This week marks our 23rd week. Today we went up to Springfield and had our 2 dr appointments. We had our first appointment with Dr. Frazer and had our 4 week ultrasound. Everything went great and we have 2 healthy babies. They both are about 1 lb and 2 oz a piece. Our second Dr. appointment was with Dr. Stanzyck. He measured me and checked the heartrates of both babies and again we were fine. We have one more 4 weeek appointment and then we will be making weekly visits to the dr. until they arrive.

The pictures of the piggy banks was a mother's day activity Justin and I did for the babies. We went up to this fun pottery shop in Springfield and got to paint the piggy banks for Morgan and Mackinzie. It was alot of fun and I think they turned out really cute. If you can't tell already the babies room will be white, pink and lime green. :)

Everything is on track and we are progressing very well.

20 weeks....

Well we will be buying LOTS of pink because are going to have 2 baby girls. The official names are Mackinzie Anne ( Mac or Kinzie for short) and Morgan Elizabeth. We are so excited and I think Justin is warming up to the idea that he will be constantly surrounded by woman. I have told him that he can get a really cool car and make himself a man cave in our house. Either way he is definately a proud papa.
We had an ultrasound last week with Dr. Frazier in Springfield where they checked out both girls and made sure every organ was present and functioning ok. They both look great with no real signs of Spina bifida. The Dr. said that because my level of AFP was only 4.47 and the cut off is 4.00 that they should be fine. However, we will be watched very closely from now until they get here. I will be averaging an ultrasound every 4 weeks and at the end will be getting fetal monitoring for 20 mins every week. Average twins are born between 34- 37 weeks so everyone be prepared because they might be showing up earlier than expected. :)
Our new Dr. in springfield is Dr. Stanzyck. I think he is really going to be a great move for us and is into every detail. He delivers about 90 % of his own cases and is very knowledgable about our case already. We are so excited to meet these two little girls as I have already noticed that they both are totally different. Morgan is my laid back girl who is not camera ready. Her back is always towards the camera and she is totally mellow. Mackinzie is my wild child. She is definately a little show off and has no problem being center of attention. We will see how it really goes when they get here but so far that is my prediction. Mackinzie is about 10 oz and Morgan is 8oz... which is quite normal for twins. Our next appointment is on the 18th and 19th of May where I will get a basic check in with Dr. Stanzyck and have another ultrasound.

18 weeks......

Well here we are at 18weeks!!!! Four weeks ago I barely was showing and now pop goes the belly. Next week we have two doctor appointments. We go up to Springfield for an ultrasound to test if the babies have spina bifida. One of my hormone levels were raised from the genetic testing I did and they want to rule out this disease. Since we will be about 19 weeks I am sure they will be telling us what we will be having. Justin and I are excited to FINALLY know what we are going to be expecting.

Our second doctor visit will be with Dr. Ali and that will be a general check up and hopefully he will send our referral to Springfield where the babies will be born. I have researched and talked to alot of ladies who have delivered in Sprinfield and they all suggest Dr. Stanzyck. They say he has a wonderful team and that he is very well know for doing excellent work. With such great reviews I am praying that he is taking new patients and that we will be able to see him :)

Right now Justin and I are preparing for the arrival of our little ones by doing some MAJOR spring cleaning!!! We are preparing the once study into the babies room and will be painting soon! Next week we will be 1/2 through this pregnancy........ I cannot believe it!

14 weeks..... first sight of the bump!

So today the twins are 14 weeks. We are officially in our second trimester! This is so exciting! Still sick but it is getting better..... I find that eating small meals works out good for me. I have noticed that the twins do not like anything too sweet so I really have to watch what I eat. I noticed the bump the other day and after many, many, many request I decided to post it. Six more weeks and we will know what we are having :) We cannot wait!

13 week check up!

Well, today has officially marked us at 13 weeks. We went to the dr and got to hear the heartbeats of both babies. Baby A is consistently higher than Baby B. Baby A was 163 beats and Baby B was 156. Justin and I agree that Baby A takes after me and Baby B seems to be more like him, laid back :) We will see though......
This week has been a rough week for me because of the sickness I have been going through. After the weekend of barely keeping anything down it was pretty evident that I needed to get hydrated. Monday I woke with cramping in my mid abdomen and after much pushing from my mom I decided to go to the ER. I received 2 1/2 bags of fluid via IV and was told to take a day off to rest. I am doing much better and the sickness is not as bad as it was but I don't want to say I am out of the woods because it seems to creep back. However, the Dr did give me Zofran for nausea and I am trying to only use it as needed.
Our next appointment is not till April 15th. Dr Ali will schedule an ultrasound 3 weeks after that appointment and we should know what we are having.... I am betting on it being a boy and a girl!

Baby Henry A

Baby Henry A is quite the active one! He/she was the first one the ultrasound tech checked and man was she having a hard time catching this one:) Baby A's heartrate today was 163 bpm and was just having a good ole time kicking and stretching his/her legs out. In these pics you can see the one picture of their hand looking like it is waving and at the end he/she just didn't want anymore pics taken of them and decided to hide:) .... It was so amazing to see how much they have developed.

12 weeks!!!

Today the twins are 12 weeks and one day old :). The last time we got to look at them they were only 8 weeks, and boy have they changed! This picture is of the both of them and it was super hard to get this picture since they both are very active.
Our appointment today consisted of an indepth ultrasound of both babies and a small finger prick from me. They measured the distance from their spine to the layer of skin on their neck to determine if they are a high or low risk for any genetic disorders. We are happy to report that both measurements seem to be good and they are healthy. We will not know for sure until we get our report next week.