Week 24

Each baby is about 1.5 lbs now and almost a foot long ($5 footlong?). They will pack on about 6 oz. a week. This mostly consists of fat deposits, but also of growing organs, bones, and tissue. Along with loud noises, the baby can also hear Carrie's breathing, Carrie's heart beat, and my voice when I yell at Carrie's belly.  The inner ears are fully developed now. The babies can tell if they are right side up or up side down. They can also tell when Carrie is moving.


They can also smell fear.

Week 23

This week the babies will....

Practice breathing by sucking in and blowing out amniotic fluid with their lungs. 
Fat production is in over drive. Over the next 3 to 4 weeks the babies will double in weight. 
Finger nails are now fully formed
Their skin will become less see through as fat continues to collect over the next few weeks.
Each baby is about 11 inches long and weighs 18 to 19 ounces. 


With this being such a weight gaining and growing phase, we are hoping for each baby to be around the 2.5 pound mark at our next ultrasound in 2 1/2 weeks.

What starts with "T" and ends with "Holy Crap, We're Having Twins"

If any of you didn't know, Carrie is pregnant.  Today, we had our first ultrasound and found out that we are not having a boy OR a girl.  We're having a boy AND a girl.  Fraternal TWINS!

No one (literally none of you) are more shocked than I was at this news.  We are super-excited and terrified, simultaneously.

Hot Potato (baby boy) and Sweet Potato (baby girl) are due March 28th.

Stuart (and Carrie)

P.S.  Hot Potato and Sweet Potato are not their actual names (not yet, at least).  We are still accepting name suggestions.