down at the time of delivery, it will be a definite C-section.

After the Ultrasound, we met briefly with the doctor. She informed us that at my next appointment at 24 weeks, they will do another full anatomy ultrasound and I'll do my glucose test. We'll also get to meet with one of the other doctors in the practice. There are four different doctors and over the next few months, I will have at least one appointment with each of them, so in case my Doctor is not available when I go into labor, I will have already met the on-call doctor.
After the appointment, Tony and I had lunch at Olive Garden and then spent the rest of the afternoon registering for baby stuff! We had a wonderful day together!!

19 Week Belly Pics

Well, here are my 19 week pics:

According to my daily e-mail updates from "What to Expect", the babies are now approximately 10 ounces each and about 6 1/2 inches long (crown to rump) - it compares their size to a small canteloupe :) I love how all the pregnancy books compare babies' sizes to fruits and vegetables!

Our next ultrasound and doctor's appointment is next Wednesday, so I'm praying that everything is still going great!

4 Months Pregnant

According to all the books and calcualations, I am officially 4 months pregnant now. Tomorrow is the beginning of my 5th month. Wow, the time sure has flown by. I remember wondering when I was going to "feel" and "look" pregnant. I definitely do now!! I can occasionally feel both babies moving around and I have definitely "popped" over the past week.

The 2nd trimester has been a nice change for me. I feel really good most days - the nausea is gone, my headaches have pretty much gone away and my difficulty sleeping has gotten a lot better.

We have started some shopping in preparation for the babies - we have both cribs and mattresses (thanks to my Mother In Law!), Changing Table, Double Stroller and Car Seats. Our next big task is to decide on the babies' bedding.

It's a Boy AND It's a Girl!!

Here are the Ultrasound pics from our last appointment:

It's a Boy:

It's a Girl:

Our Ultrasound and Doctor's appointment was last Thursday, January 29th. We knew there was a "slight" chance that we might be able to find out the sex of the babies. As she was taking measurements of Baby A, I could tell Tony was getting a little anxious. He said several times "I guess it's just to early to tell, huh?" and she would respond with "I don't know, I haven't gotten there yet." She was very methodical and went through and pointed out every little thing to us. Once she was done with all her measurements, she was able to get a pretty good shot of Baby A and said that it's a girl! Yay! She then went through the same process with Baby B and as you can tell by the picture, It's a Boy! :) So at 16 1/2 weeks, we were able to find out the news we were hoping for - we're having a litle girl and a little boy - how perfect!

After the ultrasound, we met with my doctor briefly and she said that based on the preliminary report, everything looked great. They were able to do the full anatomy scan on everything except their hearts because it was still a little too early for that. So, at our next ultrasound, all they'll do is get the measurments and pictures of their little hearts and make sure all is well. Our next appointment is February 25th.

Here are a couple more ultrasound pictures. The first one is of our little girl giving us the "thumbs up" - too cute! The next two are profile pictures of each of the them. They were both breach (head's up) and facing my back instead of my stomach. There's still plenty of time and room for them to move around and get into the proper positions - they'll monitor that more closely as I get into the 3rd trimester.