3D Ultrasound - Take Two!

Yesterday was our follow-up appointment at UCBaby for 3D ultrasound! We looked forward to seeing clear photos of their teeny, little faces, for weeks. For me, I was just nosey, to see who in the family I thought they most closely resembled. I think our baby boy looks like a Smeltz for certain and our baby girl perhaps looks more like my side? I guess we'll have to wait and see once they arrive.

Baby Girl 24 week ultrasound

Baby Boy 24 week ultrasound

I asked the tech to double check their genders for us. Baby Boy was very obvious the first time around - I imagine him in the future, to be a naked, diaper-less streaker with the way he was casually displaying himself. Baby Girl, is still a baby girl! The tech was pretty certain the first time, but I wanted to make sure. His heartbeat measured at 144bpm and hers was 146bpm. Both very nice. They also both were already opening their eyes! We're very happy and are pleased to know that they are doing good.

They were moving around all over the place while we watched the scan. Baby Girl was head down and Baby Boy was head up in my belly this time. Baby Boy kept kicking his sister in the face! She was protecting herself by putting her arm up in front of her face. Poor girl, she's already getting picked on. I told DH that his son was already a little troublemaker.

This time around, there was a bit more fat on their teeny bodies and we got a few more photos, nothing super clear, but we have yet to go through all of the photos they gave us on CD. They told us it's harder to get pictures of two babies, since it's more limbs to get in the way and more movement. No big deal. We got to see them and we got a DVD of our hour long session, so that's good enough for us. UCBaby also gave us two gift bags full of coupons and trial items which I loved! Inside were 4oz bottles, diaper creams, stretch mark creams and sample diapers. Score! I love gift bags! Our parents got to watch the broadcast live again this time. It is up online for 60 days for anyone to view. If you're interested, send me an email and I can send you the link.

Now that I'm feeling the flutters of movement more often each day (no real kicks yet or feeling on the outside - hoping that comes soon so DH can feel them moving too!), I am beginning to become more and more aware that this is really happening for us, and there are babies inside of my tummy. I know you're thinking, "How could she not know by now?" Well, I guess the best way to explain it is that it's a really huge change from my normal, or 30 years of just being me, and until recently I had no way of knowing the babies were even there unless I looked down and went "Oh, yeah. A belly!" Up to this point I haven't really had many of the pregnancy side effects that most women complain about. (I'm happy about that.)

Week 23 belly pic (Taken Oct 4/11)

This week we went shopping at Babies-R-Us to browse the playards in person. We left with a hamper for the nursery which I am hoping to customize with fabrics, an adorable stuffed owl that I couldn't put down, and a crib sheet. We also ordered a Graco Stages Travel Lite Playard from Sears. It's 20% smaller than a normal sized playard (or playpen as some would say) and we plan to use it beside our bed for the first while to have the babies sleeping safely close to us. It holds up to 15lbs on the top and so we figure they'll be able to sleep in it together for the first few weeks, then we can buy a second one or move them to their crib. Also we can take the playard with us travelling to grandparents' houses or where ever we need. We also tested out the baby monitor this week. DH was super excited since it's technology plus baby related (the best of both worlds!). He loved that it has portable digital screen and infrared lighting for night time. We can also take it with us when ever we travel. (Or should I say "if" we do travel..)

Today, we're off to do a bit more shopping/errands for the week and drive to my parents' place for the long weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving! Now to get DH out of bed...

At the Lake for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving All!