Did you know that babies grow faster towards the end of their gestation? They gain half of their birthweight in the last 7 weeks. So in the picture above, (photo A) the twins and I are at 32 1/2 weeks. Time wise, we are over 3/4ths to the finish line. Size wise we are half-way there.
Photo B– here we are 9 days later at almost 34 weeks. Clearly they are growing fast!!
Today I had to remind myself that back a few months ago, I knew that I was going to get miserable and that the more miserable I got, the better, because that meant the twins would be getting bigger and more able to survive outside.
It was easy to say at 20 weeks when they were 1 1/2 pounds each.
Now they are closer to 5 pounds each. Today as my back ached no matter what I tried, I had to repeat it like a mantra ” my back hurting is better than the babies being in the NICU”. I kept forgetting and wanting to call my doctor and cry about how I couldn’t take it anymore.
Mass repetition made it finally sink in, though, and I now feel capable of lasting a couple more weeks. At which point, I think that I will be able to convince myself that another 2 weeks can be survived. (Or however long it takes for these little guys to be ready).
In a side note, I blogged a couple months ago about how awful it is to tell a pregnant woman how huge she is. Funny enough, once I wrote about it, it quit bothering me. Now if someone mentions how huge I am, I just agree with them and it doesn’t offend me a bit. (I do think the twin factor has something to do with it, because I know I have a great excuse to be growing so large. but I think writing about it helped too. I no longer harbor ill feelings towards that nice guy who commented on my size two Christmases ago, which is a relief because it seriously bothered me that I was so unforgiving). So there you go. Feel free to tell me I’m horrifyingly huge. It shan’t bother me a bit.
Marvelous Pigs in Satin 
*You* look great! It just looks like a basketball (overinflated) is in your belly.
P.S. I love love love your hair!!
Thanks!! 🙂
Congrats and WOW! PS, I love your hairstyle!
Thanks !! 🙂
I was just amazed at how slim you look, minus the big baby bulge on the front. but seriously the rest? all baby!!
I’m already alternately day dreaming about post baby workouts and telling myself it will be awhile and to be realistic. But bodies are incredible things! Life is good 🙂
great use of the word shan’t!