Tuesday, January 10, 2012

27 Week Update



How far along? 27 Weeks exactly
Maternity clothes? There is a bit of a panicked undertone when it comes to getting dressed. The jeans are fine, not concerned about those. However, my sister-in-law gave me a huge bag of maternity tops for when I get HUGE (think 4 weeks from now). I just tried on every single one and none even cover my belly. She wore them in her last trimester with her twin boys. She is also about 5'4''. I am 6'0''. Stupid long torso. Not sure what I'll be wearing in February. Could make for a rather "exciting" Valentine's Day, don't you think? jk. I will still have to get out of the house somehow!
Best moment this week: Appointment with the maternal fetal medicine specialist. Hands. down. We got a 90 minute ultrasound. Got to see our boys and get accurate measurements on them. I spent all week trying hard not to be worried. I did find myself paying a whole lot more attention to feeling kicks and movement from Nash, though. So much so, that I freaked myself out because Gray had flipped and I was no longer feeling kicks where he used to kick. Anyhow - we went into the appointment wanting to know what was going on with Nash and why he was "so small" according to our doctor. The ultrasound tech said that whoever did the ultrasound last week probably didn't know what they were looking for because things couldn't look more perfect. Nash (Baby A) is nice and squished at the bottom. I'm not dialated at all. He is weighing in at a healthy 2lbs 7oz. He's in the 61st percentile. Above average. We like that. His head is in the 98th percentile. He's in the 93rd percentile for height. He's a big chunk according to the specialist. We like that. :) Gray is currently sitting on Nash's head. Ah, the wrestling begins. He is weighing in at 2lbs 14oz. He's in the 79th percentile. Very much above average. His head is in the 94th percentile. He's in the 97th percentile for height. We finished measuring Gray and I said, "Gosh - we've got a linebacker!" The specialist said "You've got two!" She said that if I make it to 36 weeks that the boys will definitely come home from the hospital with us and that natural childbirth is back on the table. She also said that she sees no reason our boys won't be between 5.5 and 6 pounds at birth. I'm thrilled. It's also really encouraging to know that I am currently carrying over 5 pounds of baby already. We also determined that the boys are, in fact, fraternal. There are two placentas, two amniotic sacs, etc. Also, because we did a 5 day transfer, one embryo splitting earlier enough to create two placentas is impossible at that point. The embryo could've still split, but if that was the case, they would be sharing a placenta.
Movement: It seems to come and go. Maybe that's because I just paid extra close attention this past week. Also, Gray flipped so I thought I was feeling extra kicks from Nash, but that wasn't exactly the case. Their feet and legs are all in the same place now so I have no idea how I'll keep them straight when I have to do kick counts next week.
Food cravings: Anything. Still not a huge fan of straight chocolate, but I did down a bunch of heath bar chocolate chip cookies on Sunday that made for a pretty blissful day. I'm just hungry all the time and I can't get enough water.
Labor Signs: Lots of contractions, but not dialating at all. Which is really encouraging. The boys are taking the contractions just fine, so we should have a beautiful and hopefully uneventful next couple of months.
Belly Button in or out? Pretty sure the end is near. Still in though. :)
What I miss: Sleep. And yes, I realize it will only get worse. Cam no longer asks me how I slept. He asks if I slept at all. Most of the time, the answer is no. Naps are my only saving grace right now.
What I am looking forward to: My nap today. :) Watching Parenthood. Finishing the boys' bookcase and rearranging the nursery.
Milestones: 9 weeks left! (until 36 weeks) Single digits! Crazy.
Realization of the week: I believe my dad put it best when he said to my mom, "She's about to embark on a whole new level of tired she doesn't even know exists yet." I don't think I'm quite there, but my word I can see where this is going.



At this point, I think Nash has Cam's nose, and Gray has mine. We'll just have to wait and see! :)

13 comments:

  1. I am so thrilled to hear the babies are both growing on track. Keep up the good work boys and momma.

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  2. Oh I am so happy the boys are doing good and everything turned out ok ♥ Their little profile pics are adorable and I can't believe your down to only 9 weeks! I bet this last little bit will just fly by!

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  3. You look great! And so do those boys! Only 9 more weeks?! keep truckin!

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  4. that is great news! you are a trooper! turns out i never even carried 5 lbs of baby my whole pregnancy. Isla ended up being 4 lbs 15 oz and we did a lot of those appointments with the maternal fetal medicine specialist, and we never got stats that good! way to go!

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  5. Gah! The ultrasound pictures are so exciting!!! I love it!

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  6. It's crazy that you can already see how different they look. I love this! And I am so happy that everything is back to the way it should be. this is going to be a crazy 9 weeks!

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  7. Have you tried a belly band? You can get them at target or Motherhood (and they look easy enough you could probably sew one). You wear it under your shirts like a tank at the belly area to cover what your shirt doesn't. Might get you through the next 9 weeks.

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  8. Girl, you look amazing! You seriously look like only your belly's grown. Nice job!

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  9. Thanks for the updates! Glad to hear you are all doing well!

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  10. i say, bare that belly and show utah what's up. see if you can get any stretch marks to form a heart or something for V-day.

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  11. The ultrasounds are great pictures of their profiles, so precious and cute. That's frustrating someone didn't know what they were talking about and gave you a scare! 90 minutes, that's SO fun! Glad they're ok. And love love the piano. Way to go. And the shower looked so fun! Glad you could have one while you were down there! Love the family!

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  12. Belly Bands are great! That is what I wore when the maternity shirts no longer covered my massive belly. Of course I am more short and squat so I didn't have to worry about a long torso but maternity shirts aren't really made for belly holding two babes. So glad to hear the your boys are doing well. Just tell those little guys to keep on growing.

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  13. Just saw this. Those dang shirts! I know you will NEVER be as big as I was, not matter what, I still doubt you will even get big enough to look like you're having twins. We need to meet in Sandy and do a date to chat! And yes, your dad is so right, and funny thing is, he does not even know anything about your new level of tired, only twin moms can know about that. BUT, I always pick having the babies out of me than in, I'd rather deal with that any day. The physical pains were so hard for me when I was pregnant.

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