A silver star for me!! I’m 28 weeks today which is a huge milestone. While we want these babies to keep growing, they’re at a point now where long term effects of premature birth start to decline dramatically and the general prognosis for babies born after 28 weeks is fantastic. 20 weeks ago, at my first appointment, reaching this stage seemed like a dream and I’m so grateful to be here. (Though it won’t compare to how I feel when/if I make it to 32 weeks. Or 35!)
The babies all look great. They’re moving around more than ever and our doctor is thrilled with the overall progress of my pregnancy.
I’m officially up 50lbs from my first appointment at 8 weeks. That’s a big deal (in many ways, haha.). My doctor confirmed that the key to the babies’ health is the weight I gained in this first part of the pregnancy so, while my appetite will keep me gaining, I’m really proud of what I accomplished. It’s not easy to hear that you should gain at least 50lbs when you’ve been the same size your entire adult life and, if anything, this reassures me that I’ll always be willing to do whatever I need to for the well being of my kids.
For those who don’t know, I’m officially working from home full time now. It’s just too difficult to be up and about for more than a few minutes at a time. I’m very lucky that Fathead is so flexible with my work arrangements and that I’m able to get everything done from the comfort of my bed.
Baby pictures at this stage are difficult to come by. They’re all packed in there! But I did attach a photo that shows my progression from 15 weeks to today at 28 weeks. I remember thinking I had a big bump back at 15 weeks. How naive was I? 🙂
In a nutshell, all I need is for these babies to keep growing and my body to keep doing what it’s doing so they can.
Love you all!
[Note 12/25/13: This update was originally sent via email.]