32 Weeks...we made it!

Wowee!  We've made it to the 32 week mark.  I can tell you, when I was admitted to the hospital at 27w5d, I did not think we would make it this far.  This was my goal week and we are here.  Now I'm aiming for 34 weeks and I have a good chance of making it, I think.  After 34 weeks, I'd feel pretty relaxed for the babies to come at any point in time.  I know if they came now, we still could have a bit of an NICU stay, but a couple more weeks would make that stay substantially shorter.

This week was pretty uneventful (which I do think I am saying a lot these days).  I think I had a swing of hormones combined with the realization of being in the hospital for 4 weeks, and that brought my mood down for a few days.  The other day I didn't really get out of bed till 2pm and I just felt very depressed.  I've also been way more tired again, and I read that could be due to a surge in progesterone around this point in time.  It's hard to motivate myself to do much of anything... I really just could lay around in bed all day.  I try not to, because that doesn't necessarily help my mood.  Even if I get some knitting done, or read a book, or make a blog post, I feel like I am accomplishing something.  It makes me worried that I am going to be useless when I do leave the hospital because I feel so comfortable being lazy right now (and yet I don't like it at the same time too).

Physically, I am more and more sore each day.  Those ligaments are stretched to the max and every move I make hurts.  Sleeping at night is tough, and rolling over is just painful.  I can't sleep in any position longer than an hour, which is why I am probably so tired (restless sleep).  I have quite the collection of stretch marks around the sides of my belly and now starting down my inner thigh (who knew?).  My hips, rump and upper thighs feel HUGE!  I think that is going to be the hardest weight to lose.  Fortunately, I don't have any other swelling in my ankles or face just yet.  I almost don't think I've gained a pound in my face at all.

I think I am having more braxton hicks contractions lately.  It's a weird sensation, almost as if a wave moves through my belly like a ballooon blowing up and then subsides.  The babies are somewhat active, but not too crazy.  It's just like a roley poley kind of movement.  They are crowding towards the outside of my belly, though, and there have been multiple times I have felt specific body parts (usually I'm guessing, but I'm sure I've felt a hand, a bum, and a foot).  And Baby B still gets the hiccups every day.

That's about all I can think of right now.  I'm still waiting to hear when I will be transferred to the hospital closer to our home.  I'm occupying myself with reading (a novel series, and a book on infant brain development), watching downloaded TV shows (Scrubs, and now the fall series that are beginning - Modern Family, New Girl, The Mindy Project), and knitting (finished my preemie toques and baby legs for my niece, and am working on a neck cowl for myself and considering starting a baby sweater).  We've had sun this week that is supposed to turn to rain so I've been outside almost every day too, which is just lovely!

Happy 32 weeks!!!