Marisa has this pregnancy app that includes a timeline of milestones during pregnancy. One of the milestones is being able to feel the baby kick on the outside of her belly, but instead of wording it that way it says "first kick for daddy". This has pretty much been an ongoing joke between us as I every so often ask her when the babies will "kick for daddy".
Anyway, we're sitting around watching Shark Tank on Friday night (we are the life of the party!) when Marisa says "come feel my belly, I think I just felt them on the outside!" And sure enough, I got to feel our babies kick for the first time! What an incredible feeling! There were a couple more moments like this throughout the weekend, and at one point we actually saw her belly move from them kicking! I have a feeling this is just the beginning and they are only going to become more and more active!
On a slightly related note, we had a doctors appointment yesterday morning to have echocardiograms on their hearts. They would not stay still! In the end the ultrasound tech got all of the images she needed to, but it was definitely a challenge. The doctor saw us after the ultrasound was over and told us that everything was normal and Marisa said "so they look good?" And he said "actually, better than good- they looked great!" He then made a comment to us about what a nice little family we have. There are so may reasons in a day to smile. Life is good.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
20 weeks!!
Wow! 20 weeks! It is hard to believe we are half way there!! Most likely, we are a little more than half way there, but officially the little ones have made it to the half way point. With each day that passes, it feels more and more real. I've got quite the bump now and I have started to feel little movements from the twins. No big kicks or punches just yet, but after seeing the size of their feet on the ultrasound today, it's only a matter of time! ha!
Anyway, today was the big 20-week ultrasound at Maternal Fetal Medicine (the high-risk place). They have much better ultrasound equipment compared to the OB, so we always love the pics that we get from them. The ultrasound lasted for about an hour and a half. And again, the ultrasound tech was awesome! We even got a few 3d shots!! :) There's always a doctor that reviews the photos afterwards and comes in to check on how things are going. Today's doctor was like a football coach! lol Andrea said she thinks he missed his calling in life. =P
So the short version of this 1 1/2 hour ultrasound is that everything is looking good. Baby A is still a girl... Edyn Carmel. And Baby B is still a boy... Harrison Lee. Edyn is 12 ounces and Harrison is 13 ounces. Thats over a pound and a half of baby!! Edyn's heart rate was 148 bpm and Harrison's was 132 bpm. Both heart rates are in the normal range. Everything else (heads, hands, feet, legs, etc) is looking good and normal! Edyn was in a odd position, so it was a little harder to get her to cooperate, but after the ultrasound tech jiggled her around a bit, she was good! Harrison was a little more chill and cooperative. He also wanted everyone to know that he was a boy! Over and over again!
We have two more appts coming up in the next two weeks. One on the 17th at the OB and one of the 22nd at MFM. The one of the 22nd is the fetal echocardiogram, so they will be looking exclusively at their hearts. The next appts after that are not until mid-November and early December.
In other news, we recently purchased cribs, mattresses and bedding, so we are making progress in the nursery! :D
Anyway, today was the big 20-week ultrasound at Maternal Fetal Medicine (the high-risk place). They have much better ultrasound equipment compared to the OB, so we always love the pics that we get from them. The ultrasound lasted for about an hour and a half. And again, the ultrasound tech was awesome! We even got a few 3d shots!! :) There's always a doctor that reviews the photos afterwards and comes in to check on how things are going. Today's doctor was like a football coach! lol Andrea said she thinks he missed his calling in life. =P
So the short version of this 1 1/2 hour ultrasound is that everything is looking good. Baby A is still a girl... Edyn Carmel. And Baby B is still a boy... Harrison Lee. Edyn is 12 ounces and Harrison is 13 ounces. Thats over a pound and a half of baby!! Edyn's heart rate was 148 bpm and Harrison's was 132 bpm. Both heart rates are in the normal range. Everything else (heads, hands, feet, legs, etc) is looking good and normal! Edyn was in a odd position, so it was a little harder to get her to cooperate, but after the ultrasound tech jiggled her around a bit, she was good! Harrison was a little more chill and cooperative. He also wanted everyone to know that he was a boy! Over and over again!
We have two more appts coming up in the next two weeks. One on the 17th at the OB and one of the 22nd at MFM. The one of the 22nd is the fetal echocardiogram, so they will be looking exclusively at their hearts. The next appts after that are not until mid-November and early December.
In other news, we recently purchased cribs, mattresses and bedding, so we are making progress in the nursery! :D
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| Edyn's 3D picture - Her little arm was in front of her face! |
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| It's a GIRL! |
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| Edyn's profile - so cute! |
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| Harrison's 3D picture - He also likes his hand in front of his face. =P |
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| It's a BOY! |
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| Harrison's profile - Adorable! |
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