Tuesday, May 29, 2012

High Risk Update 32 Weeks

So we all thought things were happening according to my last post. That's not so much the case any more. Babies seem to be rather comfortable in my womb and show zero signs of coming out. I am exactly 32 weeks today. Baby A weighs 4 pounds 2 ounces and Baby B weighs 4 pounds 7 ounces. So they are pretty close in weight again, it's so strange because B was so much bigger last time. My high risk doctor gave me the cervix award of the day because my cervix is still 4.6cm long and closed! He is always impressed that my cervix is holding out so well and better then most people. He said apparently my body didn't want to get pregnant but now that I am pregnant it's taking it like a champ! That means all this walking I've been doing hasn't done anything and all these contractions haven't been affecting my cervix either. I've just been trying to slowly help the babies come out sooner rather then later, but not too soon of course. I have a scheduled c-section for July 12 when I'm around 38 weeks. That's 6 weeks from now. I guess thinking about it that really isn't that far away but it seems really far on the days I'm miserable! I hope I can make it to at least 35/36 weeks. I think that's a great time, they will be healthy and probably will do just fine. Thanks to my primary care doctor she said she'd help me out by trying to stir things up by doing a pelvic exam when I see her next at when I'm 35 weeks if I haven't given birth by then.

That's really all the updates I have. Just overall the babies seem like they will never come out! The last couple days we have been trying to tour our local hospital where we will be delivering but they have been busy so we haven't been able to go. I understand completely but at the same time my babies could come any day and I have no clue about anything. Hopefully in the next week we'll be able to go check it out. We are all ready for them though for the most part! I seriously am getting so impatient, I just want them here safe and sound so I can cuddle them and move on from this infertility/pregnancy journey. I guess we have waited over 5 years to have these babies so a few more weeks should be nothing, but each week I just get so excited because we are just that much closer! I'm dying to know what they look like!

Here's a couple photos of the girlies! They have some hair now and I'm hoping its my color hair! :)
Baby B
Baby A

Cute aint it! :) That's all the pictures we really got today. The others are a little blurry. They don't really sit still and are always facing the wrong way. So I have a new list of things I eat these days. I still am obsessed with eggs and cheese things like mac and cheese. But I have been craving coffee lately which is so weird because I used to not like it that much. I also crave tomatoes just straight out of the fridge. Ramen is now on the list as well. And I always want the nachos from the target cafe at target. I just love food! I think that's it for now, Ill update more later this week with a 32 week belly photo.


Monday, May 14, 2012

Things are happening.

So since my last update about my high risk appointment things have been happening. Last week I had a regular OB appointment. It turned into an all day affair in labor and delivery. I just told the doctor how I had been feeling and such things so she checked my cervix. It was really soft she said and with having ANOTHER uti she shipped me off to the hospital to be monitored. I was contracting as usual. I was put on an antibiotic until I deliver. My cervical length was checked and it was down to 3cm. I'm glad it's somewhat shortening because then the babies might actually come out eventually! I'll be 30 weeks tomorrow so just 2 more weeks till a huge goal of 32 weeks! I seriously can't believe our girls could be here in 4-5 weeks! That's a month! A month! I'm starting to freak out a little the closer it gets, time flies. I feel like we just did our IVF last month or something. Well I've been on my antibiotic for a week now and I'm still having contractions. Last night they were pretty close but this morning they have subsided. It's so strange. I feel like I never know when I should go to the hospital, last night I was so close to going but then I figured they would just monitor me and send me home again. For some reason the contractions come a lot more at night and during the night. But during the day they are few and far between. So who knows! Well here's a few pics.
29 weeks and 5 days. Looks so strange.
I'm so so so miserable!!!!

The cutest thing in their room now! I did this all by myself! 


Thursday, May 3, 2012

High Risk Appt. Update

So Tuesday marked the 28th week. I had my high risk appointment that day as well. Wasn't very eventful which I suppose is a good thing. We found out Baby A weighs 2 pounds 14 ounces and Baby B weighs 3 pounds 2 ounces. So I am carrying 6 pounds of baby. The doctor said they are definitely growing well and both are bigger then a singleton would be at this point. Guess my protein shakes are working their magic. My cervix is still really long at 4.8 centimeters. I'm kind of starting to wonder if the babies will ever end up coming out. Other girls who have had babies at this point theirs were around 3 centimeters or even less then that. So I'm getting nervous that the babies are too comfy and are going to weigh like 6 or 7 pounds by the time they come out. Which I know is great but not for me haha. My back and ribs will give out or my lungs will collapse. But we'll see. I go back in 4 weeks and at that point I'll be 32 weeks. Once 32 weeks comes I am all for the babies coming out soon after that. By then they'll probably each weigh at least 4 pounds. But yea anyway. Nothing else to update from that appointment. I just feel sick as usual. Here's some pictures to enjoy.
Baby A yawning!
Baby A again
Baby B
I'm 28 weeks now but look at this size different from last week and the week before!
My cat Edmond still testing out all the baby equipment, its so cute but I'm definitely going to need to vacuum and lint roll all these things now before the twin's arrival.
And here is the mobile we got for each crib. Them things are so expensive! But are so cute and no crib is complete without a mobile.