Twins!!!!

Great news! God has made it clear that Val and I should be parents. She is pregnant with Identical Twins and is in her 13th week of pregnancy. We are sooooo excited and are very anxious to be parents. There is so much information and things to learn that it is a wonder we can even sleep or keep working while we prepare for their arrival. Today was the confirmation that the 2 babies are looking good at this stage. All looks normal and healthy to the doctors thus far.

The picture below is of the 2 little ones at about 7 weeks in when we found out she was pregnant with Twins. The way you can tell that they are Identical twins is because they are in the same Chorion Sac. That is the black sack. That means they came from the same egg.
One of the worries until recently was whether the twins had their own Amnionic sacs. In the picture above you cannot see any membrane or sacs separating the 2 babies. We went to a radiologist today who uses a higher resolution sonogram and it showed that they do in fact have their own Amnionic sacs. This is great news because it decreases the chances for complications significantly.
Here are a couple pictures from today at 13 weeks. The 3D ones sort of make them look like they are aliens but they are cute little aliens. :)


So now comes the time where we have to start making things happen like, building up a baby room and visiting hospitals and all that Jazz. Luckily we have great friends here our age that have either recently gone through this or are going through it now. Unfortunately none are having twins or have had twins. Luckily both Val and I have family that have been through this before. My cousins are twins and their mom as well as the twins should be a good resource for us.

I hope this blog finds you well. Check back soon for more pictures and updates.