Drum role please...

Twin A and B cooperated nicely to share with us that we are having two little girls!!! Travis is definately out numbered now...Girls rule the house, right Josie?!! They look perfect!!! They are both about 1 lb. each currently (Twin A is actually a little bigger), which is right on target. We are told that they should follow suit as far as growth as a singleton would until around 32 weeks (I'm 22 today), and then may start to not grow as much. The doc again commented that he is pretty darn sure that they are fraternal twins, being "we think" they have their own sac and placenta (but again, can't say for sure unless you do testing). This is the most ideal case for twinning! Better chances of having a healthier pregnancy and babies! We like that!! The two of them are already fighting for space (which makes mom a little nervous on how this will all play out!). They lay head to feet, meaning, Twin A's head is by Twin B's feet and visa versa! So, we saw a little "horseplay" should we call it? Let's just say at this point, there were some cheap shots thrown by both!!

Twin A

Girl A is very dramatic and posed perfectly for the profile shot!! She is laying at the bottom of my belly, but changed positions quite a few times. Although she gets the brunt of the pushing/kicks, etc. being at the bottom, she gets her shots in when she can. She's just not going to take it, I guarantee that!!! When taping her heart rate, she moved constantly, so we couldn't get a consistent taping. Pictures though, no problem!! Pic 2 is sharing her news with everyone, showing between her legs (nope, no penis inbetween there!!!). The trick is to look for 3 white lines to indicate girls...can you see um?

Twin B

Girl B was the stubborn one today...we had to do some poking at her to get her to pose for the camera. She, like Girl A, didn't mind showing her butt to the camera, but didn't want to show her face (isn't that the technique of choice when someone is mooning the camera?) Again, Pic 2 is pointing between her legs as she is showing you her butt!! Not very lady like little one, we'll have to talk about that (yeah, since I'm so lady like!!) She is at the top of my belly and kicking her sister frequently!!! We were told she will have a "better shaped head" than her sister, since Twin A gets the brunt of all the kicks at the bottom!! Interesting, huh?

Am I there yet?

Here is the full bare belly to date...21 weeks today! I feel them more and more every day! They were really active during the Bears/Chiefs game this past weekend! Travis says that means they are Bears fans...I say they are football fans!! One week to go to find out the sexes...get your bets in!!

Our last kid-free vacation...

...was this past weekend in Chicago. We decided awhile ago that we would take a trip to Chicago every other year for a Bear's game. There was no question which game we'd go to this season, Bears vs. Chiefs. (Go Chiefs!!) This trip ended up to be a life altering occassion for Travis (first pic)!! For those of you that don't know, that is Mike Ditka, Travis' idol! He said he about fainted (let's take bets on if he feels that way when the twins come!!). We did A LOT of walking, eating and sleeping on this trip!! What can I say, I like me some pizza these days and where can you get better pizza! The middle pic is at the Navy Pier, pay close attention to the belly, although that picture doesn't do it justice! 20 1/2 weeks and counting...