Growing

The doctor's appointment today went well. We heard the heartbeats...it's pretty hard to tell if you are hearing 2 babies since they have very similar rates and you can pretty much hear it all over my whole abdomen. They must really be growing though because I measured 26 weeks today!! I have to admit that this is both comforting and concerning. It comforts me to know that the babies are clearly growing nicely (or so it seems) and also that if I was only pregnant with one baby this is how I would look at 26 weeks...that is pretty hard to believe. It is concerning because I know I am going to get ALOT bigger...yikes. Then I think of all the things like stretch marks and never looking the same again..oh boy. But, honestly, as long as the babies are healthy, I will be ok with it. Maybe I'll never wear a bikini again...but that's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things (especially after all we've been through). It is also concerning because I am wondering how these babies are going to fit. I think I am going to be pretty uncomfortable...and again, that's ok...but, its not like I'm really looking forward to feeling that way lol. Also, I gained 7lbs since my last appointment...yay! I don't think I ever have been excited to hear those words before. Looks like I might still be on track to gain enough by 24 weeks (need to gain 15 more pounds by then). Bottoms up on the Ensure lol!

Right now my upcoming appointments are the ultrasound next Thursday (and I can't even begin to describe how much I have been anticipating that), and then another OB appointment on March 31st. The doctor also mentioned meeting with a perinatologist to discuss delivery options which will be around 28 weeks. The way it sounds is that there are only a few doctors that will attend a breech twin delivery (if the second twin is breech...the first one has to be head down no matter what). If one of those doctors isn't there when I go in to deliver, I will have to have a c-section. Being a nurse, I am all for caution, so I completely understand this. I'd rather have a scar and a longer recovery than possibly cause harm to my baby by trying to avoid a c-section at all costs. I have seen so many bad scenarios and I can imagine that these doctors have seen so many more in their experience. Most of the time everything goes ok, but I understand not being willing to take that chance because I wouldn't want to either (as a parent or a medical professional). So, we'll see how baby A is positioned before we make any final calls, but I'm not going to be crying if they tell me I have to have a c-section. Just like I said before, as long as the babies are healthy, things like that really don't matter.

On another note, I have been feeling more and more movement! It's quite exciting and it frequently reminds me to praise God for these two babies living inside me right now. It is truly amazing and worthy of all our praise! As I said before, I ask for your continued prayers as we progress in this pregnancy...that the anatomy scan will look perfect, that the babies will stay put until it's time for them to come out, and that the pregnancy will remain uncomplicated.

Hopefully, the babies will cooperate during the ultrasound and we will be able to find out the sex(es). Scott and I really need to start registering soon for the baby showers...we already have planned for Scott's family on April 17th (We are having it early to make sure Amy can come before Anna gets here and because I want to have most everything by 30 weeks so that we have time to set up).

I will update on Thursday (or sooner)!!!