Videos! Early ultrasounds from weeks 5-9

We have taken short videos at each of our appointments.  If you have never seen a baby (2 babies) heart beat at a few weeks old, it is very exciting.  Probably more exciting if it is your own baby, but who am I to judge.

In retrospect, I wish we had captured more on video at these appointments, but our focus has been asking questions in order to make sure we maintain a healthy pregnancy.

Ultrasound #2: 6 weeks 6 days - One heartbeat!

After we sent my mom this first video, which is only 9 seconds long, she requested a longer video for the next appointment.  We were all prepared to take a great long video at our third ultrasound.  Then we got the news of our twins!  We were so full of questions, shock, amazement, and awe, that we ended up with about 20 seconds of video.  Sorry mom!  Next time...

Ultrasound #3: 7 weeks 6 days - Two heartbeats, oh my gosh!

At our fourth ultrasound, after we saw both beating hearts again, and the doc expains a bit about how we know they are identical twins.  Ohhh, sounds like a blog post idea for later...I have learned some interesting things about twins!  Doesn't the baby in the upper right look like a gingerbread man?

Ultrasound #4: 8 weeks 6 days - Two nice strong heartbeats!

Ultrasound #4: 8 weeks 6 days - Some info about identical twins

The fifth ultrsound shows how much more they are starting to look like babies rather than blobby gingerbreadmen (yes, men...I am feeling like they are boys!).

Ultrasound #5: 9 weeks 6 days - I see arms and legs!