20 Weeks Pregnant

Hello ALL!

This is the big one. I am considered truly halfway at this point... I can't believe I have even made it this far with all the ups and downs we have had.

So this week the babies are as big as bananas!

They have working taste buds.

Now, they are gulping down several ounces of amniotic fluid each day -- that's significantly more than before.

We had a Dr appt yesterday with the High Risk OB at Rush Copley. They said my previa is still gone and my cervix measured at like 3.6, so it is higher than it was last week. They took my off full bed rest and said I can do moderate activity which is exciting. I was able to cook again last night which made Matt and I pretty happy. Then they are measuring it again in two weeks. So we will see where we are at then....

 

Babies are GREAT! They are:

 

Baby A: 19 weeks 6 days measuring at 11 oz

Baby B: 20 weeks 3 days measuring at 13 oz

 

Their hearts, kidneys, brains, spinal columns and lungs were all perfect. Baby B was being uncooperative so she shook my belly to get the baby to move. The baby then shook it's head back and forth, like it was saying no. It was really cute. :)

 

Cribs are up, Matt is washing clothes this week and I think the dresser comes this week as well so we can get them all put away. Matt's parents bought the car seats and the dresser which was awesome, we opened the car seats up and they are great.  My mom is getting the bedding shortly and then we can get that washed and in as well. My Mom also bought their going home from the hospital outfits, which are a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e.  We have a couple art projects to make for their room and then we are pretty close to done with it. OH! I also ordered my breast pump from Aetna (my insurance provider) because it is now covered under the affordable health care act. It should be here in 4-6 weeks.

I know my baby shower is being feverishly worked on which I really appreciate. I keep having moments of panic where I am like, there is still so much to buy and do. But then my Mom and Matt talk me down every time, thank the lord for level heads when my pregnancy hormones are raging.

 

For all those reading, I can't thank you enough for everything you have done and continue to do. I love you all very much and I know my little munchkins will too.

 

Lots of Love,

Krista

19 weeks ...I know, I know, I am LATE!

So I am late on this one. In my defense, posting anything on this from my Ipad is frigging IMPOSSIBLE! :)

So they babies were the size of Mangoes at 19 weeks.

•  They are developing a protective coating over their skin, called vernix caseosa. It's greasy and white and you may see some of it at their birth.

• Working on their five senses. Nerve cells for their sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in their brain.

For me, I am doing pretty good. I was in bed all last week which was super boring. But I did catch up on some reading and I watched some Dead Zone which was good stuff. Poor Matt did EVERYTHING this week. I felt so bad, I am sure he loved to be my waiter. But the babies are really kicking up a storm now. Matt can feel it on the outside now!

We did have a little scare and ended up in the emergency room again. The babies were fine but I was super scared. I won't get into gory details, but yikes it was terrible. The funny part is when the ultrasound tech scanned me with that ER visit, no previa....So weird. I guess nothing about my body or this pregnancy is going to be normal though. Keeps me on my toes, hahahahaha. :)


Love,
Krista

Bed Rest Week 1

Welp. This is an interesting feat, being on bedrest. I thought it would be nice to relax and get some rest. It is so boring. I have my kindle and I downloaded a TON of free classics that I never got around to reading. I have my Nintendo DS, I have to get some more games because the two I have aren't cutting it anymore. I have the Ipad which has Netflix on it and that has been pretty great. I am going to get picture books to organize photos and start working on the babies Memory Books. I also have a recipe project that I can work on and some word searches that I can do. But I miss leaving the house already and it has been 4 days. I can't complain, I guess, I have two beautiful little babies in there that I have to keep safe.I just keep looking at the pictures of the babies and how they are the ones that I am doing this for, because I miss getting up and doing stuff already. I could possibly have 4 more months of this so I guess I better get used to it.

Lots of Love,
Krista

Me with the twins at 17 weeks!

I look tired but I promise I am not. :)

18 Weeks Pregnant ...about halfway!

Again with the photos! This thing is just not working for me lately. Hooray! I lied. Here it is!!

So the babies are the size of a sweet potato.

• They are hiccuping, swallowing, yawning and sucking their thumbs.
• They are twisting, punching and kicking... I am surely feeling that now! :)
• Their ears are in their final positions.
• Their genders can start to be distinguished at this time.

So we went to the high risk guy on Thursday. He had some news that I was not happy about. Two things really, I have placenta previa, where one of the babies placenta's are covering part of the cervix. That accounts for my bleeding episodes and they said it usually moves away on it's own. I also have a shortening cervix. It went from like 3.2 to 2.8 so he wanted me put on moderate bed rest. He told me to stay home from work and then they are going to check it next Friday to see where we are at. If it shortens anymore, I am guessing my working days are over. He said he is just being really cautious, there is no need for incredible alarm at this point. He said 2.6 is the lowest that he wants it to be at before we start to worry and possibly add medication. So that's where I am at right now with that.

Good news...the babies are awesome. We found out the tentative gender and it is fantastic. :) I won't share anything else yet because we are really not sure at this point. They are getting so big, you can really make out their features in the ultrasound pics, which is so cute. So excited for them to grow. I want them to stay in there as long as they can!

Lots of Love,
Krista

17 weeks

This week our babies are the size of a large onion! :)


For some reason- it won't let me upload a picture of a large onion but you all know what they look like. :)

• Their skeletons are changing and becoming bone instead of soft cartilage.
• Their umbilical cords are stronger.
• They can move their joints and are creating sweat glands.

Last week, we had another bleeding incident. Went to the Dr in a hurry and both little heartbeats were good. We had 153 and 154. I have a high risk appt this Thursday and Matt won paper, rock, scissors, so if we can, we will find out.

I am really having trouble moving around now, waddling when I walk and getting off the couch is a challenge. I don't think that I have gained much weight though. Last time I went, I had gained 2 lbs total. That was two weeks ago but I have been really good with food, so we will see.

Went and got some cribs last weekend. They are the natural color (I know, I orginally was going with white) and the mattresses. So we are getting there. I can't wait to get the room together. I will feel good and accomplished then.

Lots of Love to you all,
Krista

16 Weeks Pregnant

Our babies are the size of an Avocado!

• They are listening to sounds and voices now due to tiny little bones in their ears.
• They are growing hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
• They are still forming taste buds.
• They are growing toenails.
• The patterning of their scalps have begun for their hair follicles.
• Their hearts are pumping 25 quarts of blood a day.

Here is what fraternal twins look like at this stage:

 

 Well New Years Day held an unfortunate surprise for us. The Hemotoma came back and reared it's ugly head again. I thought that thing was gone. Oh no. It was hiding. So I started bleeding again which is always friggin scary. But then, at my Dr appt on Thursday we saw the babies and they are great! ANNNNND the HEMOTOMA is finally gone. :) So happy. They were twisting and turning and generally shaking it up in there which was fun to see. Baby A is 5 oz and Baby B is 6 oz. I can't believe how much I love them already.