No babies....yet!

Well, it's official...I am term! With 3-4 weeks of couch-rest I made it to 38 weeks 1 day pregnant with my twins!  I can't believe it, and yet I can.  :)  If nothing happens in the next 2 1/2 days, I am scheduled to be induced Thursday morning at 7 AM.  I have a feeling I'm going to make it until then! :)

The girls are both doing great.  At every ultrasound they have been practicing their breathing, and their heartrates have been good.  The doctor figures Baby A will be around 6.5 pounds when she's born, and Baby B will be around 6 pounds.  Great weights for twins, for sure!  I just cannot wait to meet these two little peanuts I have been carrying around with me for the last 9 months.  Kevin is just as excited as I am! :)  I also think that we have finally made an official decision about names.  We will know 100% once we see them, but I'm almost positive we have decided!

As for me, I am READY to be done.  I think I have finally gotten to that point within the last week.  Almost twelve pounds of baby is a lot to be carrying around, and I am SO ready to get my body back and wear cute clothes again!  Overall, I think I did a good job.  I put on 35 pounds, and my blood pressure has been low throughout.  I tested negative for gestational diabetes and group B strep.  Lastly, I am going to get the chance to deliver these two vaginally...which is awesome!  I just cross my fingers that all goes according to plan (or at least somewhat)!  :)

Here are some other pictures from our maternity photo shoot two weeks ago.  My belly is a little bigger now, but I look pretty much the same!  My next update will definitely contain some pictures of our little princesses!

Goofing off!

My favorite picture!

TWO!

Quick Baby Update and Maternity Picture session

Yesterday, Kevin and I went and got some maternity pictures taken.  What a fun time!  I had been talking about doing this for a while, and finally figured out a good time to get these done (I'm glad we had the chance to since these babies may be here any day now!)

We met our photographer at the Jeffery Mansion in Bexley, OH and it was a perfect setting.  It stopped raining long enough for us to get some really great pictures!  You can view the album on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/fbx/?set=a.217825334910987.71318.151141878246000.  She posted about 20 pictures, but we'll have a CD of the whole session.  If there are any great ones I will post those as well!

Today I had my 36 week appointment.  The girls are doing great.  Baby A is 5lbs 12oz, and Baby B is 5lbs 2oz.  They were both moving around and were doing their practice breathing, which is a great sign!  I am about 80% effaced, and 1cm dilated.  The doctor thinks they will be making their arrival in the next two weeks.  I am also excited to report that I am officially off bedrest!  I am allowed to resume my normal activity. Three weeks of being chained to the couch was definitely too much! :)

I will post again soon, hopefully before the girls arrive...depending on when they decide to make their appearance! We will soon find out!