As I approach my third trimester it seems like I am either at my doctors office or the ultrasound office at least once a week. It’s crazy to think that from here out we will see either the doctor or the ultrasound tech every week until they get here. It’s so weird to think that the boys are considered high-risk even though I feel great and they are both right on track. High risk equals lots of attention and I will never complain about extra attention!

Last Friday, we had our 23 week growth check for the boys and cervix check for me. I was under the impression that I was done being probed for ultrasounds but apparently the state of your cervix is very important for high risk births and mine will have to be routinely checked from here on out, lucky me! I am happy to report that I have a “beautiful cervix” which basically means it is long and closed which is a good sign that I will not go into early labor. Ideally, they want the cervix to measure at or above 2.5 cm and I measure at 4 so the ultrasound tech was really impressed. I wonder if I could become a cervix model? Prior to this ultrasound, the boys were in kind of yin-yang positioning with one head facing down and the other up in my ribs, but baby B did a complete 180 and now they are both downward facing which explains the extra pressure I feel on my bladder and why I had to get up 6 times in one night to use the restroom. This positioning is a step in the right direction for me to have a natural birth so that is all good news!

After I was done being violated, while my husband watched no less, we got to see the boys! And OMF-ingG they look completely different at 22.5 weeks than they did at 19.5. Not gonna lie, at 19.5 weeks they were a little creepy looking – all skin and bones, no chubby cheeks or distinguishing features. Now they look like little boys with fat cheeks and little button noses. I may actually have a couple little chunkers on my hands as they both measured almost a week ahead in their growth and weight! I love fat babies. Like there is nothing cuter than a baby who’s fat rolls spill over themselves but I would prefer to not have to birth fat babies – you know just get healthy while you’re in me and then blossom into the cutest chunk ever  when you get to the outside world, be nice to your mom’s insides please!

Here’s the two best pictures from the ultrasound. Of course baby B would not sit still so his picture is a little blurry but I promise you he is perfection! Luke thinks baby A looks like a Prudence while baby B looks like a Leonard and I’m just relieved they look like babies!!

 

 

 

 

We go back in 4 weeks for another fancy ultrasound / growth check and I can’t wait to see how much they change between now and then!!