Let's hear it for the BOYS!!!

Sonogram pictures, as promised... These are the profiles of both of their faces. Twin A (facing right) appears to be our more laid back twin. He was very cooperative during both sonograms and was perfectly happy to let us watch him move around and play. He even gave us a "Peace Sign" (below). Twin A weighs 9 ounces and is about 13 - 14 cm long. He continues to be a little bit bigger than his brother.

Twin B (facing left) seems to be a little more stubborn (I wonder where he gets that from :) ) He wasn't real keen on us watching him, so the doctor had to give him a little motivation. Unfortunately for Mommy, that motivation was A LOT of poking her stomach with an ultrasound wand. Twin B weighs 8 ounces and is about 13 cm long.

We are so thankful to have two healthy babies! The journey has been long and hard (and we know it will continue to be), but holding those precious boys will make it all worthwhile.

Thank you so much to all of friends and family for your love, support, and most of all, your prayers!

And the twins are...

BOYS!!! Yep, two more Boone boys. We are so excited...they are both healthy and doing well. We went to the specialist today for a sonogram. But this was no ordinary sonogram...we got to see twenty fingers and twenty toes, the four ventribles of two hearts, two brains, four kidneys, plus lots and lots of vertebrae and ribs. I must say that this was absolutely the best doctors appointment in history! I will post the sono pictures tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Boone Family will be heading down south to my aunt and uncle's farm just outside of Gatesville, Texas for Thanksgiving. We always have such fun with our family! We call the trips to the farm our "redneck weekends." They usually consist of riding four wheelers, shooting guns, playing games, and eating a ton. Oh, and we also usually have almost as many dogs in attendance as we do humans. We take these redneck weekends seriously, folks! I hope that all of you have as great a Thanksgiving as I know we will!

Speculation

Well, I started this on Monday, but I guess I got a little distracted.
So, the doctor wouldnt speculate...she said it was too early to tell. But we should definitely find out what they are when we go to the
specialist next month.

Here are the new sonogram pics. Everything still looks really good. The top twin's head is on the right; the bottom twin's head is on the left. You can't really tell from the picture, but they are both facing downward this time.

The votes...

So, I go back to the doctor tomorrow. I am exactly 13 weeks today, so I totally doubt that they will be able to tell me what I am having. BUT, I am going to ask them to speculate. Just to see if there are any clues.

I learned a new trick - I added a poll to keep up with the votes - see above!

Lets hope that you guys are right. There are no girls in the Boone Family, and my father-in-law wants a granddaughter REALLY bad!!!

We are heading to New York City tomorrow to celebrate some birthdays, so I will post the new sono pictures next week.

Kicks and Giggles

So, we went to the doctor last Thursday. (Yes, Alan finally got to go with me!) I was 11 weeks at that point. The twins are doing great! They are both almost 5 cm long. They were moving around and kicking up a storm. Here are their pictures…the first picture is both the twins with the measurements of the top twin. The second picture is the bottom twin with measurements.

The top twin's head is on the right with the feet on the left. The bottom twin is opposite with the head on the left (and I swear I can see the face in that picture!) My favorite is the little foot kicking in the bottom picture - I think that is so amazing!!

I go back to my regular doctor in two weeks. Then 4 weeks after that, I start going to the specialist (this is just because I am having multiples.) My doctor said that we will definitely be able to find out the sexes at the specialist appointment.

I am currently taking a vote on what everyone thinks the babies are. So far, I have 4 votes for one boy and one girl, and 3 votes for two girls. Let me know what you think!

The truth about morning sickness...

***Disclaimer: You might not want to read this blog if you have a weak stomach, or dont want to hear the truth about pregnancy. ***

Yes, I know I havent written anything in the past week. I would like to say that I have just been so busy that I havent gotten around to it. But...I can't. The truth is: I have been too SICK to get around to it. God bless the women that carry multiples. I truly dont know how women carry more than two children. My two are enough to have me in the bathroom almost 24/7. Whoever named it "morning sickness" is just mean. It should be called "just go ahead and stand over the toilet 24/7 sickness." Fortunately, my doctor prescribed Zofran (after I got to the point that I couldnt even keep water down), which seemed to work...for a while, anyway. It stopped working Monday night, so the past couple of days have been bad. The doctor did warn me that weeks 10 - 12 would be the worst. I just hope its over after week 12.

I guess that's about it for now. I go back to the doctor next Thursday, so hopefully I will have sonogram pics to post then.

My First Blog

So, I am definitely NOT a blogger. However, I am now being forced to start (thanks M.K.) to make it easier for all my wonderful friends and family to keep up with us...and our pregnancy!!!

Here's a little background...
My husband, Alan, and I have been married for a little over five years. We started trying to have children a little over two years ago. After many tests (and some surgery) we were referred to fertility specialists. We ended up having to go through in vitro. We got the news on September 15 - we are PREGNANT!! Woo Hoo!!!

On October 1, I went for my first sonongram. One healthy baby! And ANOTHER healthy baby!That's right - we're having TWINS!!!

We are still a little overwhelmed, but definitely very excited. I will do my best to keep you all updated on the quickly growing Booone Family.