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After an 8 year battle with infertility and countless struggles, our family is finally complete. This blog chronicles the journey it took for us to start and build the family we always wanted. Background on the blog (started in 2012, just days before I found out the embryo transfer for our son worked).... I decided to start a blog after realizing I have only been able to make it through my TWW's (two week waits) with the help of Google and with the openness of other women suffering from infertility sharing their own stories and giving others hope. I have time and time again found my exact symptoms on other women's blogs and felt an overwhelming sense of calmness they provided me. I thought it was time to pay it forward and hopefully provide this same thing to other women on their own journeys.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

36w0d - Weekly update!!

36 weeks!!!   8 days or less until we meet our babies!!   Saw our babies today for the first time in 3 weeks!!   Baby girl's estimated weight was 6lb4oz and baby boy's estimated weight was 5lb12oz.   He's always been smaller.  Some of his percentile measurements were like 10th percentile, while a lot of her's were like 55th percentile.   Victor at this point, for comparison, was like 99th percentile.   He was a moose!   These two will definitely be smaller.   Hopefully they'll catch up to their big brother once they are out of me and not competing for resources!!!

Babies this week:
  • Baby's getting closer and closer to being able to breathe on his or her own.
  • Baby's skin is getting smooth and soft and the gums are rigid.
  • Baby's liver and kidneys are in working order.
  • Circulation and immune systems are basically good to go too.
  • Baby's still in the 17.2- to 18.7-inch and 4.2- to 5.8-pound range and continues to beef up. 

Baby girl and baby boy respectively:

What our babies look like this week!  Holy cow!!



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  1. LauraOctober 11, 2016 at 7:23 PM

    Exciting times ahead for you! I'm 34 weeks on Thursday with my twin boys. My OB wouldn't schedule my Csection until 38 weeks...so Nov 11th! I'm kinda hoping they decide to come on their own in 2 weeks!

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    1. Lauree and MikeOctober 12, 2016 at 8:51 AM

      Awesome you made it this far!! Less than a month for you but I hope they come a little early for you too! :)

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  2. CarlaOctober 12, 2016 at 9:24 AM

    So exciting! I'm praying for you three ;)

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    1. Lauree and MikeOctober 12, 2016 at 10:52 AM

      Thank you Carla!! Can't wait to be on "the other side" and finally over all these infertility battles!!!!

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  3. UnknownOctober 12, 2016 at 9:11 PM

    It's sooooooooooo close, now! I'm so happy for you guys. 💛 My friend just had her baby today (a smidge early but all good) so I'm going to have lots of babies to spoil this month!

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