Finally the Weekend

Profile of Baby A

This week seemed to go by soooo slowly.  I had a total of 3 doctor appointments after school and completely felt like a zombie by the time Friday came along.  The good news is that all of the appointments went well and I got tons of new pictures.  I went to the level 2 ultrasound on Wednesday and it was different than I thought.  It wasn't a 3-D ultrasound, so I don't have pretty pictures of the babies' faces.  The way the doctor explained it was that the level 2 ultrasounds are more detailed and zoom in on parts of the body as a diagnostic ultrasound.  He stated that the 3-D ultrasound is just for entertainment purposes.  Everything went well and he didn't see anything concerning about the boys.  They each weighed 11 ounces and had a total of 20 fingers and toes, two developing brains, 2 hearts with 4 chambers each, etc.  I left there with this loooong roll of pictures that their machine had printed out.  I felt like an extreme couponer leaving the grocery store with this 7 foot receipt.    The two highlights of the ultrasound (besides the fact the boys are healthy) were t

A Hand and Fingers

hat I got to see Baby B yawning.  It was THE CUTEST thing!  The two of them were also having a punching match.  The were both breech and facing each other.  They kept taking turns punching each other through the thin membrane between them.  You have to wonder, if they know what they are doing?!?  I think I have a lot of wrestling in my future.

The top of both heads

 I'll be going back in two weeks for another level 2 ultrasound.  I assume the pictures will mostly looks the same, but they want to check to be sure they don't develop twin to twin transfusion syndrome.  If the boys get this, it's almost guaranteed they will get it between 18-24 weeks.  So they are just being safe.  If you are wondering what twin to twin transfusion syndrome is... it's basically when one twin takes the nutrients from the placenta and the other can't get much.  This leads to one twin getting much bigger and stronger than the other.  

A foot 

Next week I have conferences Tuesday and Wednesday night as school.  My main job at conferences is to translate for parents that don't know English.  I hope I can stay awake that long.  Luckily, we get a day off on Thursday and Veteran's Day is Friday.  I'm predicting that will be a weekend full of napping and homework (for the two classes I'm taking).  Otherwise, everything else is going well.  I'm feeling lots of little kicks.  Every time Rob comes to feel they seem to stop though.  He's felt a kick or two, but that's about it.

Student Quote: from a fourth grade who is also a twin
Student:  Mrs. Redding, you look even bigger than yesterday!
Me:  Thank you.
Student:  Oh no, that's not a good thing!
(...and she continues running off to her bus)