Iced Coffee

First, a shameless plug for my summer craving...and I'm not even the pregnant one around here. Our friend asked Jeanine last night if she had any cravings but as I sip on my cold, caffeinated, sweetened, lightened java I'm realizing that I do have cravings at about 2:30 or 3 every afternoon for the last week. Maybe next week I'll ask them to do an ultrasound on me. Hey, if Arnold Schwarzenegger can do it, why not me? What do you mean movies aren't real? Anyway, I digress. We are now 29 weeks and five days and still going strong. Both babies were very active today and the blood flow is consistent. Growth checks will be done again next week. After last week, when Baby A showed up a little more than 50% larger than Spud, we were concerned about the discordance since we had been warned about that every week at CHOP. We asked Dr. Garber about it today and he said at this point the discordance doesn't really mean anything. As long as both babies continue to grow at their own rate and as long as the blood flow is good, or at least stable, all is well. We also asked about delivery date since one of the docs and CHOP mentioned 32 weeks being the absolute latest we'd go. Again, Garber's response was as long as the babies are growing and blood flow is good we'll keep them in there. I was pleased with that since two weeks sounds really quick. Five or seven weeks sounds better to me. Jeanine, on the other hand, is really starting to go stir crazy. So we're trying to get little outings in every day. Yesterday we went to Goffle Farm to get some sweet corn. Today, the doctor followed by cupcakes and a trip to Wal-Mart for some more Boost. Such detail...but this is the highlight of Jeanine's day. So...we're a week further along and a week closer to parenthood!

Now, no one has ventured a guess yet (to my knowledge) on the babies' arrival date. I know several of you have guesses as to the gender. My problem is coming up with a suitable prize (everybody loves a contest!) for the winner. I would offer that we'd name the babies after you but we already have names picked out. Hm...ideas? I'll get the ball rolling:

Craig says the born-on date will be Sept. 25 and the total birth weight will be 10 pounds, 13 ounces and the gender will be....hehe, you thought I'd drop that one. Guesses? Prize (whatever that is) to be determined based on how you rank in each of the three categories.

Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts. One other thing - someone asked last week about the babies shedding their skin. I asked Alison (ultrasound lady) about it today and she said matter of factly, "Everyone sheds their skin. That's why you should change your sheets if not every week at least every two weeks." Hm...yes, I guess that's right.

Back to the iced coffee.