Dr's Appt #2

**July 14, 2010**


So this day finds us getting ready to go to our second doctor's appointment. I've got a lot going on in my mind, as this was my Grandma's birthday and after we left the doctor's office, we were heading straight to the funeral home for my Great Aunt that passed away on the 12th. I was full of nerves and fear on the way there, and sitting in the waiting room was torture. We were finally called in (Mom went with us this time) and I lay on the table. The tech puts the jelly on and starts moving the "magic wand". (Here's where it gets scary: I flash back to a year ago and I'm laying on a table just like this, where a girl is moving the wand over my tummy and has a totally blank look on her face because she just doesn't see anything in there.) Today's tech isn't smiling or laughing or anything, and she keeps moving it over and pressing in harder. I finally say "Do they look like they got any bigger?" She tells me they definitely got bigger, and I'll feel better in a few minutes, she's just taking some measurements right now.

Sure enough, a few minutes later she flips this little switch, and we hear "wah wah wah wah" and as soon as I heard that first heartbeat, the tension just flowed right out of me. One down, one more to go. So she moves it over a little and lets me hear Baby A's heartbeat and it's a little softer. She looks at me and says "That's just because of how they're laying." So, we've heard both heartbeats, she's told me they are strong and they are measuring right where they should be. Next up: I want to see them. :)

So she turns the TV on, and all of a sudden, our two little Baby Eggies are on the screen, head to head. LOL They are definitely going to be little stars, because they were putting on quite the show with their movements and Mom swears Baby A was trying to do somersaults. (This would be fitting because I used to somersault my way across the pool, and since they are just floating in there, I can only assume at least one would be doing the same thing!)Baby B is putting their fist up by their mouth then moving it back down. Baby A is slapping their knee like it's the funniest joke they've ever heard. Then, I think they decided that they were on a roller coaster, because all of a sudden their arms were up over their heads and brought down, then back up again. LOL It was that, or they were both throwing simultaneous temper tantrums. If that's the case, now I'm really scared. LOL

Either way, whether we have the saintliest of angels or the meanest of heathens, Mama and Daddy definitely feel a lot more relaxed and can start enjoying the little Eggies "bakin" in there. They were having a great time, and Mama was mesmerized by their enjoyment. I could have sat and watched that screen all day long. All I can say is that I am SO looking forward to seeing these little ones grow and take on personalities of their own.... even if the old saying is true and your children grow up to be your parent's paybacks to you. LOL