As for the boys, they seem to be doing great. We saw MFM and Dr. L last Monday. The reports were unanimous – everybody looks good. Mikki is showing no signs of pre-term labor and her weight gain has been really good. The boys continue to grow and get stronger at an impressive rate. They are all weighing in at well above average for even a single baby. All were between 2lb 8 oz and 2lb 12 oz. The tech kept talking about their “big heads”. Their head sizes were in the 90th percentile – obviously they must have big brains. Their stomachs were in the 70th percentile. There little legs were closer to the 40th to 50th percentiles. We smile every time we think about their big heads and small little legs…such funny, alien like creatures at 29 weeks.
We have just a handful of pictures from this last appointment. Here are two of our favorites:
This is a good example of Jackson’s never-ending plight. He continues to get pushed farther and farther down. Here, you can see that Maxwell is sitting on poor little Jack’s head. We got a very similar shot at the appointment before this one, which suggests that Max has been sitting on Jack for the last two or three weeks. Poor dude. Do babies pass gas in the womb? Hmmm.
In these shots Harrison is showing us a little love. Comparatively speaking, this little guy has it made. He has room to move and takes full advantage. He also provided us with a very cool moment at the last ultrasound. I was sitting to Mikki’s left as she lay on the exam table. During the ultrasound we could feel Harrison moving very high in Mikki’s stomach before he finally settled in. We asked the tech how he was positioned and she quickly investigated. What we found was that Harrison had turned his head to where it appeared as if he was looking right at me. His little face looked as if it was right up against the inner wall of Mikki’s stomach….as if he was peering out at me, listening to what I had to say. We could feel his head pushing against Mikki’s belly. It was a great moment.
We recently found a few pictures of the boys that we have never posted. These are long lost photos from the first ultrasound at 12 weeks. They just grow up so fast!
Keep those prayers coming. They are obviously working for Mikki and the boys. It’s amazing (and scary) that these boys will be here in just a few short weeks. I don’t think there is any way for us to appreciate just how challenging (and crazy) our lives are about to become. There is no way for us to be completely prepared. We’ll just take it as it comes. One day, one week at a time. It’s sure to be a fun ride.
Fun fact of the day: total number of baby beds that I have set up to date – zero. We are not ready!
With lots of love,
Hunter and Mikki
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