Babies 23 Weeks

We almost didn't get photos of today's ultrasound. They finished everything, sent us out to check out and I realized we didn't have any photos. So I asked and guess what? They forgot! So this sweet technician took us back and did another quick ultrasound so I could have a few more photos. They aren't as photogenic as I would like but the top shows Baby B, his back side. He had his face hidden so we did not get a profile shot. He weights 1 pound 4 ounces. The bottom is of Baby A, also a backside shot. His little head is curled downward, he weighs the most of the two at 1 pound 5 ounces. Each are situated transversely, or are laying sideways in my belly. Every day they are kicking more and more and with more ferocity!

Everything looks great which was encouraging. We are praying daily for healthy, beautiful boys. We still have so much to do, including a new paint job for the nursery and a lot of organization. Hopefully we will accomplish everything with time to spare. I am running out of energy each day so hopefully we can accomplish a lot in October.

We had our C-section class Saturday. Even though we know what we are in for it still was a bit overwhelming to talk about everything that will be involved with the procedure. It would be a blessing to have a normal birth but our chances of that are fairly slim, it seems most multiple pregnancies result in a C-section.

We start Lamaze classes the first Saturday in October. I figure it still will be good to learn all the breathing techniques besides we still have a chance of possibly having a normal delivery.

Thanks for all your continued support and love for our growing family. We will keep you updated as the weeks pass by.

Babies, 20 Weeks

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Our babies are developing normally and look beautiful. In fact, both are fairly close in size and doing well for twins. One worry with twins is that the babies can be different in their development but our little guys are right on track. They measured around 11 ounces today.

It was quite funny during the ultrasound as Baby A was as stubborn as can be and crawled up into a tight ball for most of the ultrasound (he is hiding out in my lower abdomen right now). At one point he was literally on top of his head and both the technician and I said, "That just can't be comfortable!" He really made the technician work to get shots of all his various organs, as this was the full fetal survey and they measure all the major organs, bones, etc.

Baby B was hanging out right near my belly button and the technician thought she had it easy until he started wiggling around and at one point moved down to touch his brother's head and as the tech said, "Say hello to his brother."

After the ultrasound the technician asked us what names we were thinking of and we said Noah and Jonah. She asked if we knew who was who and I said not really. She suggested that the more stubborn of the two, Baby A, be Jonah! What a good fit.

Now, most of you know how names change. We've been through several names but right now we seem to be stuck on Noah Mark and Jonah Coy. We'll see if they continue to feel right and suit us but I don't think any final decisions will be made until we are holding our two boys in our arms.

Also, several of you have requested belly photos, while these are obviously not my favorite (what woman likes others seeing her ever increasing waistline?) I decided to take a few. I even got a bit creative and held up two little pairs of socks just to get the visual of the two little ones developing inside.

Stay tuned.........there is more exciting news to come, we are sure!

Twin Boys!

To our surprise we found out we are having not one but TWO boys. For some reason I'd thought we were having at least one girl but to our surprise our technician confirmed we are expecting two little boys.

I am excited. Nervous still about raising two babies at one time but very excited. This is going to be a ride, that is for sure! At least everyone I've told about the boys has told me I will be so grateful because they are much easier to raise then girls.

One sweet sister who has a young son and is expecting her second in December said to me Sunday, "The Lord really needs his missionaries....I just have that feeling." We sure have had a lot of baby boys born in this area in the past year so she may just be right!

IVF Photos and First Look at Babies!

I wanted to share these photos too, although they are a bit older in date. The first is the very first look we had of our babies back in May 2007. Can you imagine we wanted to transfer three embryos? We had a friend who had transferred three and only one took and we really wanted twins (after all we've been through we figured an instant family, one try would be the best). Our specialist, Dr. Acacio, convinced us otherwise. We had invested in an extra test to determine which of the embryos were most likely to produce children and he was insistent that these two were 100% perfect. Although he did say we only had a 1/3 chance of twins and most likely one would take! The second photo is the ultrasound taken after the transfer showing the little embryos in place.

The third photo shows our very first ultrasound and imagine to our surprise, we found TWINS! My first month of pregnancy was pretty rough with a lot of pain but as soon as we saw those twins our specialist believed part of what I had went through was due to the two little babies growing inside of me (the other factor causing problems were the fertility meds they had me on as part of the IVF procedure, I suffered from a bit of hyperstimulation). We had wanted twins but I think once it became reality I got a little nervous and scared. But we are truly excited, even with all the nerves and know how lucky we are to have our first attempt at IVF work out with not one but two babies!

The next month or two of our first trimester was a roller coaster ride. At one point we had a bit of a scare as I had some bleeding but in the end everything was absolutely fine and the babies were unaffected. Boy were we glad! That was a frightening experience.

This last photo shows Shane back in July putting up our cribs, we now have two in place and I just ordered some adorable boy crib bedding and accessories yesterday.

One step closer to a complete nursery!