Warm October Weekend

Last weekend, Sandra and Steve came to visit for a couple days. We had a lot of fun! We checked out the new Zeus Digital theater in Waynesboro and were quite impressed with the rocking, "leather" seats. On Sunday, we went to Charlottesville to the Glass Palette. You can make your own piece of glass artwork. It was great and I can't wait to see how the pieces turned out.
On the way to Charlottesville, we stopped at one the the overlooks to take pictures. The weather was beautiful! Here are some of my most recent "belly" pictures. Currently, I am at 27 weeks.

Kicking, Poking, and Tumbling

Sometimes it feels like the babies are doing acrobatics! At different times of the day, there is so much movement. I can tell the difference now between the movement of BABY A (on the bottom: head in my right hip) and BABY B (kind of laying sideways across the top). It's such a strange feeling!

I had a 25 week growth ultrasound today. Both are measuring average in terms of size and weight. One baby is 1 lb, 10 oz. The other is 1 lb, 12 oz.

The doctor was very pleased with the growth of the babies and he said they didn't need to be measured again for another 5 weeks. I will meet another doctor in 3 weeks for a regular appointment.

I was given 2 pictures today.
BABY A: Profile. She is looking up and has her mouth open.



BABY B: Looking straight up and waving!

23 Week Photos

My next doctor's appointment isn't until October 14, but I thought I would write a quick update and add some new pictures.
I can really feel the babies moving now. Kenny has felt little jabs and kicks as well!! A few times, I've even SEEN the movement. It's pretty exciting.
We went to Babies R Us last week to start a registry and were overwhelmed by the cost of buying things for 2 babies at the same time. I feel incredibly fortunate to have great friends and a wonderful sister who are organizing baby showers for me in November.
I've been feeling really good lately so I'm trying to get some things done (at school and home) while I still have energy. My first grade class is great but it is tiring working with seventeen 6-year-olds all day!
Here is a 23 week picture:

Anatomy Ultrasound: 21 weeks!

On Thursday, Kenny and I went to the Fetal Care Center in Charlottesville for an in-depth ultrasound to look at the anatomy of both babies. When we first got in, I asked the technician if we could find out the sex of the babies. The technician was incredibly skilled and talked through everything that we were looking at at. I was amazed to see the 4 chambers of the heart and the valves pumping blood through. The bones of the arms and legs and of the spine were so clear. We could see fingers and toes! Internal organs were studied and measurements were taken of everything.
Baby A was first, and we found out she is a GIRL!! After lots of measurements of Baby B, we found out she's a GIRL too!! I'm so excited and Kenny is thrilled!

At the end of the ultrasound, the babies were measured. Baby A is 13 oz. and Baby B is 14oz. This is normal for 21 weeks of pregnancy. We were given 12 pictures and I'll post a few here.

Baby A: Profile


Baby A: Leg


Baby B: Profile


Baby B: Fist by Face

20 Week Appointment

Today I had a regular doctor's appointment. I always look forward to hearing the heartbeats. Two loud, distinct heartbeats at 150 beats per minute were heard along with some other sounds. I laughed and the doctor said they were moving around. They probably didn't like being pushed and prodded with the Doppler instrument.

I've been having some upper abdominal pain (which I've had off and on for years!). It seems to have gotten worse being pregnant. Next Thursday morning, I have a gall bladder ultrasound check to see if that is causing the pain, but the BIG ultrasound is in the afternoon.

I'm so excited! We'll find out if the babies are boys, girls, or one of each. It's going to be a 2 hour appointment where everything is checked. I'll definitely post some pictures after next week.

Belly Photo!!

Tomorrow marks 19 weeks and technically one more week and then I'm half-way! The past week has definitely had its ups and downs. School started 2 weeks ago and then I had a terrible sickness. It started with a sore throat and fever, moved to 'pink eye', then to laryngitis. After lots of rest over the weekend, I feel like this will be a healthier week.

I wore a new shirt to work today and got lots of positive comments. I have to give credit to Kenny as he is the one who picked it out. Here's a 19 week belly photo. I feel like I've grown so much in just a week or so!

I think I'm starting to feel the babies too! "I think" because I'm not entirely sure. There are flutters and movements that are definitely new!

17 Weeks!

School started on Wednesday and I am exhausted after working with 18 first graders. What a great group of kids but I don't have a chance to sit (except during read aloud!) I need to consciously think about eating snacks and drinking water!

I had my 17 week appointment today and have been gaining weight well. By the end, the doctor wants me to gain close to 35 pounds. So far it has been about 12. For the first time in my life, I am excited when the scale goes up!!

Today was just an appointment to listen and measure the babies' heartbeats. It is so amazing to hear 2 distinctly different heartbeats. Both were a similar rate of approximately 160 beats per minute.

I talked with the doctor about some concerns but everything seems to be going well.

I will try to post another "belly" picture soon. I took my camera to school but will hopefully have one this weekend. Last weekend, Kenny and I went shopping for some new maternity clothes so I'll have to show them off!