36 weeks: Ice cream!!

I'm thrilled and honestly, surprised, to still be pregnant! I had read and heard so many stories of complications and early deliveries with twins that I assumed that would be us, too. Not to mention I started having braxton hicks contractions at 17 weeks. However, all is going really well. Don't get me wrong, I'm physically tired and have a lot of standard end-of-pregnancy discomforts, but I don't have any health problems and I'm fine to go out to eat and run errands. Now if I could just do those things without random stranger comments. Yesterday a lady grabbed my hand and prayed a blessing for the babies. At least she didn't touch my belly...?

We had our last growth scan on Wednesday and the MFM said everything looks fine with the babies. The tech snagged a few pics, but the babies are too big and just look squished. Next time we see them, it will be in person!

Baby A
Sex: Boy
Position: Vertex (head-down)
Heart rate: 139
Estimated weight: 5lbs 15oz

Baby B
Sex: Girl
Position: Oblique, but still mostly head down (she's on a diagonal - yes, my belly is lopsided)
Heart rate: 140
Estimated weight: 5lbs 3oz

The 36 week NST went really fast and the OB appointment went well. She said I'm 50% effaced and 2+cm dilated.

Back to the title of this post. At the beginning of the pregnancy, Chris made a deal with the babies that if they stayed in until 36 weeks, they could have ice cream. If they didn't, I guess they couldn't have ice cream until they were out on their own as adults. :-) For the past six months we have been telling the babies they can't come yet because they haven't earned their ice cream. On Friday, July 13th, they made it! Unfortunately, they have to wait a little bit longer before they are allowed to eat ice cream, but they don't know what they are missing yet. I will continue to eat it for all three of us.

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