Twinkies anyone?

So, in case anyone was thinking these wouldn't be Jack-size babies, the Perinatologist confirmed yesterday that they will be. His comment exactly was, "These boys are definitely benefiting from the Twinkies you've obviously been eating." Twinkies? I don't eat Twinkies. Strawberry pie, Neiman Marcus bars and milkshakes though? Definitely. Of the 35 pounds I've already gained, the babies only make up 4.2 of that so I've got plenty of storage for the winter. It's absolutely wonderful news that they both weigh over 2 pounds. That's about 1/2 a pound more than normal for their gestational age so we are very, very thankful.

Now the not so great news is that my cervical length is down to 21 mm. In pregnancy terms this is about 50% effaced...not good. Normal length should be about 40mm. So, there are obviously drawbacks to the boys being so big and this is one of them. My poor, confused cervix thinks it's time to start getting ready to deliver one baby and we just need that to stop. I go back to see Dr. Nokleberg on Monday morning to find out what my future holds. Until then, Dr. Rinehart said to go home, lay on your left side and don't go anywhere. Of course, this is a huge bummer anytime but what makes it worse this weekend is that we were supposed to be having a couples baby shower on Saturday so it will be sad to miss seeing all our friends.

I AM excited that my mom brought over 1)chicken spaghetti 2)adorable little onesies for the boys and 3)a fun outdoor reclining chair!! How fun does that sound? My Casper white skin could definitely use some sun exposure so we set that up on the patio for a little change of pace. Who knew a chair could cause such excitement?? Here's a picture of my new friend...