I should have worn heels -- life at 5'3" - Baby Update at 30 weeks

07:57 pm - Baby Update at 30 weeks

It has been far too long since my last update.  We just had another ultrasound today, as well as our first NST (Non-Stress Test).  I'm now a little over 30 weeks (7 weeks to go!).  The babies are growing like crazy.  Last month, Elizabeth was measuring 16% smaller than Rachel, which had us... watchful.  If the twins had gotten more than 20% difference in their size, we would have started to get a little worried.  But little Elizabeth (or little Leila Ali as I've sometimes called her) had quite the growth spurt.  She's gained more than a pound and is now a robust 3lbs 5oz.  Rachel is still slightly bigger at 3lbs 12oz.  I'm going to have some robust babies (robust for twins anyway).  What's funny is that Elizabeth, the little one, seems to have pushed Rachel into some awkward positions in their womb.  Rachel often will stick out of my side, and on the ultrasound, her head was cocked in a funny, uncomfortable-looking way.  Elizabeth wants her space!  It's looking pretty crowded in there.  I'm not sure there's enough room for two babies and all my internal organs!

The babies have moved around a bit, too.  Elizabeth is still head down with her face pretty much pressed up against the "exit." She loves to stick her butt against my belly.  Rachel did a little spin a few weeks ago, which I felt in the middle of the night when she went sideways and felt like she was exploding out my side.  She's now head up and banging her head against my ribs.  Occasionally, she'll stretch out and bang her head on my ribs and kick her feet into my hip bone.  She's going to be a long baby.

Then I got to lay on a table hooked up to the NST machine for almost an hour while the technicians tracked their heartbeats and my contractions.  Yes, my contractions.  I get them almost everyday now.  But they're pretty mild, and as long as I don't have more than 6 in an hour, I'm doing fine.  (And you haven't been complimented until your doctor tells you what a great, healthy and strong cervix you have.)  I just have to stay rested and hydrated.  And the technician seemed pretty impressed with all the movements going on in there.  The babies were jumpin', jivin' and whalin' in there, as usual. 

All in all, we're doing well.  We're pretty much out of the woods for the Twin to Twin Transfusion.  We're now just making sure the cookies get baked all the way. 

And in case you didn't catch them on Facebook, here are a couple of recent pics...
   

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