garrison twins update

Meet Baby A<----- Girl!

Meet Baby B-----> Boy!

Baby Girl will be born first since she is lowest. She's constantly kicking me in the bladder and hip bones. Baby Boy is lying pretty much sideways across the top part of my belly so he's got lots of room. (He better turn head down eventually. Though I've pretty much accepted the fact that I will in all likelihood be having a c-section.)

One of the blessings of being pregnant with twins is the number of ultrasounds I get. I see both my OB and a Perinatologist which is a twin specialist and specializes in analyzing ultrasounds. Every month I get an in depth ultrasound and they've been lasting about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours long. The perinatologist and his assistants check every inch of both babies. It is very reassuring, though after a while I do get tired of the ultrasound wand thingy rubbing all over my belly--and sometimes it hurts! Especially if they need to get one of the babies to move or turn to get a good picture and check organs, etc. It always hurts more with Baby Boy for some reason. 

Everything looks perfect with Baby Girl. So no worries there. Baby Boy's placenta is very slightly detached at one corner, so I'm not supposed to lift anything. I've heard that rule before but this time I'm really trying to follow it. Though with a two year old it's pretty rough to stick to at times. But all is well. Baby B also has placenta "lakes" which look like pockets of air in the placenta. The worry is that they can possibly fill with blood and interfere with his development. But everything is A-OK at the moment :) 

I have a pretty positive attitude about it all and really just don't stress about it. It's a kind of denial really. I just choose to think that everything is fine and all will be well. Plus, I feel them kick and move so much that I know they are happy and healthy. 

Starting at my next ultrasound, the length of time it takes to look over the babies should shorten. Simply because at 28 weeks they will be running out of the room and it will get harder and harder to get a good full visual of them. So then I'm officially ordered by the perinatologist to be on "unofficial bed rest." He told me my job is to be an incubator and just keep those babies in! 

So I'll party it up on Halloween then sit for the next two months eating all of Jake's candy :) Twins are typically born between 36-38 weeks. So at about Christmas they can come anytime. I'm hoping they decide to come no later than December 31st. Because they would make our tax credit super awesome come April :)

I can't wait to hold them and see what they look like and watch them interact with one another and with Jake. Life is gonna be pretty exciting!