Week 30 - I can't believe we made it

I still can't believe we are here and that we will soon be meeting our little ones.

I don't have any pictures just yet, but I wanted to say my shower last weekend was wonderful. It was great to be surrounded by friends and family who are as excited as we are to celebrate the upcoming birth of our twins. Everyone was so jealous and our house is now filled with all kinds of baby gear and gadgets.

Specialist appt:

We had our appt with the specialist yesterday and things could not have gone better. Baby A weighs 3 lbs 3ozs and Baby B is 3lbs. Baby B has increased off the low end of the growth scale so she is getting all the nutrition she needs. Hopefully she will stay on this path. It is hard to imagine they are both going to gain at least 2 more pounds before they are born.

Baby A's dead kidney increased slightly, but not enough to have to worry about delivering the babies early so he can have surgery. The growth is not impeding the growth of any of his other organs.

My placenta previa is completely resoved and both babies have plenty of amniotic fluid.

Baby A is head down (as usual) and Baby B is breech. It should be interesting to see if she flips around before they are born. We have 2 pictures of Baby B. The first is her waving hello and the second one is her sucking on her umbilical cord. Baby A was uncooperative for photos.

OB Appt

We had an OB appt today. He was pleased with our progress. He also told me that he will be giving our babies their eviction date when we see him after the specialist in 3 weeks. I can't believe we are getting a date. It is so exciting.

I got my flu shot and they will give me a call as soon as the H1N1 vaccine is available.

About the babies:

Your babies are about 15.7 inches long now, and they weigh almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds them, but that volume will decrease as they gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Their eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after they are born, they'll keep their eyes closed for a good part of the day. When they do open them, they'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means they can only make out objects a few inches from their faces. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

About me:

A picture is worth a thousand words.