Week 14 Pregnancy Quiz

How far along: 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 16 lbs
Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes...work pants and shirts!!
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Lots of nightmares its really weird and very life like dreams.
Best moment this week: Being out of the 1st Trimester
Movement: Still can't feel nothin...hopefully in a couple more weeks??
Food cravings: Ice Cream - Cookies N' Cream
Gender: Won't know this till March, maybe sooner???
Labor Signs: Eeek - none!!! We want none of that for at least 26 more weeks.
Belly Button in or out: In
What I miss: Finding a comfortable sleeping position
What I am looking forward to: Seeing my babies on the U/S next week and them actually looking like babies!!!
Milestones: Being able to stop my progesterone supplements

14 Weeks!! Out of 1st Trimester!!

I'm done with the 1st Trimester...YAY!!! I'm so excited to be over that hurdle and I know there are more to come but that was the biggest one for 1st time moms. I've been feeling good and really feel gratefuly on how well I've felt. Through the 1st trimester I only had a few symptoms...little night sickness (never threw up), headaches at night, and minor aches and pains in my sides. Other than that, thats it. Oh I still don't like meats!! Yuck!!

My puppies...Liberty & Ringo still haven't noticed or cared that mommy has 2 babies inside of her and still attempt to sleep on my belly. Its quite funny when I'm pushing them off they look at me like "Don't you love me??" Its so sad :(



I'm trying to stay fit thru the pregnancy so I've recruited my co-worker to drag me with her everyday for a 20 min walk. Its been very refreshing and I think good for me and the babies. I also finally purchased Prenatel Yoga by Shiva Rea...awesome!!! She has herself and 2 other ladies doing the moves and depending on what trimester your in thats the lady you follow. So Shiva is doing the 1st trimester, Bridetta is doing the 2nd trimester, and Poppy is doing the 3rd trimester. I would highly recommend this DVD to other women that are expecting as long as their doctor had ok them for excercising. Which yes mine said it was fine to do.

I started browsing the internet for baby stuff and crib bedding these past few weeks. But now being in the 2nd trimester I hope to get up to my local Babies R Us and look at things hands on. It should be fun... ;)

The babies are roughly 3-1/2" long and 1-1/2 ounces and they are streching out. They are able to move and kick me but I cannot feel it yet. They also will be able to start sucking their thumbs this week too!! So cool!!!

My next OB appt is next Friday, February 5th and I will do another update.

The wait is over here are my latest belly pics...

Here is a pic from Maternity Shopping with the Bump pillow underneath...


Here is how I told work...

1st Ob Appt.

I had my first OB appt last Tuesday. I know I know...I'm bad at this blogging stuff. I'm hoping I'll get better as the months go on...we'll see. So I had my 1st Ob appt last Tuesday and it went really really good!!! My doctor was excited to see me pregnant finally. She gave me a bunch of information and the book "What to Expect When your Expecting" for free, AWESOME!! I also got a U/S and will get one every time I go due to having twins. Its easier to see the heartbeats via U/S then try to hear the heartbeats on the doppler and know which one is which. At 20 weeks I start seeing a high-risk OB for bi-weekly U/S to check the placenta's, umbilical cords, and babies growth. Then at 24 weeks I will start seeing my regular OB also bi-weekly and then at 30 weeks every week. My next appt is Feb. 5th...it seems so far away.

I told work when I got back from the appt. And everyone is very excited and shock that it is twins. Of course they don't know how they were conceived but that doesn't matter let them think and wonder. Don't bother me and it can't either.

Then on Tuesday night mom took me out and we went shopping for maternity clothes. As I was growing out of my pants and my shirts are tight in the belly area. We went to the Huntley Outlets to Motherhood Maternity and there was no one there that night. So it was nice to have my own personal shopper. The sales lady was wonderful and picked out most of the tops. They also had a belly pillow to try on under the clothes to see what you look at 3 months from now...I have a picture on my phone I'll have to upload onto here. I told the sales lady that when the times comes for summer clothes I want to come back when she is there so she can see my process.

That's about it. I'll be 12 weeks this Friday and I can't believe it!

Week 9 Pregnancy Quiz

I stole this from a fellow blogger...I hope she doesn't mind.

How far along: 9 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: 8 - 10 lbs I can't remember my pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes: 2 pj bottoms, 1 pair of jeans, and 1 pair of work pants.
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Pretty good besides having to wake up and pee 3/4 times thru the night.
Best moment this week: Being able to share the news with Mike's side
Movement: Too soon to feel anything
Food cravings: Fruits and Cheese
Gender: Won't know this till March, maybe sooner???
Labor Signs: Eeek - none!!! We want none of that for at least 30 more weeks.
Belly Button in or out: In
What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach
What I am looking forward to: Hearing my babies heartbeats at my 1st OB/Gyn appt.
Milestones: being released from the RE and looking forward to my 1st OB/Gyn appt.

Where to start?

I haven't been on for awhile and I'm mad at myself. But I've been so busy with the holidays and so tired I haven't had time either.

On Wednesday, December 16th I had my last appointment and ultrasound with my RE. Yep I've been released. The babies are getting so big the U/S pictures didn't come out as good as the last U/S because they are moving around so much...YAY!! But all my levels are right on track...HCG 106,236 and Progesterone 70.00. My due date is still July 30th, 2010. I have to stay on a few extra medicines for awhile, my baby aspirin till 14 weeks (Jan. 28) and my endometrim I'll be on that till Jan. 28 as well. But I get to reduce the amount I take on Jan 14 to just 2x's a day instead of 3x's a day. Here are the U/S Pictures...







I finally broke down this past week and bought some maternity pants... I got 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of work pants, and 2 pairs of pj bottoms. Comfort! Wow! Why didn't I do this sooner... My good friend reminded me that out at the Huntley Outlets there is a Motherhood Maternity, yay for cheap but good quality maternity clothes.

I also have made some book purchases.

Book 1: When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein, I've read the first 6 chapters and it has a lot of great information but some of it you have to take with a grain of salt.

Book 2: Baby Bargains by Denise & Alan Fields, this book has EVERYTHING to know what to purchase and what to stay away from. A good friend of mine read it during her pregnancy and she highly recommended me getting it with 2 coming. So far its very interesting and has some good ideas/points.

Book 3: 100,000+ The Complete book of Baby Names, Mike and I are having a hard time coming up with girl names. We only have a few girls in our families put together so its been challenging to come up with 2 girl names that we like. We do have 2 boy names we are playing with. But we need to have 2 girl names in the hat, too.

Book 4 This one was a gift: The Pregnancy Journal and Crib Notes by A. Christine Harris, PH. D., it looks like a wonderful journal to keep track of EVERYTHING that is happening plus it also has a ton of information in it for mother to be.



We went to the WI Dells the weekend before Christmas and I thought I would do some swimming but my swimsuit was a little too tight... But I still had fun taking lots of pictures of everyone else in the pools.

We then had Christmas and that also was a ton of fun. We finally shared the good news with Mike's side of the family...all of them. They were all very excited for us and couldn't believe we are having twins!! I'm still not sharing the news with work till after the New Year or on facebook so please don't mention anything there either. But this is how we told Mike's uncle.

We bought 2 White Sox tees, put the U/S pic from our 6w one because that was the better one to see, and the DVD Uncle wanted on top. We wrapped all of this in a shirt box so when he opened it the DVD was on top and there was a piece of tissue paper underneath. Well he then moved the tissue paper and saw the White Sox tees and was like these are not going to fit me...and the light bulb went off and he got it. Along with Mike's brother and sister-in-law. They were all excited and happy for us. Here is a picture of the tees and U/S pic in the box...



Mike helped with buying some baby items... He bought for me for Christmas a I love Mommy picture frame and 2 baby photo books, they are so cute. Here is a pic...



My first OB/Gyn appointment is Tuesday, January 5th...I can't wait. I want to hear my babies heartbeats, I'm going nuts. I might just have to make another purchase of a home doppler to use. I use to think people were nuts when they bought one, but NOW I totally understand why.

Here is last week's picture of my growing belly as you can see my bloat is lower from the previous picture and becoming more of a bump...yay...Can't wait!!




I hope all had a great Christmas / Holiday and has a Happy New Year!!

We have heartbeats!!

Yes, you read that correctly we have 2 lovely, strong, and steady heartbeats...I'm so excited. I'm now 6 weeks 5 days pregnant. I was very nervous for today's appointment not knowing if we were going to see 2 or 1 heartbeats. I couldn't believe how big they had gotten in 1 week. When I read that they would be 10,000 times bigger then the day of conception I couldn't picture it...but now I can with my U/S pics. What I've read is that they are the size of sweet peas. I just wish that we could have U/S every week or every other week so that I can watch the babies grow. I get another U/S next week...I haven't schedule it yet. Then I will be released to my OB/Gyn. IF everything looks good which my nurse felt it would. My restrictions are still no lifting over 10lbs, no exercising, and to take it easy. I already have my OB/Gyn picked out I've been going to her for several years and can't wait to go see her pregnant. I know she will be just as excited as me...she helped get my treatments started. And helped with the referrals for my new insurance program. My blood work will come back tomorrow but I'm pretty sure my levels are doing fine with these two growing as fast as they are.

My symptoms are pretty mild I must say...sore boobs, upset stomach when I don't eat, and certain things taste better on some days then on others they are completely disgusting. I feel pretty good and am amazed that I'm pregnant and not having more symptoms...but I'm grateful and happy.

I took a picture last Thursday which is my day that changes what week I'm at so this picture is my 6 week pregnancy picture...its a bump but from bloat not babies yet...




Here is my 6w 5d Ultrasound Picture:


Here is the information on the size of the babies from The Bump.com



Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.