31 weeks pregnant

Here is part of what my weekly update said this week:

Your baby's arms, legs and body continue to fill out -- and they are finally proportional in size to her head. She weighs about 3.3 pounds/1.5 kilograms and looks more like a newborn. She measures about 16 inches/ 41 centimetres from crown to toe. You may notice your baby isn't moving around as much. Don't worry; she's just running out of space in your uterus. As long as you can feel her squirming, you'll know she's just fine. Believe it or not, she still has plenty of growing to do. You can expect her to gain at least two more pounds/900 grams before delivery. Your baby's organs are continuing to mature and she is passing water from her bladder: good practice for the urinating she'll do after she's born. Soon you can wonder what your baby is wishing for -- brain scans have shown that fetuses have periods of dream sleep around month eight.

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I had my OB appointment on Thursday, once again it went well. I had gained a couple of pounds, had no proteins or sugars in my urine and everything looked okay. My blood pressure was slightly lower than last appointment, although still slightly high for me. She wasn't worried about it though as I have no real swelling and no proteins in my urine (both signs of pre eclampsia).
We discussed labour, and basically it is still wait and see. Both babies are breech which, if they stay that way, means a C section. She did bring up that studies have shown there is less risks to the 2nd baby with C sections as opposed to vaginal birth. I would still like to be able to do a vaginal delivery, but will try not to be too disappointed if I end up with a C section. Being able to experience childbirth is something I have, I wont say looked forward to, but wanted to experience, to go through. Depending on what the future brings, this is possibly my last pregnancy and I won't have that chance again. Also a C section this time might rule out the possibility of a vaginal birth if I was ever to have another baby. I guess the important thing is to have TWO babies arrive safely.
The nursery is coming along. My wonderful hubby and our friend Keith got it all painted last weekend. It is very bright and cheery. I am still waiting for the furniture to arrive (due next week) and to be set up. We do have shelves set up for books and toys as well as shelves in the closet for clothes. I have all the baby clothes sorted into categories : boy/girl, Newborn, 0-3 months, and 3-6 months +. Between shower gifts, hand me downs, Frenchies and Kijiji purchases I am doing pretty well for clothes for the first 6-9 months or so (could still use a few more really cute outfits and some more boys clothes). I got a great deal on Kijiji last week. I got over 120 baby clothes items from NB to 9 months for $60. It worked out to about 50 cents per item. Many were name brand things as well, Carters, Baby Gap etc. I was happy to find this deal. They were mostly girl or unisex clothes though, so our girl twin will be better dressed than our boy unless I find another deal on boy clothes.
I still feel pretty good. I don't have any real pain (nothing over a 1 or 2 on the pain scale) but feel very awkward and tired lugging this giant belly around. I get sore and achy if I do anything, so that helps to keep me on bed rest. Car trips are no fun. I feel like my belly is pulling me over every time we go around a corner. I feel a bit like a beached whale at times, and am scared to sit on the floor as I am not sure I would be able to get up anymore. I also can barely touch my feet or bend over to pick things up. I feel like the babies are squished (and they kick to tell me they are) if I try to bend over. It sucks if I drop the soap in the shower...