Thursday, March 20, 2008

"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.


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