Recently we had a 21 week check-up with the perinatologist, and the babies are doing fantastic. We love going to these appointments because we get to see our babies up close. The tech took measurements of all body parts, and we even got to see the blood flowing through the umbilical cord! The tech said everything looked perfect and was measuring just as it should for this point in the pregnancy.
Our baby girl was measured first, and she weighed about 14 oz. Her heartbeat was 144BPM. Our baby boy weighed about 15 oz and his heartbeat was 138 BPM. That's almost 2 pounds of baby already! They are both moving around quite a bit, but our little boy was being especially uncooperative on this day (I guess he's already taking after his mom!) The poor tech was trying...and trying...and trying to get a head measurement, but he just would not sit still. At one point during the ultrasound, he even kicked his little sister, causing her to flinch. It was the cutest thing ever! Finally she relented and the doctor came in to take a look at the measurements as well. He was able to get our son to cooperate for a second, and he got the measurements he was looking for. I was a little sore afterwards, as the tech was poking around on my belly for almost 30 minutes. But it was well worth it, just to make sure our babies are still doing ok. It looks like they will probably make their entrance into the world around Thanksgiving, and hopefully be home with us just in time for Christmas!
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