Madison went with to our appointment today.  She was very excited to see the babies moving around on the ultrasound.  Both babies appear to be doing well.  They are about 4 1/2 inches long and heartbeats are at 143 and 148.  One baby was face down and flipping around when we were focused on it during the ultrasound.  The other baby was just hanging out, relaxing.  We are scheduled to go back in on January 20th, which will be when we can find out the sex of both babies...hopefully!  I've gained a whole 5 pounds since our first appointment about 8 weeks ago.  The doctor seemed happy with that...I am sure that number will increase quite a bit in the next few months.  The goal now is to stay healthy, enjoy the rest of Christmas break, and look forward to January 20th!

14 weeks down...

     This pregnancy is going by so fast.  I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I'm operating on a 36 week full term calendar instead of 40 weeks.  With 14 full weeks behind me, the halfway point is just 4 weeks away.  I feel spoiled by getting to see them every 3 weeks..next ultrasound is on Wednesday.  I'm interested to see how much they have grown since the last visit, because I'm growing rapidly!  The pictures above were taken at the beginning of week 12 and then the beginning of week 14...must have been a huge growth spurt for babies!  I've started feeling the babies moving around a little bit.  Its about 2-3 weeks earlier than when I first felt Madison, but I guess it has a lot to do with how high upmy uterus is already and the fact that there are two of them in there tumbling around.  They still aren't moving wildly enough for their daddy to feel them, but they will be soon!  Baby B seems to be the hyper one because I usually feel the movement on my left side.  However, I suppose it could be that both of them are on that side right now. 
     While everything seems to be going well with growth...the last two weeks were pretty rough on me.  I had to start taking Flagyl for an infection, which made me weak and sick feeling 3 times a day.  The last day I took the medicine was especially rough...thankfully, it was the first night of Winter break so I didn't have to take a day off work.  The second day off the meds I was full of energy and feeling great-Thank you God!  Now, if I could figure out why my armpits have been insanely itchy for the last 3 weeks.  I try to stop myself from complaining when I'm uncomfortable, but I'm guilty of it every now and then.  However, I feel truly blessed. 

     These ultrasound pictures of Baby A (top) and Baby B (bottom) were taken on December 3rd at my 12 week appointment.  Both babies heartbeats were about 170 bpm and while they are in seperate sacs, they are laying with their heads toward each other.  I really enjoy how often they ultrasound the babies, it eases my nerves since I worry way too much.  We go back on December 22 for our next appointment and ultrasound #4.  Then, we have to go for a high resolution ultrasound on January 20th because of the high risk label.  Hopefully, we will get lucky and the doctor will be able to tell the gender on the 22nd since I'll be at the end of week 15, but if not we should be able to find out on January 20th (or at the appointment/ultrasound with the regular doc that will be scheduled sometime before January 20th.       The doctor was happy that I had only gained about 3 pounds...I'm not entirely sure that's accurate.  I mean, I know it is accurate, I saw the scale myself, but I feel more like I've gained 30 pounds.  Certainly, I couldn't wear regular pants anymore if I tried.  Anyways...apart for the typical "I can't get comfortable" and some other random ailments, everything seems to be going fine...especially now that I bought the Boppy Total Body Pillow.  However, I'm fairly certain Keith has been trying to steal it away from me after I fall asleep.  Can you blame the guy?...it's crazy comfortable!