Babies Update

Monday was a doctor appointment/ultrasound of the babies. These ultrasounds allow us to see our babies growing and allow the doctors to check that the little ones are growing at an appropriate pace according to baby averages and with each other. The last growth scan was a month ago and the little boy weighed in at 2lbs 9oz (79%) and the little girl was 2lbs(51%). The little guy was 2 weeks ahead of where a single baby at 24 weeks weighs in and the little girl a week ahead of schedule. The "weeks ahead" don't have anything to do with my delivery date or the development of the fetus(lung maturation,etc) but just give you an idea of where the babies fall on the growth chart. So on Monday our little boy weighed in at approximately 4lbs 3 oz(78%) and the little girl at 3lbs 7oz(53%), both growing at the appropriate rates. However, the sizes did confirm that momma's and daddy's suspicion that momma's belly is much larger then the first pregnancy are correct. Already the combined weight of the two babies is more then what Marin Dalby weighed at birth....and I still have at least 5 more weeks to go(hopefully). It is unbelievable and unreal that soon we will be blogging about TWO more babies on this site. We think that momma's belly size is a good thing and are hoping it grows larger....we are going for 5lb twins!