Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

This will probably be my last pregnancy update before the twins get here. We had our 35 week ultrasound done on Tuesday March 6 th . The girls are both still head down and Baby A is way, way low and ready to go. So much so that I’m told if I feel pressure I need to get my booty out the door and to the hospital. My belly is about 50 inches round – yikes! And these girls are just running out of room. As most of you know our actual due date is April 8 th – 40 weeks. Since the beginning we were told we wouldn’t go past 38 weeks (March 25 th ) because of complications that can arise. I’ve heard horror stories of losing the babies after 38 weeks because of cord issues, placenta problems, etc. I don’t want that to be me. So we had agreed to the 38 week induction. With the scare in week 33 I thought they would be here a lot sooner but after each doctor appointment now they keep saying there’s really no sign of them coming early. Obviously babies come when they’re ready but some...

I took a long time to write this post mostly because I know there will be questions from here on out, but I also know family and friends would want to know what’s been going on. February 13 th was our 32 week ultrasound. We were able to see Baby A’s face for the first time this whole pregnancy and it made me smile. As far as who she looks like…I have no idea. She looks like a baby and I can’t tell haha. I am really hoping one of them gets Eric’s beautiful blue eyes though and mostly curious to see how similar or how different these girls are going to be from one another. They both looked great, still head down but were measuring in the 30 th percentile. Last checkup they were in the 50 th so they both dropped a little bit. The doctor was not concerned about it saying twins do end up running smaller the longer they cook and we would just keep an eye on them. He even told me I make “good babies” so I’m not going to worry about it unless there comes a time to worry. February...

Only 10 weeks to go!! Sometimes I cannot believe how far along I am. 28 weeks, and it seems like just yesterday we were telling everyone we were pregnant. Aside from sever morning sickness in the first trimester I haven’t had any more pregnancy complications. PTL On Tuesday January 16 th we had a growth ultrasound to check on the kiddos and make sure they’re still growing on track. It was pretty routine with all the pictures they were taking. They measure their heads, stomachs, lengths of arms and legs and checked their hearts again. Everything is looking good. Both my little girls weighed 2lbs 9oz, I was kind of shocked by this because Baby B has always been my bigger baby, but A is definitely keeping up now. Baby B still measures out a little longer than A but not by much. They are 46 th and 47 th percentile. This is great news for us as now our OB is watching to make sure one or both babies don’t fall behind on the growth charts. Pregnant moms always worry about their ba...

Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone had a great time celebrating our Lord’s birth. We sure did. My brother, Marcus, was able to be home for the holidays. There was a chance he was going to have to miss and be home in January instead but the Lord worked it out and he was able to take his leave right over Christmas break. I loved having the entire family under one roof again. I thought it would be fun to do some pregnancy favorites of mine thus far into pregnancy along with a baby update. I am 25 weeks and 5 days today, 46.5 inches around the belly, and I’ve gained my 14th pound. Doctor says I’ll probably start packing on the pounds now that babies are pretty much fully developed, their job is just to gain weight and get nice a chunky. Babies are the size of Napa Cabbage, about 14 inches long, and weighs close to two pounds each .  At my last appointment they both were head down, which is great news for me, with their feet sticking up by my ribs. Everyone keeps saying how “s...