that's right people - our little girl is 5lb 7oz and our little boy is 4lb 12oz for a total of 10lb 3oz of baby. yes, my back is sore and my feet hurt if i stand too long. :) the girl is two weeks ahead according to weight, and the boy is one week ahead.holy cow
i about fell out of my chair when the ultrasound tech told us that the girl is 5lb 7oz. that's huge! and i was 32.5 weeks at the time of that ultrasound!! the specialist said it looks like i'll be having twins at least over 7lbs each and my OB joked that they're going to be over 9lbs. let's hope not for my sake. hahaha. but on the bright side, the specialist said that if they were to come tomorrow, they'd do well because they're good sized.
at my visit with my OB this morning, she told me that i'm measuring 40cm, or 40 weeks. this is the size that everyone else (with singleton babies) gets to finish at. i still have 5 more weeks until full term (at 38 weeks with twins). i'd have 7 more weeks if i was going to 40 weeks! i'm kind of bummed - i made it this far with absolutely no stretch marks on my stomach and in just the last few days they've started to surface. i guess it's comforting to know i wouldn't have had any with one baby! :)other fun happenings:
- i've hit the 50lbs gained mark. no comment on that. i'll let you think what you'd like. :)
- the boy (baby a) is still head down and the girl (baby b) is still bum down. the specialist thinks it's very unlikely that they'll turn at this point. less than a 10% chance, she said. because i don't want a sore bum and a sore tummy (one vaginal delivery and one c-section delivery), it's looking more and more like i'll be having a c-section. i'm very okay with this.
- i had my first non-stress test this week. nothing too exciting to share. we all passed, although the boy didn't like all the sensors poking into him. his heartbeat was over 180bpm for a good portion of my NST.
- babies are expensive. i know i'm preaching to the choir here, but still. tyler and i have dropped a serious amount of dough in the last week and a half getting everything we need for these two. and we're not done.
- i had my baby shower! my wonderful sister, karen, and sister-in-law, leslie, threw one for me. two peas in a pod. see karen's blog for pictures.
- i'm nervous for the boy to get bigger. don't get me wrong - i want him to - but with the way he's positioned, my ribs are VERY sore. they used to hurt only when i coughed or sneezed, but lately they've been sore all the time. and i have to be careful about how i move or owie!
all right, enough for one post. tyler wants me to make sure i tell you all that i'm happy and excited for the babies to come. probably more than he knows.
:)
