abbababy

It's week #35 and, frankly, we're stunned (and extremely pleased) to have remained pregnant this long.

At yesterday's appointment, Dr. Watson's favorable appraisal of the situation was "Things are starting to happen. You're right where you should be." According to the baby books, this means the twins should each weigh 5-1/4 pounds and be about 18 inches from crown to heel. At this point, they're more or less completely formed and are just taking this time to fatten up. Becki was given one final uterus-calming injection to keep her from going into labor. This might be enough to keep the pregnancy going for another week (or two), but it's certainly no guarantee. The doctor's office made Becki another appointment for next Wednesday, but everyone was acting like they didn't expect she was going to need it.

After Becki's exam, Dr. Watson took off his rubber gloves, then turned to me, smiled, and said, "You should start getting lots of extra sleep -- right now."

Tim (a.k.a. Daddy)