Monday, October 24, 2011

20 Weeks! The Big Reveal!



I think I was just as excited as B and C for our 20 week appointment today. I remember what it was like for my first sonogram and couldn't wait for them to see everything for themselves! I was especially excited for C, being his first time seeing the babies.

I knew today's appointment would take a long time so I stopped at Chick Fil A on my way in for some breakfast. I had already downed a bottle of water but I wanted to do what I could to ensure the babies were active, so I grabbed a bottle of OJ too. Nothing like a full belly and bladder to get babies to move around... so I hear?!

I met B and C in the parking lot. I think B was shocked to see my big ole belly! :) We went upstairs to check in and were sent straight to ultrasound.
The tech was amazing! I really loved that she took the time to explain every single thing she was doing and answered all their questions, even the silly ones. I did my best to tell them what they were looking at too while paying a lot of attention to the measurements. I think I've been worried about one baby being bigger than the other or something.
The tech started with Baby A. She took her time measuring and explaining everything she was doing. The baby cooperated making it really easy to make out all the important parts she was measuring, including the sex. I noticed it when she was measuring the femur bone but I didn't say anything until B asked. I told her it was a GIRL and the tech showed them the obvious 3 lines!
Waiting for the sex on Baby B was brutal. We went through all the same measurements again and Baby B was just as cooperative as Baby A... thank goodness. As the tech was getting done B and C were glued to the TV. B blurted out that she saw something sticking out and tried showing C what she was looking at. I could tell that there wasn't anything sticking out and that Baby B was a GIRL too but I waited for the tech to show them. As soon as the she moved the wand B saw the 3 lines and shouted, "I see three lines!". They were both beaming ear to ear!
The whole scan was pretty entertaining. It was funny listening to B and C trying to make out everything on the screen and seeing C freak out a little when the tech "cut" the baby in half to measure the spine and heart. It took a while for him to get exactly what she was doing!
Overall, they are perfect. They both measured right on track for 20 weeks with Baby B measuring 1 day ahead of Baby A. They are around 10 ounces each and the size of cantaloupes with heartbeats in the mid 150's. The tech got some really great face shots and the babies look nothing alike, at all. I can't wait to see what they look like when they are born!!
They don't have names picked out. They only had boy names... but B said as soon as they decided she would share them with me. I don't think they plan on telling family until the babies are born.

The rest of the appointment went as normal. I left a urine sample and weighed in at 10lbs gained since last month. Of course Dr C was thrilled with the numbers but I'm not! That's 16lbs in 5 months. Ouch.
He went over the scans with B and C, which were perfect, and discussed Cord Blood Banking. We also went over the induction. Dr C said from the beginning he wouldn't let them go over 38 weeks but B wanted to know if he would go to 39 to decrease the chances of something being wrong, and to make sure they aren't born on Feb 29 with 2012 being a Leap Year. He agreed. So it looks like they will come the beginning of March. He wrote me a prescription for a support garment to help with the massive vessel swelling I'm dealing with. OUCH! I'm hoping it helps because I'm afraid these bad boys are gonna explode!
I go back in 4 weeks for the yummy glucose test... GAG!

When we were saying our goodbyes B touched my belly and said, "Bye Bye Babies!". It made me a little sad for her. It kinda sucks that she can't be with her babies right now and that she isn't going to get to feel them move or kick ( I won't see her again until they are born). I guess I'll just have to work on making some really great videos for her. :)