I went in for my doctors appointment today. I had an ultrasound & Kaden was estimated to weigh 6lb 4oz and Talen was estimated to weigh 5lb 13oz. EXCELENT weights.
I've been having tons of intense contractions the last few days & come to find out, I actually dilated some so the Dr said if I was ready, they were ready (literally, probably wouldn't make it till Tuesday's original 'scheduled' arrival)
After he explained that he thought they would be fine to deliver w/ less than a 10% chance of ANY Nicu time (probably none though), I jumped on the opportunity to meet my boys tomorrow!!!!
I have to be @ the hospital (Medical Center) at 6a.m. & my C-sec is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.!!!!!!!
Hailey seems to be as excited as anyone.....has her 'big sister to twins' shirt ready for tomorrow & her presents to her brother's wrapped. She was even excited to move the position of her car seat because sitting in the third row is the 'big sister' row:)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Had an overnight hospital stay
Thursday evening I noticed what I thought was a liquid filled sac type thing, forming below my belly button that seemed to be swelling or getting a little bigger.
I called the Dr on call (my dr was out of town) & he told me to go to L&D, to get it checked out. The nurses there recommended he come it because they'd never seen anything like it. He did an u/s & said he couldn't realy diagnose it but it could be that my facia (sp? basically my belly wall) had spread so thin that it just felt wierd & soft compared to the rest of my stomach....or it could be early signs of a uterus abrubtion.....or it could be a hernia but if it is, my 'big' uterus is in the way of bowels or intestines from coming thru & it would just have to be repaired during my C-sec (nothing could be done now.) The only immediate BIG worry is if it was a uterus abruption....then I would need to deliver ASAP.
He admitted me overnight & recommended that the Dr. Body (a perientologist)come in 1st thing in the morning & do a more thorough u/s so, I stayed (on nothing to eat after midnight orders, in case they had to deliver after my u/s in the morning if it was a uterine abruption.)
5pm the next day they FINALLY came & did my u/s. It was just one of Dr. Body's techs, not actually Dr. Body, as the on call Dr had said it would be......he had already gone home & wasn't going to check the u/s or me until Sat morning.
Pretty much, needless to say my 19hr starved pg self wasn't very happy that I had waited that long for what seemed like nothing & neither was the on call dr......he let me go on the basis of the u/s tech's report & basically appologized to me, all the while making it clear how upset he was with how Dr. Body had told him he would personally do the u/s & do it that day but instead sent a tech & went home. He also made it clear he would NEVER ask Dr. Body for a consult for another one of his patients & would inform my dr, when he gets back on monday, of how horribly he thought Dr. Body had treated me & ask that he too never use him for any of his patients in the future.
Anyway, the tech said the u/s didn't show anything concerning & the babies looked great so I guess it's just some water retention in that area or at the very worse, maybe a hernia.
Kaden was 5lb1oz & Talen was 4lb13oz (both gained exactly the same.....5oz in 9 days.)
I called the Dr on call (my dr was out of town) & he told me to go to L&D, to get it checked out. The nurses there recommended he come it because they'd never seen anything like it. He did an u/s & said he couldn't realy diagnose it but it could be that my facia (sp? basically my belly wall) had spread so thin that it just felt wierd & soft compared to the rest of my stomach....or it could be early signs of a uterus abrubtion.....or it could be a hernia but if it is, my 'big' uterus is in the way of bowels or intestines from coming thru & it would just have to be repaired during my C-sec (nothing could be done now.) The only immediate BIG worry is if it was a uterus abruption....then I would need to deliver ASAP.
He admitted me overnight & recommended that the Dr. Body (a perientologist)come in 1st thing in the morning & do a more thorough u/s so, I stayed (on nothing to eat after midnight orders, in case they had to deliver after my u/s in the morning if it was a uterine abruption.)
5pm the next day they FINALLY came & did my u/s. It was just one of Dr. Body's techs, not actually Dr. Body, as the on call Dr had said it would be......he had already gone home & wasn't going to check the u/s or me until Sat morning.
Pretty much, needless to say my 19hr starved pg self wasn't very happy that I had waited that long for what seemed like nothing & neither was the on call dr......he let me go on the basis of the u/s tech's report & basically appologized to me, all the while making it clear how upset he was with how Dr. Body had told him he would personally do the u/s & do it that day but instead sent a tech & went home. He also made it clear he would NEVER ask Dr. Body for a consult for another one of his patients & would inform my dr, when he gets back on monday, of how horribly he thought Dr. Body had treated me & ask that he too never use him for any of his patients in the future.
Anyway, the tech said the u/s didn't show anything concerning & the babies looked great so I guess it's just some water retention in that area or at the very worse, maybe a hernia.
Kaden was 5lb1oz & Talen was 4lb13oz (both gained exactly the same.....5oz in 9 days.)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Jeff's Surgery & my weekly appointment
Jeff had surgery on his thumb, yesterday. All went well. They were able to repair Both ligaments that were torn in his joint & anchored the bone chip back in place. He was REALLY out of it when we left the hospital & was in no pain until about 11 or 12 last night. Then his pain became very bad. He's gradually feeling better, today but he'll be a few days. He can't return to work until Monday.
I had my weekly DR appointment, today. I'm still measuring good. The boys both still have good heartbeats (Hailey came & loved to hear them, as always!) And I'm still not dilated.......so it looks like we have 20 more days (or 2w6d, however you want to look at it) until we meet those boys! They aren't like 'most' twins who get in a hurry to come out, but that is a GREAT thing....this means they will be 'done' cooking & healthy when they arrive.
I had my weekly DR appointment, today. I'm still measuring good. The boys both still have good heartbeats (Hailey came & loved to hear them, as always!) And I'm still not dilated.......so it looks like we have 20 more days (or 2w6d, however you want to look at it) until we meet those boys! They aren't like 'most' twins who get in a hurry to come out, but that is a GREAT thing....this means they will be 'done' cooking & healthy when they arrive.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
33 week Ultrasound & Dr appointment
SO, I had what I thought was going to be my very last ultrasound today. Kaden weighs a nice & big 4lb 12oz and Talen wieghs a healthy 4lb 8oz.
My Dr. informed me that twins gain between 1/4 & 1/2 a lb per week from now on SO he estimates that both will be at least 6lbs at birth if not more! That's excellent news......& he decided to do another ultrasound on June 25 (the wednesday before my scheduled C-section) to get a better estimate for thier birth weights. Any way you look at it, they're going to be very big, healthy weights for twins!!
All else still looked good with me & the babies so all in all it was a very good appointment.
My Dr. informed me that twins gain between 1/4 & 1/2 a lb per week from now on SO he estimates that both will be at least 6lbs at birth if not more! That's excellent news......& he decided to do another ultrasound on June 25 (the wednesday before my scheduled C-section) to get a better estimate for thier birth weights. Any way you look at it, they're going to be very big, healthy weights for twins!!
All else still looked good with me & the babies so all in all it was a very good appointment.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Our trip to the GA Aquarium....
Hailey loves fish so we decided to have 1 more small 'family' vacation for Hailey before the twins arrive. We decided to take her to the GA Aquarium in Atlanta (about 1.5 hours away.)
1st we watched the animated 3D movie. Hailey LOVED this! She was holding our hands & we could feel her jump everytime a character 'seemed' like it was jumping out at her.....but she was laughing the whole time. There was even real bubbles blown down on us when the movie had the fish blowing bubbles.
Next we went to the shark / deep sea exibit. Hailey really liked this one.
Hailey's favorite exibit was the seals & penguins......
& here are a few more good pics......
1st we watched the animated 3D movie. Hailey LOVED this! She was holding our hands & we could feel her jump everytime a character 'seemed' like it was jumping out at her.....but she was laughing the whole time. There was even real bubbles blown down on us when the movie had the fish blowing bubbles.
Next we went to the shark / deep sea exibit. Hailey really liked this one.
Hailey's favorite exibit was the seals & penguins......
& here are a few more good pics......
Hailey's new pool
Hailey had a small plastic pool but she really wanted to 'swim like a guppie' so we got her a 120" rectangular pool, a beach ball, floaties, a ring, & a toddler size float. She loves it.......see how much fun she had for her 1st time......
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Baby Shower, Saturday May 31......
We got tons of great stuff, especially a lot of clothes! The boys got monogramed blankets, blue plaid diaper bag, & small teddy bear heads on silky small blankets. Mom got some good milk storage organizers & milk bags:) And they got several other good items......swing, toys, towels, crib sheets, etc.......
Once again, Hailey was a huge helper. Bringing me all the gifts, unwrapping them before I could even read the cards, & then showing off the presents. She also got a few things, a carebear movie, the game candyland, & a princess book.
Once again, Hailey was a huge helper. Bringing me all the gifts, unwrapping them before I could even read the cards, & then showing off the presents. She also got a few things, a carebear movie, the game candyland, & a princess book.
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