10 weeks...and TWINS!

Written Aug 23, 2013

This past week had been my 10th week of pregnancy. I couldn't believe how quickly everything had gone. Only 30 weeks left to go and I'd finally get to meet our handsome boy or gorgeous little girl.  I'm sure time will slow down during the last trimester when all I can think about is getting this baby out of my body. But for now I'm taking it day at a time, one week at a time.

The freak outs hadn't stopped. This week my nausea mostly disappeared.  Even though one of my pregnancy apps said it might...it didn't stop me from assuming the worst. I just didn't feel pregnant.  When a woman doesn't feel pregnant at 10 weeks...something is wrong. . Right? No, not necessarily.  My first doctors appt was scheduled for this week so all my uneasiness was either going to be confirmed or fade with hearing my babies heart beat or seeing the little guy on a sonogram. I was a nervous wreck for that appointment.  I also thought I'd have to go alone because Kyle isn't allowed off work to come to those appts with me. Talk about a major bummer. However!  God was so good to us and luckily he didn't have work until 11:30 that morning!!

We went to the appt at 8:30am. I hadn't met my doctor yet so I was unsure if it would be male or female. When I was taken back to the room..I soon realized that I had a full team. I mean, seriously,  what woman wants a thousand people in the same room when she has to show off her most private areas?!? Well obviously I didn't have a choice. My main doctor is still new to all this so someone higher up came to observe and assist. Both of these docs were males of course. Yay.... not. Then I had 2 nurses. One was also a trainee. So apparently I had the appointment where pointing around In lady parts become a major learning and educational experience for every newbie in the place. ::sigh:: poor kyle just sat off to the side as he watched all these people prob me and make me uncomfortable. 

Well my intern doc started off checking my uterus for a baby and he found one. They couldn't get a good picture so they decided to give me a vaginal ultrasound... another uncomfortable experience. While the older doctor was conducting that ultrasound,  he leaned up closer to the computer screen and said, "now wait a minute here guys...."

That one little phrase kicked my heart into high gear. Is he going to say there are two??? Kyle was thinking the same thing.

Then he said it! He said he thought he saw 2 flutters showing heart beats! I just about died. TWINS? !?! 

For the next 2 hours I was shoved from dept to dept for various reasons and they scheduled a sonogram to check if there were multiple babies. Kyle had to go back to work during this part so he didn't get to see. I wish he could have stayed. The lab tech doing the sonogram was incredibly informative. The doctors are supposed to confirm multiple babies but since I told her they wouldn't call me for a few days...she basically went ahead and confirmed it for me.

I got to see both of My beautiful babies. It was so amazing and they were just wiggling their little hands and moving around. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. The technician also told me they were identical. They will share the exact same DNA! How awesome is that??

Baby A (on the bottom) had a heart rate of around 180 bpm and was about 10weeks 1day big in size, while Baby B had a heart rate of around 179 and measured to be about 9weeks 5 days.  The lab technician didn't seem to be concerned about the difference in sizes. From what I've read, some babies just grow faster than others! We'll see how they measure in a few weeks when I go back to the doctor.

While twins will prove to upgrade my pregnancy status to more at risk than with a single baby..  I accept it.  God has blessed Kyle and I with this incredible gift. It will be unbelievably challenging for sure, but I'm ready to accept it!  I've posted a picture below of  our two little miracles.  Please pray for us, that the pregnancy is healthy and goes full term as well as pray for the little tykes that they have a healthy development.

Love you guys! 

This picture states that the babies are about the size of a kumquat (and obviously taken prior to knowledge of the twinnies!)