We made it to anatomy scan day!!! The day dragged on forever but that's to be expected. We had my OB appointment at 2:15 and then scan appointment at 3pm and I was already somewhat panicked of what we would do if OB ran late or something and we had to be late to scan time but it all worked out perfectly.
At Dr. Richards I did my normal weight, urine, and blood pressure. I have gained a whopping 6 pounds and my blood pressure and urine looked fab. We got into a room and Dr. Richards popped in rather quickly. He even told us he skipped another lady to get to us...I knew I liked him! Let's see, we discussed how much I pee (a LOT) and what I haven't been eating (meat) and how when I sneeze I feel like the babies are going to fly out my belly button it hurts so bad. He checked me for a bladder infection (negative) and told me as long as I am striving to eat healthily (which I am...I crave salads and fruit...well except for the spaghettios) then I will be fine, and the sneezing thing he just laughed and said I probably pulled something. That was it. End of appointment. I liked it because it was routine and everything looked good but I am pretty sure I will not care for it when I get the bill for yet another monthly "chat". We were out of there by 2:45 and headed straight over to Dr. Rhinehart's for our scan.
When we arrived at Rhinehart's office there were 4858495 people waiting in the room but we got taken back surprisingly quick. Now, the last time we were there the doctor told me it makes the scan go better if you have a full bladder so on the 3 minute drive to his office I downed a bottle of water. Maybe not my smartest move. Anyway, we were taken into a room and we got to wait and my anxiety grew and grew. Its important to mention that not only was this the anatomy scan to make sure the babies were full of all the right organs, it was also to find out their genders for sure. However, we decided to have a gender reveal party and find out with all of our family and friends so I did not want to know one bit. Mason was a different story. He was swollen up like a toad because he was ready to know what they were. I ran the idea of the gender reveal by him before we ever decided to do it but I must have missed the part where he wanted US to know and reveal it to everyone else. Whoops. Moving on. We are in the room waiting, I already have to pee again and the technician finally comes in. She started with baby A and went body part by body part. Two kidneys, a healthy brain, a heart with valves and chambers and she checked the blood flow into the umbilical cord as well. Everytime she would tell me something was ok I felt a little relief wash over but then I realized, there is a whole other kid in there to look at. She moved over to Baby B who was ALL OVER THE PLACE, flipping, turning, etc. She had a hard time getting it still enough to check everything but all was well for little B too! She told us they each weighed 7 ounces which is "above average" for weight at this time but that's perfectly fine. I mean really, above average for weight, who is shocked at that?? She also said they were measuring about 4-5 days ahead...my babies, the overachievers!!!! Then she showed us the coolest thing! This teeny, tiny, little line that separated the two of them, this thin little membrane. BUT they were each pushing on it, sticking their heads into it, and Baby B looked liked it was trying to push through it! Several times it looked like their little hands were reaching for each other, so sweet!!! Both times she told us when she was going down to look for the gender and I looked away. She thought everything looked great and I finally felt like I wasn't going to explode with anxiety. We waited a few more minutes and the doctor came in. She took the wand and placed it back on my belly and of course, everyone thought it was nap time. So what does she do, she pokes me with the wand in several places all over my belly. I looked at Mason and all I could think was "I wonder how many women have peed on this very table because I am about to join them" but alas, I held it in. She told us she agreed with all the technicians measurements and she also agreed with the genders she noted. And then it was done. The technician came in and handed me two envelopes...one said A and one said B.
I did not peek!!!! Promise!!!
I paid at the desk, scheduled my next appointment and headed out. I promptly took the envelopes home and placed them in my mailbox and my sister-in-law, Melissa, came and got them. When Mason got home from mowing he seemed grumpy and I asked him what was wrong. He was NOT happy someone else knew what his babies were and he didn't. It is really very strange, I was not bothered at all which is very unlike me. I guess with knowing these will be our only children I want to involve as many people we love as I can. I was thrilled with the idea of finding out at the same time as our parents and family...Mason, not so much. But at the end of the day we both remarked that they are both healthy and on track for where we are in this pregnancy and that means more than what they are any day. Wednesday night is the big night...we cannot wait!!!
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