Babies are growing

Well, the little girls are growing well according to the ultrasound we had a week and a half ago (at 32 weeks). From the measurements, they estimate Grace's (twin A) weight at 4 lbs 4 oz, and Joy's (twin B) weight at 4 lbs 11 oz. I don't know how far ahead of time babies get in the "ready" position, but Grace was head down in my pelvis during the ultrasound, so they had to tilt the table back to get her to move in order to take accurate measurements. Today, she's hanging out in my pelvis again, which makes me feel like I'm using the restroom every 10 minutes.

A couple of days ago we had our first of many Non Stress Tests (NST). It sounds like it'd be so relaxing, you just lay there for 30 minutes to an hour while they monitor the babies' heart rates and any contractions. But it can take a while for them to find a good spot to monitor the baby, and then you have to be relatively still so that that babies won't move, like Joy did - necessitating an extra 15 minutes of monitoring. All is well according to the NST, but I guess the results are generally good for three days (however that works) so I'll be continuing these tests twice a week.

Meanwhile, everything is pretty standard for my twin pregnancy - some swelling in my feet and hands, tiredness, etc. For the swelling, I've been drinking lots of water (around 12 cups a day) and attending a water aerobics class once or twice a week - it's so nice to be in the water, and have a little break from the weight of the babies.