Wednesday, March 19, 2008

32 week appointment - and belly pic :)

We went to the doctor today for out 32 week appointment and ultrasound. All went well! I have not gained a pound since my last appointment (which suprises me because the boys weights increased) so it keeps my total at 19 pounds (26 if you could that weight I lost and gained back - but they don't count that).

UPDATE ON BOYS:
They are doing fabulous! Michael weighs 4.1 pounds and his heart rate was 141 bmp. He is in the 46th percentile. He is still head down and we got some good 3d shots of him. He was rubbing his eyes for the first half of the ultrasound and then was rubbing Jeremiah's head for the second half. It was precious and was really wierd to sit there and think about how he was our son! We enjoyed his entertainment today! Jeremiah weighs 3.7 pounds and his heart rate was 143 bmp. He is in the 37th percentile. He is also head down and sits like a frog with his bottom up in the air. (Which fits him perfectly - "Jeremiah was a bullfrog.....") Here is our interesting fact about Jeremiah: He has a head full of hair!!! I didn't think they could see that on the ultrasounds, but right when she went to his head she said "Look at all that hair!" You can see a bright outlining of his head and she said that was hair. Our hairy little frog is doing great and is as active as ever!!! Also, poor Jeremiah is laying in the womb with Michael knee directly pushing on his face. They are so cramped in there it is very hard to tell what is what and who's limb is who's.

UPDATE ON ME:
I am 32 weeks and 5 days now. Being on part-time work as worked well for me and has limited contractions significantly. I still will contract at night if I am real active during the day. She checked to see if I was dialated today because I did have painful contractions last night and had some other "funky" things go on - I was not dialated at all, so that is a good thing. She did say that I have dropped though - the second she went to examine me she said Michaels head was RIGHT there. She will let me deliver if I go into labor after 34 weeks but if I am not progressing she will not induce me until I am 38 weeks. But she did mention that she doesn't think I will go that long. So, that is good - because I really don't want to be pregnant for 6 more weeks. Last but not least, she measured me and I am measuring 44 weeks pregnant.

Here is a pic of my 32/44 week pregnant belly. NOTE: this might be the last bare belly shot - the stretch marks are gross to me, so I know they must be gross for you.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

YAY for the boys! thats super exciting. your belly isnt gross! remember!! let me know if you ever need anything! they are coming soon!

Anonymous said...

I love to see the belly pics, it must be a mom thing.

Also, they can see the hair in the US because the skin cells that the boys shed attach to the hair making it visable in the US. Just a little crazy fact hidden in my head. :-)

Sounds like you are doing great....hey isn't it crazy to think that you could go another 4-6 weeks and they didn't even think you would make it this far. God is so good to keep those boys in the best place ever, their mommy's belly.

I know that is hard to think about because you are so uncomfortable, but I work with a lot of babies that were born premies and some have some problems, to be able to go until 34 weeks is great and 36 is even better! Hang in there, believe it or not, this will seem like such a short time in a few years from now!

I love to hear the updates.