35 Week Update

We have made it another week! I am officially 35 weeks, 1 day today. I never would have imagined that we would make it this far! I thought for sure that the girls would be here by now.

I had another doctors appointment this morning with monitoring and an ultrasound. Everything looks GREAT! Dr. Dupre seems VERY happy with the way everything is progressing. I didn't have any contractions while being monitoring- not even one Braxton Hicks! Both girls' heart rates looked fantastic.

The ultrasound showed that both girls are still growing as they should. Ava James still weighs less than Hadley, but she is still within a normal weight range. Ava James weighs about 3lbs11oz, and Hadley weighs about 4lbs5oz. Their rate of growth has slowed, but Dr. Dupre has assured us that that is perfectly normal with twins. After all, they are running out of room! Technically, I am carrying 8-10lbs of baby already. They will continue to grow, just not as quickly as a singleton baby would due to lack of space.

I always enjoy the ultrasounds. We have been VERY spoiled. Most pregnant women only have a couple ultrasounds throughout their entire pregnancy- we have one every week now. In the past we would have at least 2 ultrasounds a month. I LOVE seeing our little nuggets every week. It has been so amazing seeing them grow from a tiny peanut at 6 weeks to a full blown baby at 35 weeks. Life truly is a miracle! During this weeks ultrasound we saw Hadley sticking her tongue out (see picture below)...repeatedly. The tech was able to get a really good picture of Hadley's face. Even though she is still tiny, she has some chubby checks! And like every week, she had her hand(s) in her face. Unfortunately. Ava James was being a little more difficult. She has consistently had her back to the tech every week. Therefore, we were only able to get a good picture of the back of her head and her back. We could still see that she has a good amount of hair, though!

From here on out we go to the doctor twice a week to be monitored and have an ultrasound. Dr. Dupre is out of town next week so I am under STRICT orders to do absolutely nothing. There is no evidence to show that the girls would come any time soon, but you never know! I personally have NO PROBLEM being lazy for the next couple of weeks. I am so sore it is becoming VERY difficult to even walk. Getting in and out of bed and chairs has become quite a task. I have been told that I am so sore because I was so thin and narrow to begin with. Add that in with twins and I am bound to be miserable.

So far we are still looking at November 6th for our c-section (both babies are still breech and will most likely stay that way). Please keep praying for healthy, strong, full term babies!