8 Weeks and it is Twins

We had our 8 week and final ultrasound with our RE today. It looks like baby C's heartbeat stopped sometime at the end of last week based on the measurement. We are a sad for baby C but are thrilled that babies A and B are doing so well. They are both measuring at 8 weeks and heartbeats in the 150's. Baby B is a bit of a rascal and hides from having his/her picture taken. So cute.

We have now graduated to our OB. Now we just have to find one that we like.

By the end of the 8th week your baby will measure between 1.6cm (0.63inch) and weigh around 1gram (0.04ounce). Your baby would fit into a wallnut shell and will weight around the same as a book of matches by the end of the week. Your baby is continuing to grow and develop at a very fast pace. By now your baby has eyelid folds, nerve cells and the retina are also beginning to form in the eye. Your baby should now have a tip to his/her nose and even the ears are developing, both internally and externally. By now the aortic and pulmanary valves are present in the heart. The tubes leading from the throat to the functioning part of the lungs are branched, and even your babys' trunk is straightening and lengthening out. Babys arms are coming along nicely now as well. The arms continue to grow and now already have elbows, which will cause the arms to curve slightly over the heart. The digital rays in the fingers are now notched, so the fingers will be fully developed soon. You will also notice that your babys head is much larger in relation to the rest of his/her body. The gonads are beginning to form as well and over the next few weeks they will develop into either testes or ovaries. The cerebellum, which is the area of the brain which coordinates muscle movement, is beginning to develop