23 Weeks

Let the doctor’s appointments begin . . . we had a doctor’s appointment on Monday, an ultrasound Wednesday and we will now be visiting the Dr. every two weeks!  The twins looked and sounded great this week.  All of their major organs are developing according to schedule and their size is right on track.  It was a HUGE relief to hear they are healthy so far!  We will continue to pray for the twins’ health and development.

We had a little scare during our ultrasound . . . I passed out about 5 mins into it.  All I remember was looking at Tyler and saying that I wasn’t feeling good.  The next thing I know there was a Dr. and a couple of nurses in my face asking me my name, where I was and what day it was.  Very scary considering I have never passed out in my entire life.  Since I had been laying on my back for the ultrasound, the twins were resting on a major artery running down my back which in turn cut off my blood flow.  Luckily this happened at the doctor’s office and not while I was sleeping at home.  I’m already sleeping with a pregnancy pillow to keep me on my side at night but I will probably start propping pillows on the other side to keep me from turning.  The babies and I had a little pep talk about working together, if mom doesn’t have blood flow then they won’t either – we are a team J Here are some pictures from the ultrasound.

Definitely a boy . . .

    And definitely a girl . . .  

Jackson's profile pic, I'm already loving his sweet little nose!

Harper's profile pic, she was constantly squirming around so it was difficult to get a clear picture.  She is definitely our mover and shaker!

 The twinnie bump is growing . . .

23 Week Update:

Twins Size:  Jackson is 1 lb. 5 oz and Harper is 1 lb. 4 oz. – they are growing equally which is great news

Weight Gain:  16 lbs, the Dr. said I should expect to gain around 50 lbs so I’m not even half way there, very hard to believe

Maternity Clothes:  Tyler has found me in the closet almost every evening this week trying on pre-pregnancy tops.  Unfortunately there are only a select few that still fit!

Cravings:  I’m definitely developing a sweet tooth

Room Update:  The bedding has been ordered.  I’m so happy to have that checked off the list.  Now I get to wait 6 weeks for it to arrive.  I have noticed that there is a lot of waiting during pregnancy which is horrible because you are so eager for everything!