Sneak Preview

I don't know that we've officially announced the names of the babies, so here it goes.  The baby who resides on my right side is Poppy Jane.  The baby who moves around constantly is Olive Rose.  Until last Friday, both girls had refused to let us get a clear glimpse of their faces -- but Poppy gave in (finally) and provided us with our first look at her beautiful face.

I'm posting one photo here, but also providing links (below) to all three 3D images on Flickr! because Flickr! allows me to point out the features of her little face.  Maybe we'll get a peek at Olive next week -- fingers crossed!

Introducing Ms. Poppy Jane Agro:

Link to above photo

Link to other images with descriptions 

32 Weeks!

Typically, week 32 means that there are 8 more weeks of pregnancy to go.  In my case, the most I have left is 6 weeks (since I'm having a scheduled c-section).  My goal is to make it at least 3 more weeks before I physically remove these babies myself!  They are getting pretty big and they're causing me a lot of discomfort.  Last Friday, the doctor measured the girls -- Poppy weighed in at 3 pounds and 13 ounces and Olive 3 pounds 5 ounces.  From this point on, we go to the doctor to be measured every Friday. 

It doesn't look as though the girls are going to cooperate with our plans to get another 3D ultrasound.  They are both head down (apparently they think I'm going to let them out the "natural" way) and facing my back.  That means that we can't get any good pictures of their little faces.  We couldn't even get a profile shot last week!  Who knows?!  They've been rolling around so much this week, maybe they'll surprise us and let us take a little peek this Friday. 

Well, here's the belly shot!  I'll try to update the blog again this weekend.

Long overdue update

Sorry for the long delay, but it has been a rough month!  Jill was in the hospital from April 2-13.  She was misdiagnosed as having kidney stones, and aside from being in immense, undiagnosed pain, she was told she is anemic--iron and vitamin B12 deficient.  It was sad not sleeping in the same bed with my wife for one and half weeks  :-(

Jill is almost 31 weeks pregnant now, and the girls are moving more than ever!  They are really running low on room.  We are hoping that they have moved into a position to get some clear 3D images.  We'll find out Friday what positions they are in.  Then we'll decide whether to get another 3D ultrasound.

  

As you can see, the nursery is coming together nicely.  The wall decal just went up about an hour ago, and it is as beautiful as we imagined!  There are a few more to go up in the nursery and a few to go up in one of the guest rooms.  We'll try to post more regular updates, but it's getting tougher and tougher.

Week 26

This has been a pretty unpleasant week. Lots of heartburn. Lots of heartburn. Did I mention that I've had a lot of heartburn? Thank goodness I have a wonderful husband who makes me ginger tea (the only thing that makes the nausea go away).

According to our books, the babies are approximately two pounds each and over 14 inches long. The girls have been rockin' and rollin' in my belly. Not only can you feel them now, but you can actually see them. It's weird, but cool.

Here's this week's installation of my belly: