Week 21 began right after going to our very first 3D ultrasound. It was neat to see our babies faces in 3D, even if they weren't very clear images. The company (UCBaby) offered us a follow up scan in three weeks(on October 7th) since they couldn't get really good photos because the babies were hiding behind each other and also behind their placentas. We will get better images and a DVD at that time. Our parents will also be able to watch live over the internet again, which is really nice. Here are the two 3D photos that we have of our cubs so far. Cute little faces!
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| Baby A - It's a Girl! |
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| Baby B - It's a Boy! |
The technician also took photos of the babies in 2D and images of their faces, hearts and their little bums. We're so happy to see that our babies are doing well and are growing stronger with each passing week. Everyday is a blessing and we are so very thankful to have life be so wonderful. We haven't yet gotten used to the idea that we are going to have a daughter, or a son for that matter. I have no idea when it will sink in. We keep on praying for a continued good pregnancy and healthy birth for our little cubs. We look forward to meeting them in early 2012! Can't wait to see their beautiful little faces in person and to hear them cry will just be amazing. I can only imagine.
This weekend DH spent almost all of his time working on the basement development. He framed around the duct work in the ceiling area and built a 2x4 wall to divide crawl space from the part of the basement which we will be developing into an office and a rec/living room.. Or a rumpus room as my german grandparents would call it. I think I'm going to call it that from now on. He just needs to finish the duct boxes and frame for the laundry room wall. That will be an October project. Then he can move on to running the electrical and we can hire a drywaller to come and drywall the walls and ceilings. It's going to look so great. I'm proud of DH!
Also this past weekend, my Mom & I went fabric shopping to get the same fabrics we'd bought last week, in yellow and green, in a pink & purple. She is going to make our daughter the same quilt pattern, but in pinks! It's going to be such a comfy nursery and knowing it's made with love makes it all that much better. I've been working on crocheting a pink fuzzy baby blanket to with the blue one I'd made a few years back. This weekend I realized I was making the pink one too large! I unravelled it all and started again. It looks much better now and I've already redone one out of the three balls of wool. I suspect it will be finished soon. I also spent some time organizing our babies' things into their freshly painted closet. I hung all of the clothes (since we don't have their dresser yet) and put all of their smaller items into wicker baskets for each of them. Yes, I think this must be what nesting is.
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| Wool for the baby blanket I am currently making - Red Heart's Pink Lemonade |
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| The blue blanket I made a few years ago - Red Heart's Playtime |
The end of this week, we are leaving for Thompson! (Yay, a vacation!) We are travelling with my parents and are going back to my home town to visit my Grandma. It will be wonderful to see her again, as it's been a year and a half since she came to our wedding reception and it's been over 5 years since I've been home. She will also be so thrilled to see my belly bump. She is just over the moon that she is (finally) going to be a Great-Grandma! (She calls our cubs a "mixture". Meaning a girl and a boy. Which I find endearing.) I also plan to visit a few friends and see what's changed in town. We'll be going to the lake and stopping enroute to visit the waterfall. Oh, and of course, I'll be going to eat homemade burgers and fries at Popeyes by the river if it's not closed for the season! That's about all I'm planning to do. That, relaxing, and listening to stories my Grandma tells about the old days back in Germany.
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| This weeks' belly pic at 21 weeks along. |
