Ultrasound #1

On Wednesday, Jonathan and I went to the Women's Imaging center to have our first detailed ultrasound. We got to watch our two little ones on the screen for at least 30 minutes! It was so great. Everything looks good and we even have an educated guess on gender!

Both babies are 3 oz. and about 7.5 cm in length. I guess that's good! Both are measuring right about where they should for 13 weeks and 3 days. Heartbeats were normal, I think 154 and 146... something like that. I wish I'd had her write that down for me.

Apparently, Baby A looks very DIFFERENT from Baby B between the legs... Baby A's area looking "pronounced". So the technician made an educated guess that we will soon have one baby boy and one baby girl. Nothing could make me happier :) I guess we will find out in a few weeks if she was right.

On a side-note, my ovaries are beautiful? I didn't know that was relevant, but apparently it is.

I was so happy to get the pictures to keep also. We got 12 photos, 6 of each little one. Different little poses also, so we can see different parts of them developed. Saw ribs and spines and heads and brains. It was great. Some stuff, I couldn't see... but she said it was there, so that's fine by me. Jonathan was beside himself. I kind of knew what to expect, but I think he was amazed. He also wasn't feeling his greatest that day. He had something stuck in his eye, and we actually went to the Urgent Care place on our way out of the medical center so he could see a doctor. They had to dig it out with a needle :( He wasn't very happy about that, but at least he got the thing out!

I showed off my belly last night and even got two belly rubs. Made me feel weird, but whatever. It's the only time people are going to rub my belly, so why not let them if they feel so compelled? I don't care. Haha. We got to show off our first baby photos as well, which is fun for us. The other people probably don't care that much, but that's okay. Some people we know didn't know I was pregnant yet. They could tell by my belly last night, though. It's sticking out there haha.

We have another appointment on July 27th... a Monday. I'll be 16 weeks. I don't know that they'll do another ultrasound then to see if we can find out the genders, but I'm still excited to get back to the doctor. I think it reassures me and helps me feel like this is REAL. What also helps is looking at baby stuff online ;)

My Babies at 13 weeks, 3 days:

Baby A:



Baby B:


My belly at 14 weeks:

First post

I should have started this a long time ago... that way the big news I got on Monday would look on here the way it felt to me. Like a big surprise!

I'm 12 weeks pregnant, due on January 11th.

So here's the story, from the beginning. This could get kind of long!

In March, Jonathan and I started a conversation (and actually, he started it) about having a baby. We ended up saying, "Well, let's just see what happens." As in, we're not TRYING, but we're not NOT trying.

About 4 weeks later, I knew I was pregnant. I woke up one morning feeling different in many ways. It wouldn't have been obvious to anyone else, but something was different! I had one pregnancy test left from a different experience in December, so I used it that Monday morning (May 4th.) It imediately showed positive. I was home alone and not going to see Jonathan until that evening, so I kept it to myself all day. It was soooo hard to not text him or call him, but I didn't! I had to tell him in person.

That night, we were going to my Nanny W's in Gaithersburg for my mom's birthday party. We got in my car to leave the house, drove for a few miles, and I said "so I have something to show you..." I pulled out the stick and gave it to him. Of course, he had no idea what it meant by looking at it, but he knew what was going on. The ride to my grandmother's was quiet and akward. I don't think either of us were expecting it to happen so fast!

So a week or so goes by, we'd been to Indiana for his brother's wedding... came home, celebrated Mother's Day and got back to the swing of things. We called and told our parents and my grandparents May 11th or so.

I went to see the Nurse on May 18th, but nothing exciting happened there. I knew I had to wait till June 29th to have an exam and an ultrasound, so it was a lot of nausea and exhaustion and waiting for the rest of May and almost all of June.

Finally, Monday, June 29th came (two days ago) and I woke up a nervous wreck with butterflies and almost wanting to puke. The morning sickness had been gone for a few days, but suddenly drifted back into my life starting that morning. Jonathan took a half day so he could go with me. We arrived at 2:45 and didn't have to wait too long.

The nurse weighed me... 135.3 lbs. Just about one pound more than when this whole thing started. The doctor came in, did my exam (while poor Jonathan had to sit by and witness) and then used the doppler to find the heartbeat. There it was! Loud and clear and thumping away. I was soooo relieved. I was told to get dressed so we could get over to the ultrasound room.

We sat in the chairs, got the screen ready, and as soon as the wand touched my belly with that cold gel, all the relief vanished and I was overcome with dizziness and fear. There were not just one, but TWO beating hearts on that monitor. Jonathan and I saw them with our own eyes. The ultrasound didn't last very long, but the doctor has ordered for us to go for a "diagnostic" ultrasound next Wednesday because I have twins growing inside me.

We talked with the doctor in his office for a few more minutes, but basically I don't remember that conversation.

Now that two days have passed, our family and friends have heard the news, and I'm not so dazed anymore, things are starting to become clear to me. We have a lot to do, a lot to plan for... but we're both so excited. Overwhelmed and scared, but excited and happy. We know that this is going to be the scariest, hardest thing either of us has ever done... but we both know we can do it. Thankfully, we have a supportive family and we have each other.

Now I just need to get through my personal feelings about this, make it right with myself, pray about it... and we'll be good.

My belly at 12 weeks: