It's official....a boy and a girl!!
Today was our first big ultrasound for the anatomical survey and the chance to see what the sex of the babies are. Both Grant and Russ were able to come down for the ultrasound today which made it even more special.
When the tech first started looking around, she couldn't tell what Baby A was because they were straddling the umbilical cord. She finished the rest of the organs and measurements and then moved over to Baby B, occasionally checking back to Baby A to see if they moved enough to see the genitals.
It was clear right away that Baby B was a boy!
I jokingly told Grant and Russ that Baby A must be a girl because she was already giving them attitude and trouble.
After a while, the tech suggested that we take a break and I do some toe touches to see if we can get them to move around. I wasn't allowed to use the restroom yet since I needed to keep my bladder full. So I went into the bathroom and VERY CAREFULLY maneuvered myself on the toilet into the Inversion position from SpinningBabies.com for 30 seconds. This position helps balance the uterus, often facilitating babies to turn head down.
When I came back out, Baby A hadn't turned head down but had moved off of the umbilical cord. The tech was able to announce, "It's a girl!"
Grant, Russ and I were all so excited. How perfect!!
Baby A will be Ava and Baby B will be Barrett. Too cute.
Today was our first big ultrasound for the anatomical survey and the chance to see what the sex of the babies are. Both Grant and Russ were able to come down for the ultrasound today which made it even more special.
When the tech first started looking around, she couldn't tell what Baby A was because they were straddling the umbilical cord. She finished the rest of the organs and measurements and then moved over to Baby B, occasionally checking back to Baby A to see if they moved enough to see the genitals.
It was clear right away that Baby B was a boy!
I jokingly told Grant and Russ that Baby A must be a girl because she was already giving them attitude and trouble.
After a while, the tech suggested that we take a break and I do some toe touches to see if we can get them to move around. I wasn't allowed to use the restroom yet since I needed to keep my bladder full. So I went into the bathroom and VERY CAREFULLY maneuvered myself on the toilet into the Inversion position from SpinningBabies.com for 30 seconds. This position helps balance the uterus, often facilitating babies to turn head down.
When I came back out, Baby A hadn't turned head down but had moved off of the umbilical cord. The tech was able to announce, "It's a girl!"
Grant, Russ and I were all so excited. How perfect!!
Baby A will be Ava and Baby B will be Barrett. Too cute.