Week 24

This week we are celebrating successfully making it to 24 weeks in our pregnancy with these twin girls!

24 weeks has always been a big goal for us as it marks the first date that doctors consider babies viable enough to live outside the womb with medical intervention.  While 'Viability' is a word that rings so sweetly to our ears, we have hopes & plans to carry this pregnancy much, much further giving these girls the best chance at growing big & healthy with little/no need for NICU time.

Now that we are the MOST pregnant we have ever been... we look forward to sailing these unchartered waters side by side with our amazing Dr's to guide us.

Our 24 week appointment showed our little girls to be growing very well:
Baby A measured 25w0d (a full week ahead!) at 1 LB 12 oz. and 93rd percentile
Baby B measured 24w5d at 1 LB 10 oz and 86th Percentile

Both girls are BIG movers! I can feel them kicking & hiccuping all day, even throughout the night. Trae and I like to think they're going to be little dancers and they're practicing their moves now.

With all this great growth I have experienced some increasing discomfort in my abdomen & lower back.  Any short walk or errand usually results in braxton hicks and a rough nights sleep, so I've cut back on all unneccesary activity.  Due to these concerns, we did have Dr Berry check my cervix and do a Fetal Fibronectin test at our 24 week appointment to make sure all these pains were just growing pains and not the sign of pre term labor.  The test came back "Negative" meaning my body isn't going into any distress or preterm labor in the next two weeks!!  What a relief!  I keep telling Trae I can deal with any pain/discomfort that comes with pregnancy, as long as it means the girls are safe & healthy.

This week is Thanksgiving week. We have family in town staying with us, doing all our cooking & helping how they can around the house so I can continue resting.  We are enjoying the cooler weather & a few days off work to rest and relax.

We are abundantly Thankful for all God has blessed us with & continues to bless us with.

Happy Thanksgiving!