Today marks the beginning of the second trimester and at long last the end of the first. Now if only the morning sickness would take the hint and hit the road! Our last ultrasound was at 12 weeks, and though I already posted the ultrasound pictures on Facebook, you'll see them again here.
We saw another Dr at the practice, and he was a pretty funny guy. The ultrasound was a bit more in depth than previous ones and we really felt excited to see our little babies. At first glace we were really blown away at how baby-ish they were already looking. Baby A, which was on the left hand side, was face first and apparently asleep in a zen-like pose. The little baby arms were by its side and legs were crossed up underneath. The Dr kept saying that it looked like an alien, which we both found a little odd (we're proud people, don't call my baby an alien!). Measurements of Baby A showed a length of 6.33cm, almost 2 inches long! As you can see in the picture Baby A is measuring at 13w0d, which puts it 4 days ahead of my official count. The second picture shows Baby A's heartbeat, which the Dr said was strong.
Now on to Baby B.... if this ultrasound was any indication of their personality types, they couldn't be more different. While Baby A was calm and still, Baby B was moving all around. Legs were kicking, arms were moving, body was squirming. It was just about the coolest thing to see that little person moving around, knowing that it's growing inside of me. Baby B measured just a day behind Baby A, at 6.2 cm. Unfortunately the Dr forgot to take extra pictures of Baby B, so we only got one shot while he was listening to the heartbeat.
After seeing Baby B moving around so much, Kevin made a comment that Baby A was so still, so the Dr took it upon himself to change that. While the ultrasound machine was focused on Baby A the Dr began poking my belly, and sure enough Baby A was woken up and started jumping around. We have video that Kevin took with his iPhone, so as soon as we upload it to YouTube we'll add it to the blog!
Kevin and I were on cloud nine as we left the Dr's office. Kevin's theory is that Baby A is a boy, and like him, Baby A is calm and mild mannered. He thinks that Baby B is a girl, and like me, she's a bit wild and crazy. While we are definitely hoping for one of each (I mean, who wouldn't?) we are going to be thrilled whatever they are.
As of today, the babies are the size of lemons! Our books tell us that this week they're developing their voices and their spines are starting to straighten out. They might even begin growing hair this week!
Almost forgot the belly picture! This is the 13-week bump!
Our next appointment is in two weeks and the Dr said they will attempt to determine gender (obviously if the babies cooperate). If and when we find out, we're going to share the news with our family first before revealing the genders online. But I think it would be great to see what everyone's opinion on genders are... so leave a comment and let me know if you think Team Blue (two boys), Team Pink (two girls) or Team Purple (one of each).
We saw another Dr at the practice, and he was a pretty funny guy. The ultrasound was a bit more in depth than previous ones and we really felt excited to see our little babies. At first glace we were really blown away at how baby-ish they were already looking. Baby A, which was on the left hand side, was face first and apparently asleep in a zen-like pose. The little baby arms were by its side and legs were crossed up underneath. The Dr kept saying that it looked like an alien, which we both found a little odd (we're proud people, don't call my baby an alien!). Measurements of Baby A showed a length of 6.33cm, almost 2 inches long! As you can see in the picture Baby A is measuring at 13w0d, which puts it 4 days ahead of my official count. The second picture shows Baby A's heartbeat, which the Dr said was strong.
Now on to Baby B.... if this ultrasound was any indication of their personality types, they couldn't be more different. While Baby A was calm and still, Baby B was moving all around. Legs were kicking, arms were moving, body was squirming. It was just about the coolest thing to see that little person moving around, knowing that it's growing inside of me. Baby B measured just a day behind Baby A, at 6.2 cm. Unfortunately the Dr forgot to take extra pictures of Baby B, so we only got one shot while he was listening to the heartbeat.
Kevin and I were on cloud nine as we left the Dr's office. Kevin's theory is that Baby A is a boy, and like him, Baby A is calm and mild mannered. He thinks that Baby B is a girl, and like me, she's a bit wild and crazy. While we are definitely hoping for one of each (I mean, who wouldn't?) we are going to be thrilled whatever they are.
As of today, the babies are the size of lemons! Our books tell us that this week they're developing their voices and their spines are starting to straighten out. They might even begin growing hair this week!
Our next appointment is in two weeks and the Dr said they will attempt to determine gender (obviously if the babies cooperate). If and when we find out, we're going to share the news with our family first before revealing the genders online. But I think it would be great to see what everyone's opinion on genders are... so leave a comment and let me know if you think Team Blue (two boys), Team Pink (two girls) or Team Purple (one of each).
