32 Weeks!

Every week is such a big accomplishment for me and the babies to pass!  32 is always a big number with babies and now I am shooting for 34 weeks.  After 34 weeks I will not have to get steriod shots to improve the lung function of the babies.  If it looks like I will have to get them I've been told by both doctors that they would put me in the hospital at that point.  Yuck!  I've been told not to do anything these next two weeks.  Like I can physically anyway.  Everything hurts!  The bath tub is my best friend right now!

Update on stats:  At my 30 week appt with my regular OB, I measured 38 weeks.  I did my first non-stress test (NST) and things looked good.  This is where they hook you up to the baby monitors and watch the heart rates and also contractions.  I did have one big contraction and some real small ones during the test, but nothing too alarming.

31 weeks:  This was the appt with the MFM to measure weights and fluid/bladder/ heart flow of both babies.  Baby A weighed abt 2 lb 15 oz (almost to 3 lbs) and Baby B measured 3 lbs 14 oz.  Almost a full pound difference so far between the babies!  I really want both babies to be over 5 lbs!!!  Just gotta grow and make it 4 more weeks.  All blood flow and fluids looked really good!  Both babies were head down.

32 weeks:  Regular OB did another NST and everything was good.  Babies were moving like crazy again!  Baby A was breach and Baby B was head down.  I'm surprised at how much they keep changing positions.  I measured 41 weeks....OUCH!  This is what I measured at 38+ weeks with Joseph and he was born at 39 weeks and weighed 9 lbs 10 oz.

Movement:  Everyone asks me about this and the movement is so crazy going on in my stomach!  This sounds weird, but I feel like I'm being kicked in the rear end.  Really, I feel the kicks in my back and butt more this time and all over.  I'm grateful to feel movement because it helps me to know the babies are ok, but it sure is a lot of movement everywhere in my mid section!

Last week on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I was having a lot of braxton hicks contractions.  So, Thursday I called my dr and he had me go up to the hospital to get monitored and checked out.  Of course, they slowed down when I was on the monitor, but it was nice to know that I hadn't started dilating yet.  I was told to go home on bed rest....well, I did as much as I could.  The contractions have slowed so much that my dr just told me not to do anything.  Lynar won't let me go shopping again because he thinks that is what set things off last week when I shopped at Sams club on Christmas Eve.

 This picture was taken after Lynar's work party at Ruth Chris Steakhouse on Dec. 20th when I was 30 1/2 weeks along.  We were there a total of 3 hours---yes, I hurt from sitting, but I did get up and go to the bathroom 4 times that night.  It was almost a joke by the end of the evening, but my bladder really doesn't let me go long between trips to the bathroom.

Lynar and I went to a ugly sweater party.  I had a hard time finding an ugly sweater, so I just decorated mine with stickers and lights around my belly.  This was the night after the Ruth Chris party.  We had a fun time getting out and it's probably the last party we will be able to attend for awhile.