Busy Day

What a busy day! At our first appointment, the doctor said next Tuesday we'll schedule a day the following week (Nov. 7-11) to induce me if I haven't gone into labor yet. That is so soon! Also, I gained 4 lbs since last week, which is good! Our next stop was at work, where they were giving away flu shots this week to high-risk individuals (as a pregnant woman and and the father of infants under 6 months of age we both qualified for free shots!). Then we went and picked up mom at the Metro and dined on some yummy Korean food for lunch. It was delicious, but unfortunately I can't fit as much into my stomach as I used to... but once I have the babies, look out, Hee Been, here I come! Then we went to the hospital to see the perinatologist. They hooked up 2 ultrasound contraptions to my belly, one to monitor each baby's heart beats, as well as a device that monitored contractions. They monitored the heart beats to make sure that the babies' heart rates rise when they move, and so they gave me a button to push whenever I felt movement. Thank God the tests indicated that their hearts are working perfectly! The contractions monitor indicated that I am having contractions even though I can't feel them because my belly is always so hard from having 2 babies packed in there! Then we had a brief sonogram (didn't get any pictures or measurements this time... too bad) where they measured the amount of amniotic fluid in each sac. Each baby has double the minimum amount, so that's good. We also learned that they have moved a little bit. They are both still head-down, but their bodies are crossed over each other, so that Baby A's head is on the left and his butt in on the right, and vice versa for Baby B! Silly boys! I just feel sorry for them- they must be so squished in there! I'm sure they are as eager to come out as we are for them to come out!