The TTC Twin: The Million Dollar Question...

Although you might think the question is, do you know the genders yet or are you going to find out (absolutely we will be finding out...I couldn't have 2 little beanies come into my world without being as prepared as possible! We should know in a few more weeks.), you would be mistaken. The million dollar question was asked by a close friend of mine last week.

"So, are you enjoying pregnancy?"

The thing is, my dear friend is around every day and I know as soon as she asked, she totally tried to recant her question, alluding to the fact that she knows how I am feeling so far about pregnancy. It is KICKING my butt! Really, I have to say, I am enjoying the fact of knowing that I am carrying around 2 little ones, and I am completely enjoying the ultrasounds we get to see the beanies (and boy do we get a lot of them. We will have one every couple of weeks not only through my OB but also through our perinatalologist because we are having twins and considered high risk for a couple other reasons). However, I am not enjoying all the other aspects of pregnancy that my body seems to be absorbing. Morning sickness, as I have mentioned before, has taken over. And it lasts morning, noon, and night. I have good days but then they seem to be out numbered by the bad days.

I am slowly starting to get some what of an appetite back, but not nearly to the ravenous point that it was at pre-pregnancy (those who know me know I could always put down some food!). I can't really finish a complete meal. It usually is a couple of bites and then that no-so-good feeling hits my stomach. Then I throw in the towel and unfortunately throw away the rest of the meal. I have gained a couple of pounds back of the initial 15+ I lost, but that is slow going. The irony of it is, a lot of people keep telling me how good and skinny I look. Hey, at least I am going in a little lighter with these 2, just means I can pork on a little more once I do start packing on the pounds.

They are growing strong. According to thebump.com, they are the size of a plum this week. Crazy! I just ate a plum today and have to tell you, that is a lot bigger than I realized. They are approximately 2 inches long and weigh in at about 1/2 ounce. And the growing will start to increase rapidly from this point on. Baby B was moving around a lot today during our first ultrasound with our perinatalologist, and according to the ultrasound tech, was totally squashing Baby A. I guess we know who is going to be the bully of the 2. =) We did do the 1st trimester screening and there was a little concern with the amount of fluid measuring behind Baby B's neck (this is called the nuchal translucency screening) so they are doing a blood test and we should know more by the beginning of next week. We are just continuing to pray for 2 healthy babies!

We finally graduated from the fertility clinic and had our first official OB appointment on Sept. 28. It was exciting and I love my OB. And we had our very last blood test with the fertility clinic on Thursday, the 29th, finishing our last fertility med (the progest powder pill) on Monday, the 26th. Woohoo. It has been almost 9+ months that we have been going to the fertility clinic, getting blood tests every few days among many other tests. Crazy! We are moving on baby!!! =)

Well, as much as I could keep talking about these little ones and all the milestones they are reaching, and the ups and downs they are putting me through, I think it is finally time to head off to bed. Thanks for all the continued well wishes and prayers. We'll keep you all up to date as we continue to head off to all our upcoming appointments. Night all!

And just to keep everyone smiling...pictures of the twins below!