All 4 of Us are doing WELL!!!

We had a huge day of doctor's appointments today! We started the morning off getting the 4-week measurement ultrasound at MFM. I was very excited about this appointment to see how the babies were growing. Below shows their approx. weights 4 weeks ago, and then today.

Baby A - 2 lb. 3 oz. - 3 lbs. 5 oz.
Baby B - 2 lb. - 3 lbs. 6 oz.
Baby C - 2 lbs. 1 oz. - 3 lbs. 6 oz.

These weights are AWESOME! There is very little discrepancy between babies and they are all on track for if there were only one baby. If you add them all up, you can see I have over 10 pounds of baby! The lady said everything looked so good, and my body must be made to carry multiples. The fluid around each baby looks great and their movement looks active as always. She also said that she could tell baby C was practicing breathing! She said she is doing this a little early, but that's a good thing!

The next appointment was with Dr. Kanios. She is basically just checking blood pressure, weight, and looking at my belly. She is very happy with everything and expressed how well everything is going. She did measure my belly, which is subjective, but according to her I am measuring about 40 weeks (I'm 31 tomorrow). She also mentioned that she talked with the specialists and they will not let me go over 36 weeks. That means babies will be here no later then June 25th - YIKES!

Last, we went back to MFM for the non-stress test. During the time I was hooked up to the monitors I did not have any real contractions. When the test is being done, the nurse looks at the heartbeats compared to the babies' movements. At 32 weeks, the baby's heart rate should increase at least 15 beats per minute when the baby moves. She was looking for an increase of 5-10 beats per minute since I am only 31 weeks. After the test, she was very impressed because all of the babies' beats were increasing well over 15 beats. YES! These babies are overachievers :)

Overall, it was a very long day, but between all the appointments I was able to get some errands ran. Tomorrow brings another big day as I have an eye doctor's appointment and then am going to tour the NICU (newborn intensive care unit).