Chronicles of a Twin Mom: 31 Weeks Prego-02-23-2011

31 Week Update:

We have completed 31 weeks and I have made it to 32 weeks today---OUR LATEST GOAL!!!

03-14-2011 is GO TIME!

We are officially on the schedule to meet our little one's. Unless of course the doctors see distress or if they decide to meet us early on their own.

This week flew by because I had so many visitors from my close friends. It really means more than you all will ever know. I can't thank you enough for just swinging by and hanging out. I have been on house arrest for 28 days now. The Warden aka mom is monitoring my every movement. If we make it to 34 weeks which is the scheduled c-section week I will have been on house arrest a total of 6 weeks.

The babies are doing wonderful, scoring 8 out of 8 on their testing, and kicking up a storm. Their daddy is doing wonderful as well getting more and more excited by the day. Mommy on the other hand is starting to go through that germ phobia phase. I've instructed him to stop drinking after all people, allowing others to drink after him, and to start washing his hands. We have two weeks left to refrain from illness. I don't want either of us to have any inkling of illness or we will not be able to enter NICU.

Do you wear tampons or pads?
Typically you get the stranger hand rubs, you know a belly pat from a complete stranger. I on the other hand have been very lucky in that area and have not had strangers rub my stomach. I have had complete strangers overhear my conversation with my friends discussing my pregnancy swoop in and ask me the nosey questions regarding my pregnancy. So with that being said after receiving this you tube video I thought it would be perfect to post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT-lgB_HGEE

What to Expect:
I had a visit from Kristy and AJ today, she is a neonatal care RN so she was giving me the run down of what to expect etc while in NICU. Hand washing, wrist bands, germs, and overall some reassurance of what to be prepared for. One thing that caught me off guard and something that I have not thought about is the fact that the babies will be able to wear clothing in NICU. I had no idea. I was seriously planning to bring nothing for them. Again something a little silly but who wants to be in a diaper not looking good. Good thing they stopped by.

How your B and D are growing:

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

As always we thank you for your kind words, thoughts, prayers, calls, texts, and visits. Nothing makes bed rest go by when you have a visitor or two. Our goals have changed to make it till 03-14-2011. I'm still in a little shock knowing I have a set date that is only a few weeks away.

The Hen and The Bull