Thursday, October 29, 2009

7 weeks

We had our first ultrasound today at long last.  The verdict? Twins!  We're expecting twins.  They are well placed and have strong heartbeats.  We're really excited.  I keep singing "2 little monkeys jumping on the bed".  I also imagine them in there with little walkie-talkies having conversations like this:

Twin A: "Baby Bird, Baby Bird, come in Baby Bird, do you read me?"
Twin B: "I read you loud and clear Lil' Star." 
Twin A: "Let's arrive at 38 weeks, over."
Twin B: "Copy that, June 2nd, 2010 it is, over."
Twin A: "Let's both be head down for this, over."
Twin B: "Roger wilco. Over and out."

Nah, you're right. They probably don't need walkie-talkies. 

Anyway, I'm super nauseous.  Now the nausea I experience from walking across the room qualifies as motion sickness.  I feel lucky that it's not a 24 hour puke-fest around here especially with twins, but that doesn't ease the nausea.  My sense of smell is in overdrive.  No melted butter.  No peanut butter.  I was into onions, but now not so much.  I purchased some sea bands yesterday which seem to help.  Gregg has renamed them my "wonder bands" because they do remotely resemble Wonder Woman's wristy cuffs.  

I had to buy some maternity clothes today because the belly is bigger already.  I've gained 2 pounds.  The clothing situation was getting dire.  

Here is the ultrasound.  Dr. B couldn't get a good picture of both and I forgot who is who and which side is up.  They're measuring on time and at about .77 cm each.  They have such a long way to go, and a lot could go wrong but I'm still mostly ignoring the poo-poo info about twin gestation.  Que sera, sera.  






13 comments:

  1. Wow, double the trouble for you!

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  2. Double congratulations.

    I always figure on the maternity clothing--I can look fat in clothing 2-3 sizes bigger or I can look pregnant sooner than I'm "supposed to." I'd rather look pregnant.

    You might also try ginger tea.

    You might also ignore "helpful suggestions" from everyone (especially cousins, especially cousins you don't see all that often) since you'll be bombarded with advice and not all of it is good. There is nothing like a room full of women swapping birth stories to make one feel even more nauseated. But feel free to ignore this helpful suggestion, too!

    I'm so totally excited for you.

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  3. Congratulations! They are adorable, and I'm sure they'll get even cuter as they look more and more like humans.

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  4. CONGRATS! That's so exciting and awesome for you and your hubby!
    Love the us picture! Swwwwweeeeeet!

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  5. OMGOMGOMGOMG Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. So so wonderful!!!! congratulations!!!!

    Mo

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  7. Here from LFCA... congrats on your exciting news! I am 15 weeks along with twins myself. Twice the fun! :)

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  8. New to your blog, but stopping by to say "Congrats". I had twins about this time last year - welcome to the club! =)

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  9. Yeah!!! Congratulations!!! That is such exciting news. Get some rest!

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  10. Wow, congratulations! Lovely ultrasound pic! :) Our transfer is set for Monday...waiting to see how many embies it will be!

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