32 Week Update

This week was a special visit, because I took my sissy (Bridgett) with me to my ultrasound.  She got to see H&H all squished up together, kept me company during my 30 minute NST, and sat with me throughout my appointment with my doctor.

Here are the updates from this week (I did a comparison from week 24 so you can see the growth in 8 weeks):

• Hudson 
• 4 lbs 7 oz at 32 weeks vs. 1 lb 11 oz at 24 weeks
• Heart rate of 122 at 32 weeks vs. 142 at 24 weeks
• Head down and kicking a lot (hand up in his face, but looking toward my back) - same for 32 weeks and 24 weeks
• Positioned on my left side - same for 32 weeks and 24 weeks
• Harrison
• 5 lbs at 32 weels vs. 1 lb 12 oz at 24 weeks
• Heart rate of 134 at 32 weeks vs. 130 at 24 weeks
• Head down and kicking a LOT - same for 32 weeks and 24 weeks
• Positioned on my right side - same for 32 weeks and 24 weeks

The NST looked great (taking the doctor's word for it).  Harrison was ALL over the place, and Hudson even joined in on the excessive movement when they strapped on the monitors.

Doctor said everything looks great so far, and we will see each other again next week.

How is mommy doing?

Since last weekend, I've been struggling a LOT with frequent night time false labor (to the point I'm amazed I am still awake today). It's only happening at night when I'm trying to sleep, and from Friday to Tuesday night this past week it's been the worst.  Friday night started with contractions 30 minutes apart all night long, and that time between contractions dropped 5 minutes per night until we got to every 10 minutes on Tuesday night.  That makes for a pretty long week.

(Side note: I did talk with my doctor about this Tuesday afternoon.  She checked to see if I've started to dilate, and said that I wasn't quite 1 cm yet.  My uterus is apparently just unhappy being as large as it is.  What a diva!) 

I decided that I would work from home Tuesday - Thursday this week to see if it would help me feel any better, and by last night (Thursday), I actually made it mostly through the night with minimal contractions that weren't intense enough to disrupt my sleep. =)

Besides the contractions, the swelling has started to set in has become painful in my feet and ankles. It feels like they're burning when I walk.  To get a good visual without showing you the actual cankles, they have started to resemble the Nutty Professor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7G_EPA8Ang).  NO....JOKE!

I feel as though I've now passed my physical limits and I'm running strictly on my mental strength and faith in God.  Your prayers are being heard and God is going to continue carrying us through this pregnancy (and beyond).  As selfish as I want to be and say "I'm so ready to have these babies", the truth of the matter is that my "mommy love" for these babies wants them to stay tucked away for another 4 weeks so that they can continue to grow big and strong.  There will always be time for me to recover from the strain this is putting on my body later, but for now we just have to hold on and thank God that these babies are growing and developing just as they should.

Gradybug loves the babies tonight