Friday is 18 weeks.
We are half-way there, and I still feel like I have to pinch myself every day to make sure this is real. I'm definitely still thanking God every day for these babies bouncing around (yes, I'm starting to feel them!) in my belly. I honestly don't know that I'll ever be able to show my gratitude enough.
Maybe I should explain my math here very quickly. :) 40 weeks is full-term for a single baby, but 38 is considered full term for twins, and 36 is average. So, we could be short of half-way, or past it (hopefully not), but you get the idea.
Wow...time is starting to fly by now.
So much so, that in one week, we will find out the genders! We will have our Level II ultrasound at the hospital where they will take lots of measurments. Also, a high-risk OB will look over everything to make sure they are on track for twins at this point. So, it will be a big day. We are praying for good news and healthy looking babies. We are excited to learn whether it will be pink, blue, or pink and blue!
Do I have a feeling or intuition about their genders? Maybe. But, I have no experience in this field, so I'm not placing any bets. Still, here are my thoughts...

I've had more than one dream (4 I think) that they are a boy and a girl. At my last appointment, the nurse said based on the "sound" of their heartbeats, she thought one was a boy and one was a girl. (I believe they sounded like a horse galloping vs. a train?) However, I don't know about the science behind this prediction, but still, fun to think about. Both of our families seem to think it is one of each, including a dream from one of the great-grandfathers-to-be.

I also had a dream that I saw the faces of two grown men when we looked at the ultrasound screen. Weird, but maybe a vote for two boys? There are not many girls in my husbands family (on his fraternal side) for two generations. Actually, there is only one girl. Everyone has two boys. So, if we follow that tradition, that would be another vote for two boys.
However, at the last appointment, 17 weeks, their heart rates were 144 and 146. Again, I don't really think there is necessarily any truth to the heart rate theory, but for fun, that would suggest two girls. Actually, at every appointment, their heart rates have been within just a few beats of one another. Following this logic, this might also point towards two of the same gender? (That, or they are in sync with one another and always awake together or snoozing at the same time.)
I do have a "gut" feeling that there is at least one girl (maybe two?) and have carried on a tradition from my maternal side. In one of our cribs, I've put the doll that waited for me in my crib (before mom new I was a girl) as well as my baby blanket made by my great grandmother. In the other crib sits our "Hope" bear that the Hubs and I made as we started this journey...or should I say, this phase of our journey.
18 Weeks!