ups and downs

I really like my title this week and with the babies the size of an orange when you open this up you will understand. So I wont have any new baby pics until monday but I thought I would post anyway because today I am 15 weeks and I do have some news. I got a call from the other office I had to see last week. They are the ones that did the NT scan and blood test for downs. Well my results are in and we have a one in ten thousand chance of the babies having downs. We were told that this is the lowest chance they assign anyone. wooo hooo did the happy dance. So now that I have covered the downs lets talk about the ups. Oh my goodness what are these boobs and where did they come from? I swear I woke up and one day they were just there. I feel huge and not just in the chest. I had told myself I wasnt going to post belly pics and I am sorry the one is turned but thats how it loaded. So here they are belly pics. I look down at myself and I can see my little bump that is making my pants not fit. I look at the pictures and I just dont see it. I see a girl that looks like she has (and really has) gained 10lbs. So what do you think?





come back monday night for more baby pics (if they give me some)

What you see is what you get

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new fears

I had an U/S today that was not at all fun. First the lady didnt listen to me about where to go to get pics of the babies til she was so frusterated she had to go get help who told her to do what I had mentioned 30 min beforehand. Because she was looking in the wrong spot and the babies didnt want their pics taken she pushed the wand so far into my tummy that it hurt. At a few points she actually had both hands on it to apply pressure (boy was I glad it wasnt vaginally).

Heartbeats: 151 & 156


Measurements: 13w3d & 13w5d

Heads: 14w6d


I was also told they look fraternal because of a large twin peak and that I have an anterior shared placenta.


I hate this because reading I came home and did doesnt sound good. The worst part is that the appointment was sent out and refered because my Dr was booked so this was just a tech that told me only what I have said above and then to talk to my Dr at my next appointment. Thats not for 2 more weeks. This makes me nervious. I want to know what all this means. I am overwhelmed with information and dont know what any of it means. On top of all that I have to go back to this same office tomorrow to complete the NT because my insurance wouldnt pay for the whole thing on one day. As I was leaving the tech said that in order for tomorrow to work both babies need to be flat on their backs, holding still and ready. HAHHAHAHA like that is going to happen. Today my appointment took 40 min of U/S because the babies were being oh so helpful.


And now what you have been waiting for!

The Twins



Lower twin A



lower twin A says Hi



Upper twin B being stuborn



Lower twin B's feet

I know it is a day early but...

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.) I knew it would eventually hit me and now it has. I am crying at anything and everything. The wind blows and i cry. There is a comercial on and I cry. Today I cried because Erick went to an after work thing at one of my favorite restraunts and he didnt bring me anything. Not only did he not bring me anything but he didnt even ask me if I wanted anything. This should have been a little thing and it wasnt. I cried and whined for almost an hour and a half. I am talking real tears coming down my face. Got to love hormones.


I am startig to get a little bored at home and worried about things. Where we are going to live next? We are not allowed to stay in our apartment after the babies are 3 months old because of the way our lease is set up. I really think it is going to be hard moving with 2 very little ones. So which way do we choose: spend the extra $ now to move before they get here paying more in rent OR saving now moving after and trying to move with two little babies? My other concern involves the offers for help. So many people have come forward offering help. Do I take them up on it? This is a harder question than it needs to be. I know you are all thinking if you need the help then take it but some of these people i havent talked to in months or even years. How do you balance the offer with looking like a gift grubber? I do get that its not actually grubbing because they are offering but still it seems odd.

My new update day

Well they changed my duedate and this changed the day of the week that I change weeks. My new day is thursday so if you are a regular reader evpect updates on Thursday or Friday and appointment days. So I feel great still. i am starting to think I may be a little crazy because I have had these feelings that I think may be one of the babies rolling over. I have only felt it 2-3 times but I dont think it is gas. i keep getting told it is to early. All I can think is that the babies are big and high so maybe. As I move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed.

What a cute little plum and I have 2 of them in me. My new obsession is looking at the pic of the twins together. They really are cute and I cant stop looking so I think I will show you the pic again.

a little more detail on yesterday

I had an appointment yesterday at 430. The office was a little scattered and the nurse and the OB kept missing eachother. So finally the OB and the u/s machine are in the room at the same time. She puts the wand on me and says she is going to go see if she can get this special tech to do it as she is not seeing the baby could I please go out to the waiting room. UMMMMM freakout time.
Erick and I go out to the waiting room and wait again. We are called back by the nurse who just needed more info then sent out again. Now I am really freaking out because we are the only ones there and the office is closed. Not even the front staff is there anymore. Finally we are called back by the new special dr. She sitsme on the table and points out to Erick te daddy monitor. The second u/s of the day starts I am holding my breath as the tech tell us that both babies look great. WHAT!!!!!! Both babies? She turns the screen a little and points them out. She shows us that one baby is on top of the other. (meaning at my first appointment when they only saw one the babies were lined up and baby B was bihind baby A from the trans vag view). I am sitting on the table as she takes more and more pics shaking and crying and Erick is beeming from ear to ear. It really was amazing. Twin A is a little hard to see and a little camera shy. Twin B wanted to be known and was waving at us. Both are very active and look beautiful and perfect. Needless to say we went through all stages today from knowing threre was one, thinking we had lost, and finding out that I have very health twins with heartrates of 169 and 167. When the tech was done she asked if out OB had wanted to see us again before we left. I told her she didnt say anything but sssing as she thought it was only one and now we have two she may want to. She comes over beaming and is in shock too. She said things are going to be a little different with my care now and we will get lots more pics. We couldnt be any happier. Now anyone want to tell me any twin tricks. At least I have one thing going in the tag team against me we were told they most likely are not identical. If you look in the pic in my last post you can see there is a nice thick layer between the babies. Oh and the reason my OB couldnt find the baby is because she was looking for one by my pelvic bone well the twins are up by my belly button. leave it to my kids to hide. lol

the Dr today

I got the shock of my life today at the dr they couldnt see the baby so I had to see a special U/S tech. As soon as the tech put the wand on my stomach she said both babies look great. Um both I say as I shake. I look at Erick and he is grinning ear to ear. You heard me right BOTH. Twin B was hiding behind Twin A and they both look great. I had my EDD changed to Jan 22 though I wont last that long. heart rates were 167 and 169. I am keeping this short as it is still sinking in but here is what you really want the pics.