Week 28 Doctor Appointments

This week was very busy with doctor appointments. I had a normal checkup with my OB on Tuesday. This one was extra special since my mother-in-law was able to go to see the boys. Baby A was still in a vertex (head down) position and Baby B was still a breech position. I asked the doctor if he could give me a realistic due date and he said that if all continues to go well, we'll plan to induce/schedule a C-section the week of June 8th. How exiting and so soon! He also said that I'll start taking steroid shots at my next appointment to speed up the development of the boys' lungs. That way, if I go into labor early or there's a need to deliver them sooner than the June date, the boys will be better developed.

On Friday, I had a follow-up ultrasound with the perinatologist. Unfortunately, we had Miss Crabby Pants as our ultrasound tech. I don't understand how someone who gets to look at babies all day can be in a mad mood, but she certainly was. Eric was able to attend the appointment with me and since he came straight from the hospital, he was in scrubs. We both think that maybe she thought he was a doctor and was intimated by him. I don't know, but she didn't even introduce herself to us!

Despite the unpleasant tech, it was a fun appointment just because we got to see the babies again. Baby A weighed 2 lbs 7 oz and Baby B weighed 2 lbs 3 oz. The tech took a few measurements and noted the babies have good "practice breathing." According to Eric, this means their hypothalamuses (the breathing center in the brain) are well developed. Also, Crabby Tech Lady said there was a good amount of amniotic fluid around each baby. This is also good as it means the babies's kidneys and esophagus are development. Yaay! Below are a few pics from the ultrasound:

3D pics of Baby A at 24 weeks

Here are the 3D pictures of Baby A. The tech said that next month Baby B should be in a better position and big enough for the 3D ultrasound.

Level II Ultrasound Pics

Well, it's official! We're having two boys! On Friday, I had an appointment with a perinatologist and it went very well. Detailed anatomical measurements were taken and it was confirmed that both babies are very much boys! It was so much fun to see each moving around. Baby A is still an active contortionist who likes to kick his brother-alot! Baby B is still active, but seems a little more chill than Baby A.

Both boys are developing well and show no signs of spina bifida or down syndrome and in fact were way below the markers for these. Baby A is measuring 12 oz which relates to the gestational age of 19 wks, 3 days. Baby B is measuring 9 oz which relates to the gestational age of 19 wks, 1 day (the appointment was at 19 wks 2 days). We inquired of the perinatologist of this difference and if it was anything to worry about and he said absolutely not and that we shouldn't even think about it. He said that since they are two separate babies, their growth is going to be different. He said you begin to worry about the size difference when they are weeks apart, not just a few days.

I will have to see this specialist again around 28 weeks to make sure the babies are continuing to develop right on schedule. I certainly don't mind as they have the coolest ultrasound machine I've ever seen and I get to see the babies for more than an hour! Yeah!

Below some of the pictures from the appointment. There were a bunch, so if you'd like to see them all, please click on this link:

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And here are some of our faves:

Baby A's hands

Baby B pointing to the Heavens

Baby A's Feet
Baby A kicking Baby B in the head

Baby B's gender confirmed

Profile Shots

Head shot of Baby A

Head shots of Baby B

The first one is so cute with his arms up by his head. It kind of looks like he's throwing a temper tantrum.

Week 16 Ultrasound Pics

Today was the week 16 ultrasound and OB appointment. We asked the ultrasound tech to let us know the sex of the babies if she could tell. She could definitely tell Baby A was a boy. Baby B was being very modest and didn't want to show the goods, but she also thought Baby B was a boy. How exciting! Two boys! Although they will confirm the genders at our Level II ultrasound next month, that's not going to stop us from looking at cute boy stuff now!

Both babies had good heartbeats at around 150 bpm and weighed about 5 oz. each. I just love going to the ultrasound appointments to see them. I think my favorite part of today's visit was seeing their little legs and feet. Sooo cute!

Below are some pictures we got to keep from the ultrasound.

Profile of Baby A (we think he has my nose and Eric's lips)

Baby B (the baby turned his head right when the tech took the picture so we missed the profile)

Week 10 Ultrasound Pics

Our doctor wanted us to have two ultrasounds during the first trimester since we having twins. Below are the pictures from that visit. If you look closely in the third picture, you can see why the ultrasound tech thought she tell the baby on the left is a boy.