Baby Blog: March 23, 2011

We had an OB appointment and a perinatologist appointment this week, and everything looks great with both of the babies and myself!

At our last perinatologist appointment, he guessed that the twins were girls, but told us not to paint the room or make any plans yet. He was right! They looked great on ultrasound, measuring exactly where they should with no signs of twin to twin transfusion. Twin B was spunky as usual...we even have an ultrasound picture of her kicking Twin A in the head. :) We have names picked out for both girls, but we won't be telling until they are born. We are so excited to welcome the sweet girls into our family!!!

Just for the record: Twin A was measuring 8 ounces and Twin B was measuring 7 ounces.

The perinatologist also checked my cervix (both via ultrasound and manually), and everything looked great there too! They saw no signs of preterm labor, so I am allowed to continue my normal activities for now. Also, since I had pre-eclampsia with Benton, they are keeping a close watch on my blood pressure and other symptoms. So far so good there too!

My next appointments are in 3 weeks, and they will be doing the same big things...blood pressure, cervix check, and ultrasound of the girls! Please continue praying for the babies to remain healthy and for the pregnancy to march on uneventfully!

PS-They said they want me to gain 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy moly! How does anyone gain 50 pounds?! :)