Slowly but surely and everything is looking great. Guess I never thought I would make it this far without any problems! I don't want to speak too soon, but apparently my body is doing an excellent job of keeping these babies in! I cannot say that I am physically holding up 100%, but they are doing great which is what is most important. I could take this update and make it all about my daily complaints, but I have decided I will not put you all through that. Lets just say this is not easy! I have been measuring full term for over a month now and at our last growth scan the babies combined weight is already over 9 lbs (and that is not including fluid and placenta weight x 2)! We started weekly appointments this week where we will monitor the babies heartbeats and make sure they are not under any stress (NST); it is starting to get a little tight in there! We passed our first NST yesterday with flying colors and there are no signs of these little ones trying to enter this world within the next week! We are officially entering our final month with a csection scheduled for Thursday, May 26th. That will put me at 37.5 weeks, which is a great milestone for a multiple pregnancy! Obviously things can change very quickly, so we will make sure to keep you all updated! My OB says that I have a 50/50 chance of making it to our scheduled date.
Although physically this has been tough on me I would have to say the hardest part is how this is already effecting David's life. We do not leave the house often and even our activities at home are limited. I can not pick him up, which breaks my heart when he asks me to carrying him and I have to tell him that I can't and try to explain to him why. I have been advised to rest as much as possible, which I can say I am not following those instructions as much as I should be. Rest is not an activity that flows with a toddlers daily routine too well! Dave has been amazing and we are so blessed that his company has been flexible with his work schedule so that he can take on more of the day to day responsibilities around the house that I cannot and have not been able to do for some time now. I don't know what I would do without him; he has been very supportive and on top of working 8+ hours a day he has taken on grocery shopping, cooking, taking David to school, picking up the house, David's bedtime routine and working on my notorious "to do" list. We are making it work the best we can for now and taking it week by week.
Through all of this we have two precious babies who are perfect and already so different! She is my little mover and shaker, while he is the calm and collective one. Both babies are head down (which is amazing for twins, but unfortunately means nothing to us considering a csection is our only option-thank you David!) and she seems to be the one taking up most of the room and food! She now weighs 4 lbs 9 oz and he is exactly 4 lbs. They have typically only been a few ounces apart, but there seems to be a widening gap which we will be monitoring over the next few weeks. We were able to see both babies at our last ultrasound, but getting good pictures is a little tough due to their tight quarters. She is usually the most photogenic, but due to positioning we have probably seen the last of that. We did get a good 4D shot of him, which brought tears to my eyes. We think he looks a lot like David did; we will know for sure in 4 weeks!! Stay tuned and please continue to keep these little blessings in your thoughts and prayers.
Our Sweet Baby Boy
