Too uncomfortable to be creative

Here's the latest facts:

2cm dilated

Station -2

Blood pressure is up but still within normal range

Doc is pretty confident that the twins will arrive within the next week and a half

Bri is competing in her last competition for extended season this weekend

Jeremy has added a handful of words to his vocabulary

Brian has nearly completed "Project Chittum"

We have a stress test at the hospital on Monday and our next OBGYN apt on Tuesday

Stay tuned for updates next week!

Happy Easter!

"Cervix of steel"... Are you serious?

Yes this is the comment my doctor made today at our appointment. Apparently these girls aren't going anywhere soon. While they are both head down (with baby A wedged in place), both seem perfectly comfortable for the time being. Myself on the other hand, ugh! You can imagine. Here are the latest facts.
1. Measurement: 44 weeks
2. Actual week: 33 1/2
3. Baby A (Samantha) is tracking at 4lbs 11oz
4. Baby B (Lilly) is tracking at 5lbs 3oz
That is nearly 10lbs of baby. Holy Hanna!
While I was pretty frustrated today that we probably wont be meeting the little ones for awhile and I would have to tough out the sleeping and breathing problems- I realized that not everyone is as fortunate as we are to have these little blessings. God must have chosen me to have these little ones because he believes I can survive the pregnancy. So with that said- I will continue to wait this out until the girls are good and ready to make their debut (as if I had a choice).
We have another appointment next week where I will be fitted with multiple monitors to track the babies heartbeats and my contractions. At this point its not easy to tell if I am having contractions because I feel constant pressure and tightness across my belly. These monitors will allow me to sit back (as if I haven't done enough of that lately) while my doctor can regularly check the data that is transmitted daily. We were able to get 3-D pictures of both girls today so here they are... and yes they are pretty squished in there.

Snoog-ling

Today was... interesting. We saw our OBGYN who informed us that both girls were still head down. That's a really good thing! Not so good thing... I am now measuring 41 weeks! Good golly. Feeling okay today but having trouble sleeping, naturally. Thankfully my mother invested in a Snoogle. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it is a pillow about 4 feet long and hooks around on either end. I have been using that for the last week and even though I can't get any sleep, at least I am more comfortable.
Not too much going on around the house. Last night Jeremy discovered the sounds he can make with a wooden spoon and some pots and pans. Other than that, just waiting... counting down the days. Looking forward to my last outing before the twins debut as I visit Jen, Rob, and new baby Aiden this weekend. Stay tuned for an update on the 20th of the month (our next sono and OBGYN apt).