No, we are not having Octuplets!

The latest joke around school today was, "Miss J... what if there are more babies hiding behind the twins?" Well sorry kids, we're pretty sure there are no hiding babies in this uterus! :)
How interesting that would be, but we are certain our hands will be full with these little twinsies!

We had our 12 week appointment yesterday, Jan. 26th. How awesome! We got another sonogram but the pictures do not do justice to what we witness in the room. They were quite active yesterday... swimming, kicking... constantly moving. We were amazed at how different they looked than previous appointments. We saw tummies, heads, legs, arms, little fingers, heart beats, etc. Dr. Gibson said they are approximately 2 inches long and all else is well!

We inquired about which hospital Dr. Gibson suggests has the best neonatal care and it all depends on what week the babies are born. If we remember correctly, if they are born prior to 32 weeks, we must deliver at OSF. Of course we will do whatever is safest for the babies, but Melissa has heard their bedside manner is poor, but the good thing is they do have the best neonatal care around and we have heard that a handful of times. After 32 weeks, we can deliver at Methodist, which is good because Melissa & babies are covered there with insurance. So... it is all a waiting game and pray they will make it to AT LEAST 38 weeks! That will take a lot of prayers, as twins usually deliver 35-37 weeks. Our next appointment is February 18th, where we will find out the sex and get all sorts of measurements from the sonogram technician. Melissa also has to do a blood test, but we can't remember what for, but know there are only more to come! We truely felt blessed leaving the doctor's office and hope they continue to grow to their full potential over the next six months!

In other exciting news, we broke the silence & announced our pregnancy to co-workers and dear friends last Thursday & Friday. Boy did it feel good to get that off our chests! Matt played dumb and Melissa had to lie her way through all the incrimination of... "I think your pregnant." "Melissa, are you pregnant?" "I bet it's morning sickness and not the flu!" So, our apologies for not being 100% honest, but we did want to wait until we successfully completed the first trimester.

Tomorrow we hit 13 weeks! Then there are only approximately 27 weeks to go!

12 Weeks

We apologize for not updating for quite some time now! Melissa is back to work in full swing and is pretty much enjoying this last semester of teaching. Matt has been busy with work as well, and luckily for us, no possible job loss with the way CAT is cutting back on employees.

As for the babies go, all has been great since our last appointment. Melissa has had no spotting and her abdomen is really starting to fill out. Her appetite is gradually increase, morning sickness is decreasing, & she is not as tired as she was earlier on. All seems to be looking up for now! We have our next appointment this coming Monday, January 26th for another checkup and sonogram! Melissa loves getting sonograms and we hope to finally hear the heartbeats this time.

We hope to post again on Monday to inform you all of what is new with the twinsies development. Have a lovely & enjoyable weekend!

"Momma Called the Doctor and the Doctor Said..."

Melissa, again, was worried about spotting. We had an appointment with Dr. Gibson today and AGAIN reassured us all is just fine! Now Melissa will hopefully take a breather and not freak out everytime something seems to be a little off. Supposively, women can spot their entire pregnancy and not have any problem... it would just be nice to know what exactly is causing it. However, Dr. Gibson checked her cervix, uterine muscles, etc and everything is just "great."

We again got a sonogram today! Supposively we will be getting one every appointment here on out since we are carrying two babies. What great news, but not so good on the wallet! Sonograms are about the only thing that can put Melissa's mind to rest. She enjoys witnessing that her little babies are alive and well! We still have not heard the heartbeats, but they are quite visible. Matt was lucky enough to spot their big heads apart from their bodies! They are looking more human every week!

Our due date was actually pushed back to August 10th instead of August 6th. He did assure us though, that we would more than likely be delivering in a hot, muggy mid-July. Another subject Dr. Gibson touched on this evening was amount of activity & bed rest. It sounds like he really doesn't want Melissa being on her feet too much once March hits. That sure is cutting the school year short and this is definetly something Melissa needs to discuss with her boss, Jay!

We hit the 10 week mark on Wednesday... which is great to finally be in the double digits! Two more weeks and we will finally feel more comfortable sharing our news with EVERYONE! Melissa is going to make Matt scan some pictures at work so we can finally post some sonogram pictures this week.

Adios for now!