This entry is being written from memory 6 days later, as well as from some notes I had made while in the hospital. I didn’t actually know the babies’ weights until several hours after their birth, and I didn’t learn their lengths until several days later.

If you recall, I went to the OB for period-like cramping at 30 weeks. The OB did a test called the FFN, which is supposed to predict if a woman will go into labor in the next 2 weeks. Mine was negative and I was told that negatives are more accurate than positives with this test, and I had a less than 1% chance of delivering in the next two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

We got to have a re-do of our 3D ultrasound today since we didn’t really get to see Nate (Baby B) last time.  Check out our chunky monkey! Read the rest of this entry »

I had ordered some letters for above the cribs in the nursery, and they arrived today. They are hand-painted from Kids Room Creations and I couldn’t be happier with them! I sent her a sample of the fabric and the colors and she made them to match the bedding. I haven’t hung them up yet, and will post a picture when we do, but look how great they are (they are 5″ x 7″ each): Read the rest of this entry »

Here are my bi-weekly belly pictures. Some have been flipped horizontally because I forgot which way to face when the picture was taken… oops.

4 Weeks… and glowing!
Waistline 28″, Weight 108 pounds

6 Weeks… and sick.

8 Weeks… and really sick.
Waistline 31″, Weight 109 pounds

10 weeks (+1 day)

12 weeks (+2 days)

14 weeks
Waistline 33″, Weight 111 pounds

16 weeks
Waistline 35″, Weight 112 pounds

18 weeks
Waistline still 35″, Weight 113 pounds

20 weeks
Waistline 36″, Weight 119 pounds

22 weeks 1 day
Waistline 37″, Weight 120 pounds

24 weeks 2 days
Waistline 39″, Weight 126 pounds

26 weeks
Waistline 40″, Weight 128.5 pounds

28 weeks 1 day
Waistline ??”, Weight 129 pounds

30 weeks
Waistline ??, Weight 132 pounds

We are 30 weeks today. It feels like I’ve been pregnant forever, but it also feels like time is going by quickly… if it’s possible to feel both of those at once.

I’ve been having low back pain and period-like cramps, so I called my OB and they had me in for an FFN. It’s a test that gives you a positive or negative result — a positive means you are likely to deliver in the next two weeks and a negative means you are not likely to deliver in the next two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Give me the strength to go four more weeks (+2 days). That’s all I ask.

I am having a really hard time these days. I had an OB appointment yesterday and measured 41 weeks. That’s essentially measuring that of a singleton pregnancy one week overdue. I was 29 weeks and 4 days at the time of that measurement. Read the rest of this entry »