Week 7

How far along? 7 Weeks
 Completed

Babies are the size of: Dr Murrain measured our 2 littles. 1 is 3.67 mm and the other is 4.07 mm. They are measuring at 6 week and 6 weeks and 1 day. They are becoming the size of a blueberry, 

What did the babies just develop: Our wee ones each have a 2 chambered heart and air passages in their lungs. They are generating about 100 new brain cells each minute and they have their appendices. They are developing a permanent set of kidneys, arm and leg joints are forming, and they still have a little tail! Their eyelid folds partially covering their eyes which already have some color. Blue (Mica) or green (Thomas)? Their livers are churning out red blood cells until their bone marrow takes over. A loop in these wee ones growing intestines are bulging into their umbilical cords, which now are distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from their little bodies!
Gender: Who knows?! But they will be the same!

How Many: 2 little buggers in there! 2!!!
Showing a Bump: Nope. No bump.

Maternity Clothes: Nope.

Stretch marks: Nope.

Sleep: Sleeping well.

Movement: Nothing

Best moment this week: Finding out we are having IDENTICAL TWINS!

Miss Anything: Uh, yeah. I started bleeding on Sat and on Sun we found out we were having identical twins! And we got to see both of their heart beats!

Belly button in or out? In


Food cravings: All things salt and fresh! Loving fruit!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still not wanting to finish all my foods.

Labor Signs: Definitely not.

Symptoms/Side Effects: I would say I have been tired, but because I have been on bed rest and have been laying down, I haven't really notice the tiredness.

Wedding ring on or off? On!


Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! And a little nervy! This sub chorionic bleed needs to stop!

Looking forward to: Getting off of bed rest! And my first OB visit.

Week 6

How far along? 6 Weeks
 Completed

Baby is the size of: A sweet pea, a lentil, or a fishing sinker. Take your pick . And the kiddo is .25 inches long or 3-4 mm.

What did the baby just develop: The baby is working on growing a nose, some ears, a mouth, flappy little leg and arm buds, and the wee one has a heart beat going twice as fast as ours that can be seen on an ultrasound. Blood is beginning to course through little one's body. The intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to the lungs have appeared. The pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of the brain, muscles, and bones. And our wee one might even be wiggling the little (paddle-like) hands and feet!

Gender: Who knows?!
How Many: Only 1 little bugger in there!
Showing a Bump: Nope.

Maternity Clothes: Definitely not.

Stretch marks: Nope.

Sleep: Sleeping like a log because I am so exhausted at night.

Movement: Nothing

Best moment this week: Getting to celebrate Thanksgiving with Thomas' parents, his brother Christian, and Christian's wife Lisa. It was our last quite Thanksgiving for the next 18 years!

Miss Anything: My HCG number on Monday was 529, Wednesday was 991, and finally on Friday was 1753. Which meant that on Sunday we had our first ultrasound!

Belly button in or out? In


Food cravings: All things salt.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still not wanting to finish all my foods.

Labor Signs: Definitely not.

Symptoms/Side Effects: Just tired by noon and exhausted by 6. Oh and my sense of smell has kicked into high gear!

Wedding ring on or off? On!


Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Our ultrasound on Sunday where we get to hear the heart beat for the first time!

My little sweet pea...

Me after 6 weeks…

I promise I will start showing one day.

And Christmas is here!!!

Week 5

I just realized that lots of you that get this through email and not through Facebook, may have not even known that I was pregnant after this 2nd round of IVF. Well, you found out 2 days after everyone else, so don't feel bad! Clearly, I am only 5 weeks along, so it couldn't have been that long!
Here is the link to the other post in case you were wondering about the day we found out.
The Invention of Tiny Toes

And for what you really want to read...
How far along? 5 Weeks
 Completed

Bab(ies) is/are the size of: A sesame seed, an apple seed, a BB, or a chocolate chip. Take your choice. And it/they are .13 inches long (each). Teeny tiny little human(s) in the shape of a tadpole.

What did the bab(ies) just develop: The start of the major organs (heart, stomach, liver, kidney) and systems (digestive, circulatory, nervous). The neural tube — from which our little buddies brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone is sprouting. Their tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood. The primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to our little buddy, are already on the job.

Gender: Who knows?!
How Many: Who knows?! We will in one week!!! EEEKKKK!!!!
Showing a Bump: Nope. Don't even feel "full" yet.

Maternity Clothes: Definitely not.

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Still doing good. Still getting up almost every night to use the bathroom, but it is also feeling funny to fall asleep on my stomach like I always do. I know I am going to have to change that soon. Soaking in the last comfortable sleeps.

Movement: Less twinges then last week for sure.

Best moment this week: Getting a beautiful diaper bag in the mail from 7 precious friends. Thank you again Laura, Danielle, Melissa, Kristen, Amanda, Erin, and Aimee! You guys rock!

Miss Anything: My HCG number on friday was 186 and then on friday was 529. Today it was at 991. So doubling every 36 or so hours.

Belly button in or out? In


Food cravings: All things salt.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still not wanting to finish all my foods.

Labor Signs: Definitely not.

Symptoms/Side Effects: A few twinges, back hurting a little, and starting to get very tired through out the day. Mostly I just crash at night. For pete's sake, I am growing a human! :) hehe

Wedding ring on or off? On!


Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty much happy other then my processing that it could only be 1 little in there. That was a moment for sure.

Looking forward to: Finding out how many there are on either Sunday (Nov 30th) or Tuesday (Dec 2nd). So I will know how many littles by next weeks post!

Week 4

How far along? 4 Weeks
 Completed

Bab(ies) is/are the size of: A poppy seed or a milimeter long (each). Teeny tiny little humans.

What did the bab(ies) just develop: The central nervous system, the heart, upper limbs, lower limbs (skeleton), hair, skin, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, thyroid, blood system, connective tissue, urogenital system, muscles and towards the end of the week, ears, and eyes!

Gender: Who knows?!
How Many: Who knows?! Two weeks until we know!
Showing a Bump: Nope. Don't even feel "full" yet.

Maternity Clothes: I sure hope not yet. Although I did have to put my tightest pair of jeans away because they hurt my stomach. Although I still fit in them thank you very much!

Stretch marks: None


Sleep: I’m fine so far! Although I have had to get up to go to the bathroom almost every night which is not the norm for me.

Movement: Lots of twinges, but no movement.

Best moment this week: Robyn bringing me 3 flowers to celebrate because there is the possibility of 3!

Miss Anything: My HCG number was 47 on Tuesday to give us our positive pregnancy test! Oh and also the little things are already entombed in their placenta's. 

Belly button in or out? In


Food cravings: Still craving anything salty.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still don't really care for the sweet stuff, but there have been a few things I just have not wanted to finish.

Labor Signs: Definitely not.

Symptoms/Side Effects: Feeling twinges, "stuff" going on in my abdomen area, anxiety, back just started hurting, and when I bend forward too much, my stomach starts to protest, because it is uncomfortable.

Wedding ring on or off? On!


Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty much happy with a few moody moments.

Looking forward to: Finding out if the numbers went up a ton! It could mean multiples!!

Anything else you all want to know? Because this isn't too much information already!? You're welcome.

And yes I am going to do this once a week. This may be my only pregnancy and I am going to document the heck out of it! And you all get to be on that ride with me! Aren't you excited for that?!