Sunday, April 27, 2008

Long asked for Bump pictures!

So since I last posted about this pregnancy we have had an appointment with the OB and an ultrasound. Both went well, though we will follow up about the ultrasound with the OB on Tuesday at our next appointment. I believe we are now to both on alternating weeks. DH couldn't get the time off work for me last U/S so I asked my mom if she wanted to go. Of course the "show and tell" was only 5 minutes, but she got to see an ultrasound for the first time and enjoyed "seeing" the grandchildren for the first time. They were very uncooperative once again, not only are we still in the dark about their gender, but they wouldn't look towards the front so we could get some good pictures in 4D. Oh, well, so glad we got the video the first time. I have resigned myself to not finding out what these babies are, gender wise, until the delivery and if I do before then I will be happy.
At my OB appointment, I was 161 lobs, the fundal height was 33 cm - I know less than last time, hence why they do not do fundal height with twins, there are two and they move around, so height is never across them (I'm still curious, so I'll get them to continue measuring). Their heartbeats were 154 and 133 beats per minute.
At the U/S, they were once again in the same positions - Baby A at the bottom, curled up to my left side, Baby B with his head at Baby A's chest level (yeah, head down once again!) and in a ball, though limbs were to the inside with his spine at the front/side. Baby A was 2 lbs, 11 oz. and heartbeat of 155, I believe and Baby B was 3 lbs, 5 oz. with a heartbeat of 134 (gotta check those numbers, I do have them written down). The OB told me once that it is more their stomach circumference (entire torso, not stomach where your food goes) that they look at to be similar with twins and our babies are A - 23.8 cm and B - 25 cm, so there seems to be no worries there.
Well, now that you are all caught up - here is the latest Bump pictures. Sorry it has been a whole month... time and busyness with everything and not feeling to well (a cold) have made things get away with me.
Tuesday, March 25th - 26 weeks
Sunday, April 6th - 27.5 weeks
Wednesday, April 23rd - 30 weeks exactly!
Yes, I know that last one is shocking! Isn't it! I had a very large growth spurt, shall we call it, the week before last and I suddenly didn't fit in a lot of shirts I had been wearing all along, as well as most of the few pairs of pants that I had that fit. People still tell me that I am small for two, but I swear I am larger now than I was with R at the very end. I am lucky that I have a longer torso and am able to "spread" the babies around a bit. They have now begun to spread out to the sides, which you really can't tell on a picture as much. Until now, as I was the entire time with R, you couldn't really tell from the back that I was pregnant. I used to kind of like that! :) Not so much anymore... as if the waddle didn't give it away! :) I got that going on full out and the feeling that I am going to lose one of these babies out the bottom has started this weekend. (Sorry if that's too much information for anyone.)

7 comments:

Jobina said...

I LOVE the shirt in the first picture! You look great Rayna and I'm so glad to hear that both the babies are doing well. Hope your cold is finally over and done with and you can enjoy waddling through the rest of your pregnancy!

RLE said...

That shirt is one of my favorites too AND it still fits. I usually wear it for Tupperware parties and events. That night I had a party and felt good, so I got Michael to take a picture quick.
The cold is still hanging on though - yeesh, a week and a half now. Going for an OB appointment tomorrow, maybe he can suggest something.

ahiebert said...

You look wonderful! I love hearing all the details as having twins would be such a difference experience than having just one at a time!

Kim said...

You look great Rayna. What does Rhys think of Mommy's bump? :)

Dixie Vandersluys said...

That is quite the growth spurt, but I love it! And you look awesome. I can't believe how skinny you are everywhere else. If I was carrying twins, I'm sure I'd carry them mostly in my upper thighs. :)

Michael said...

now Dixie, I'm not a doctor, but having witnessed the birth of my oldest child I can guarantee you that babies aren't carried in the thighs. I know its confusing, your parents probably told you or a sibling "you eat like you have a hollow leg" which is difficult for a child to comprehend, and can increase confusion but babies aren't carried in hollow legs any more than food is.

Babies are carried by storks which fly them to their homes. We are anticipating to storks which is why I am turning my back deck into a landing pad. I also what to leave them a gift (like Santa- he gets cookies and milk) but I don't know what Storks eat. Maybe a can of fish or something.

Anonymous said...

Rayna,
You are looking fine with 2 babies in your belly. Are you going full term with the 2 of them or is the doctor telling you, you have to go sooner?
CArolyn