Meet the babies...

Lets see, where do I begin...well as you all know I was scared shit less going to this u/s. I literally could have crapped my pants with nerves/excitement. We couldn't have asked for a better outcome. It all started with me meeting up with an old friend, the "dildo cam". It had been awhile but is was just like and old friend its like we were never apart. They checked my cervix to make sure it was holding long and strong and I'm happy to report with her exact comments, "its like steel" She even pressed really hard on my belly for a min and measured it again to make sure it stayed put. After that we got onto the good stuff. Baby A was first and he is laying closest to my cervix and is laying across my belly. All measurements were perfect for him and his heart was pumping beautifully. He weighed in at 13oz's. Of course he was moving like crazy the entire time and the u/s tech decided he was going to be full of drama because his little hand kept resting up again his forehead. Unfortunately we couldn't get any good 3D shots of his because his kept putting his head down to his knees. Here is the best profile shot of our little man!

This pics a little naughty but he is definitely all boy! Look close and you can see the cursor pointing his boy parts out.

So onto Baby B who much to our shock was a little girl, we never expected one of each we were just so sure they would be same sex. She didn't move as much and all her parts measured perfect as well. She weighted in at 11oz's. She is laying across the top of my belly and would be the little culprit that keeps me from breathing well. However she is already being picked on by her brother, the entire time she was repeatedly getting kicked in her face by him. At one point she even put her little hands up to protect her face. We got that shot on the DVD they gave us and every time we go we bring the DVD back and they add to it, I love this place! Here is our sweet little girl getting kicked in the face!

Here she is all snuggled up, i can't wait to see the changes in 4weeks!

So of course knowing the sexes now, I couldn't' resist a trip to the local Carters outlet and found these and they were buy one get one! I can sense that this is going to become a habit, its so hard not to spend all my money on clothes!


I'll be back on in a few days to update with a 20week belly shot and the rest of the 20week stats!!

Dying to know....

Just a quick update, i'll put pics up tomorrow. I'm enhausted and short on time right now!


Baby A is a.....




































BOY!!

Baby B is a...
























GIRL!!!!

5 more days...

So Friday is the big day and I'm completely excited and terrified! Please please please let there still be 2 babies in there and let them be OK. My number 1 fear this whole pregnancy is going in for an u/s and finding out one of the babies didn't make it, i know i need help! Of course I also don't want there to be anything wrong with either of them but i can handle any problems, i just want them to be alive. Oh my other fear is that my cervix is shorten and i'll be put on bedrest and have the babies way to early and they will either die or be in the NICU. Ugh why am I so psycho crazy...i blame infertility, my previous miscarriage and that i read to many other blogs where they have had unfortunate things happen to them.

I have definitely started to feel movement over the last 1.5 weeks, especially on the right side near my belly button. I few times the thumps were so big I could feel them with my hand and one night even Luke got to feel them. They aren't consistent yet and I mainly feel it when I'm sitting quietly at night on the couch after dinner. The definite love the nachos from The Wick, that was the night we got the hardest kicks!! mmmm nachos i could eat them right now!

This week I pretty sure my uterus is growing fast. I have been having that achy feeling and occasional stabs of pain that i refer to as crotch lightning and my belly has started to take off! Sorry no pics, I'll get some up next weekend.

Anyway I'm taking your guessing as to what the sexes of the babies are, sorry no prizes but I'm must curious what everyone things. Boy/Boy, Girl/Girl, or Boy/Girl let me know in my comments section!

18 weeks...

How Far Along? 18 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? +10lbs

Maternity Clothes: definitely

Sleep? I love sleep!!!

Best Moment of the Week? Feeling a really strong kick the other day!

Movement- One big kick but mostly really slight movement at night, still no enough to make me say that's definitely the babies.

Food Craving- changes daily, it was taco bell, then orange sherbet, who knows whats next.

Food aversions- Meat and tomato's

Morning sickness?-Nope but i do get awful hot flashes

Gender- 2 more weeks

Labor Signs- nope

Belly Button- getting more shallow

What I miss- my nose being unstuff and being able to breath easy

What I'm looking forward to- finding out the genders and more definitive movement.

Weekly Wisdom-don't over eat, its so uncomfortable

Milestones- no clue, i guess just getting the babies room more and more ready!

Quick post...

So today I'm sitting at the lunch table at work talking with my 2 coworkers when all of a sudden I was kicked right below the belly button. Well either kicked or punched, there is no doubt in my mind what it was. For the past 2 weeks I've been feeling little flutters and bubbles popping but I always just 2nd guess myself and say it must be something else. Not today, the funny thing was I was talking about all the delicious stuff I was craving at the moment and it was like the baby said, 'Hey stop talking about it and get us some!" Now I'm anxiously waiting for it to happen again!

16weeks...

This was actually a mess up photo that turned out looking cool!
Sorry about the exposed undies!

Ahhh I finally made it to the 4th month! We had an appointment Wednesday with the mid-wife at our OB's office, we really liked her, she was great. Despite all my begging for an u/s she said no! We did get to hear both heartbeats on the doppler, she found them much easier than I had been finding them. I was never sure if I was getting two different beats or not. When she first walked in I started warning her what an infertile freak I am about these babies and how I was scared that one of the babies had died. She took one look at my stomach and said"umm no way, there is two in there." My belly actually measured 20weeks instead of 15w5d which i really was. I now have a 4 week wait until the much anticipated gender scan!!! OK onto the stats:





How Far Along? 16 weeks


Total Weight Gained/Loss? 4lbs


Maternity Clothes: definitely

Sleep? Not so great lately, not sure why.


Best Moment of the Week? Knowing for sure there are still 2 babies in there.


Movement- I think I have felt some fluttering here and there, very exciting!


Food Craving- nothing really specific, I have been on a grasshopper cookie kick(those are like thin mints)


Food aversions- Meat is still not that appealing.


Morning sickness?-Nope, thank god!


Gender- still waiting...Aug 28th


Labor Signs- god no!


Belly Button- still an innie but looks a lot more shallow


What I miss- sandwiches and wine


What I'm looking forward to- finding out the genders and more definitive movement.


Weekly Wisdom-sorry my brain is mush, i don't' have any.







Milestones- Making it to the 4th months, almost half way there!

14 weeks...

Well I officially have made it into the 2nd trimester. I'm more and more starting to believe that after 3yrs of trying this may actually be happening. Of course I still have my daily fears of this being taken away and am still doing extensive analysis of my TP after every bathroom trip and I know I'm not the only IF person out there doing this still!!!! So here is my belly in all its glory, I was actually shocked when I saw this picture, I knew it was growing but man I look 20 weeks pregnant!!

Since making to my 2nd trimester I have decided to start documenting a little bit and have stolen this idea from a few of the blogs I read:

How Far Along? 14weeks1day

Total Weight Gained/Loss? Up 2lbs just in the last week, I hope this isn't a pattern.

Maternity Clothes: definitely need the bella band but today I'm going out to officially buy some!

Sleep? Great, better then I ever have!

Best Moment of the Week? Getting my doppler and hearing the heartbeats whenever I want.

Movement- nothing yet and I'm dying for this to happen

Food Craving- yesterday was the salmon teriakyi(sp) salad at the Wick so we went and it was off the menu!!! For the most part it has been Subway subs and I'm to afraid to eat them.

Food aversions- meat, although I do manage to eat it.

Morning sickness?- I think its finally gone, its been over a week since the last puke!

Gender- anxiously awaiting to find out, hopefully boy/girl.

Labor Signs- god no! I would have a heart attack.

Belly Button- innie

What I miss- subway subs and an alcoholic drink here and there!

What I'm looking forward to- finding out the genders and movement.

Weekly Wisdom- hmm...just keep believing this is going to work out!

Milestones- Making it to the 2nd trimester and knowing the m/c risk has gone down significantly!!