23 Weeks

Yay for Kurt being home! Had to stay up until midnight last night to pick him up from the airport...at least the babies kept me company, kicking up a storm for daddy. I'm afraid they're going to be night owls like him. Or one of them anyway.

Not much else to report. Same nerve pain and general exhaustion. We signed up to take a Bradley birth class. I'm excited to start that and really begin preparing for the big day. They say Braxton-Hicks contractions could start soon. I haven't felt any yet but hopefully I won't get too scared when they do happen!

Make your predictions about the babies - fill out the Baby Pool form to the right! --->

22 Weeks

My belly picture without the assistance of my photographer, who is at a training in Chattanooga til next Friday.

I was talking to some ladies at a Moms of Multiples meeting who said many of them ended up giving birth to their twins at 36 weeks plus some days. 36 weeks for me falls the day after Thanksgiving. Anyone care to place a bet? Hmm I could put a pool up here actually. I think that was one of my original ideas of what to put on a website, in fact. UPDATE: I made a pool - see "Baby Pool" under Pages, to the right.

Have a great week, and a big thanks for your support :-)

21 Weeks - It's Two Girls!!!

Just came back from the anatomy ultrasound with great news: we have two healthy big girls!! The doctor reserved her right to be wrong about the sexes (their positions made it a little hard to see), but she, the tech, and Kurt all agreed they saw no man parts. Twin A was very photogenic; Twin B is a squirmer so we don't have a great picture of her. But so neat to see them move in real time! They must really be active because both placentas are anterior (on the front of my uterus) which means the kicks and punches have more cushioning, and yet I feel them all the time.

The doctor said everything looked "fantastico." We saw the 40 fingers and toes :-)

One twin is 14 ounces, the other 15. Nearly a pound each, which is really great and normal! Also everything is ship shape with my cervix which is a good sign for no pre-term labor.

Overall we're so excited and happy. We apologize to the Haag side of the family for bringing the total number of children-of-cousins to five girls and zero boys :-)

Twin A - so cute! (Their heads are cuddled right next to each other :-))

Twin A - hand in mouth!

Twin B - a lot harder to see, but that's her face

We're falling in love already!

20.5 Weeks - August 8 - We've Passed the Halfway Mark!

Just got back from New York today, thus the late weekly update. Knowing there are two cantaloupe-sized babies in there makes me understand the giant belly! I'm doing pretty well - my back is hurting more while I think my nerve pain is hurting a bit less? Hard to say because I make a very concerted effort to sit down whenever I possibly can. The back hurting part might be due to the moving and organizing and cleaning and blah... The babies are doing great: I can feel them moving so much now, every day, all over my belly! (weird but awesome) Kurt even felt a kick yesterday, after some trial and error.

I was in New York for Meg's wedding, which was absolutely beautiful and tons of fun even though I'm kinda lame. I did make it to midnight and danced a bunch, so I'm proud of myself!

Here's a picture of me dancing with my groomsman escort, Andrew. I don't have any pics showing my belly in the dress yet - my seamstress told me I looked like a giant pink puffball (but cute!) after the alterations. Which was true, no two ways about it.

Wish us luck at the anatomy ultrasound on Friday!