30w6d - Weekly update, sono pics, bump pic!

Better late than never!  Tomorrow I'll be 31 weeks but it's never too late to write a 30 week update, right?  LOL

Babies this week:

• Baby's skin is getting smoother.
• But baby's brain is getting wrinklier-to make way for all that essential brain tissue.
• Baby's now strong enough to grasp a finger!
• Your 15.2- to 16.7-inch, 2.5- to 3.8-pound baby continues to grow.

Sonogram pictures from this week:

Bump photo!

27w0d - Weekly update and sono pics!!

27 weeks!!   Third trimester (at least according to the American Pregnancy Association lol)!!!   >90% viability!!   Next milestone is 30 weeks which it goes up to 95%!  :)   

Had an ultrasound at 27 weeks exactly.  Baby A, our girl, weighed 2lb 8oz.   Baby B, our boy, weighed 2lb 4oz.   

Babies this week:

• Baby's practicing inhaling and exhaling with his or her rapidly developing lungs.
• It's official: Baby's showing brain activity! And the brain will keep on getting more complex.
• At 13.6 to 14.8 inches and 1.5 to 2.5 pounds, baby's not just getting bigger, but also getting smarter.

Baby boy is the only one who showed us his sweet face today.

Times 2:

24w1d - Ultrasound!!

Had a sonogram in Erie.  It was quite the sonogram.  I almost passed out!!   I was laying on my back, looking up at the TV, and all of sudden started getting super hot and nauseas.   The tech sat me up and I still felt like I was going to faint.  I started dripping sweat and my hands were tingling and my extremities were hard to move.  It was scary.   They say, laying on you back while pregnant cuts off blood to something or other.  I truly think this was a little of that and a little of a panic attack.  I've been feeling anxious a lot lately (with all the cord things).  So I wouldn't be surprised if it was part panic attack.  Anyways, babies looked great....

Baby A Measurements:
Head 24w5d 

Arm 24w1d

Belly 24w3d

Thigh 24w3d

148bpm
Estimated weight: 1lb 10oz

Baby B Measurements:

Head 24w3d

Arm 24w6d

Belly 24w1d

Thigh 24w4d
150bpm
Estimated weight: 1lb 8oz

Baby girl throwing the peace sign!

Our baby girl.

Our baby boy.

20w1d - Ultrasound

Saw our babies today at 20 weeks + 1 day.   I'm sad to report that baby B (our boy) has what's called a velamentous cord insertion (VCI) where the cord inserts into the sac instead of the placenta.    I'll let you do your own googling if you choose but prayers are definitely appreciated.   I'll update the post later with more information when I'm at a desktop.   Please pray!!  

And again comparing Victor (left at 18 weeks) to his brother (right at 20 weeks). They look so much alike!

15w5d - Private ultrasound!!

Baby A's girl bits:

Baby B's boy bits:

Baby B's hand:

Baby B:

Baby A with her hand by her face as if she has had enough!

Baby B's profile:

Baby A all curled up:

Both of their profiles together:

Baby A sucking on her fingers (you can literally see her tongue move in and out):

Baby B:

6w5d - Ultrasound and Symptoms

God is good!  God is AWESOME!   Praise Jesus!  We have a heartbeat!   122bm!  Baby Schloss measured 6w3d, exactly 7 days more than 7 days ago!   Thank you everyone so so so so so much for your thoughts and prayers!     We are just so happy words can't explain.

Heartbeat visualized!  122 BPM!

Side view.

I think this is his/her spine.  Measuring 6w3d.

Another measurement:  6w3d.

Baby!!!

Symptoms:

Night:  Starving, had to eat a bar.   One vivid dream.

Morning:  TSB, veiny.  On my feet most of the morning, so a lot of pulling mid morning.

Afternoon:  Thirst.   A tiny bit woozy and bleh feeling after work.

Evening:  Cramps when laying.   Slight TSB (hard to get).