Well, today was AMAZING!!!
First, both babies heart rates and measurements were PERFECT! Each 165 bpm and 10 weeks 2 days. They no longer look like little gummy bears, they're full on adorable, little, itty bitty babies now! I wish soo bad Blake could have came today, it was by far the coolest ultrasound yet. Except for when we found out there are two in there of course! They come close though, today was really awesome. We have never gotten to do this before, never made it this far. We are eternally grateful to our donor couple. I wish I could give them the biggest hug right now! Tears fill my eyes when thinking of them. I have no idea what they look like because our embryo adoption was anonymous, but I have my own tender picture in my head.
I got to see Baby A's adorable tiny feet! He/she was extremely active, flopping and dancing all over the place. Legs, arms, head...everything was much more visible this time. Baby B was a little more difficult to see. He/she was quite lazy and was curled up sleeping at first. It took a minute to wake her/him up and start moving. Still didn't get to see it as good as the other one, but it was amazing none the less! I'm so in love with these two tiny people already. Until today, having twins hasn't completely seemed real. Too good to be true after all of our years of heartache. But, looking at them today and seeing them move, float around, and wave their little legs and arms...we're definitely having twins people!!
Secondly, I LOVVVVE my new doctor. A muuuch better experience than with the nurse practitioner last week. He spent a ton of time talking with me in his office after my ultrasound. He explained everything that's going to happen over the course of the pregnancy...how having multiples is completely different than a singleton, when we're going to schedule all the upcoming appointments, scans, ultrasounds and whatnot. I will be seeing a high risk specialist for all my scans and ultrasounds. But, he said everything looks great, so I will see him twice a month for now. Once a week after 30 weeks. He knows we are scared to death because of our previous miscarriage, but he said there's no reason to realllly worry because the babies look excellent. Risk of miscarriage goes drastically down in two weeks, so here's to hoping all continues to go well! I'm only considered medium risk to him right now because the babies look so good and because I don't have any health problems. Phew!! I'm really looking forward to getting to know him better. He was very caring, didn't rush me, did an extra belly ultrasound because he "wanted to see them in person also!", and even gave me his personal cell number! All the things I've been worrying about for the past two weeks have totally melted away. He was absolutely wonderful! I got the go ahead to go walking, exercise, etc. Just nothing too crazy of course. I've become much weaker from not doing much, and my darn shots made me really short of breath (like winded to go upstairs, it's sad). So, it might take a bit to get back to normal, but it'll be great once I'm there. I don't know how appropriate this is to publicly share lol, but my only restriction right now is no funny business. Until the placenta has moved, that's a big no no with Placenta Previa with twins. Along with lifting really heavy things. But, it makes sense, we want these littles to get here safely!
Lastly, I've cried more today than I'd like to admit. But, seeing those two tiny amazing little people on that ultrasound screen was the neatest and cutest thing I've ever seen. They're adorable already! These pictures definitely don't do them justice, it was much more clear and awesome in person. And, I hear the high risk doctors have super awesome equipment! Looking forward to that, woo! But, here they are...officially labeled as Baby A and Baby B! Baby A is on my left side and B is on my right...as far as uterus location goes. Love you babies, stay happy and healthy!
Here's a profile of Baby B and a front shot of Baby A :) Fun fact - the baby closest to the exit is always deemed Baby A. We thought that was interesting. It is also the one with its placenta still partially over my cervix. Can't wait to find out the genders in a few short weeks, ahhhhhhh!!!!! :) Sorry Mom, not sure if we can wait til Christmas to find out, ha ha. It might just have to be our wedding anniversary present to ourselves instead :)
Ps...I am doing much better with traveling now! Was able to drive myself to the doctor today without getting dizzy and violently vomiting once I got there, yayyy for Unisom!!
First, both babies heart rates and measurements were PERFECT! Each 165 bpm and 10 weeks 2 days. They no longer look like little gummy bears, they're full on adorable, little, itty bitty babies now! I wish soo bad Blake could have came today, it was by far the coolest ultrasound yet. Except for when we found out there are two in there of course! They come close though, today was really awesome. We have never gotten to do this before, never made it this far. We are eternally grateful to our donor couple. I wish I could give them the biggest hug right now! Tears fill my eyes when thinking of them. I have no idea what they look like because our embryo adoption was anonymous, but I have my own tender picture in my head.
I got to see Baby A's adorable tiny feet! He/she was extremely active, flopping and dancing all over the place. Legs, arms, head...everything was much more visible this time. Baby B was a little more difficult to see. He/she was quite lazy and was curled up sleeping at first. It took a minute to wake her/him up and start moving. Still didn't get to see it as good as the other one, but it was amazing none the less! I'm so in love with these two tiny people already. Until today, having twins hasn't completely seemed real. Too good to be true after all of our years of heartache. But, looking at them today and seeing them move, float around, and wave their little legs and arms...we're definitely having twins people!!
Secondly, I LOVVVVE my new doctor. A muuuch better experience than with the nurse practitioner last week. He spent a ton of time talking with me in his office after my ultrasound. He explained everything that's going to happen over the course of the pregnancy...how having multiples is completely different than a singleton, when we're going to schedule all the upcoming appointments, scans, ultrasounds and whatnot. I will be seeing a high risk specialist for all my scans and ultrasounds. But, he said everything looks great, so I will see him twice a month for now. Once a week after 30 weeks. He knows we are scared to death because of our previous miscarriage, but he said there's no reason to realllly worry because the babies look excellent. Risk of miscarriage goes drastically down in two weeks, so here's to hoping all continues to go well! I'm only considered medium risk to him right now because the babies look so good and because I don't have any health problems. Phew!! I'm really looking forward to getting to know him better. He was very caring, didn't rush me, did an extra belly ultrasound because he "wanted to see them in person also!", and even gave me his personal cell number! All the things I've been worrying about for the past two weeks have totally melted away. He was absolutely wonderful! I got the go ahead to go walking, exercise, etc. Just nothing too crazy of course. I've become much weaker from not doing much, and my darn shots made me really short of breath (like winded to go upstairs, it's sad). So, it might take a bit to get back to normal, but it'll be great once I'm there. I don't know how appropriate this is to publicly share lol, but my only restriction right now is no funny business. Until the placenta has moved, that's a big no no with Placenta Previa with twins. Along with lifting really heavy things. But, it makes sense, we want these littles to get here safely!
Lastly, I've cried more today than I'd like to admit. But, seeing those two tiny amazing little people on that ultrasound screen was the neatest and cutest thing I've ever seen. They're adorable already! These pictures definitely don't do them justice, it was much more clear and awesome in person. And, I hear the high risk doctors have super awesome equipment! Looking forward to that, woo! But, here they are...officially labeled as Baby A and Baby B! Baby A is on my left side and B is on my right...as far as uterus location goes. Love you babies, stay happy and healthy!
Here's a profile of Baby B and a front shot of Baby A :) Fun fact - the baby closest to the exit is always deemed Baby A. We thought that was interesting. It is also the one with its placenta still partially over my cervix. Can't wait to find out the genders in a few short weeks, ahhhhhhh!!!!! :) Sorry Mom, not sure if we can wait til Christmas to find out, ha ha. It might just have to be our wedding anniversary present to ourselves instead :)
Ps...I am doing much better with traveling now! Was able to drive myself to the doctor today without getting dizzy and violently vomiting once I got there, yayyy for Unisom!!
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