Nine Pounds O' Baby

I am now 32 weeks pregnant and things are lookin' good!

I went to my specialist today and learned that Baby A is weighing 4 lbs., 11 oz. and Baby B is 4 lbs., 9 oz, both head-down. Not bad at all! They're right on track as if there were only one in my belly at 32 weeks and resting comfortably in the 72% percentile! They also gave me my first fetal NST (non-stress test.) The NST monitors the babies' heartrates for 20 minutes and also measures the strength of my contractions. I had no idea I was even having contractions, but I guess that's what that heavy pushing/hardness was! The nurse said it was normal - after all, my highest was about 32/100 - but it was kinda neat to learn what that was!

I'm still surprised when people see me and say, "Oh, you're so tiny!" I feel huge. My stomach is measuring at 40 weeks and I'm growing new stretch marks every day. Sleeping has become a huge challenge and bending down is no longer an option. The boys are obviously running out of space or else they wouldn't be making things so uncomfortable for me! But I realize what those people mean when I see another pregnant lady who looks REALLY pregnant. She's usually a lot shorter than I am with a small torso. Maybe that's why God allowed me to be so tall! My torso allows me to hide more than nine pounds of baby pretty well!

I've been going to my OB/GYN every week for the past few months, but now I'll be seeing my specialist every week, too. I also dropped off my maternity pre-admission form at the hospital so we'll be ready to go when it's time... even though I'm hoping that won't be for another 7 weeks. Thank you for your continued prayers!