12 week u/s

I had my 12 week u/s and NT scan today. All 3 babies looked great and are growing accordingly. All of them were very active too, which was so cool to see. We heard the heartbeat for the 1st time instead of just seeing it and that was truly amazing!!

One thing that the peri said that was surprising was that even though there's 3 babies, 3 sacs, and 3 placentas, there's a 30% chance that two of them are identical twins and split so early that they were able to get all their own stuff. Interesting. He said there's no way to tell unless they look a lot alike when they are born or we can do a DNA test if we really want and are curious.

We go back in 4 weeks, right before we leave for Mexico, and have our BIG u/s where we will find out the sexes.

12 weeks

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
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We have our 12 week u/s tomorrow and I'm excited but also nervous. We have not told anyone but people very close to us (immediate family & few friends) so if everything looks good tomorrow we will start to tell people Thursday and Friday.

First Mother's Day card

This morning as I came downstairs a card that said "Mommy" was sitting on the front table. I immediately started grinning from ear to ear. 1. because my DH got me a card 2. because I guess I almost am a mommy. I opened up the card and DH wrote, "Happy Mother's Day from the 7 of us." It took me a minute but I was like, 7? Umm, yeah, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 3 babies, and DH makes 7! WOW!! We are going to be a family of 5 in a few months!

Fertility Chase Sneak Peak

Our episode is set to air next Saturday, May 15th but there is a sneak peak at our episode online.


http://vimeo.com/11575781

ETA: Apparently our episode aired this morning. We have it TiVo'd so no big deal but I wish we would've known so we could've told our parents to record it. Oh well, we get a DVD copy so we will just show them that.

11 week pic

11 weeks

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will come more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccuping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

Baby Dreamin

I had my first baby dream last night. It was pretty cool and I remembered more and more of it when I was in the shower. I dreamed what the sexes are so here's a first prediction. Baby A: boy, Babies B & C: girls. We will see in about 10 weeks how accurate my dream is...