Nick and I went to get our flu shot on Tuesday night (we have to get Nate in there as well but we'll have to make an appointment for him and pull him out of school because getting him to show up at home in time to make it for the clinics is pointless.....ah teenagers....). I haven't ever gotten a flu shot before. I just don't get the flu very often and I figure why get one if you don't get sick. Well the nurse at my Peri's office last week strongly encouraged the whole family to get one (especially me because apparently when you get it in the 3rd trimester it protects the babies until they can get theirs!). SO off we went. Nick was hilarious. He gave the nurses a hard time saying he was scared of it hurting. That's my husband. LOL I've had so many needles in me it wasn't that big of a deal but it's been a long time since I had one in my arm. I think she hit a nerve because I'm just now starting to lose that numb, tingly feeling going down to my fingers. Grrr. Anyway - the nurses there said how great I looked for being 32 weeks pregnant with twins. I'm thinking - REALLY??!!! I feel like a massive whale and can barely move most of the time. I realized though about that day that my stomach did look a bit smaller which kind of freaked me out until I realized that it's not smaller - it's just falling and drooping half way down my legs. OK - well maybe not that far but it feels like it. ;-) I'm interested to see if there is any change in their position or what happened to make my belly look different. I don't think they've moved but I could be wrong. Could be Jocelyn moved back over to her side rather than lying more sideways and trying to get her body in my ribs. ?? Guess we'll find out tomorrow. Update for Doc appointment will be tomorrow - the subscription may or may not go out tomorrow - could be Saturday.
OH - on my last blog I wrote about our wishes with visitors during delivery. I ended up taking that paragraph out because I felt horrible because apparently the way I worded it made quite a few people think that we didn't want visitors for weeks. Totally not my intention. We thought a few hours to ourselves - especially with the c-section (so I could get recovered and see the babies for a short time before we had visitors). SO Nick and I talked about it yet again and quite honestly we've decided it's really not a big deal when people come up. We love having our family and friends around and I've included everyone in all aspects of this pregnancy so it means a lot to have everyone around us when the babies come. SO we'll let you know when that time comes. If you choose to come up during the delivery then you'll be in the waiting room for awhile but Nick will come get you as soon as I'm recovered and the babies are ready. They only allow Nick in the delivery room with me because I will be delivering in the operating room regardless of c-section or vaginal (with doctors and nurses for me plus each of the babies so it will be a full house). Anyway - just wanted to clear that up because I felt horrible that people thought we didn't want visitors for so long.
SO - here's the babies updates for week 32:
In the latest womb reports, your amazing baby has now developed sensitivity to temperature! This means you’ll probably get a swift kick if you put a hot pad on your ginormous belly. For the Elton John lovers out there-- yes, baby’s got blue eyes. At this point, all babies do, although depending on their chromosomal disposition, this could easily change after birth (or even between now and labor), but for the time being, blue it is. Thanks to their recently matured lungs and a remarkably strong immune system, over 90% of babies born in their 32nd week, survive premature births. So it’s pretty much a done deal. Even if your little monkey’s planning on heading out early, their survival odds are in everyone’s favor. Time to celebrate (no, no, wait until after the birth to crack open the champagne!) We’re talking baby-showers and alcohol-free punch!
Here's the belly pics. Let me know if you think it looks like my belly has dropped (or drooped LOL):
1 comment:
Sounds like you're doing just great...I can't believe it's 32 weeks already...wow!
I completely understand about your apprehension with having lots of visitors at the hospital...don't feel guilty about limiting visitations. People can come to your home to visit...or they can wait a day or two after their birth to give you a couple days to adjust to things and just enjoy them with your husband...that's your decision to make...this is YOUR MOMENT, no one else's. Do whatever you feel you need to do.
We limited visitors - only had my parents the day of his birth...and only family could come to visit us the days after he was born (when still at the hospital). We asked our friends to come to our home once we got home.
It worked out great...we only had a few visitors at the hospital and I'm so thankful for the time we had to just get adjusted and enjoy Julian! Those first few days are just magical...enjoy them to the fullest!
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