Today we had our 12 week scan, plus blood work.  This week, the babies can feel it if I poke them, and they will usually react by moving, although I can’t feel it yet.  I feel strange poking them- I tend to think of it like a fish tank- don’t bang on the glass!  But the doctor prodded them enough today during the scan, and she got some really great pictures.  

They are looking more and more human, and you can tell they are growing- much longer arms and legs now.  The doctor was especially proud of these pictures with them both together, and I can see why.  It’s hard to get them to hold still, they move so much!

Just for fun, we also took some bump pictures at 10 weeks…

And again at 12 weeks…

Can you tell I’ve grown?  😉

Finally, my week 9 appointment has arrived!

I will be checked more frequently than women having one baby, since they monitor multiples more closely.  That’s okay with me- I love to see them!

I heard the heartbeats again, and even saw them moving around in there 🙂

This is a close-up of one of the babies.  You still can’t tell much from the photo, but on the monitor in the doctor’s office I could see things pretty clearly!

And here are the two of them, in their own little sacs.  This way, they won’t fight as much, maybe?

Oh yes, and my due date!  The big day is June 29th, although my doctor almost assured me that I would be a few weeks early, with twins.  So sometime in June it is…

While we wait for my next appointment, I thought it would be fun to list some of my symptoms, and the strange world of pregnancy I’m living in.

Firstly, morning sickness.  I have it.  It’s not as bad as some women have it, but it would be more appropriate to call it “all day sickness”.  The most unexpected thing about it to me is the aversions to foods.  I always imagined that my healthy diet, full of fruits and vegetables and bread and cheese, would stick with me during my pregnancy.  Wrong, wrong, wrong.  Carrots (especially carrots) and most other vegetables became my enemies.  Most fruits soon followed.  The bread I usually ate seemed disgusting.  I now crave meat, and at one point I absolutely couldn’t resist McDonald’s.  I don’t even know who I am anymore 🙂

Here is a picture of one weeks worth of food, which sounded good when I was at the store, hunting for something that wouldn’t turn me off.  Usually, after a day or two of eating it, I could no longer stand it.  Good thing Joshua is around for the left-overs!

The other most noticeable symptom is, of course, being tired.  All the time.  You would think I’d just run a marathon.  I didn’t know it was possible to be that tired.

I also have an aversion to smells, especially cigarettes or cigars.  I can smell them a mile away.

For the rest of the symptoms, just the common ones!  If you have been pregnant, you can imagine what they are.  If you haven’t been pregnant, I don’t want to ruin the surprise 😉  I can’t complain, since they are the only way I can “feel” my babies right now!  Even so, I’m looking forward to the second trimester!

Joshua and I are so excited about being parents, and we wanted to create a blog so that our family and friends who are far away can follow along and be a part of this special time with us.

After finding out I was pregnant, I could hardly wait for my doctor’s appointment and first ultrasound to see what was going on in there!  Little did I know I had two tiny surprises in store for me!

Two babies!  I couldn’t believe it- two babies, two bunnies, two parents, and a cat!

Here is my first ultrasound, at 7 1/2 weeks.  I was surprised that I could hear and see their little heartbeats!  There is nothing like that sound to make the whole thing feel real.

At home that night, I gave Josh the photos.  After postulating that perhaps it was a photo of my ovaries, kidneys, or other organs, he decided we were having twins 😉  We were both so excited, and tried to keep our little secret(s), and I tried to wait patiently for my next appointment!