Week 31

Yeah, I'm still not creative with my entry titles...

So here we are at week 31 and I survived the heat last week! Phew! Much better today and hopefully it'll stay that way for a little while. We had our last multiples class at the hospital this week and got to tour the birthing suites. It looks like we'll have wireless internet in our room, so we'll see about taking our laptop so we can email when the twins arrive. Though I'm not sure the laptop will be high on our list of things to pack when I'm in labor, so I make no guarantees. = )

More belly growth and strong foot movements by the babies. Man, they sure make a ruckus when I'm sitting in the car. We're not sure if that's because they like it or not, but it certainly makes them go nuts in my belly.

We have appointments with the lactation consultant at the hospital and one of the midwives in my OB/GYN's group to make sure we're all set for breastfeeding and to see about having a midwife on the delivery team since we are still hoping for an unmedicated birth for both babies. The appt's aren't until week 32, so it'll be a little while before I can report in on how they went. Apparently, since the midwife is directly affiliated with the hospital (rather than a birth center like our previous one) there is a chance she will be able to attend the birth. I'm excited at the thought, but we have to meet with her first to see what the options are. And we still have 4 more weeks of our Bradley classes, so we're ironing out the birth plan at this point.

Week 30

We're cooking now! It's currently 105 degrees outside. Um, I didn't request that!! Makes it tough to do much, but I got some errands done in the morning, visited my work (to show off my belly progress) and now we're just holed up in the house trying to keep cool. We'll see how much it cools down this evening before our next multiples birthing class at the hospital.. hopefully they have better a cooling system than we do!

Other than the heat, there's not much to report.. Braxton Hicks contractions every once in a while, but for the most part I don't notice them, I'll just happen to touch my belly and notice it got HARD. Lots of foot movement, too. Not so much kicking anymore, but repositioning their feet and making my belly do all sorts of fun motions.

Week 29

I got the results back from the blood work they did this past week at my appointments and I'm doing good -- not anemic, no gestational diabetes, and since I'm Rh negative, they checked to make sure I hadn't developed antibodies to the possibly Rh positive babies and I haven't. Woo hoo! We had our first multiples birthing class at the hospital this evening, and it's nice to be around other parents with twins coming. We don't get that opportunity very often yet! I am going to attend a Mothers of Multiples meeting soon, so that will expand our support group for the fun we have coming our way. But we're all healthy and doing well, so there's not really much else to report!

Ultrasound - Week 28

Marty, the babies, and I went in for our monthly ultrasound yesterday and everyone is doing well. Twin B is measuring 3 lbs 5 ounces which is 80th percentile for a single baby! Woo hoo! Twin A was being stubborn as usual and they couldn't get all the measurements they needed, but still got an approximate weight of 3 pounds. Both are now head down, and will most likely stay that way for the duration of the pregnancy.

The first picture is a profile of Twin A - it's much easier to point things out directly, but the forehead is on the right, nose pointing up, and body on the left.

The next picture is also of Twin A. This one's a face shot, but is tilted almost upside down. The top of the head is in the lower right, and then you can see eyes, nose, mouth and chin as you look to the upper left.

The third picture Twin B makes an appearance (faintly). The ultrasound technician had to really try to get this shot of B's face and she labeled it, so it's easier to figure out what things are.

Week 28

Week 28 brought the arrival of baby shower #1 with some college, PTA, and engineering friends. It was a nice Saturday afternoon of playing a few games and chatting with everyone.

Here's a few photos of me opening gifts.. April handmade those green and yellow bibs - very cool!

Thanks to everyone who could make it!

Grandma Sue's Visit

Grandma Sue has come and gone... we gots lots done while she was here, like painting the changing table and re-painting the old chest of drawers from red to lavender. The dresser hadn't been painted since my dad finished them for my sister back in the day. So I got to sand them down and repaint.

I also mentioned earlier how we got the double stroller put together and fit the infant seats in it. See? We can do it! Now we just have to see how it goes when there are actual babies in the seats.

Week 27

New pictures! These were taken last week when I went out to lunch with my friend April. Thanks April!

Everything is going well, the babies kicked a bit during the 4th of July fireworks show we went to, and the nursery is coming along. More pictures once we're done.

We did get the double stroller put together last week and practiced getting the infant seats in and out of it. We'll have to do it a lot more before we're ready for them to arrive.