28 Week Update

Went to the doctor last week (Fetal Medicine Specialist in Austin) and yesterday (OB/GYN in Georgetown.) The babies received good reports at both appointments.

On Tuesday, June 9th, the babies weighed in at 2 lbs., 12 oz. each. They are growing rapidly and are still one week ahead of schedule. One baby gave a nice profile shot with his arm and fist above his head (Power to the People!) but the other baby was facing down and towards my tailbone so all we got was a spine shot (kinda looked like a dinosaur).

Yesterday, I took my gestational diabetes test (the babies really liked the sugary drink I got to have and were moving around a lot) and I, myself weighed in at a good, healthy weight. (No need to disclose the actual number here, ;-)

The doctor said we are all doing great and there's nothing else she can do for me. She will let me go to 38 weeks if I'm still comfortable but will look to induce after that. That's August 24th if you're keeping a calendar.

So for the time-being, I am going to keep eating, resting, putting my feet up, and swimming! I'm looking forward to the family vacay at Lake LBJ next weekend and to moving into our new house after that. (By "moving in" I mean pointing to Aaron where I want stuff to go.) He's a super help and has been very caring despite my waking him up nightly because it takes me 5 minutes to get out of bed to go to the bathroom. Yesterday he got his first Father's Day present early, a super sporty diaper bag made from recycled materials, so I think that made him happy.

Will continue to keep you posted on all things twin but for now, a short list of current Rohre Twin favorites:

1. chips and salsa, sans heartburn (they are sure to be good Texans)
2. Nutella S'mores (thank you Kathy Walker for this ingenious idea)
3. elastic waist shorts (so nice and cool for mom)
4. new car seats and stroller to match (thanks to Gran, Theo, Grandma Di, and Wayne - grandparent name still TBD)
5. meetings that involve lots of engineering terms (they are very active when listening to software/hardware product info so I think this bodes well for future careers)
6. Arby's! (with lots of Arby's sauce)
7. sweet tea (just can't get enough)
   

It's all in the preparation

The days seem to go by faster and more people ask how the mom and boys are doing. To which, if you are wondering, they are doing fine. We go back to the doctors in the next two weeks and will have a complete report along with new pictures for you at that time.

In the meantime, the boys have been accumulating stuff. We have had several showers and people have faithfully been buying and giving things to us from our registries. It is a huge blessing to have people be so generous with what they give to us. The problem is we are running out of room to put this stuff. These boys aren't even here yet and are already taking up their fair share of room!

We are looking forward to an increasingly close closing date on the house we are buying and that will signal the beginning of the move. Once moved in and painted, I am sure that I will get to arrange and rearrange furniture to the mother's delight until all things are perfect for the arrival of the little guys. We will be sure to update you on the progress of the boys' domicile as well.