26 weeks, 0 days

Wow! We have made it to 26 weeks. That makes me thrilled. What is even more thrilling is I got to see my baby girls today for the first time in 6 weeks. It has definitely been too long. I can't believe how big they have gotten

Jocelyn is 2.2 lbs. She is measuring 2 days ahead and is in the 56th percentile. She is baby A and was head down at our 18 weeks appointment but is now head up. The ultrasound tech says that she has plenty of time to turn back around so I am saying a little chant to persuade her. She puts her head into my ribs which is why I am feeling so much pressure up there.

Adelyn is 2.1 lbs but has a huge head. Her head is measuring at 27.5 weeks. The tech reassured me that she just had a big head and that there was nothing wrong with her. Because of her head circumference, she is measuring 6 days ahead but is only in the 53th percentile. She is also head up, right next to her sister. We got the cutest pic of them together.

Both of their fluids were good. If you can remember back about 4 weeks ago, my cervix was measuring 5.5 cm; today it was measuring 3.2-3.4 I do not like the sound of that but the tech didn't seem worried. She did do a vaginal ultrasound and applied pressure but it did not open up. She said that everything looked great.

So I guess I am cleared for camping this weekend. Our last camping trip that we will take with just us. Next you we will have two sweet little girls to bring with us.

18 weeks, 1 day

WE ARE HAVING TWO GIRLS! I was so excited! I knew all along. It is weird how I had some sort of mother's intuition. Our two little babies look perfect. I was a little worried...



Yesterday, starting at around 8 A.M. I was having some pretty bad cramps. I chalked it up to being one of the babies must have been pushing down on the bottom of my tummy. At around 1 P.M. I went to the bathroom and saw a lil' bit of blood. I was so worried. I called my husband and he automatically freaked out. He wanted me to call the doctor right away and call him right back. I called the nurse and after being on wait for 30 minutes; they scheduled an appointment for me. I went in but the doctor did not see anything wrong. She listened to both of the heartbeats and they were perfect. She did a check done there and that looked fine as well. She told me since my ultrasound was going to be for the next day, we would just wait and see. I was a little scared but for some reason I just knew that everything was fine.

The next morning was really hard. I was so excited for the ultrasound that I woke up at around 3:30 in the morning and could not really go back to sleep. Also, I was going to be getting my blood drawn for a fasting gluclose test so I was starving! Finally aroun 7:00 I rolled out of bed. I got my husband and daughter up and suprisely the morning went by pretty quickly. I went and got my blood drawn ( I have to add that I love Kaiser for the type of needles they use; it doesn't hurt at all) and then my appointment for the ultrasound was at 9:00. They were running late so the nurse didn't actually call us back until 9:15. By that time I was shaking with excitement. We hadn't seen our babies since our 12 week appointment so the second that I saw them together was wonderful. They were perfect. They were kicking, moving and punching each other! The tech checked everything and they seem healthy in every way. They are 9 ozs each and 8 inches long each. I have so much baby inside of me already. Crazy! She checked my cervix and both placentas and has no clue why I bled a bit. She said that I am doing perfectly. And of course, we are having two girls. This makes me estactic. Even though I kind of wanted a boy just because I don't have a son yet, I have known since the beginning of the pregnancy that I was going to have two girls.

So I am going to be the mother of 3 girls! It is amazing and scary all at the same time. I was thinking yesterday what it will be like when they are all teenagers. Scary! I am just so happy and relieved that everything is ok and everybody is healthy!



This morning, although I was a bit nervous, I was so excited. I just felt that everything was going to be ok. My daughter got to come to the appointment with my husband and I.

12 weeks, 1 day!

All I have to say is THANK GOD! My babies are ok. We went two days ago to the doctor's office for our 2nd prenatal appointment. I was so nervous and scared! I thought for sure that something would be wrong... vanishing twin syndrome... no heartbeat! I thought of every bad possible thing! My husband kept telling me, "it's going to be ok, honey." But I did not believe him for a second. The appointment setter said that we were going to be listening to the heartbeats today, so I just kept thinking... "Please, God!" When the appointment finally started (it felt like it took an eternity) I expected the doctor to pull out the doppler and listen to my babies but instead she pulled out the ultrasound machine! She said that it would be a lot easier to tell if they were ok by looking at them. The second that camera was on my stomach was the second I started bawling my eyes out! There they BOTH were, kicking and punching and moving around like crazy kids. I was so overwhelmed with feelings! I swear that I can feel them sometimes, I know that it is probably just gas but when I saw them moving like that, I realized that I could seriously be feeling them. They were so big! They looked like real little alien babies! I am so in love and can't wait to see them again, JULY 9th! Supposely we will find out if they are boys or girls at this ultrasound. Our daughter gets to come also and she is very excited! I am finally halfway convinced that everything is going to turn out alright. We are already pretty much past the miscarriage stage and as a long as I don't go into extreme pre-term labor, my babies are going to come out perfect!
This is going to be a busy week! My brother is graduating from high school so my grandparents are coming up from California. We only get to see them once a year or longer so I am going to spend as much time with them as possible! This is also the last full week of school for my big girl! I can't believe that after the summer she will be in 3rd grade! Time flies! My husband graduates with his master's degree in less than two weeks as well. I am so proud of my smart hubby! Life is going great right now! I am very excited to start our next chapter.

Here's a tummy pic! Well, actually right now it is not letting me upload the pic! I will try later...

6 weeks and 1 day

IT'S TWINS!

We went for the ultrasound today. I was so scared and nervous. They did a regular stomach ultrasound first as soon as they put the camera on my stomach, I saw them. TWO SACS! I asked the tech about them and she said, "Well, let's just wait until we do the vaginal ultrasound." We did the vaginal and there they were again. Two perfectly healthy babies. They had two sacs and their heartbeats were perfect. I was crying so much and my husband was so happy.

This explains so much! It seems like I have been showing for 2 weeks already, why I am so exhausted and why I am feeling so much nausea! I can't wait for my little ones to come. I just want to hug and squeeze them!