1st Appointment with Specialist!

Sorry for the delay in updating!

We had our first appointment with the Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists at our hospital on Monday. We were going to have the Nuchal Transluncency screen done (which checks risk for Downs Syndrome, Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18.) They also wanted to check to make sure everything looked good, and to see how many amniotic sacs and placentas we have.

So we started off with the ultrasound tech, who found Baby A low on my left and Baby B higher up on my right. (The babies are referred to as A and B, depending on how close to the 'exit' they are). Baby B was cooperating by laying down on its back so the U/S tech could get the Nuchal measurements, while Baby A just wanted to lay down with its back to us. We found out the twins are very likely identical - they found a VERY thin membrane, and just one placenta (it's impossible to say for sure, since two placentas can grow together and LOOK like one - we'd only know for sure if they are boy/girl or with DNA testing after birth) Finding that membrane was good news though, since having monoamniotic twins is VERY risky. There are still some possible problems with having "mono/di" (that would be monochorionic - meaning one placenta, and Diamniotic - meaning two amniotic sacs), but since they know, our doctors will be watching for them. Both babies had nice strong heartbeats, with Baby A at 147, and Baby B at 171. We'll continue seeing the regular doctor every month, and the specialist every month, so doctors every two weeks (approximately).

Our best profile of Baby A


Cooperative Baby B

More pictures are in the Flickr album!

So, I think I actually felt at least ONE baby last night. Baby A is hanging out low, down near my bladder, and last night, after I had to get up to use the bathroom (as usual), I felt movement after I was done! (Haha, sorry for the TMI!) I've been off and on feeling those "could be gas, could be baby" feelings, but this time, I was pretty sure it was baby! So THAT was pretty exciting!

11 Week Checkup

We had our latest doctors appointment last Friday. It was a quick one, but the doctor did do a quick sonogram just to make sure everybody still looked good. They both looked about the same size, and had good strong heartbeats, so everything is looking good so far!

This is one of the babies, with the top of the other head on the left.

This is the other baby (I think with an extra foot just under its head)
(You can see bigger copies of the pictures in the Flicker album!)

I've been feeling good. I've heard I have my Grandmother (Dad's mom) to thank for my lack of morning sickness. Every once in a while I get a bit nauseated, but nothing too bad. My biggest problem is I'm so incredibly tired - I think I could sleep 20 hours a day, if I could only find the time! Building babies is hard work!

I go for yet another ultrasound June 16th, so look for more pictures then!

Changes Around the House

We've made some early changes around the house in preparation for the babies. Our office, where we spend alot of our time, has been moved to the first floor. This is to make way for the nursery right next to the master bedroom upstairs. For the time being though, I just primed the walls and
put my exercise equipment in there until we get closer to our delivery date.

Erica and I really like the new setup actually. It stays much cooler downstairs especially now that the weather is getting warmer. Check out a couple pictures of the new rooms on our Flickr site.