29 week update

So I am 29 weeks pregnant and have about 7 weeks left to go before these babies are evicted. I just had another good news ultrasound with both babies weighing over 3 lbs each. At this point in the pregnancy the ultrasound tech is looking for the babies to be making practise breathing motions, which both were. They have lots of active movement, good tone and overall they look great. Baby A is footling breech, which confirmed for me that what feels like a baby kicking me in my cervix, is in fact a baby kicking me in my cervix. Baby B is head down, and like they frequently are, have their heads meeting in the middle.

I am the same size that I was when Phoenix was born, yet have 7 weeks left to go. Life is getting harder to manage. I wake up to use the bathroom every 2 hours or so, I can't breath due to pregnancy sinitus, and my hips hurt if I lie on the same side for two long.

And unfortunately, Phoenix is getting the crap end of the stick, because I am too tired to play with her or to find fun activities for her to do. Thank goodness for 2.5 hours of programming every week day morning in her pre-school. And thank goodness for the magic iPad which entertains her for hours without fail. I know this isn't fair to her and I am certainly not winning any mother of the year awards, so my project next week is to start looking for a developmental aid to come and work with her a few times a week. I think this will be especially helpful after the babies come so that she gets some special attention and fun things to do while we attend to newborns.

Pre-school update

The first month of pre-school flew by!  Husband went to the first family Friday and got so much positive feedback about Phoenix. She is following the routines well and is the most social kid in the class. Although the other kids speak more than her ie in sentences, she actually has the largest vocabulary in terms of the different words spoken. She also has the largest signing vocabulary in the class and busts out new signs every day to their surprise. She's doing great! She is weak in fine and gross motor skills (which we knew, thank you low tone and hyper flexibility) but is showing her strengths in so many different areas. I know she's a smart kid, it's just so nice for other people to recognize it too:)

23 weeks

23 Weeks

Life is starting to get a little bit harder these days. I am getting bigger, my energy is lower, my sleep is more broken and my blood pressure is doing wacky things. Babies still look good on the ultrasound and the fetal echo looked clear too. My cervix is still long and closed. It's all good news.



22 Weeks

I'm 22 weeks now and am starting to really feel pregnant. I feel the babies constantly and have to eat every 2-3 hours to keep up with their growing bodies. They both weigh about 1 lb now and continue to grow at identical rates. They are both falling nicely in the 50-75th percentile. All of this is excellent news.  At my bi-weekly u/s the tech now measures the length of my cervix, because a shortening cervix is a sign that labour may begin early. They like to see a cervical length of 2.2 cm or more: mine was 5 cm! As my OB said "You have enough cervix to share!"

We are two weeks away from viability with no signs that they feel like coming that early.