01/28/2008 Okay, so for the past 2 weeks we've been dealing with the prospect of the boys having Downs Syndrome. Apparently at our 19week scan they saw a calcium deposit(Echogenic foci) on one babies heart, which *can* be a sign of Downs Syndrome.
So we decided against the amnio and all that, because regardless these are still our babies, and amnio's are so very risky. I would never electively terminate, and an amnio can cause not only pre term labor,& early rupture of membranes, but being that they are identical twins it can tear the membrane separating them. So we went to the ultrasound this morning, and both babies are doing beautifully. One baby is 15oz. and one is 16oz. (1lb!) And are forming "perfectly"! The calcium deposit isn't even there any more. No heart defects, or smaller than normal femur (other signs for Downs). Everything is wonderful! So I wouldn't need a amnio any way! All is great. Babies are great, and have all there little body parts, and everything is right wher it should be!

01/4/2008(19wks.): Got my BIG scan done yesterday.Both babies are still boys, Thank God! lol. One baby is 10oz. and one is 11oz., so no sign of the dreaded twin to twin yet! Thank God, again! Both babies look excellent, and are very active, though I can only feel them sometimes. Both littles ones are thumb suckers, as of now... they were sucking their thumbs today and yesterday! I had a Dr. appt. today, and only weighed 126, so he said to eat more Carbs.! I never gained much weight with my daughter either though. Uterus measured 27wks! And all is well, Dr. says things are progressing very nicely... I go back in 2wks!

12/10/2007: So... I went to my Peri. appt finally on Friday. They confirmed that there is in fact an extremly thin membrane, and that our babies are definetly identical!

The tech said because they share a placenta, and by measuring the thickness of the membrane, they can sometimes tell.

My two have never been thought to be in separate sacs or anything so I guess that helps also.

So I asked if she could tell what we're having, and she said usually they can at this point... I already knew they were girls though anyway!
Imagine my surprise when she announced that we're having little BOYS!

After the scan we saw the Dr., who only said that since they are monochorionic diamniotic, which means they share a placenta but are in two sacs, that I don't need to be watched as closely so I won't be coming back!

I was there 5 hours though, so that's fine by me!

Each baby weighs 4oz., and are usually about 2.4 at this point, so I'm hoping that's a good thing! Maybe i'll have big huge turkey babies! lol.

And I'm 126... up 2lbs FINALLY!

They gave us of tons of pictures, but this one is my favorite... this is actually the first scan they weren't beating each other up!

Oo... and I took the infamous "belly shots", but I don't look pregnant at all, so I'm not going to bother poting those yet! lol.

Sorry this turned out to be so long!

11/1/2007: Here are the twins from the 30th. They measured 9 wks.4days, but I should have been 9 weeks 1 day, so they measured a tad tiny bit big. A is the little busy body one, and was ALL OVER the place!

10/27/2007: I went to the E.R. today, because i've been in so much pain, my abdomen feels like it's splitting in half... turns out it's just my uterus making room for the babies! AND I got an US... They FOUND THE MEMBRANE!!! I'm so freaking happy! This is such good, unbelievable news! The chances of losing them drop drastically!

10/18/2007 Ultrasound today, babies are good. A's HB is 166
B's HB is 164
Both very good. Go back in 2 weeks, STILL looking for the membrane, but they still have a yolk sac, so it's still to early. Measured head on for O day... been feeling totally dreadful! lol. Hopefully that leaves soon. Oo and the bleeding I had... was having was from a sub something, chronial bleed, but it's gone now. It has nothing to do with the babies. That 'tis all!

10/12/2007 We found the other baby!!!
Baby A HB is 125
Baby B HB is 122
The tech said all looks excellent. They are identical, and in the same sac, so i'll be going to a specialist, and they'll just watch me closer, because of the twin to twin transfusion risk, and the fact that they could become tangled in each others cords.
I did let my BF come this time, he CRIED!
He was like in awe... that you could see so much. lol.
I measured 7 weeks... and here's our little peanuts!