Um...wow?

I had my second real doctor appointment today, and got a lot of really good information. since I said I'd keep ya'll updated i thought maybe I should share the important stuff with everyone. I saw the NP this time, and first thing she told me is my due date has been moved to April 2nd. Yep, that's right, it's been moved back again. She said when there is a 5, or more, day discrepancy between due date based on last period and the due date the size of the baby indicates, they go with size of baby. One was only 4 days I think, but the other was 7, so, they've moved it back. This may mean nothing if I go into labor by myself at whatever point. However, if I don't go into labor and these babies decide to take as much time as their two predecessors, then they will schedule a c-section (if I have to have a c-section) for 39 weeks, and no earlier, which would basically put me at my original due date of March 26th.

Really, all these dates mean very little. I don't know if it's going to have to be a c-section or not, but even if it is that doesn't mean I won't go into labor at 36 weeks. Who knows! The whole L&D thing is just one big guessing game anyway!

Second important thing, NP says we can travel, though slowly and with lots of stopping, but still, so Lissa and Jen, we're coming for Christmas! Seriously, that is the plan so get ready. Unless something happens between now and then, we are coming for sure. Can't wait to see you guys and spend Christmas with you! Oh, and Ashlee you are also on my list of VIPs to visit! Can't wait to meet Parker.

Okay, next item of business, and it's a doozy. Because it's difficult to hear two distinct heartbeats on a doppler she said she either uses the ultrasound machine to check cardiac, or two dopplers at the same time. Ultrasound machine is probably easier, or at least sounds easier to me. Anyhoo, they're not side by side anymore. They're now horizontal, one on top of the other, head to toe. And, they are very close to one another. When I looked at other people's ultrasounds of fraternal twins you could almost always see a distinct line between sacs, and with my first photo you couldn't see anything between them, even though they were quite far apart, which leads me to: She said the doc had notated that the babies are sharing a sac. This means...wait for it...they'd be identical. Wait, what??

And now, I'm stumped! With the other two, I was sure of what they were by this time and I was right both times. I haven't gotten any feelings with these, and when I was told I was having twins was convinced the reason I had no ideas was because it was one of each. It just made sense. I'm just not sure what to think! Mom asked if we'd thought about more names then, and I said "oh shoot, i hadn't even thought of that." She just laughed. How do you tell them apart?? I think I'll have to make them wear bracelets or something if they're identical. Yikes. This totally changes things for me and adds a whole other layer of anxiety for me, yippee. haha

Anyway, this issue should be cleared up soon, as my appointment with the specialist is just two weeks from tomorrow. I'm counting down; can you tell?

Last, because I'm high risk, about halfway through this trimester (the second, that is) I will start having an ultrasound every month just to monitor the growth of the babies, and so forth, so I'll have lots of pictures of them as they grow! I got one today, but they're not very good, so unfortunately you'll have to wait two weeks to see more. Hopefully she gets a few good ones.

So, that's the news. I came out of this appointment with a very different attitude than when I went in. I thought the surprises were over. How wrong I was.