32 week update

I had my doctor appointments today. First was the specialist where they said my cervix is closed and looks good. I then went to my regular OB where my blood pressure was a bit high, but not terrible. He told me he wants to start seeing me every week and also wants me to go to the hospital to do Non Stress Tests TWICE a week! Yikes!!! That is a lot of appointments. I have never had a NST so i am not really sure what to expect, my first one is tomorrow. The hard part is you can't take kids to these appointments so it seems like I am always at doctor appointments when Jay has days off!! It is hard, but what we gotta do! I am measuring 40 weeks and feeling very large. My feet are gigantic and swollen all day now. My doctor wants me to wear compression stockings.. FUN! Anyway, my C Section is scheduled for May 25th, that will be 38 weeks. I doubt (Please, God!!) that i will make it that far, but who knows?! Anyway, Here is my 32 week picture.. :)

30 weeks update!

I am happy to say i have made it to 30 weeks, and I am still not on any kind of bedrest. Still trying to take it easy, but that becomes harder and harder as we are trying to prepare for these little ones to arrive! Jay and I rearranged our room yesterday to accomodate the babies. I did all of the baby laundry and set up their dresser, and we attached the Co Sleeper my cousin bought for us to my bed. We were going to put a crib in also, but think we will wait until we absolutely have to have it! It would be quite tight with it in there! The babies are doing well, and growing a ton. I had a growth ultrasound on Monday and they were each weighing 3 pounds, 7 ounces. Both looked great and were moving and kicking all around. Katelyn has moved back to a head down position which explains all the crazy movements the last few days. I also saw my regular OB. He changed my C Section date to 38 weeks. This would be the end of May. I still think they will arrive the beginning of May, but i would love to make it to 38 weeks.. guess we will see. I am feeling pretty good. It is getting increasingly more difficult to sleep at night, and just moving from one side to the other is so hard! I guess this is God's way of preparing me for the sleepless nights i will have ahead. I am tired, but making it through. Jay is getting his wisdom teeth pulled this Friday so the kids are going to spend the night on Friday with their Oma and most of Saturday so i can take care of Jay. It is my turn to return the favor for him. He has spent weeks taking care of me.. it is my turn. I am looking forward to it, even if he will be all out of it!! :)

28 week update and Good News!

I am 28 weeks along now. Had a follow up doctor appointment today since that test came back positive last week. They did the usual measurements where they found i am measuring 37 weeks.. yes.. seriously. SO many people say i don't look like i am carrying twins, like i am small or something. So, i am putting a few pictures in here to prove just how large i have become! They also repeated the fFN test and this time.. it came back negative! Maybe all the rest i did this past week really did help! They also scheduled my C Section for June 2nd. Seriously, that is 39 weeks and i will be straight up lucky to make it that far.. but who the heck knows!?? I am feeling rather huge, and out of breath. But the doctor says that is normal with a twin pregnancy because the lungs are pushed up so far. Go figure. Other than that i am feeling pretty good, gained 33 pounds so far and wondering how much more there will be. Here are a few belly pics from this week. Enjoy me in all my pregnant glory!

NOT the news i was expecting!

I am 27 weeks pregnant. This past Monday i went to the my normal OB appointment. When i was there they said they were going to do a fFN test. It is called Fetal Fibronectin. Basically, it will check to see if you could go into preterm labor within the next 2 weeks. I was fully expecting for the test to be negative as I am still not that far along, even for twins. So, imagine my suprise when i got a call later that afternoon saying the test came back positive. What a bummer. That means the baby shower that was planned for me for next Saturday had to be canceled and I was on modified bed rest. This does NOT mean that i WILL go into labor in the next two weeks, but it does mean that i need to be really careful not to do certain things and take it easy. I guess the chances are 30% that i could go into preterm labor. Luckily, my doctor is taking a lot of precautions and will be monitoring me very closely. If i do go into labor, they should be able to stop it. So, lots of rest for me. Stacia and I got our hair done today. I am so excited to be a blonde again!! We spent 5 hours at the salon, but don't worry.. i was sitting the whole time. :) Anyway, please pray these babies stay put for at least another 7 weeks!!!

26 Week Update

I am feeling good and had a great appointment on Monday with the Specialist. They did another in depth ultrasound. Corban and Katelyn looked wonderful. In fact, they both are weighing in at 2 pounds, 3 ounces. This is good for several reasons. They are in the 65th percentile, which is on the bigger side for 26 weeks.. and they are weighing the exact same. Sometimes, with twins, there are issues with one twin gaining more weight than the other. Not with my babies though. The doctor who came in after the ultrasound said they look great and my pregnancy so far has been "textbook". He even said he wished he could bring his colleauges in to see what a good scan should look like. That made me happy. My shower is coming up in just over a week and i am excited to see friends that i haven't seen in years. It should be a fun time!