Ultrasound Numero Cinco (#5)

Yesterday's ultrasound came and went with a heck of a lot less hoopla than our February 20th Ultrasound. There was no pomp and circumstance, no crazy poll of opinion, no heart racing as we began the ultrasound.

So in a quick recap, I'll tell you what I know about the babies now, and give you a quick update on my current condition.

• Both Babies are in a breech position--little stinkers (proving once again, that my 'motherly instinct' is horrible--I would've guessed they were both head down)
• Both babies are growing exactly on schedule. Baby "A" was actually on schedule to.the.day. Measuring in at 24 wks, 1 day. Crazy. I think we may have a perfectionist on our hands :P
• We're back to an unsure state of identical & fraternal. Bah. Not loving that.
• I saw only one "gender" confirming part, and that was on Baby "B". Most definitely a boy. If I knew they were Identical, it would solve a lot of problems ;)
• We saw 2-Four chambered hearts, 2 sets of kidneys, 3 bones in the Fifth didget (or pinky finger) of both babies--(this helps to rule out any Downs Syndrome questions, because frequently Downs children do not have a 3rd bone in their pinky finger--crazy?! I know!)
• Two strong heartrates, 151 bpm & 154 bpm. Fantastic!

So overall, we're sticking with what we found out last time, two boys, identical. Things look great, which makes for a rather boring ultrasound, but is also such a blessing--I'd rather cry for happy reasons :)

Mommy's update:

• I feel like I could vomit fire. I use the word vomit loosely--I really don't feel sick at all, the word fire I use in all seriousness. Horrible, horrible heartburn.
• For being 24 weeks along, I am ridiculously uncomfortable. Along with the heartburn, I have two babies up in my ribs most of the time. I find this odd because I appear to be carrying "low", which was also the case with Hayden, and he was never in my ribs--such a good lil guy!
• I have figured out that my prenatal vitamins actually have a purpose (aha!). When I take them, I am a lot less tired, and have much less of the out of breath, winded, fainting feeling. Who'd have thought!? Another reason why multiples are so much different that one--Don't tell my dr, but I barely ever took them with Hayden, and felt fine the whole time!
• If I don't sleep with a pillow between my legs, it's hard to walk the next day. I'm contemplating getting a cane.
• Sciatic nerve? Yeah, they've found it. It's not so fun.
• My belly button has popped, and its disgusting. Also something that never happened last time--my belly button never ever popped. With twins, popped at 23 weeks.
• Stretch marks, I thought I was going to get away with not getting any new ones. Alas, I don't have that good of luck. Seems the ones I have are headed north and charting new territories. Awesome. Can't get enough of that skin ripping feeling.
• I am far less confident in the "37 week goal" than I was to start out--I just cannot fathom how much bigger and how much more uncomfortable I could possibly get.

So clearly, all of my complaints are pretty minimal, and mostly cosmetic complaints. And I know all of you expectant mommies probably don't want me to wish this on you, but I think carrying multiples should be some kind of requirement--lest you think pregnancy is easy. I did think it was easy, and as we've seen as a pattern....God laughed at me and said 'Here, give this a try!'