18 Weeks

We ended up buying "the mothership". Its a white GMC Yukon XL and will hopefully be exactly what we need. There's been a big learning curve for me in driving since I've gone from my 2-door Accord to a large land yacht. I was able to navigate The Woodlands Mall yesterday without incident (other than being flipped off at least 4 times), and the crowds were beyond crazy. I was very pleased with all the cargo space and filled up the back with tons of bags and Christmas gifts.

Friday was our "big ultrasound". This was the one to mark and measure each baby's anatomy and growth/development. We were really excited and counting down to when we'd find out the genders. The ultrasound took almost 2 hours - a little over 45 minutes for each baby. In the end neither baby would give us a peek between their legs. The tech said that one could possibly be a girl, but that she was really just guessing. The other baby she couldn't even attempt to speculate on. We were disappointed but happy that all seemed to go well. We'll get the official report on everything this coming Thursday when I go to my monthly visit with Dr. W. The tech was so great and said we could come back any Monday, Tuesday or Friday and do a quick ultrasound to see if the babies would cooperate, without having an appointment. I'm sure we saved a LOT of money yesterday by me not knowing the sexes while out shopping. So we'll see what we kind find out in a week or two. And now for the 18 weeks update:

• Babies measure between 5 and 5.25 inches, and weigh about 5.5 ounces
• Bones are beginning to harden
• Inner ear bones are working and babies can be startled by loud noises
• Babies are now turning, wiggling, punching and kicking -I'm definitely able to feel all this!!
• Fingerprints are beginning to appear
• Babies are able to yawn and hiccup

More to come after Thursday's appointment!