31 Weeks!

31 weeks and I think my back may be broken! This belly is getting BIG!!! Baby B has decided that stretching out underneath my ribs is the perfect place to spend his final weeks in utero. And, last Thursday at our ultrasound, we got to see Baby A's cute little butt cheeks hanging out and sitting on my bladder. :)

Measurements:

Baby A: 3 lbs 7 oz
Baby B: 3 lbs 14 oz

I smile every morning when they start their little routines of  kicking, rolling, and shifting positions in there. But, I'm looking forward to the new routines we'll get accustomed to like crying, cooing and watching as they adjusting to their new little lives out in the real world.  I now spend my days wondering what they will look like, how their personalities will be and what their little cute cries will sound like for the first time when they're first born.  It's starting to become more real that we'll be parents in a few short weeks!! :)

I was a tad dilated at my last checkup, so I am now supposed to watch out for labor signs and hope that we go just a little bit longer! We're hoping 3-4 weeks so they can fatten up some more in there! We'll do a growth check up next Thurs, 10/27. Hoping they'll have put on another half to three quarters of a pound these past two weeks!

28, 29, and 30!

You'd think being on bedrest would provide me with lots of motivation to keep my blog updated...... Not the case, clearly! I've officially been on bedrest for 3 weeks and it seems like 3 years!! We've had a few visits to the doctor's office to check on some aches and pains over the past few weeks.  The first trip was up to the Antenatal wing to administer steroids for the boys lungs.  This was precautionary as I was showing some signs of potentially going into pre-term labor.  The other visit was for random muscle pains, which I thought was labor. Hurt like nothing I've ever experienced!!!! Since then, things have been pretty uneventful and quiet.

The boys are looking great and as they get bigger, so do their kicks!! :)  They weigh roughly 3 pounds each now! Hoping that they'll weigh 3.5 next week although I keep reading that their weight gain isn't as rapid towards the end.  Last week they were measuring at "average" size, between the 48th and 55th percentile, which is great! Today marked 30 weeks and our doctors are pushing for us to get to our first milestone of 32 weeks.  Each day after that is great, but we really need to try and get to October 20th, at a minimum.  I've been pretty good about the bedrest because I know how crucial it is for us to get to 32.  They'd definitely be fine should they come earlier, but each day they stay in and bake really counts. I read that each day in utero is 3 days less in the hospital should they come early. I don't know at what point that theory applies, but I'm keeping it in the back of my head and willing these little men to hang tight!

Last Sunday, Kev's family threw me a surprise baby shower and we got a bunch of great stuff! It was so nice to get out and see everyone and we felt beyond blessed to have so many people there showering our little boys with love and gifts! A special thank you to my Mother-in-law, Patty and my Sister-in-Laws, Julie and Kristen! You three did a fabulous job and it was so appreciated! I love you all! :)

Also, Mr. Mom, as I like to call him these days, has really stepped it up and taken care of anything I've needed, done all the cooking, cleaning, etc. Love you, Kev!! :)

Continue to think positive thoughts for us all, we'll take all we can get :)

Here are our weekly pictures from weeks 28-30, I wasn't wearing makeup during week 28, that's why I look like the headless horseman! :)



(Excuse the vacuum)