28 weeks later...

Well, I'm a little behind on blogging because I'm trying to get my book finished by September 22nd and we had to get ready for the baby showers, BUT, all is still well with Alice and Sophia. We had their 28 week ultrasound on September 16th and we are happy to report that they are both still a bit on the larger side! Sophia is weighing in at 2 lbs. 13 oz. and Alice is a whopping 3 lbs. 3 oz.! To put this in perspective, babycenter.com says that typically a 28 week fetus weighs 2 lbs. 4 oz., a 29 week fetus weighs 2 lbs. 8 oz., a 30 week fetus weighs 3 lbs. and a 31 week fetus weighs 3 lbs. 3 oz. So, they both doing quite well.

The ultrasound tech says that the 6 oz. difference is nothing to be worried about. In fact, their rate of growth is about the same. Sophie will probably always just be a smaller person than Alice (remember, they are no more related than sisters born years apart!).

Unfortunately, we don't have very many good pictures from this visit. The girls are now getting big enough that it is hard to get pictures and they don't do as many full turns and twists to get in a good picture taking position. Sophia was faced away from the "camera" almost the whole visit. The one time she was looking our way was also the exact time Alice decided to put her feet in Sophia's face! So, we have lots of good shots of Alice--even with her eyes open!--but none of Sophia. Nevertheless, the tech could measure all their parts and see all the organs and we know everything is still fine.

Jess's cervix is still long so no bed rest is needed! This is quite amazing considering how far along she is and how big the girls are.