My cousin Emily is pregnant right now, too, and she observed:
By now you have probably seen some pictures of my belly from Jean (and Facebook), but we haven’t seen any of you!
Looking back, I realize that I haven’t posted any progressing belly photos since July. Needless to say, I’ve grown some since then. ;-D
Here’s how big my belly was on Wednesday at 32 weeks:
Bob at 32 weeks
And here’s how things looked getting here over the last ten weeks (click for larger):
Bob’s belly at 22, 24, and 26 weeks
Bob’s belly at 28, 30, and 32 weeks
I saw Dr. K about ten days ago and he said our girls are doing great! Baby A was up to 3 lbs 11 oz and Baby B was up to 3 lbs 12 oz, which is about average for babies in general but big for twins. I’m thrilled that all this effort I’m exerting to eat, drink, and take the recommended supplements seems to be working! What’s more, they should theoretically each have gained another half pound in the last week, too. That means I’m carrying around 8 pounds of babies and counting.
I would ordinarily post ultrasound footage here, but it’s less picturesque than sometimes. Both babies have rotated so that their spines are toward my front and their faces are toward my back, which precluded getting pretty pictures of their faces. We see Dr. K again on Sept 30th, and maybe they’ll smile for us then.
I also asked Dr. K about my risk for pre-term labor, since twins often come early (35 weeks is average). He said that everything looks great so far and he thinks I could make it to 37 or 38 weeks, which is term for twins. Wish us luck!
In the meantime, here’s what evenings look like around here these days. I run out of steam and head for the couch to lie down and put my feet up by about 6:00 pm, plus or minus an hour. And while Tibbs was initially thwarted by my belly, he has now mastered lying on my side. Every now and again one of the girls will kick her feet which makes Tibbs’ head go up and down in a funny way, but he tolerates it.
Tibbs racked out on top of the girls
p.s. Emily and her husband John just moved to Finland, and she started a new blog, Under the Northern Sky, to chronicle their adventures. If you’re curious about life in northern Europe, check it out!
Emily in Finland!