Nearly 29 weeks.

We had the 28 week ultrasound Monday, babies were active as ever. Baby A, the boy, is still head down, SO far down that they had a trouble measuring his head. They don't think he will flip at this point which is great with our hopes of a regular delivery vs c-section. His sister is still breech and at this point I think she's pretty comfortable where she is too. Heartbeats were in the 140s for Baby Boy and 150s for Baby Girl.  Their weight is around 2lb 3oz for the boy and 2lb 5 oz for the girl.

During a growth scan they measure 3 things, the abdomen, head circumference and femur. These measurements calculate a percentile, the babies were around the 26th percentile a month ago and are now around the 14th. The doctor and midwife said that we shouldn't be alarmed, but they want a more in-depth ultrasound to really check for growth and the flow through the umbilical cords. They are very cautions with twins and so a week from today I will have an ultrasound done by an amazing perinatologist from University of Iowa Hospitals.

Based on their weights, movement and at 28 weeks my belly was measuring at 30 weeks, I just know they are growing and thriving and I think this ultrasound will give us all that peace of mind.

We are just about 29 weeks now...amazing!!! I seriously can't believe we are down to just over 9 weeks before these little peanuts will arrive. With January only a few days away, March 3rd (38 weeks) is literally just around the corner. 

I text or talk to Sara and Jon almost daily, I love to hear their excitement, these babies are oh-so-loved already. 

Will write again after the ultrasound. 

Baby Boy's Face⬇️

Baby Girl was being shy and had her hands in front of her face. ⬇️             What a diva lol. 

27 Weeks

Feeling amazing with only 11 weeks left wahoo! I have a doctor appointment and ultrasound in a week so we will know more about the sizes of the babies then. Based on their movement and my belly growth I know they are getting bigger and stronger.

26 Weeks

Wow, only 12 weeks left! My appointment went well on Friday, we heard the two babies' heartbeats, baby girl at 150 and boy at 140. Baby boy is still head down and his sister is still breech. My midwife said there's still lots of time for both to flip around. I haven't heard back from my glucose tolerance test so I hope that means I passed..I will call just to be sure.
I feel amazing and my belly just keeps on a-growin'.

25 Weeks

Wow, time is flying! I'm going to try to post more now that the time is getting closer. At my 24 week appointment the babies were just where they were supposed to be, measuring 1lb 4oz each. It's important that they both continue to grow at the same rate...they are sharing nicely already!

Heartbeats were strong and Baby A is head down with his feet in his sister's face 😜

My hope is that she decides to join him in a head down position. Baby A didn't get a good 3D shot but here's his profile with the regular ultrasound.

I am feeling great, growing everyday and feeling these two move almost all the time. My family just took our first trip to Disney in California with Johnny's family. Traveling was fine and I didn't have any trouble with all the walking. I didn't get to ride the big rides, a small price to pay, I guess it just means we will have to go back!

This week I have my glucose tolerance testing and I am now having appointments every 2 weeks. 13 weeks to go...can you tell I'm excited?

I will  post  a belly pic soon!


Desiree.