32 Weeks

We are SO excited to have acheived our 2nd to last milestone in this pregnancy!!  Throughout this whole pregnancy, Trae, myself and our Doctors have given ourselves mini milestones to acheive along the way that keep our eye on the prize and our head in the game.  First milestone was obviously 12 weeks, then 24 weeks, 28 weeks, 32 weeks and finally 36 weeks.
Our Perinatologist, Dr Berry gives actual "awards" at 28, 32 and 36 weeks:

28 Weeks = a solid Bronze Coin

32 Weeks= a full ounce Silver Bar 

36 Weeks= a solid Gold Coin. 

 Receiving our Broze & Silver awards were SO exciting as these acheivements once seemed SO far-fetched.  Now, we have our eye on the GOLD prize that we will acheive in 4 short weeks!  Getting to 36 Weeks would mean no NICU time for our sweet girls, probably a scheduled C-Section and healthy, big babies.. in addition to our fancy gold award from Dr Berry.

This week marked the start of our REAL "nesting".  With Trae's help and "Nana Sharon" we have organized our nursery to give all the girls new clothes a spot, and started arranging things by need, giving us accessibility to all the items we'll be needing between birth-3 months first and other items close by after. Having the opportunity to have twins again has been such a dream, but it comes with a lot of needs that take up a lot of room!! Staying organized has to be a priority and I'm so grateful to have a head start on this.

We also installed the girls' car seats in my car, which was so fun. I officially have car seats in my car, all ready to go!!! We will continue practicing with the seats off an on for the next few weeks so we don't accidentally jerk our newborns due to not knowing how to properly install their carseats.
We got a few fun items monogrammed with the girls' names and bought a new pink Vera Bradley bag to be used as the girls hospital bag and then later to be used as a large diaper bag for long days or short weekend trips with the girls.

How Far Along? 32w6d
Stretch Marks? NO!!!
Sleep?  The girls have been moving a lot at night, which makes staying asleep challenging, but I just love feeling my sweet girls moving about in my belly. I know I will miss this feeling. My hips and back ache throughout the night so I have to switch sides constantly to keep comfortable. I like to think its God's way of prepping my body for nightly feedings.
Best Moment of the Week? Seeing the girls at Dr Berry's appointment was the best! They are healthy, happy and it eases our mind and hearts to know that our babies are doing so well. We immediately went out and monogrammed some onesies with their names on them to surprise all their grandparents with their names after they're born.
Movement? Constant!! Baby B still moves much less than her sister, but these girls move constantly!!
Food Cravings? Iced Tea, Fruit Juice, Scrambled Eggs, Fish Tacos, Greek Salad.
Genders? Girls
Symptoms: I am tired almost all the time these days! Walking in general hurts my back and legs pretty badly. I try to explain the feeling to Trae and friends as it feels like I have done hundreds of squats the day before and my inner legs & back are SO sore from the workout.. that's the closest thing I remember this constant pain while walking feeling like. Also, the pregnancy "waddle" has come and gone this pregnancy, but walking has been FULL WADDLE for at least 4 weeks now.
Weekly Dr Appt: Our Appt with Dr Berry was so great. We received our Silver Award for achieving 32 weeks and did our first biophysical exam that we will be now doing weekly until we meet our girls. The exam is done via sonogram & watches for the girls to make 3 movements in 30 minutes, practice their breathing, measures their growth and fluid levels.  Our babies passed their first exam in the first 5 minutes!!  Both girls were consistently practicing their breathing, had plenty of amniotic fluid, moved consistently & often (yawning, sucking thier fingers and moving their long legs) and both girls measured over 4 lbs! Baby A measured 4 lbs 9 oz and Baby B measured 4 lbs 5 oz.

We also had an appt with Dr Reue this week, which went well. He confirmed that my cervix is long and unchanged and he isn't concerned with the braxton hicks that I continue to have. Dr Reue and Dr Berry both reiterate that at this point the babies are just packing on the pounds & maturing their lungs while Mama manages her discomfort.  I consider 5 more weeks of discomfort to be a small price to pay for these growing girls long term health. :)