Our Babies...

We got to find out the genders of our beautiful babies this last week. And honestly I'm so excited!!! These two little girls are going to be spoiled rotten! When the tech said that baby A was a girl Shawn smiled and said oh my mom will love that (he comes from a long line of boys) then when she also said that baby B was a girl I could tell there were some thoughts going through his mind. Including "I'm going to need two shotguns" to keep the guys away I'm assuming. That one he actually told me, he's already getting super protective of our girls. The ultrasound was 1.5 hours long, so we got to see them moving around, or not moving around in baby B's case for well over an hour. The best was seeing their little yawns and hiccups and seeing daddy's reactions, priceless!
They both look like perfectly healthy little girls. I am now starting to go in to be monitored twice a month, once with my OBGYN and the other with my Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist. I'll be 20 weeks exactly at my next OB appointment next Wed. Its crazy how fast the time is flying yet going so slow all at the same time. 20 weeks is the halfway point for most pregnancies, my goal for this one is 37 weeks. This means that we would be more than halfway there already. Yet 17-18 more weeks seems like an eternity away!

17 Weeks

Week: 17

Me:

Weight: Down 5 lbs

Symptoms: Starting to feel uncomfortable most of the time. Shawn the wonderful husband that he is went and got me a boppy body pillow, he's a saint! Now I can sleep a little better through the night. I feel great and am starting to eat whatever I want now.

Cravings: This last week or so I've wanted spicy things but mostly just flaming hot Cheetos  Don't believe me you can just ask the poor missionary I stole them from the other day. I couldn't help myself I'd been craving them and then like a wonderful gift he came walking through the door with a bag in his hands. No worries he was a wonderful guy and willingly shared them with me. Thanks Elder Kongaika! The other thing I've really been craving is fizzy. I know that might sound funny but I don't want most sodas but I crave the carbonation. 

I had my appointment last week and found out that I was already measuring 24 cm. For those that don't know your measurement with a single pregnancy should be about the same as you are in weeks. With twins I was told you can measure up to 4 weeks more, but 24 cm is double that. I'm not sure how this makes me feel!

I start seeing a specialist at the hospital at the end of the month to monitor myself and the babies. I will still be seeing my normal OB once a month for now as well. This means that I will be going to two appointments a month for now and it will become more than that as time goes on.

The Babies: 

Size: Each approximately the size of a 

Approx Length: 5.12 in.

Approx Weight: 4.94 oz.

Position: Top baby is transverse meaning laying sideways across my belly

              Bottom baby is breech meaning sitting head up

We were supposed to find out genders last week but they are a pair of very stubborn little babies. Baby A (bottom baby) had legs tucked up. The doctor said that it looks like a girl BUT there is a chance its a little boy being modest. Baby B (on the top) was not tucked up but had his/her legs shut so tight it was hard to even see  where one leg ended and the other started. They were not ready to reveal their genders yet. They were so stubborn we couldn't even get a good shot of their faces. Maybe they knew that daddy was there and were being shy I have no idea. Hopefully we'll find out their genders at my specialist appointment on the 22nd. Fingers crossed!!!