senna cheapo: The home stretch

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The home stretch | let's be moms

Chrissy is nearly 34 weeks pregnant. It seems like the girls will be here ANY day now. So, naturally, there?s a lot going on at our house!

After talking with Chrissy?s OB (who we see every week now), we decided to go ahead and schedule the C-section. March 28. Our babies? birthdays could be March 28. A little more than a month away. However, our OB and the high-risk doctors (who we see twice a week) agree, the girls will probably be here before then!? Each day brings an increased risk for complications and if there are complications that could endanger the babies or Chrissy, they will perform the C-section. We want them to stay in as long as possible so they are strong and healthy.

Even though we have a lot of ultrasounds done (pretty much twice a week now), we don?t get to see the girls faces very often. The doctors prescribe the ultrasounds to measure the fluid surrounding both babies, monitor heart rates and movement. This week, though, we had a rare and precious glimpse at their little faces.

Baby B (Sara): ultrasound at 33 weeks

Baby A (Olivia): ultrasound at 33 weeks

Chrissy is growing more and more uncomfortable each day. Her doctors all but placed her on bedrest with instructions to stay off her feet!? Which isn?t hard abide by with her exhaustion, swollen feet, legs and the fact that the babies are really active and ?knocking on the door? as Chrissy says.

32 Weeks Pregnant

We?re trying to kick gestational diabetes in the butt. Chrissy is doing a great job?avoids the sweets, carbs and really sticks to the healthy food diet. There are good days and bad, but our two little girls make it all worthwhile! (Read more about how we?re managing gestational diabetes at It?s Conceivable.)

In other news? We had an amazing time at our baby shower last month. Our family did a wonderful job working together and organizing everything for a wonderful, memorable day. Everything was beautiful and thoughtful. And it was so great to catch up with our friends and family we?ve been neglecting all this time!

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