33 weeks

Here comes 33 weeks and the count down has officially begun. It is an understatement to say that we are anxious because we have no way to tell when our baby girls are going to make their grand entry. So far we have been blessed in this journey and S is doing exceptionally well other than typical pregnancy symptoms like heartburn, fatigue, and insomnia. She didn't pass the 1-hour glucose testing but passed the 3-hour test to check gestational diabetes last week. She had to fast, drink nasty sweet liquid and be poked for blood samples every hour for three hours. It sounds like an ordeal. We are sorry that she had to go through this and tip our hats to her. Last appointment was 2/25. Babies are doing well and S belly is actually now measured at 42 weeks.

On a lighter note, S joked about our baby girls possibly born with full head of hair because she has been suffering a lot of heartburn. It is one of those pregnancy adages. In fact, there is an empirical study to confirm the association between heartburn severity during pregnancy and newborn hair. We thought it is rather funny because we did specifically ask for a less hairy egg donor. Only time will tell but we love them regardlessly.

We finally finish reading the book, "What to Do When You're Having Two" from the twin prep classes and have done lots of homework so far. The wealth of information on the Internet about twins is astonishing. There is even a YouTube video showing how many diapers twins will go through in the first two years. It is approximately 6000. Holy crap!! Now we are convinced to get Diaper Genie which many of our friends say it is a life saver.

Appointments to interview three pediatricians and infant CPR class are scheduled in the next two weeks. We have also arranged our travel to meet S for the the doctor's appointment on March 9th.

Ever since the cribs were set up, we've developed a new routine before going to bed. We would walk to their room, check their cribs, play with their toys and turn on the mobile and night light. I can't even tell you what it does to my heart just to look into their room as I was sitting on the rocking chair. Our life is about to change dramatically. We’re so excited and can't wait. At the same time we really would like our girls to have all the extra days possible in the womb, growing stronger and preparing to come into the world and meet their daddy and papa.

Happy 33 weeks!! It is down to the wire and our family of two is about to become a family of four.