Pregnancy Update

We had two doctor appointments this last week. On Wednesday the 27th we went to our Perinatologist and on Friday we went to our OBGYN. We really didn't find out much more information. Baby A weighs approximately 2.2 lbs and Baby B weighs 2 lbs. They still are unsure if Baby B's bladder is on the outside of her body. Our doctor said he showed her images at a conference down at the University of Utah Hospital to all different kinds of doctors/specialists and that everyone was dumbfounded as to exactly what the images showed. Normally when you look at an ultrasound where the bladder is located there is only one dark spot, but with her there are three. And because we are having identical twins, it's hard to make sense of why she has some problems that the other one doesn't. Our Perinatologist is hoping we'll have more answers after we get the Fetal MRI and the Echo-cardiogram done this Friday.

I found out at my OBGYN appointment that I should plan on having a C-section, which I'm not looking forward to. Honestly, I'll do whatever I need to do to help both babies...it's just not my preference. But who knows maybe I'll be like those crazy women who love c-sections? After I left my appointment I felt really depressed. Last week was a LONG, hard week emotionally for me. Cambree had a fever from Sunday til Thursday night. It got as high as 105.9, she wasn't a happy girl...dang teeth. Because she had such a high fever I had to cancel all my plans and sit at home, which isn't good for me because then I have time to sit and think about things. I had a breakdown both Thursday and Friday nights, poor Benton. I'm crossing my fingers this week will be better.

This is Twin A. It's a side profile of her face and you can see she has her legs bent towards her face as if you were changing her diaper. Flexible little thing :)

 

Twin B has completely flipped. Her head is down, which makes me really happy because she has such limited space that they were surprised she was able to move her body like she did. And we could finally get a good shot to confirm that she really is a GIRL!

 

Twin B looking straight at us. You can see her cute little eyes, nose and mouth. She is too cute for words!

 

I'm in my 3rd trimester and at 28 weeks I must say I'm rather tired. I lack energy to do about anything. I mentally have to prepare myself to do something outside my home. I want to be more active and take Cambree swimming, to the park, on a walk, etc but I just don't have it in me everyday. I make it out of the house at least three times a week, which I am good with. Being pregnant with twins is so different than a singleton baby. I never really knew or considered how much harder it would be to carry more than one baby. I sleep horribly at night. It takes me at least 30 minutes once I lay down to stop breathing heavy. Poor Benton listens to me take in big breaths of air because its hard for me going from the sitting position to lying down. Our bed is covered in pillows, which is nice for me but Benton says it's rather hot. I haven't swelled yet, which is a plus. I have gained a total of 8 pounds so far, which is shocking since each baby weighs 2 pounds. I can feel them move all the time and I love it. It's fun having two babies because if one isn't moving most likely the other is. Being pregnant even during it's hard times is an amazing thing to me, I'm so glad I am able to experience it.

Me at 28 weeks...

 

We're crossing our fingers we'll know more after this weeks tests.