Mommy Post

Jay and I had our first trimester screening (a little late) yesterday. We learned that our chances for having a baby with downs syndrome are greater than 1 in 10,000, good news but it wouldn't have mattered to us either way. We are just so excited to be having babies!

Both babies looked great on the ultrasound. I was sort of disappointed that our ultrasounds were so close together (just a week and a half) that the babies didn't really look that much different. The did put on a major show for us and were wiggling all over the place. Their heartbeats have slowed down, 152 for baby A and 158 for baby B. The ultrasound tech said this was perfectly normal for this age and that the range we want to see is between 150-160. I'm starting to have a feeling that they are both boys. God help me. Seriously. :)

I also learned that stabbing pains I'm having all towards the sides of my lower stomach is round ligament pain. This pain normally doesn't happen until 16-18 weeks but after feeling my uterus, the doctor explained that my uterus was measuring 17-18 weeks (resulting in a plump baby bump) and that's why I was feeling it. Lovely.

Jay and I have also decided to host a gender reveal party for our family and close friends. We cannot WAIT to find out what we're having and I love throwing a party so it made sense. I've had fun purchasing little baby items to decorate and just finalized the printable items today from Allison Kizer Designs on Etsy. I found a cute invitation on her site that I liked and requested some custom items. She has been GREAT to work with and I'm looking forward to printing them out!

Since our next ultrasound/NT scan is not until 20 weeks (February 29th), we've decided to schedule one with a private facility at 16 weeks to determine the gender. We simply cannot wait. On a side note, we also want to find out what we're having before the huge Mothers of Multiples sale so that we can stock up on some great consignment pieces. Our gender ultrasound will be on January 31st and our reveal on February 4th. We have to allow the bakery some time to get our cakes together. Since our pregnancy was not a big surprise to our friends or family, I am so excited to host this gender party and let everyone know our big secret at once! I've been perusing pinterest for twin gender reveal party ideas and I've been a little let down. I may do a little blog series to publish so that other twin moms can get some ideas. We'll see!