15 Week Update

Well, I have been kind of lazy updating this, but hopefully I can keep with it a little more often now that I am feeling better.

How far along? 15 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +2
Maternity clothes? not yet, but my options from my regular clothes are getting limited
Sleep: sleeping and napping, but starting to get more energy
Best moment this week: starting to have more of an appetite
Movement: yes, feeling little movements
Food cravings: still nothing really
Food aversions: no aversions
Gender: unknown, we will know in a month!
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button: in
What I miss: running
What I am looking forward to: finding out the gender
Weekly Wisdom: just trying to live in the moment
Milestones: starting to see a little prego belly this week

New Ultrasound Pictures

We had another ultrasound this week and everything is looking good. They were both moving a lot and already looking pretty squished in there. Click on the pictures to enlarge. Merry Christmas!

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11 Week Update

How far along? 11 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +1
Maternity clothes? not yet, but I'm happy about getting some hand-me-downs from Lydia and a friend at work for whenever I start needing them
Sleep: still tired all the time
Best moment this week: receiving flowers from my awesome in-laws!
Movement: not yet
 Food cravings: nothing in particular, just trying to eat healthy
Food aversions:  still not a fan of sweets
Gender: not sure yet, but I'm starting to think girls (identical = same gender)
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button: in
What I miss: still missing the energy, but at least I got my x-mas shopping done
What I am looking forward to: next ultrasound appointment on the 21st
Weekly Wisdom: I got nothing
Milestones: Shared the news with our family and some friends this week. First ultrasound last week: twins is definitely a big milestone!

We are having.....

TWINS! I guess we need to change the name of our little blog to reflect multiples. Any suggestions on blog names?

We had our first ultrasound today and much to our surprise and excitement.. we are having twins. They look to be identical (sharing a placenta). Both are healthy and we heard both strong heartbeats! Double the trouble, double the fun. In the last few weeks we have talked about how fun it would be to have twins, but never in our dreams did we think it would happen!

We are still letting it sink in, but here are some pictures of Babies A & B Shirzad due July 4th!

8 Week Update

How far along?  8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:   Breaking even so far
Maternity clothes?  I don’t have a bump yet, but I did buy a Bella Band for when my regular clothes start getting tight
Sleep:  Very tired all the time and sleeping 10 hours a night as often as possible
Best moment this week:  Realizing that next week is a 3-day work week!
Movement:  Nothing yet
Food cravings:  Odwalla juices
Food aversions:  Ice cream (so weird considering I usually love ice cream)
Gender:  no inclination one way or the other yet
Labor Signs:  None
Belly Button:  In
What I miss:  Having energy and drinking Diet Coke
What I am looking forward to:   Our first ultrasound appointment in two weeks and telling our family and friends
Weekly Wisdom:  No wisdom here, just trying to enjoy this time and not get too inpatient
Milestones:  Nothing yet