20 Week Ultrasound Update

We finally got to see our babies on Tuesday.  It's just BANANAS to think that there are really two living beings in there.  They were perfect (what parent doesn't say that?!) and everything checked out normally.  We were informed that the twins are, in fact, fraternal which only solidifies our inclinations (or hopes?) that we are having one boy and one girl.  However, we closed our eyes when the goods had to be examined and we are still in the dark as to what we are actually having!  We are just overwhelmed with love right now and so grateful to have this experience. 

The babies are positioned so that Baby A is head down, right on my bladder - I could have told them that!  Baby B is breech and tends to lie on my right side or under my belly button a bit more.  Both move around a lot and are kicking each other in the head most the day.  Sibling rivalry already?  We actually got to watch them do this at one point in our ultrasound...so crazy. 

Baby A - Holding up a #1 right after the Blackhawks Stanley Cup win.  What a kid!

Weighing in at 10oz.

 

 



Baby B - moving a lot so this was the best shot we could get. 

Weighing in at 11oz.

 

 

Okay - this is adorable (we think!).  Baby B with it's legs straight out (feet on the right).  The baby was like this for a good 5 min.  As our nephew, Noah, would say "Look at that cute tooshie!"

 

 



 



"Ohhhh, we're half way there! Ohhhhhh! Living on a prayer!"

It feels like just yesterday we were letting people know that we were pregnant.  It feels slightly less long ago that we had to re-tell them that it was twins.  The anticipation, anxiety, fear, excitement, joyousness, and support over these last couple months has been truly amazing.  We cannot thank our family and friends enough for their generosity in gifts and time.  Often, it was an ear to talk to that meant the most.

We have slowly started to put our babies room together.  They will be taking over the guest room and, while it will be a tight fit, they will have it all to themselves.  Sharing things will be second nature to them with most everything else! :-) 

We are halfway there now!  We won't go any longer than 38 weeks which will bring us right to November 1st - PERFECT! ;-)  I have been feeling them randomly move around.  So incredible.  Still too light for Ethan to feel from the outside but I expect that to change any week now.  We get to "see" them on Tuesday at the high risk ultrasound and it would be an understatement to say that we are excited.  We haven't had an ultrasound since week 8 and it's getting harder to wait!  No, we won't be finding out the sex of the babies.  They have been total surprises so far, so we will just let them have this last joke on us at the delivery.  Boys or Girls or one of each, doesn't matter to us.  We love them so much already!

19 weeks!  Half way there!