Second Trimester...Here We Come!

Week 12 is here! The four week wait until today's appointment was a long one. Make that excruciating! It was all well worth it when we finally saw our little babies again today.

As usual, I have been worrying myself into a frenzy waiting to see that everything is still progressing along as well as it has been. Let's just say I am on cloud nine after today's appointment.

First of all, our babies now look like little BABIES. We saw their fingers, toes, noses and mouths. In the weeks leading up to the appointment, we had researched ultrasounds of babies at 12 weeks, and we could not believe it but they were moving and jumping all around. Whenever I would worry, T.J. would say, just picture the twins having jumping contests in there. Baby A was our active baby today and was jumping all over the place! Baby B was posing nicely for the pictures so we were able to get some great profile shots. We again heard the magical sounds of their heartbeats which are right on target and at the same pace. They had the same amount of fluid in their sacs, which is exactly what you want to see. Their bodies measure the same size as one another, and they are even measuring 5 days ahead today. Their umbilical cords are right in the center of the placenta, which the doctor said is ideal and when that's the case they basically behave like fraternal twins. That can change, but it's a great thing to see at this stage.

The doctor said that everything looked awesome and that he had NO CONCERNS. I don't think I've ever heard those words from a doctor's mouth! We feel SO blessed and are beyond excited to wrap up our first trimester and move into the second. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. Please keep them coming for a healthy pregnancy that continues to be as anti-climactic and positive as it has been so far. We are thankful every second of every day for our babies, families and friends and all of your incredible support.

Baby B~ profile pic!

You can see baby B's hand near its mouth. :)

There's Baby A's close up...also getting to know that hand!

Baby A, when not dancing, was faced down while Baby B was on its back. Here's a snapshot of baby A's tiny arm and hand..waving to mom and dad!

Since both were so active, it was tough to get a great shot with both of them in it. Don't worry, baby A is not Pinnochio! We think there is a hand in front of its face. :)

Our next appointments are on May 26th, and if all goes well, we'll leave knowing if we're having baby girls or baby boys! So exciting! We'll update with some more recent belly pictures soon. Mommy is growing by the minute!