Great appointments this week!

Today I had my peri and OB appointments, and everything looks great! My cervix is holding steady at 1.5 cm (it was 1.5 two weeks ago; I think the added length is a result of Baby A being head down instead of having his foot in my cervix :) and both babies look great. They are measuring 4 lbs 1 oz, and 4lbs 2 oz - that's over 8 lbs. of baby! Only negative thing is that Baby A's fluid level seemed to be on the low side of normal, so I will have to go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound. The peri didn't seem concerned, but she did say we should keep an eye on it.

At the OB's office, everything looked good as well. I weigh almost as much as my husband, which no woman ever wants to hear, but I know it's all for a good cause. The doctor did say that she's never seen anyone lose weight like a breastfeeding mother of twins, so I'm very hopeful that many of the added pounds will come off easily. All in all, everyone was very upbeat, which is such a change from 7 weeks ago when they first noticed the shortening. The OB also said that at my next appointment they will allow me to increase my activity. I had been hoping they would say that this week, but my actual OB is on vacation, and the OB I saw said that taking me off bedrest while my doc was away was pretty much a guarantee that I would go into labor (just superstition, of course!).

So, here I shall sit for another 2 weeks. Of course, by the time they can tell me that I CAN move around, I doubt that I'll want to - it's already getting difficult enough! Kim was here today and took some pictures of me - this belly just seems to have a life of its own!