The Carter Twins

We had a 4D ultrasound performed on 5/22.  The girls were not in good positions and they decided to sleep through the whole thing, so we did not get great 3D images of them or much movement in the video.  Baby A was wedged down in Stephanie’s pelvis with a bunch of umbilical cord on her face and Baby B had her arms and legs covering her face.  The images must have been quite bad because the ultrasound folks let us come back a few days later, no charge.

Here’s what to look for in the video:

• 0:38 – Baby A heartbeat
• 1:09 – Baby B heartbeat
• 1:51 – Baby B showing off her lady parts
• 2:35 – Baby B’s face, with a good shot of her nose
• 3:30 – Baby B’s knee in front of her face
• 4:49 – The tech is showing how Baby B is laying on top of Baby A
• 5:30 – Baby A taking a small practice breath… or she’s getting bored
• 6:27 – Baby A’s face in 3D
• 8:20 – Baby B’s hand grabbing her foot in front of her face
• 9:46 – Baby B’s arm crossed in front of her face
• 11:17 – The tech is poking Baby A, trying to get her to wake up
• 13:21 – A huge yawn or practice breath from Baby A
• 14:54 – A good 3D shot of Baby A’s face

The second video, showing hiccups and more yawns, will be online in a few days.

-Jason

Well… we tried to have our 4D ultrasound done this week and, of course, both girls were sleeping. Baby A was turned toward my back and Baby B had her cord in front of her face casting shadows… We did see Baby A yawn which was really sweet. We will try again next week.  What was frustrating was the day prior I had my glucose test for gestational diabetes and had to drink this mix of glucose and water called Glucola… This made Baby B acrobatic.  She was flip flopping all over the place…

For the upcoming repeat 4D US I am going to bombard them with a big dinner, very cold Coke, and maybe some ice cream… that is all I have in my toolbox.

Stephanie

(26 weeks)

Here is a picture from our 24 week ultrasound. The girls are doing well; baby A is 1 lb 9 oz and baby B is 1 lb 8 oz. Both are right at the 50th percentile. Baby A is our shy girl, never giving us a clear picture of her face. Baby B gave us a nice view of her face, chubby cheeks and all.

-Jason