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 »

Last night was our baby shower that our friend Lindsay put together for us. It was so nice, and we had a really great time. Lindsay made appetizers and desserts, we had roses on the table, tea lights, wine (not for me, of course!) and just a really nice “adult” atmosphere. Calista donned her birthday dress and was a perfect little lady. Read the rest of this entry »

I was looking at my belly pictures from when I was pregnant with Calista, trying to see which was most comparable to where I’m at now.  It seems that my 36 week belly with Lulu is the closest comparison. Read the rest of this entry »

Today I am 26 weeks. The survival rate of a baby born at 26-27 weeks gestation is ~84%. Every week those numbers go up and every week we are just a little closer.

It’s been a rough day, though. Read the rest of this entry »

I reached 24 weeks on Friday, which means that the boys are now viable should they be born. The survival rate at 24 weeks ranges from 30-70% and of course we don’t want them born anytime soon, but just knowing we’ve reached that goal is a good feeling. In another 4 weeks — 28 weeks — the survival rate goes all the way up to 90%! Read the rest of this entry »