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Week 16

Jul29

You are now 11cm. The size of an avocado.

You kick and somersault and have perfectly formed fingers and toes. You can frown. You now breathe in and out tiny amounts of amniotic fluid, getting ready for when you breathe outside mummy’s womb.

An update on mummy:

This week I have been off the progesterone pessaries as I shouldn’t need it anymore but a blood test showed it was a bit low for twins so going back on them to ensure you are going to be ok!! Thankful to God for his provision and that we have been prescribed progesterone from the Life Fertility clinic and having blood tests.

Whilst on holiday mummy had her first colostrum. My bump is harder and bigger. Sleepless moments at night time. Less nausea but still need to eat breakfast as soon as I get up.

Only feeling sick in the mornings. Feeling up and down. Craving feta and salads.

You and me … What have we been doing this week?

Mummy and daddy were very excited to take you on your first trip abroad. We flew to Kefalonia for our 10th wedding anniversary. Very hot but beautiful scenery. Mountainous drives, stunning beaches, noisy cicadas, cute geckos, turtles at the harbour, glistening pool and shady gardens. Long road names on google maps. The planes flew over Ammes beach. Kittens and cats hungry for feta, wasps wanting our food but the Greeks used burning coffee! Pythos, lake in a cave.

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Met my very good friend before our holiday. Showed her the charting we used to conceive you. 😚 we pray she and her husband will have a baby too!

Week 15

Jul22

You are each about 9cm. Your bodies are now in proportion and getting heavier.

An update on mummy:

My tummy is showing much more. Still feeling tired but less sick. I have been able to take less of my anti sickness tablets.

Got a lovely card from Great Uncle D and Great Aunty E to say congratulations.

Had a nose bleed and was sick one day. The constant sneezy blocked nose is meant to be normal at this stage. Can’t wait to feel you kick. Sometimes I feel tightness and what I think may be movement but likely just wind!!

There is a heatwave so staying out of the sun. Wearing new dresses ready for holiday. Daddy making ice and putting on the air con unit.

I enjoyed seeing the team at work. Trained them in a cool meeting room 😅

You and me… What did we do this week?

Mummy and daddy didn’t expect to see you this week, but when mummy was examined by the specialist to check all ok with her cervix on 18th July he did a quick scan.

We heard your strong heart beats and saw you move! We love you so much ❤️❤️

We visited our friend who is due next week. We talked about pregnancy and got excited to meet our babies. She gave mummy a maternity skirt and baby bouncer. 😄

The Big day – your twelve week scan 

Jul5

Identical twins!! You are two of a kind! ❤️❤️

Mummy didn’t sleep before the scan as she was very nervous but excited to finally see you after all these weeks.

Are you actually there? Sickness, stretching and tiredness are the only things that make me know you are real.

We were called in almost straight away by Shrada, a lovely ultrasound lady. I had to drink lots of water but she didn’t mind too much. Mummy had cold jelly put on her belly. Daddy held mummy’s hand 😍

Almost immediately I could see two blobs and I looked at Shrada and she could see it too. Then daddy realised when she asked if we had twins in the family.

There you were. Two gorgeous dancing but cuddling babies. You waved and moved and we heard your faint but strong heartbeats! The nuchal measurements were good. You share the same placenta and amniotic sac!!

Daddy was in shock but so very happy you are ok and mummy always wanted twins so cried with joy!

I then couldn’t contain my giggles and praised God!

Shrada was excited as she rarely gets to see twins. She let us see you in 4d. We could see how much blood you exchanged. We were told you were special and that there are lots of risks but we need to be hopeful and pray lots.

We are so excited to have two beautiful bundles of joy. You both have all your fingers and toes and you already love each other as you cuddle lots!!

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We couldn’t wait to tell everyone and so we did! Grandpa and Nanny, Grandma and Grandad and Aunties are so excited too!

We had made a video and had to change it to say there are two of you. We put it on Facebook and over a hundred friends liked it 😄

One of you is 3mm bigger than the other.

You are a type of twin that is 1% of all twins and a chance in 60,000!

You are momo twins… Mcma… Monochorionic monoamniotic twins!