21 Weeks

I joined a forum for moms expecting twins in July on Babycenter.com and in the last few weeks there have been several moms who have been diagnosed and had to have surgery for TTTS (Twin to Twin Transfusion).  I couldn't help but be worried that I'd be part of that 20% of monochorionic (sharing a placenta) pregnancies that also have the complication of TTTS.  It's a scary syndrome and within weeks your babies could be near death if things go untreated.

On a happy note, I don't have TTTS!!!  We went in today for my comprehensive ultrasound where all the body parts and organs are measured to make sure growth is even and there isn't too much fluid in certain areas.  Everything looked perfect!  My babies are measuring at 13 oz each and are measuring just under 21 weeks which is perfectly normal!  I, on the other hand, am measuring at 25 weeks as opposed to the 21 that I am.  This is also great!

Baby A (I think I'll name them soon so I can call them something more personal than A and B) is still breech and Baby B is transverse and lying across the top of my belly with her feet right in Baby A's face.  How nice!  At least they don't stink.  So Baby A's face is absorbing all the kicks from Baby B instead of letting me feel them.

Here are some glimpses of the progress:

Baby A - Profile

Baby A - (From top to bottom) Feet, Leg, Arm

Baby B - (Much less cooperative) Legs

Baby B - (From Top to Bottom) Profile, Head

I asked Jon to take my 21 week belly bump picture and instead of waiting until I was ready, he just started shooting.  I think he likes the feel of my camera taking continuous shots.  Thus, the silliness:

21 Weeks

And for comparison's sake, here is my 25 week baby bump with Sophie:

25 Weeks with Sophie

For those of you that are interested, I'll also be posting a video of the 21 week ultrasound.