Friday, September 16, 2011
Dr Halvorsen
Rob and I met with Dr. Halvorsen today for another ultrasound and to find out when he thinks the babies should be delivered. Baby A is weighing in at 4 pounds 9 ounces and Baby B is at 4 pounds 12 ounces. He said everything looked good ...the babies are on the small side but I guess that is to be expected. Hey Boys your mommy is little....the doctor didn't seem worried about the gestational diabetes but more so about the Cholestasis. His recommendation is to deliver the babies between 36 1/2 weeks to 37...but no later. So in about 2 weeks. Honestly I feel like my body is ready now but after hearing the weights it did give me so much more determination to grow these babies a touch more before they join us. I just hope my little body can handle it all. I am carrying around almost 9 1/2 pounds of baby...and my body is screaming in pain over it too. I am getting so nervous about a lot of things...will the babies come earlier...will they be healthy...the time with them before I have to go back to work will be so short...I guess my days of officially worrying have started. I pray everyday that the lord brings these two boys into this world healthy. I feel he has already given us such a blessing with this overall healthy pregnancy and twins too. I am forever grateful that I have gotten the opportunity to experience carrying our children. It has been a long hard road to get to this day....34 weeks and 3 days after a medical miracle from IVF. Thank you all for your support and love. We couldn't be more excited to meet our sons.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
34 weeks and losing steam...
I have officially been on bed rest and away from work for 2 weeks...sounds dreamy right?!?! It has been rough and not in a sarcastic way :) I should have all this energy to write in my blog, finish up the baby room and maybe even pick up a few things from the store but it seems even the simplest task requires a nap or at least a little rest afterwards. I am so used to being independent and taking care of myself that relying on others so much right now is difficult for me to do.
I have to say that with all my appointments and my body growing the way it has that the babies are healthy and growing nicely. Yesterday we got a glimpse of Austins face through ultrasound...not a 3D one or anything but he looked like a baby not an alien. I am really excited to meet the boys that are beating me up from the inside out right now. Even Rob is getting a kick out of watching my stomach. It looks like a wrestling match with elbows and knees flying. A positive note is that my stomach has grown so much that it has officially gone numb....no more pain of them kicking me anymore. As for the hiccups...those were cute for the first couple weeks but now Its just weird having babies hiccup into my pelvis bones. In fact it keeps my up at night..well that and the constant indigestion, bathroom breaks and all around pain every where.
We meet with Dr. Halvorsen, our Perinatal doctor, on Friday morning to get baby weights and have him check on the overall health of the three of us. He is suppose to let us know when he thinks we need to have the babies delivered. Ever since about 30 weeks my doctor has developed a "Deer in the Headlights Look" about him whenever he sees me.....Trust me it has caused some unnecessary emotional break downs on my part. Luckily now that I am so exhausted I could hardly care what he says in the appointments and have decided if I really have concerns I am calling Labor and Delivery directly....no more leaving a message with the nurses station at the doctors office.
Well that is where we are at..a waiting game. Some days I feel like I cannot make it one more day and then others go off without a hitch and I feel these babies will go the whole length...but then I look at my belly and realize HAHA there is no way they can continue to grow a half a pound a week for very much longer....Wish us luck the next couple weeks cause we are going to need it :) Thank you everyone for your thoughts, calls, cards, texts, e-mails and overall support. I might not seem like your doing much but every little bit of encouragement right now goes along way! I think I can I think I can I think I can...........
I have to say that with all my appointments and my body growing the way it has that the babies are healthy and growing nicely. Yesterday we got a glimpse of Austins face through ultrasound...not a 3D one or anything but he looked like a baby not an alien. I am really excited to meet the boys that are beating me up from the inside out right now. Even Rob is getting a kick out of watching my stomach. It looks like a wrestling match with elbows and knees flying. A positive note is that my stomach has grown so much that it has officially gone numb....no more pain of them kicking me anymore. As for the hiccups...those were cute for the first couple weeks but now Its just weird having babies hiccup into my pelvis bones. In fact it keeps my up at night..well that and the constant indigestion, bathroom breaks and all around pain every where.
We meet with Dr. Halvorsen, our Perinatal doctor, on Friday morning to get baby weights and have him check on the overall health of the three of us. He is suppose to let us know when he thinks we need to have the babies delivered. Ever since about 30 weeks my doctor has developed a "Deer in the Headlights Look" about him whenever he sees me.....Trust me it has caused some unnecessary emotional break downs on my part. Luckily now that I am so exhausted I could hardly care what he says in the appointments and have decided if I really have concerns I am calling Labor and Delivery directly....no more leaving a message with the nurses station at the doctors office.
Well that is where we are at..a waiting game. Some days I feel like I cannot make it one more day and then others go off without a hitch and I feel these babies will go the whole length...but then I look at my belly and realize HAHA there is no way they can continue to grow a half a pound a week for very much longer....Wish us luck the next couple weeks cause we are going to need it :) Thank you everyone for your thoughts, calls, cards, texts, e-mails and overall support. I might not seem like your doing much but every little bit of encouragement right now goes along way! I think I can I think I can I think I can...........
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