So, not much to update you on from yesterday. I didn't get pictures this morning and am too tired to do it now, therefore, no pics this week. I'll leave you in suspense until next next.
Here is the babycenter update...
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily
Love, Nellie
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Ultrasound results
Hey there!
So, the ultrasound went very smoothly. All the girls look great! It took Baby C about 45 minutes before she decided to roll over and let the nice ultrasound tech get a good look at her heart. They weren't able to get all the heart measurements last time but they have them all now, so she checks out great! I think Baby A needs one more view of the heart, but she wouldn't cooperate today. No biggie. The tech said that her heart looks great, she juts can't get the final picture she needs.
Anyway, they are definitely growing! I don't have the exact measurements for their heads, tummies, and femurs, but I have their weights. Babies A & B are weighing in at one pound even!! I don't know why, but I was excited to reach that one pound mark. Baby C is one ounce behind at 15 oz, but the tech said that she couldn't get a great view of her tummy so she might be bigger. All of their amniotic fluid levels look great. No problems with slightly low fluid with the twins anymore which is great! And my cervix is a champ, hanging in there around 5 cm.
After reviewing the ultrasound results and measurements, the doc was so pleased that he told the nurse he didn't have to see me today. Said whatever I was doing was working and I should keep it up. Minimal swelling, blood pressure 112/61, clean urine... what more could a girl ask for. :) Anyway, thanks to Hon for joining me for the ultrasound! Sorry, no great pics this week. I'll get them next time.
love, Nellie
So, the ultrasound went very smoothly. All the girls look great! It took Baby C about 45 minutes before she decided to roll over and let the nice ultrasound tech get a good look at her heart. They weren't able to get all the heart measurements last time but they have them all now, so she checks out great! I think Baby A needs one more view of the heart, but she wouldn't cooperate today. No biggie. The tech said that her heart looks great, she juts can't get the final picture she needs.
Anyway, they are definitely growing! I don't have the exact measurements for their heads, tummies, and femurs, but I have their weights. Babies A & B are weighing in at one pound even!! I don't know why, but I was excited to reach that one pound mark. Baby C is one ounce behind at 15 oz, but the tech said that she couldn't get a great view of her tummy so she might be bigger. All of their amniotic fluid levels look great. No problems with slightly low fluid with the twins anymore which is great! And my cervix is a champ, hanging in there around 5 cm.
After reviewing the ultrasound results and measurements, the doc was so pleased that he told the nurse he didn't have to see me today. Said whatever I was doing was working and I should keep it up. Minimal swelling, blood pressure 112/61, clean urine... what more could a girl ask for. :) Anyway, thanks to Hon for joining me for the ultrasound! Sorry, no great pics this week. I'll get them next time.
love, Nellie
Movement!!! Yippee!!!
So, for the last few weeks I have been feeling what I thought might be some little kicks from the girls. Nothing was significant or repetitive and I couldn't feel them from the outside. I couldn't decide if they were kicks or gas in my intestines. Well, last night confirmed what I was hoping... they are DEFINITELY kicks!
After dinner, we were lying on the couch watching football and I felt a couple of the weird movements I have felt in the past. Well, this time they didn't stop and I lifted up my shirt and all of a sudden saw an alien-like movement of my abdomen right where Baby C is located. I grabbed Nathan's hand and she kept kicking so he got to feel it too! It was pretty exciting. We got some movement from A and B too, who are lower in my abdomen, but they are a little harder to feel from the outside.
Anyway, just thought I would share that with everyone. We were pretty excited about it. It's very comforting to know that we can keep track of them now by feeling them move around. I have my next ultrasound later this morning. I love to see how much they have grown. My aunt, Honor, is coming with me as Nathan can't make it today.
I'll try and give ultrasound results this afternoon. Have a great day!!!
Nellie
After dinner, we were lying on the couch watching football and I felt a couple of the weird movements I have felt in the past. Well, this time they didn't stop and I lifted up my shirt and all of a sudden saw an alien-like movement of my abdomen right where Baby C is located. I grabbed Nathan's hand and she kept kicking so he got to feel it too! It was pretty exciting. We got some movement from A and B too, who are lower in my abdomen, but they are a little harder to feel from the outside.
Anyway, just thought I would share that with everyone. We were pretty excited about it. It's very comforting to know that we can keep track of them now by feeling them move around. I have my next ultrasound later this morning. I love to see how much they have grown. My aunt, Honor, is coming with me as Nathan can't make it today.
I'll try and give ultrasound results this afternoon. Have a great day!!!
Nellie
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
21 Weeks!
Here we are, another week has gone by and my belly is expanding at an alarming rate! No huge news this week, other than I managed to get myself to the beauty salon and got my hair cut. Figured I better get that done before it got too late.
I think I'm starting to feel some movement in there, but nothing consistent. They say any day now. I feel my body is starting to enter a new dimension. I had my first introduction to swelling of the feet this weekend after spending the day in the car. I was so sad. I pressed my fingers into the top of my foot and the indentations stayed there. Boo hoo. Luckily, that is not a consistent thing yet and my ankles are behaving. The other unfortunate side effect is that in the last week or so, my hands have been going numb while I sleep. Usually the hand attached to the arm that I am lying on. I guess this is a sign of carpal tunnel and is pretty common with pregnancy. I got some good sleep positioning pointers from my nurse at MFM and went out and bought a 2" memory foam mattress topper. I slept like a baby last night! Poor Nathan, however, is slowing being pushed out of bed by all the pillows that I require. He's such a trooper.
Ok, so that's it from here. Below is the update. The girls are about a week ahead of schedule, as they were 3/4 pounders last week. Way to go Ladies!! Carrots this week! Oh, and the count down to 24 weeks continues... only 3 weeks to go until viability!
Oh! And some more baby news... Caroline and Will Harries welcomed Susannah Brooke Harries was born on September 12th at 1:51 am weighing in at 9 lbs 4 oz. Congrats to the new parents!!
Love, Nellie
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.
I think I'm starting to feel some movement in there, but nothing consistent. They say any day now. I feel my body is starting to enter a new dimension. I had my first introduction to swelling of the feet this weekend after spending the day in the car. I was so sad. I pressed my fingers into the top of my foot and the indentations stayed there. Boo hoo. Luckily, that is not a consistent thing yet and my ankles are behaving. The other unfortunate side effect is that in the last week or so, my hands have been going numb while I sleep. Usually the hand attached to the arm that I am lying on. I guess this is a sign of carpal tunnel and is pretty common with pregnancy. I got some good sleep positioning pointers from my nurse at MFM and went out and bought a 2" memory foam mattress topper. I slept like a baby last night! Poor Nathan, however, is slowing being pushed out of bed by all the pillows that I require. He's such a trooper.
Ok, so that's it from here. Below is the update. The girls are about a week ahead of schedule, as they were 3/4 pounders last week. Way to go Ladies!! Carrots this week! Oh, and the count down to 24 weeks continues... only 3 weeks to go until viability!
Oh! And some more baby news... Caroline and Will Harries welcomed Susannah Brooke Harries was born on September 12th at 1:51 am weighing in at 9 lbs 4 oz. Congrats to the new parents!!
Love, Nellie
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Marathon Ultrasound(with pics!!)
Phew! It's done. Took a little less than three hours. We had a great ultrasonographer who was very chipper and very efficient. She had the twins done in record time, but then baby C decided to be difficult for some of her measurements. The long and short of it is, everybody looks great! They looked at every organ, including brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, stomach, as well as all long bones, the spine, skull, digits on fingers, and even lips and nose! The only thing they weren't able to get was two of the five views of the heart on Baby C. The first three looked great, but she wouldn't sit still for the others. We will get those next time.
The best news is that Baby B checked out nearly perfectly. I mean, the other two did as well, but Baby C was the one we were concerned about. There was still NO evidence of any thickening of her nuchal ligament, which is where the hygroma was located back at week 11. Her heart looked perfect, as did everything else about her scan. They even got a look at the pinky finger to be sure it had all three bones in it(I guess many kids with Down's Syndrome are missing the middle bone in that finger). She and her sisters all had normal pinkies. The only abnormality for Baby B was that she only has two umbilical blood vessels instead of three. I guess that is not a rare situation and really shouldn't cause any issues, but it's something we will watch going forward.
I had a nice chat with our doctor and he is very happy with how all three of the girls look and just as happy about how well I am doing. My weight is good, blood pressure is steady at 120/64, and my cervix is still fabulous at 5.5 cm. We had a long conversation about Baby B and what the plan with her would be. The fact that today's ultrasound was such a success pretty much rules out any of the major abnormalities that we were worried about. For that reason, we decided that it is not worth taking the risk of hurting any one of the girls in order to get the amniocentesis results.
I am pretty tired, so I have to sign off now. I'll check this out tomorrow and add anything I may have forgotten. Below are the new stats for the girls and some fresh photos! Baby A is the ham of the group and had the best profile shots and Baby C "gave us the hand" when we tried to get her profile. Hope everyone is well. Love to you all...
Baby A... HR 130, femur length 31.5 mm, weight is 12 oz.
Baby B... HR 146, femur length 34.1 mm, weight is 10 oz.
Baby C... HR 153, femur length 32.4 mm, weight is 12 oz.
**Amniotic fluid was normal for all three babies.
**Remember that these are approximate measurements.
The best news is that Baby B checked out nearly perfectly. I mean, the other two did as well, but Baby C was the one we were concerned about. There was still NO evidence of any thickening of her nuchal ligament, which is where the hygroma was located back at week 11. Her heart looked perfect, as did everything else about her scan. They even got a look at the pinky finger to be sure it had all three bones in it(I guess many kids with Down's Syndrome are missing the middle bone in that finger). She and her sisters all had normal pinkies. The only abnormality for Baby B was that she only has two umbilical blood vessels instead of three. I guess that is not a rare situation and really shouldn't cause any issues, but it's something we will watch going forward.
I had a nice chat with our doctor and he is very happy with how all three of the girls look and just as happy about how well I am doing. My weight is good, blood pressure is steady at 120/64, and my cervix is still fabulous at 5.5 cm. We had a long conversation about Baby B and what the plan with her would be. The fact that today's ultrasound was such a success pretty much rules out any of the major abnormalities that we were worried about. For that reason, we decided that it is not worth taking the risk of hurting any one of the girls in order to get the amniocentesis results.
I am pretty tired, so I have to sign off now. I'll check this out tomorrow and add anything I may have forgotten. Below are the new stats for the girls and some fresh photos! Baby A is the ham of the group and had the best profile shots and Baby C "gave us the hand" when we tried to get her profile. Hope everyone is well. Love to you all...
Baby A... HR 130, femur length 31.5 mm, weight is 12 oz.
Baby B... HR 146, femur length 34.1 mm, weight is 10 oz.
Baby C... HR 153, femur length 32.4 mm, weight is 12 oz.
**Amniotic fluid was normal for all three babies.
**Remember that these are approximate measurements.
Monday, September 14, 2009
20 Weeks!!! Can you believe it?
I don't know why it seems like such a big deal, but 20 weeks just sounds like such a huge milestone. Things are still going great. I keep feeling little wiggles in my belly and wonder if it's just gas or if it's the girls letting me know they are around. I think that it's going to be much more obvious in the next few weeks. I'm definitely starting to have a little trouble sleeping. It's not just up twice a night to pee, but up 4-6 times a night, just to flip over because my hip hurts from lying on it. I'm getting used to it though. Work is still going well, although I am definitely reminded of my girth every time I try to lean over a table to examine a dog. We just put up a name suggestion box at the reception desk to see what sort of ideas we might get.
Big ultrasound tomorrow. It's going to be a long one, but I can't wait to have it under our belts. Everyone think good thoughts that all is well. We also have a pretty big goal to meet in a few weeks. At 24 weeks, the babies will be considered old enough for viability... in other words if the babies are born before 24 weeks, it is unlikely they will survive, but if born after 24 weeks, then they have a chance at life. Hard to believe that is only 4 weeks away!
Anyway, here is the babycenter update (Just a bunch of bananas!!) and some updated pics of the baby momma.
Big ultrasound tomorrow. It's going to be a long one, but I can't wait to have it under our belts. Everyone think good thoughts that all is well. We also have a pretty big goal to meet in a few weeks. At 24 weeks, the babies will be considered old enough for viability... in other words if the babies are born before 24 weeks, it is unlikely they will survive, but if born after 24 weeks, then they have a chance at life. Hard to believe that is only 4 weeks away!
Anyway, here is the babycenter update (Just a bunch of bananas!!) and some updated pics of the baby momma.
How your baby's growing: Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
Saturday, September 12, 2009
One more baby addition...
Just wanted to announce one more baby arrival! Our neighbors, Erika and Shilo, welcomed their first child into the world yesterday. A baby girl named Quincy Wren Robinson, 8 lbs, 18 3/4 inches long. Congratulations Erika and Shilo!!
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