April 11, 2012

The Home Stretch

We are 33 weeks and 4 days along, and less than 30 days now until your scheduled arrival. WOW...for as fast as it seems to have been, it also at this point feels like I've been pregnant forever! You boys are growing so well, and are measuring really big...last week at 32 weeks you were contributing almost 11 pounds to your mom's middle section. Baby A you are 81st percentile at a whopping 5.3 pounds, and Baby B, once my smaller son is now measuring 84th percentile at 5.7 pounds! Holy moly, you guys are already over achievers.

You are scheduled to be delivered by c-section on May 10th at 2:30 p.m., that's if you don't try to come out ahead of that. If you decide to come earlier, then I'll try to deliver you the old fashioned way. I am not sure if I think you'll try to come ahead of schedule or if you're super cozy inside my belly. I think you'll stay put for as long as you can. You've been so easy for me so far.

You both move so much now, you are both head down, so I have four little feet at the top of my belly and sometimes I think you look like aliens in there. The way my stomach ripples and moves - it's really fun to watch, and sometimes my hand will be laying across the belly and a little foot passes by and it catches me so off guard, it makes me want to jump! Baby B, you're up a little higher on my left side, only recently having moved from your head up/feet down position, and Baby A, you must be part monkey because you've never moved - you've always been head down on my right side with your feet up to my ribs. You were like a yin / yang symbol for so long, I never thought you'd move. It wouldn't surprise me if Baby A likes spending time on his head when he's a little older, or able to hang from a branch with just his toes holding on.

We are ready for your arrival--and trying to stock up on our sleep. That's really our only concern, or thing we're scared about! It's a beautiful time of year for you to be born, the spring has been unseasonably warm, and all the flowers and trees are out. Its such a time of renewal and rebirth...a perfect time for our sons to enter the world. I'm so excited to meet you, to know you, to love you. My little men...how I can't wait to kiss your faces for all eternity and relish in the miracles you are.