Hoping and Praying

Friday went to our 28 week appointment and ultra sound. Kyle was out of town for a wedding, and my college roommate, Sharon, was in town visiting from Chicago, so she got to go with me and see the babies. It was so fun having her there, and with the results I was even more grateful that I was not alone. She was a great encourager and distraction.

Baby A - the boy - is doing great. He is a bit small (4% for weight and measurements) but being a twin he is doing well. He is weighing in at 2 lbs and 2 oz. We are STILL waiting to get a picture of his face. Apparently he is shy when it comes to showing us anything other than the fact that he is a boy. Literally every picture that we have of him through the ultra sounds is of his crotch because his back is always to the camera and he is always spreading his legs. So it will be interesting to see his thoughts on his ultra sound pics when he gets older.

He is still in the head down position and it was fun to learn that he is probably the one kicking my ribs and punching my pelvic bone. He is active, although I think his sister is the more active one (he just kicked my rib really hard when I typed that, hahaha) and he always has the hiccups.

Baby B - the girl - has been the one to cause concern lately and is certainly giving us enough to stress about. She is doing fine for her weight (2 lbs and 2 oz like her brother) but her measurements (leg bone, tummy and head) are measuring at two weeks behind Baby A. She is at 3.4% for measurements/weight.

If measurements were done correctly she has fallen behind the other baby's growth by more than a week since last ultra sound a month ago. That being said, the doctor will have us do another kind of ultra sound this week to make sure babies are both getting proper nutrients and oxygen. Not sure if it is a sign of twin to twin since their weight is the same, and really not sure what they are looking for or what the difference in stature could be. However, doctor did reassure me that it is not a sign of mental or physical diasbilities and that the amniotic fluid levels look great, so that was comforting.

Baby girl has her head up by my ribs and swings her body down and across my tummy, so she is the one that is continually doing sharp/hard kicks on my left side. You can also see her head up by my ribs every now and then. People always comment how something is "poking out" of the top of my belly, or causing my belly to have a funny shape up top, so it was fun to see that it is her head that is doing that.

I have gained more weight, which isn't shocking since my face looks like balloon. Currently at 145, so have gained 33 pounds so far. Uterus is measuring at 36 weeks. Our goal is to make it until week 36-38 before having these babies, but God is in control and we know that they will be born the day they are suppose to be born. Just praying that we can make it at LEAST to week 34 if not further.

Also, on "low activity". Dr Stamps told me to not do any big activities, working out, etc, and that I should play queen for a week. Will see how Kyle handles that request.