It's Official, TWINS!!!!!!!!!!

So my instinct was right it is twins!!!! Hubby and  I are so happy with this news.  The scan was a bit of a let down.  I was under the impression that we would get to hear the heartbeats.  The doctor said it was too early for that.  I know a heartbeat can be heard at 8 weeks by ultrasound and even earlier by vaginal ultrasound.  I had a vaginal one done so I know it could have been done.  Anyway I didn't like this particular doctor, it was my first time seeing her.  My clinic does musical doctors so you never know who you will see.  It just so happened all of my other appointments I ended up with the head guy there who I really like.  I am guessing they don't have the proper equipment to hear the heartbeats.  In any case we did get to see the two little hearts beating away.  So amazing, their little chests were fluttering so fast.

She did measurements and said they were on target but again she didn't say what they were.  Now me being active in pregnancy forms have heard that most others get measurements that work out to weeks and days that they are at.  Goal would be that both are measuring at 8 weeks 0 days but who knows what they were.  So overall not what I was expecting but I blame the doctor she didn't seem knowledgable. Thankfully she wasn't a part of my treatment.

So now I am done at that clinic and now being referred to an OBGYN at my local children's/maternity hospital.  Both of my cousins went to this doctor and swear by her. She also has experience with multiples which is great.  Next scan will be in three to five weeks, this is an important one where they do a nuchal translucency measurement and an integrated maternal serum test.  It calculates the chances of several chromosome problems.  Only one hospital in my province does this scan and it is only offered to women over 35 or high risk pregnancies.  I fall into both categories so yeah me!  Good news is that this also means that I get more ultrasounds as well.  This is great more opportunities to see the little beans.

Here is a picture from my ultrasound.  Not much to see yet as the babies are only the size of raspberries.  But you can see the two sacs.

The babies are developing a lot this week.  Their brains are developing rapidly, a tiny nose and mouth are more prominent.  And of course all this development is making me feel blah again.  I was feeling so good all weekend that I actually stopped my pink ladies for a day..... BIG mistake!! Felt bad the whole next day, so back on the ladies but still not feeling fantastic.  Good thing is that I have yet to toss my cookies so I can deal with this if this is the extent of what I will be feeling.  My main issue is that I don't feel hungry and although food tastes the same as before I just don't get the satisfaction from it.  It's great for me to lose a bit of weight, which I need to do.  As long as I am getting my three meals in and they are healthy everything should be good with the babies.  Here is what the babies look like today:

Looking more like a baby, right?!  I think so.  It's hard to believe they look like that and are only the size of raspberries.  Such an amazing process.

Sweet Little Blueberries

Seven weeks and counting, feeling much better this week. (Thanks pink ladies) Babies are now the size of blueberries.

Two more days until our first ultrasound.  This is when we will find out if it is one or two babies and we will get to hear the heartbeat(s).  Praying that everything is developing at the rate it should be and that we have a healthy baby or babies.

Here is what the babies look like at week 7.  Ear bubs are beginning to form, although hearing won't start for several weeks.  Hands and feet are starting to sprout from the body.  The babies are still less then 1/2 inch long.