Re: Ultrasound experience, WHEW *long*

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OMG...

Big Congrats to you Toi!!!!

2 for the Price of 1!!!

- Mommy to:

Noah - 10/14/02 - 31 weeker - 3lbs 11 oz

edd November

m/c 7/04

Open RNY 12/3/03 - 47 lbs gone and counting

[Guest guest]

OMG! Toi! This is such wonderful, amazing blessings for you and your family!!!

I am so very happy for you! I have told the list before that I myself am a twin

(my sis is my fraternal twin) and I think its great being a twin, its like

having a built in playmate when your small, and a support person when you get

older. Our Bday is also in July (if your kids decide to come then), and its a

great month to have a Bday because you can have swimming parties. Please share

with us the story on your families reaction when you give them the news, I'm

dying to hear them! LOL! Major congrats!!!!

Axelrod

Ultrasound experience, WHEW *long*

So the story goes. I've been going to my monthly OB appointments,

doc finds heartbeat, does counts, sounds good, moves on to tummy

measurement and question and answer period. He thought I might be

measuring a little (about 1.5 weeks) large for the baby's gestational

age, but attributed that to miscalculation of conception. I'd also

had a quickie ultrasound at 11 weeks so we could see the baby's heart

beating, since we couldn't hear it on the doppler yet. Found a

little baby in perfect shape. Besides, even tho people have

commented on my size so early in my pregnancy, I just figured I was

showing a lot earlier and bigger because this was my third pregnancy

and maybe my weight loss made things a lot " stretchier

I'm in the ultrasound lab and the tech is checking the size of my

cervix when she stops and starts to adjust some of the buttons on the

machine. She asks me again about my past appointments and how they

have been going. I'm a little worried at this point and tell her

everything has been fine as far as I could tell. She asks again if I

had a previous ultrasound and I tell her it was a really quick one

just to check the heartbeat. She then asks if my doctor has

indicated anything different about this pregnancy. I tell her " no, "

and by this point I'm near tears with worry. She tells me, " well I

have something to tell you. " I'm practically begging her at this

point to tell me what is going on. of course I'm expecting the

worst. She calmly tells me, " there are two in there. "

It's a good thing I was already lying flat on my back, `cause my head

went numb for a second. I graciously and delicately called her a

liar and she started laughing and turned the screen toward me so I

could see for myself. Sure `nuff. There were two little bodies

wiggling like crazy in there. So the next image I have in my head is

that of two 13 year old girls and I freaked. I told the tech that if

she could manage to make one a girl and one a boy during the

ultrasound, things would be just perfect.

The tech started doing her usual measuring, checking, and

cataloguing. When we saw what looked to be the labia. No obvious

dangler, just two little white lines appearing between her little

legs, which the tech told me indicate, in her experience, a girl. So

Now I'm really thinking about having those twin 13 y.o. girls and

getting worried, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love girls. They just

scare me at that age, lol.

After examining " Baby A " she moves on to " Baby B " and performs her

magic with her US wand. Our son was not a bit shy. He was in a

kneeling position with his butt presenting us with a full moon. plus

a dangler, lol. It was so incredibly cute to see. I didn't get any

still shots, wish I had, just the video.

Both babies were super active. Baby girl kept sticking her tongue

out, making chewing motions, and rubbing the side of her face. Baby

boy was hiccupping and kicking out his legs (which happen to be

positioned right on my bladder. terrific during an ultrasound).

Their organs (heart, lungs, kidneys) look great and their bones and

heads are measuring just as they should for their age. Spine is

intact and closed. Our daughter seems to be the brute of the two,

weighing about 4 oz and measuring about 2 cm bigger than her brother,

but in gestational terms for we laymen, that puts them at right about

the same point, lol.

I swing from being ecstatic to hyperventilating right now. I'm sure

this will all sink in and my nesting instinct will take over (I

hope). It is just really weird having gone through the past 5 months

planning for only one baby, then finding out there are two that will

be here sooner than later. Thanks everyone for your prayers and well

wishes. We're certainly going to need them. I'll continue to wish

for blessings for all the new mommies, mommies in the making, and

mommies of the future.

Well, ta ta for now. So much to do and so little time.

Huggz,

Toi

EDD 08/18/04 -> -> but likely to have July babies.

[Guest guest]

Toi, what wonderful news!!!! I would love to have twins.

Congratulations!!

Jeri

WLS 12/10/02

EDD Nov/Dec 2004

> OMG! Toi! This is such wonderful, amazing blessings for you and

your family!!! I am so very happy for you! I have told the list

before that I myself am a twin (my sis is my fraternal twin) and I

think its great being a twin, its like having a built in playmate

when your small, and a support person when you get older. Our Bday

is also in July (if your kids decide to come then), and its a great

month to have a Bday because you can have swimming parties. Please

share with us the story on your families reaction when you give them

the news, I'm dying to hear them! LOL! Major congrats!!!!

> Axelrod

> Ultrasound experience, WHEW *long*

>

>

> So the story goes. I've been going to my monthly OB

appointments,

> doc finds heartbeat, does counts, sounds good, moves on to tummy

> measurement and question and answer period. He thought I might

be

> measuring a little (about 1.5 weeks) large for the baby's

gestational

> age, but attributed that to miscalculation of conception. I'd

also

> had a quickie ultrasound at 11 weeks so we could see the baby's

heart

> beating, since we couldn't hear it on the doppler yet. Found a

> little baby in perfect shape. Besides, even tho people have

> commented on my size so early in my pregnancy, I just figured I

was

> showing a lot earlier and bigger because this was my third

pregnancy

> and maybe my weight loss made things a lot " stretchier

>

> I'm in the ultrasound lab and the tech is checking the size of my

> cervix when she stops and starts to adjust some of the buttons on

the

> machine. She asks me again about my past appointments and how

they

> have been going. I'm a little worried at this point and tell her

> everything has been fine as far as I could tell. She asks again

if I

> had a previous ultrasound and I tell her it was a really quick

one

> just to check the heartbeat. She then asks if my doctor has

> indicated anything different about this pregnancy. I tell

her " no, "

> and by this point I'm near tears with worry. She tells me, " well

I

> have something to tell you. " I'm practically begging her at this

> point to tell me what is going on. of course I'm expecting the

> worst. She calmly tells me, " there are two in there. "

>

> It's a good thing I was already lying flat on my back, `cause my

head

> went numb for a second. I graciously and delicately called her a

> liar and she started laughing and turned the screen toward me so

I

> could see for myself. Sure `nuff. There were two little bodies

> wiggling like crazy in there. So the next image I have in my

head is

> that of two 13 year old girls and I freaked. I told the tech

that if

> she could manage to make one a girl and one a boy during the

> ultrasound, things would be just perfect.

>

> The tech started doing her usual measuring, checking, and

> cataloguing. When we saw what looked to be the labia. No

obvious

> dangler, just two little white lines appearing between her little

> legs, which the tech told me indicate, in her experience, a

girl. So

> Now I'm really thinking about having those twin 13 y.o. girls and

> getting worried, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love girls. They

just

> scare me at that age, lol.

>

> After examining " Baby A " she moves on to " Baby B " and performs

her

> magic with her US wand. Our son was not a bit shy. He was in a

> kneeling position with his butt presenting us with a full moon.

plus

> a dangler, lol. It was so incredibly cute to see. I didn't get

any

> still shots, wish I had, just the video.

>

> Both babies were super active. Baby girl kept sticking her

tongue

> out, making chewing motions, and rubbing the side of her face.

Baby

> boy was hiccupping and kicking out his legs (which happen to be

> positioned right on my bladder. terrific during an ultrasound).

> Their organs (heart, lungs, kidneys) look great and their bones

and

> heads are measuring just as they should for their age. Spine is

> intact and closed. Our daughter seems to be the brute of the

two,

> weighing about 4 oz and measuring about 2 cm bigger than her

brother,

> but in gestational terms for we laymen, that puts them at right

about

> the same point, lol.

>

> I swing from being ecstatic to hyperventilating right now. I'm

sure

> this will all sink in and my nesting instinct will take over (I

> hope). It is just really weird having gone through the past 5

months

> planning for only one baby, then finding out there are two that

will

> be here sooner than later. Thanks everyone for your prayers and

well

> wishes. We're certainly going to need them. I'll continue to

wish

> for blessings for all the new mommies, mommies in the making, and

> mommies of the future.

>

> Well, ta ta for now. So much to do and so little time.

>

> Huggz,

> Toi

> EDD 08/18/04 -> -> but likely to have July babies.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow - Congratulations to you! I was terrified there were going to be twins in

me....they are due for my generation and none of my cousins have had them.

Chrystal

Wife to Jace - together 6 Years!

Happy Mommy to - 4 Years Old!

New Baby Boy Swenson Due July 28, 2004!

Zookeeper for 2 big dogs and 5 cats who let me feed them!

http://chrystallife.50megs.com/

http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/seeswensonauctions/

[Guest guest]

Toi,

I know that your news is still sinking in but that's so wonderful!

I too wish I could have twins like that - a girl and a boy. I know

it will be more work and diapers in the beginning but to have two at

once and not have to be pregnant twice is a true blessing!

I didn't mind the length of your post at all. Thank you for taking

the time to write it as it was so exciting to read and thanks for

sharing your good news with all of us.

Smiles to you,

EDD 10/4/04

13 weeks

> So the story goes… I've been going to my monthly OB appointments,

> doc finds heartbeat, does counts, sounds good, moves on to tummy

> measurement and question and answer period. He thought I might be

> measuring a little (about 1.5 weeks) large for the baby's

gestational

> age, but attributed that to miscalculation of conception. I'd

also

> had a quickie ultrasound at 11 weeks so we could see the baby's

heart

> beating, since we couldn't hear it on the doppler yet. Found a

> little baby in perfect shape. Besides, even tho people have

> commented on my size so early in my pregnancy, I just figured I

was

> showing a lot earlier and bigger because this was my third

pregnancy

> and maybe my weight loss made things a lot " stretchier

>

> I'm in the ultrasound lab and the tech is checking the size of my

> cervix when she stops and starts to adjust some of the buttons on

the

> machine. She asks me again about my past appointments and how

they

> have been going. I'm a little worried at this point and tell her

> everything has been fine as far as I could tell. She asks again

if I

> had a previous ultrasound and I tell her it was a really quick one

> just to check the heartbeat. She then asks if my doctor has

> indicated anything different about this pregnancy. I tell

her " no, "

> and by this point I'm near tears with worry. She tells me, " well

I

> have something to tell you. " I'm practically begging her at this

> point to tell me what is going on… of course I'm expecting the

> worst. She calmly tells me, " there are two in there. "

>

> It's a good thing I was already lying flat on my back, `cause my

head

> went numb for a second. I graciously and delicately called her a

> liar and she started laughing and turned the screen toward me so I

> could see for myself. Sure `nuff. There were two little bodies

> wiggling like crazy in there. So the next image I have in my head

is

> that of two 13 year old girls and I freaked. I told the tech that

if

> she could manage to make one a girl and one a boy during the

> ultrasound, things would be just perfect.

>

> The tech started doing her usual measuring, checking, and

> cataloguing. When we saw what looked to be the labia. No obvious

> dangler, just two little white lines appearing between her little

> legs, which the tech told me indicate, in her experience, a girl.

So

> Now I'm really thinking about having those twin 13 y.o. girls and

> getting worried, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love girls. They

just

> scare me at that age, lol.

>

> After examining " Baby A " she moves on to " Baby B " and performs her

> magic with her US wand. Our son was not a bit shy. He was in a

> kneeling position with his butt presenting us with a full moon…

plus

> a dangler, lol. It was so incredibly cute to see. I didn't get

any

> still shots, wish I had, just the video.

>

> Both babies were super active. Baby girl kept sticking her tongue

> out, making chewing motions, and rubbing the side of her face.

Baby

> boy was hiccupping and kicking out his legs (which happen to be

> positioned right on my bladder… terrific during an ultrasound).

> Their organs (heart, lungs, kidneys) look great and their bones

and

> heads are measuring just as they should for their age. Spine is

> intact and closed. Our daughter seems to be the brute of the two,

> weighing about 4 oz and measuring about 2 cm bigger than her

brother,

> but in gestational terms for we laymen, that puts them at right

about

> the same point, lol.

>

> I swing from being ecstatic to hyperventilating right now. I'm

sure

> this will all sink in and my nesting instinct will take over (I

> hope). It is just really weird having gone through the past 5

months

> planning for only one baby, then finding out there are two that

will

> be here sooner than later. Thanks everyone for your prayers and

well

> wishes. We're certainly going to need them. I'll continue to

wish

> for blessings for all the new mommies, mommies in the making, and

> mommies of the future.

>

> Well, ta ta for now. So much to do and so little time.

>

> Huggz,

> Toi

> EDD 08/18/04 -> -> but likely to have July babies.

[Guest guest]

Toi!

Congratulations to you!! It is so wonderful to be pg with twins. I can not

imagine planning for one and now having 2! I have known since 8 weeks that I

was having twins. They are 2 boys!

Also my due date is 08/26/04 but I will probally have them 08/09/04 by

C-Section! So our due dates are very close together!

Tricia

[Guest guest]

Toi,

Congratulations!!

You are so me!! that is exactly what happened to me at my second

ultrasound. I was trying to get used to the thought of being pregnant

again being that I had my tubes tied after my 3rd little boy was

born. (Obviously the tubal was not successful!!) When they said twins

I was shocked!! I am so excited now. I too am having boy and girl

twins. Although I feel like I'm still walking in a cloud sometimes

and still cannot believe it! Good luck to you!! Its a double blessing!

Pam

EDD 6/21/04 boy/girl twins

> So the story goes… I've been going to my monthly OB appointments,

> doc finds heartbeat, does counts, sounds good, moves on to tummy

> measurement and question and answer period. He thought I might be

> measuring a little (about 1.5 weeks) large for the baby's

gestational

> age, but attributed that to miscalculation of conception. I'd also

> had a quickie ultrasound at 11 weeks so we could see the baby's

heart

> beating, since we couldn't hear it on the doppler yet. Found a

> little baby in perfect shape. Besides, even tho people have

> commented on my size so early in my pregnancy, I just figured I was

> showing a lot earlier and bigger because this was my third

pregnancy

> and maybe my weight loss made things a lot " stretchier

>

> I'm in the ultrasound lab and the tech is checking the size of my

> cervix when she stops and starts to adjust some of the buttons on

the

> machine. She asks me again about my past appointments and how they

> have been going. I'm a little worried at this point and tell her

> everything has been fine as far as I could tell. She asks again if

I

> had a previous ultrasound and I tell her it was a really quick one

> just to check the heartbeat. She then asks if my doctor has

> indicated anything different about this pregnancy. I tell

her " no, "

> and by this point I'm near tears with worry. She tells me, " well I

> have something to tell you. " I'm practically begging her at this

> point to tell me what is going on… of course I'm expecting the

> worst. She calmly tells me, " there are two in there. "

>

> It's a good thing I was already lying flat on my back, `cause my

head

> went numb for a second. I graciously and delicately called her a

> liar and she started laughing and turned the screen toward me so I

> could see for myself. Sure `nuff. There were two little bodies

> wiggling like crazy in there. So the next image I have in my head

is

> that of two 13 year old girls and I freaked. I told the tech that

if

> she could manage to make one a girl and one a boy during the

> ultrasound, things would be just perfect.

>

> The tech started doing her usual measuring, checking, and

> cataloguing. When we saw what looked to be the labia. No obvious

> dangler, just two little white lines appearing between her little

> legs, which the tech told me indicate, in her experience, a girl.

So

> Now I'm really thinking about having those twin 13 y.o. girls and

> getting worried, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love girls. They just

> scare me at that age, lol.

>

> After examining " Baby A " she moves on to " Baby B " and performs her

> magic with her US wand. Our son was not a bit shy. He was in a

> kneeling position with his butt presenting us with a full moon…

plus

> a dangler, lol. It was so incredibly cute to see. I didn't get

any

> still shots, wish I had, just the video.

>

> Both babies were super active. Baby girl kept sticking her tongue

> out, making chewing motions, and rubbing the side of her face.

Baby

> boy was hiccupping and kicking out his legs (which happen to be

> positioned right on my bladder… terrific during an ultrasound).

> Their organs (heart, lungs, kidneys) look great and their bones and

> heads are measuring just as they should for their age. Spine is

> intact and closed. Our daughter seems to be the brute of the two,

> weighing about 4 oz and measuring about 2 cm bigger than her

brother,

> but in gestational terms for we laymen, that puts them at right

about

> the same point, lol.

>

> I swing from being ecstatic to hyperventilating right now. I'm

sure

> this will all sink in and my nesting instinct will take over (I

> hope). It is just really weird having gone through the past 5

months

> planning for only one baby, then finding out there are two that

will

> be here sooner than later. Thanks everyone for your prayers and

well

> wishes. We're certainly going to need them. I'll continue to wish

> for blessings for all the new mommies, mommies in the making, and

> mommies of the future.

>

> Well, ta ta for now. So much to do and so little time.

>

> Huggz,

> Toi

> EDD 08/18/04 -> -> but likely to have July babies.