27 1/2 Weeks

 

Baby B - Yawning

 

Baby B

 

Baby A

A bunch of updates

First. . .Jack

This past weekend Jack got all new bedroom furniture and a new room.  He has moved to the room at the top of the steps.  His new bed, dresser and night stand was delivered on Friday and when we came home Friday night, we put all of his new bedding together.  Saturday morning we finished putting the wall decals on the walls and put the finishing touches on everything.  He loves it.  It is a construction site theme.  He is doing much better with staying in bed at night.  We were afraid of how things would go when he moved into his new room but so far so good.

Tonight while we were laying in bed reading books, I looked over at him and he was moving his stomach in and out and putting his hand on it.  I asked him what he was doing and he said, "my babies are kicking me!"  (I wonder where he got that from?  hehe)  He talks about the babies all the time.  He still says he has 5 babies in his tummy.  He still has no clue how much our lives are going to change in 10 short weeks but I am glad he seems excited right now.

He is taking swim lesson again and absolutely loves it!  He is a fish in the water.  He has no fear.  He loves putting his face in the water, jumping in and doing tigger jumps.  He goes under the water and touches the bottom and then bounces up!   

He got a memory game and a farm UNO game for christmas.  He really enjoys them and it has been great for him.  He also really enjoys playing with his cash register and new fire station that he got from the owner of our school.

Of course he is still really enjoys helping daddy.  He is like his little shadow.  They do everything together.  He is looking forward to going to Home Depot this weekend to build a Valentine's Day holder!

Next...the babies

They have now been cooking for a little over 27 weeks.  They are moving like crazy inside me.  I am starting to feel one of their feet in my ribs.  We go to the doctor again this Wednesday.  When we were there two weeks ago baby a was 1 lb 15oz and baby b was 1 lb 12 oz.  That was only a 10% difference so the doctor was very pleased with that.  We found out that I will more than likely deliver between 36-37 weeks.  This is due to them being identical mono-di twins.  Since they share the same placenta, we have to watch them more than other twins.  If one of the babies gets in distress, it could harm the other one so the doctor said we can't be greedy.  If I make it that far we don't want to risk  going further.  My regular OB said that when we go this week we will probably schedule a date for a C-section just in case but I am hoping and praying that doesn't have to happen.

Since Jack moved out of his old room, we were able to start getting things ready in their room.  We now have 2 cribs set up.  I also found an extra dust ruffle on ebay this weekend so now they will have matching ones.  Things are becoming a reality and in just a few short weeks they will be here!

Last...me

I am 27 weeks 1 day and I feel like I am 35ish weeks pregnancy.  Compared to pictured when I was pregnant with Jack, I look like I did when I was 33+ weeks with him.  Clothes that I wore at the end of my first pregnancy are getting snug on me now.  My back is starting to hurt when I try to stand.  I can't be on my feet very long before I have to sit down.  So I am taking things slow.  I take lots of breaks and do lots of sitting at work.  My goal is to make it at least another 2-3 weeks before having to work part time.

I have gained about 18 lbs so thats not bad at all. I sleep well on the couch but once I go to bed, I have a hard time sleeping. I am looking forward to my baby shower coming up in a few weeks. I can't wait to start getting some girly things! Here are some pictures of me and the girls

25 weeks

27 weeks

25 weeks, baby a's head and baby b's hand
 

25 weeks, baby b's face

3d picture of baby b's face (baby a does not like the 3d ultrasounds, she always hides

23 weeks, baby a's face with hand

Christmas

Our family

Opening presents at Grammy and Grandpa's

Jack's new barn is not only big enough for all of his new farm equipment but he can fit inside too!

Jack and cousin Katelyn...Mitch did not want to be in the picture...we tried!

Playing the guitar at the DeWeese family Christmas party!

Helping to shovel the snow.  They had to do that alot this week!

Aunt Kassie got Jack a new over night bag...its big enough for Jack to fit inside...comfortably!

Trying out his new goggles.  These are important for all the work he does with Daddy!

We had a great Christmas with everyone.  We have one more party in a few weeks with my dad's family.  Everyone is coming to Columbus!  We are looking forward to seeing everyone and showing off our house!  After that, we are in operation get ready for baby sisters!

Ho Ho Ho

Today the owner of our school dressed up like Santa and walked around the school. He was able to fool most of the kids, even Jack.   At first Jack clung to my leg and was checking him out from afar but then he started asking me questions such as, "Where is his sleigh?"  "Where are the reindeer?"  "How did he get in the school?"  I finally told him, he needed to go ask Santa himself, so he climbed up on his lap and started talking.  It was so cute.  He told Santa he wanted a Choo-Choo train! I am so lucky to be there with him so I can see all these special moments!

Some Ultrasound Pics

So I realized that I haven't posted very many ultrasound pictures of the girls! Here are a few over the past few times we have gone to the high risk doctor.  Every time we go they take about 50 different pictures and then they put them on a disk for us to take home.  It is so nice.  We get so many pictures and they are pretty good quality as well!

This is one of the rare pictures of both of them together.  At this point they were laying on top of each other.  Since then they are both head down!

This is baby b's head on the left and baby a's head on the right.  I beleive that those are baby a's arms trying to "punch" her sister!  They are fighting already!

Here they are head to head!

This is baby a.  She was laying face down last week when this was taken.  We did not get very many face shots this week.  They were both being shy.  

This is baby b at 20 weeks.  She was also being stubborn and not wanting to show her face. The important thing this week was that the doctor was able to look at their hearts.  Both girls put on a great show for that and the doctor was able to see eveything he needed!

21 weeks

I am 21 weeks today.  These pictures were taken last week, so my belly has grown a little, but you get the picture.  I had an appointment with the high risk doctor and my regular OB this week.  The high risk doctor spent a lot of time looking at the girls' hearts.  And we are happy to report that they look great.  Nothing to worry about.  In the words of the doctor, "Those little stinkers gave us quite a scare in the beginning for nothing."  We will continue to go to the high risk doctor every 2-3 weeks for the rest of my pregnancy just to keep monitoring them since they are identical, but eveything looks to be good for here on out.  I asked my regular doctor when I should expect to deliver them and she said the goal is 34 weeks and the max would be 37 weeks.  So I am already half way there.

I am starting to have braxton hicks contractions pretty regularly but that is to be expected.  I have only gained about 11 pounds, which is fine with me!  My blood pressure was actually normal last time which is great for me because normally it is high. I can only fit into maternity clothes.  My regular clothes are officially too small.

When I am home, I try to take it easy because I want to keep working as long as possible.  When I asked about bed rest, the doctor said it would definitely happen and we will start talking about it around 28 weeks.  Until then, I will try to take it easy!

We are looking forward to Christmas next week.  Jack is really getting into it this year!  Just wait till next year. . .

16 weeks

I am now over 16 weeks pregnant.  I went to both the high risk doctor and my regular OB this week.  We got very goo news from the high risk doctor.  The fluid on the back of the girls necks is completely gone!  Debbie, our ultrasound tech measured them both and baby a is 6oz and baby b is 5 oz.  Both her and the doctor said everything looked great.  I did find out that I will go to the high risk every 2 weeks for the rest of my pregnancy to keep a close eye on them since they are identical.

Here are a few of my stats:

Total weight gained: 3 pounds
Stretch marks: no new ones
Sleep:Between Jack coming into our room and me not sleeping, its not great!  I wake up every 1-2 hours.
Best moment of the week: hearing the fluid is gone on the babies
Movement: lots of little flutters
Food craving: nothing really
Belly button: Its out!  This didn't happen until much later with Jack.
What I miss: Being able to have a vodka and tonic...hehe
What I am looking forward to: having both of our families here for Thanksgiving