11 days and counting!

Dear Miracle Babies,

We're getting closer and closer every day to finding out what the both of you are! I am so excited and can not wait. I almost wish I had a video camera to go with me to the ultrasound so that I could tape your Daddy's reaction when the Tech tells him what you are!

On a sad note, I've not felt either of you be very active in a while. Which makes Mommy worry a little bit and kinda makes me sad. With you moving around in there, I know that you're ok and everything is going good. So if you don't mind, why not give your Mommy a little peace of mind and kick something, at this point, ANYTHING to let me know you're ok. I'll even take you kicking Mommy in the bladder and making me pee on myself at this point just to know everything is ok. I think I'm almost as excited for being able to see you two are ok and to see those little hearts beating at the ultrasound as I am to find out what you are. But I suppose this is the beginning of worrying about you both for the rest of my life! :)

I love you both so much and continue to thank God for you! You are my little miracles and I just can't wait to meet you both.

Love always,
Mommy

Loving You Both So Much!

Dear Miracle Babies,

Good morning you two! You both are 15 weeks and 5 days old today and already I can tell a little bit about each of the personalities that you two have!

One of you is sitting on the right side of Mommy's Belly, and Baby B, I am assuming that is you. Well, let me just tell you this, you are Mommy's very active little one and I am absolutely loving it. Although it does make Mommy worry that once you get here, that you are going to be Mommy's rotten little handful. Last night, just before bed, you decided you were going to kick and kick Mommy and do what I am pretty sure is flips in Mommy's belly! And to my little one on the right side of my tummy, I'm assuming Baby A, you are Mommy's calm and laid back little one. You don't move too much at all in comparison to your brother or sister who spent about 10 minutes showing me their moves and kicking abilities last night. Each of you is so distinct and unique! I just can't wait to meet you face to face and learn so much more about you.

Anyways, we're quickly approaching 16 weeks, and I wanted to tell you about how much you'll be growing during your 16th week of life.

16 weeks:

* The fetus measures nearly 5 inches (12cm) from head to buttocks.
* The fetus weighs about 3.5 ounces (100 grams).
* The fetus is covered with a protective soft down to regulate its temperature.
* Fat begins to form underneath skin.
* Baby hears external voices, sleeps and dreams.

Your baby has learned to breathe. This is apparent from the regular movements of his chest, inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid. These actions help the lungs to develop and grow. More developed facial muscles may lead to various expressions, such as squinting and frowning. Your baby now weighs more than their afterbirth. The baby can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.

You are showing more now and have an obvious swelling in your lower abdomen. The rest of your body is still changing. A total of 5 to 10 pound (2.25 to 4.5 kg) weight gain by this point in your pregnancy is normal.

The crown to rump length of your baby is 4.4 to 4.8 inches (11 to 12 cm). Fetal weight has doubled in 2 weeks and is about 3.5 ounces (100g).


You both are changing and growing so much, it's no wonder that Mommy is still so tired.

I love you both so very much. Be good and continue to grow big and strong for Mommy, and feel free to keep kicking Mommy like crazy! I love being able to feel you two :)

I love you always,
Mommy

I felt you!

Dear Miracle Babies,

Sorry Mommy is a little late in writing this letter to you. It has been very busy at our house and I am just now finding time to sit down and tell you this exciting news! On September 9th, Mommy felt one of you move for the first time. Baby B, I'm pretty sure it was you! You were actually very very active! It was the neatest feeling in the world. It felt like little flutters or rumbles in Mommy's belly, right where the doctors found you at when we went to our appointment! It was such an indescribable feeling and you definitely made Mommy's day! And Baby A, you decided to squirm around in Mommy's belly the next day and made me so very very happy! Knowing you both are in there and doing well makes Mommy so very thankful and so very blessed! God has blessed me with you two and I don't ever want to fail to thank Him for that.

This letter isn't a long one but it is one Mommy wanted to make sure she shared with you and that she had to read later so she could remember the special occasion! Mommy can not wait to meet you both and I love both so very very much.

Love always,
Mommy.

Update!

Dear Miracle Babies,

Mommy is writing to update you on how our last appointment went! Our appointment was on Tuesday (9.7.10) at 13 weeks and 4 days! It wasn't a very eventful appointment, but the most exciting thing was listening to your little heart beats! Baby A your heart beat was 160 and Baby B your heartbeat was 154. Since telling everyone your heartbeats, I've had lots of people say their guess is you are two little girls, or one little boy and one little girl. But that leads me to the best part of yesterday's appointment...we finally scheduled the ultrasound to let us know what you are! So, if the two of you cooperate, on October 8th, we will be able to stop calling you Baby A and Baby B and start calling you by your names! I am so very very excited and can not wait. You two will be 18 weeks old when we find out! How exciting! I scheduled the ultrasound for 9:30 in the morning that way Daddy can go with us! He is very excited too :)

As far as how Mommy is feeling, I'm feeling okay. I did have to stop to go throw up while writing this letter to you, but it's the first time I've thrown up in a long time. Normally my zofran helps keep the throwing up away. But this nausea came so suddenly that there was no choice but to empty my stomach. I must say though, I do feel better after puking and brushing my teeth. I actually want to take a nap now that I think of it. But sleeping is something Mommy does a lot of these days!

Your Daddy is such a great guy. As soon as he heard me getting sick today, he came to rub my back and even cleaned up after me when I was all done. You both are so very blessed that God has given you such a great Daddy! I can't wait for you to meet him!

Well Mommy is going to go rest a little more. I have to make Daddy some lunch, and get ready for work here shortly.

I love you both so very very much and am counting down the days til we see you again!

Love always,
Mommy

P.S. Feel free to start moving around a kicking a little bit in there any time soon! Mommy can't wait to feel you two moving around in there! Just be nice to one another! No punching or kicking or hitting one another. I love you.

Mommy

Just a few pictures...

Dear Miracle Babies,
I wanted to post some pictures up for you to see! I hope you look back on these one day and think, "wow, that was us" and "look what we did to Mommy's belly so early"! I love you both!


This is Mommy 12 weeks and 5 days pregnant with both of you!


Baby B, this is your heart beat sono picture. Your heart was beating at 126.5 beats per minute.


Baby A this is your heart beat sono picture. Your heart was beating at 132.5 beats per minute.


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Baby B, this is your sono picture of them measuring how big you were. You were 6 weeks and 5 days old!


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Baby A, tihs is your sono picture of them measuring how big you were. You were 6 weeks and 5 days old, just like your sibling!


And this is Mommy's very first (but not last) picture of both of you together! This picture was by far my favorite! When they showed this picture to me, I cried. I knew the moment I saw this picture that God had truly blessed your Daddy and me!

That's it for today. I love you both so much.

Love always,
Mommy

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