18 week ultrasound

Yesterday, Brian and I found out we are having one boy and one girl. We both took a half of day of work, because the ultrasound was scheduled for 1pm. However, we had to wait in the waiting room for an hour before they called us in, no fun. Once they started the ultrasound, I had a hard time, I felt really hot, almost like I was going to faint. I told the technician and she suggested I roll onto my side instead of laying on my back. I definitely felt better after a little bit. She did the rest of the ultrasound while I lied on my side. We were introduced to Twin A first, our little girl. She wouldn't turn her face, so her profile picture is a little blurry.

Next we got to meet Twin B our little boy. He was moving around more so we were able to get cuter pictures. One of his hand and one of the profile pictures his mouth is open.

Both of the babies are growing great. They are about 9 ounces and each have their own umbilical cord and sack. The doctor said that the pregnancy was not considered high risk, so we don't have to go back to the hospital for our next ultrasound. We will be getting an ultrasound once a month, at our regular doctor's office.

We are both very excited after seeing our babies and knowing that they are healthy and growing on schedule.

(If you click on the pictures you can get a closer view of them.)

Doctors Appointment

My doctor appointment went well today. For the first time, since the first ultrasound I got to hear both heart beats, which was great. The Doctor said one was 150 and the other 160 beats per min. He said that those were both good. I also schedule our level 2 ultrasound. It will be Feb. 26th. The count down begins until we find out the gender of our two little bundles of joy, 11 days! God is good! :)

16 weeks

We have made it to four months, almost half way. Our next doctors appointment is Monday. Brian will be unable to attend this appointment because he will be gone for another week at training. Hopefully after this appointment we will be able to schedule our big ultrasound appointment. I have been feeling great!



We have started buying a few big things for the babies room. We have two cribs and two car seats. We moved our extra bed into my craft room. It is a little tight in that room, but I think it works.









We also have bought new living room furniture: couch and a loveseat. The old couch Brian moved into is office. We almost have the house decorated. I need to get some wedding pictures printed to hang on the wall behind the couch. We also want to get a different end table and a coffee table. We just need to find a set me like.





Here is a few pictures of Brian working on the upstairs guest bathroom. He is putting in a new curved shower curtain.





I just completed my first full week of school at my new school. Some days were better than others, but I have survived and I think it will be a good rest of the year. I just have some really talkative boys, especially in one class. I do miss my well behaved sixth graders.

It snowed again today in NC, we have about 4 inches of snow. After our last storm, the snow had melted but it is back today. This is the most snow I have seen in NC.