15 weeks!

Today is officially 15 weeks! I have been busy with doctors appointments the last 2 days, yesterday I had 1 and 2 today. Today I went to high risk OB for the 2nd trimester screen blood work which rules out neural tube defects. They will call with those results, I forgot to ask when that will be. I also went to my regular OB, Dr. McKee. This visit was shorter than the last but still long.....was there for 2 hours today! We had an ultrasound and both babies are looking great! Both babies heads were down and their heart rates were 151 and 148. They didn't measure how big they were but they were both moving around like crazy. Garrett had his hand at his mouth like he does every time we see him, haha! Dr. McKee met with us and we will be having our anatomy/target ultrasound with UAB sometime between 18-20 weeks, they are suppose to call and set that appointment up with me this week. He wants to see me again in 3 weeks this time since we are getting further along and there is 2 so we will go back on July 8. I have only gained 1 pound since my last visit 4 weeks ago.... hopefully since my appetite is getting better now I can start putting on the pounds. He measured my belly just for fun to see how big it is and I am measuring 22 weeks. They don't do that routinely for twins since there is 2 in there but I just was curious how big my belly really is measuring, He said by the time I am between 28-30 weeks I will be measuring 40 weeks! Yikes!

This is Alyssa! :)

This is Garrett with his hand at his face :)

How big are the babies now? About 4.5 inches from head to bottom and about 2-3 oz. They are now about the size of a navel orange or a hass avacodo!

What are the babies up to this week? They are busy moving amniotic fluid through the nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in the lungs begin to develop. Their legs are now growing longer than their arms and are moving all over the place. The taste buds are forming and they can now sense light even though their eyes are fused shut right now.

Maternity clothes? Yep. Went and bought a new outfit yesterday. Dang maternity clothes are expensive, even on sale!

Stretch Marks? Not yet. Continuing the cocoa butter and vitamin E oil daily!

Sleep? Still sleeping good although my back and sides are sore in the morning and its hard to sleep too late. Cant sleep on my belly anymore! :(

Sickness? I go about 5-7 days and then I throw up still. I woke up at 1am Saturday night and had some bad heartburn and took some tums and by the time I had swallowed them, I got sick...twice.

Miss Anything? I miss being able to stand on my feet for a while and them not ache haha!

Feeling movement yet? Nothing that is consistent. I was laying in bed the night before last and thought I felt some twitches that might have been the babies but I haven't felt it again. Cannot wait to feel them!!!!!!!

Swelling? Not that I can tell. Still able to wear my wedding rings. My feet hurt at the end of the work day but I wouldn't call them swollen just yet.

Cravings? Nothing new or weird. Just want milk all the time and any food that goes with it like cereal or cookies.

Food Aversions? Im getting better with the meat aversion. I am attempting to try steak tonight which was the first meat that made me sick during pregnancy. I was able to eat chicken a few times this week.

Looking forward to? We are going to register this Saturday and looking forward to it although I feel like its going to overwhelm me and make me very tired!

Praying specifically for? That both babies continue to grow like they should and be healthy and that I would be able to work as long as I can and make it to 37 weeks!

Thanks for following our journey! God is soooooo good and give Him all the glory for these miracles!!!!!



14 weeks!

I will be 14 weeks tomorrow! (sorry I missed the 13 week update).... Can't believe how time is flying by! Officially in the 2nd trimester! Last year at this time I was working 2 jobs and working 60 hour weeks to save up for IVF and now I am sitting here a year later blogging about my 14th week of pregnancy with twins! God certainly has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams! Crazy to think about how much changes in 1 year. I have been working to save up for maternity leave and any time I may need off before the babies come and starting to plan the nursery. We are going to go register next week which seems so surreal to me! That is going to be an experience for sure! If any of you twin moms are reading this, be sure to let me know what necessities we need to register for and what things are a waste of money! I was able to get a quick look at the twins on ultrasound yesterday and both are still looking so good and moving so much! It is unreal how fast they grow, as I'm sure I will be saying once they get here as well! Next doctors appointment is next Wednesday, June 18th! We did have some genetic blood work done the day we went for our NT scan which came back completely normal. That blood work ruled out Trisomy 13,18, and 21. Thank you JESUS!! Moving on to the weekly questions now!


How big are the babies now? From head to bottom, they measure around 3 1/2 inches long and weigh about 1 1/2 ounces and about the size of a lemon!


What are the babies up to this week? This week, the babies can now squint, frown, grimace, pee and possibly suck their thumbs!


Maternity clothes? Still wearing maternity clothes... as you can see, the belly is getting bigger and harder to fit into regular clothes anymore!


Stretch Marks? Still none yet. Continuing my belly routine of cocoa butter in the morning and Vitamin E oil at night. Hoping it helps!


Sleep? I slept a solid 12 hours last night and could totally go take a nap right now! I'm not sure when this energy boost from the second trimester comes, but its not here yet!


Miss Anything? I am starting to miss not being able to dinner at night!


Feeling movement yet? Not yet, but hopefully in the next few weeks! Ahhh cant wait!


Swelling? my feet have grown so much that I had to get new shoes after purchasing some a few months ago! No one warned me about my feet growing! wouldn't say they are swollen yet though!


Cravings? Rice Krispy Treats and a big glass of milk! and Cereal!


Food Aversions? I still find it very hard to eat anything past about 7pm and if it has a lot of flavor or smells strong in any way, I cant eat it! Still hard to eat meat!


Started showing? umm yes! although I am told I don't look like it in my scrubs!


Gender? A boy and a girl!!!!! Garrett and Alyssa :)


Mood? Very happy right now!


Looking forward to? June 18, next ultrasound to see the babies! And registering next week!


Praying specifically for? Continued health with both babies and to be able to keep them in until 37 weeks! And to be able to work as long as possible so we can save up!

Gender reveal and more

We are having........... 

 

A BOY and a GIRL..... Woooohooo!!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!! He really does give us the desires of our hearts! We would have been so happy with whatever they were but I prayed so hard for healthy first and a boy and a girl secondly! Here are some ultrasound pics from Friday! 

Meet Garrett Keith Wooten and Alyssa Brooke Wooten!!!! These are the names we picked out and love! We can't wait to watch them continue to grow and meet them for the first time! 

This is Garrett. He is sucking on his hand in the pic! He was super active during the ultrasound and would not be still! It was so cute! 

This is Alyssa! She was the calmer one during the ultrasound but she moved around plenty! Sweet girl!!! 

So we had the gender reveal with fireworks at my moms house Friday night. The blue fireworks went off perfectly but the pink/red fireworks accidentally got put upside down and exploded on the ground and then shot up at the house and all of us standing on the porch! It was hilarious and will make such a good story for years to come! Thankfully, no one was injured! 

Yesterday I had my first experience in the birth suites triage as a patient. I had starting feeling bad Saturday afternoon and Saturday night and Sunday morning I had way more vomiting than I have had so far being pregnant and was having low back pain around my kidneys all day yesterday. I literally felt terrible! I called the on call nurse and did what she suggested but had no relief so at 3pm I went in to be triaged. I knew it was just probably a virus or the UTI I had might have worsened but after trying to get pregnant for 7 years, I am not taking any chances! I will be THAT patient! Haha! My UTI still persisted and I now have a terrible head cold this morning. I think the combination of the 2 things just about got me yesterday. I am resting for a few days and drinking lots of fluids and will be back to tip top shape in no time! So glad me and the babies are ok! God is truly looking out and protecting us! 

Thank you all for encouraging us and praying with us! God is truly so so so good and soooo faithful and we are just blown away by His goodness! 13 weeks on Wednesday!!