29 Weeks!

I am 29 weeks pregnant! We had an ultrasound on Monday and received excellent news- both babies are growing congruently- meaning they are growing together! Each baby weighs about 2 ½ lbs, and they are both head down in what they call vertex position. Because of their positioning, the doctor said I should plan on delivering naturally at this point. Obviously, like with any pregnancy, a C-Section might be necessary, but the odds have gone down. The doctor also told us that twins reach term at 35 weeks, where a singleton baby will reach term at 37 weeks. Basically meaning that although they are not ready to come out at 35 weeks, if they were born then they would be pretty normal little infants. When we asked why they develop two weeks faster than singletons, the doc said it is because twins are, and I quote “scrappy.” They are scrappy because they have had to compete with each other for nutrients and space the entire pregnancy- so they develop quicker. It just amazes me. Joey and I can’t wait to meet these scrappy little guys!

During the ultrasound, Tank turned his head towards the ultrasound wand and we could clearly see his face for a split second. It was amazing. The ultrasound tech was even impressed. Below are a few pictures from the ultrasound, but it is harder to see them because they are getting so big… so you kind of got to piece them together. The first picture is of Tank's face. The second picture is the top of Dozer's head.