Holy cow, has it really been almost a whole year since I have blogged? I don't know how it gets away from me, I always have the best intentions, but never quite get it down.
Let's see...first and foremost, my boys are awesome. And growing.. a lot. Too much.
ON June 12th at their 15 month well baby Blake weighed 23 pounds and was 31.5 inches tall and Luke weighed 23.13 and was 31.5 inches tall. They are doing really well.
Sleep. Blake has always been our great sleeper, but Luke..oh boy...he was a toughie. He did not sleep through the night until he hit 13 months old. We never did cry it out, many people said we should, and we did try it for one night, but it never felt right to me. I am glad we didn't. One day around 13 months he just slept through and it was heaven. Before that he would wake up once a night and need some snuggle time and most times would go right back down to sleep, other times it was more difficult. They still take 2 naps a day, even though I guess they should be ready to switch to one, they show no signs of being ready and the few times we have tried were a disaster. So their schedule looks a bit like this:
7:45 wake up
8am sippy cup of milk (almond milk)
9am breakfast
10:30 am nap (for one hour and 15 minutes or so)
12:30-1 lunch
3pm nap (for an hour)
5:30 dinner
bath after dinner
7 pm a snack (almost always greek yogurt)
7:30 bedtime
Eating: They eat almost anything and everything..no issues at all.
Play: They love to play..I feel like they may be getting bored of some of the toys they had gotten for christmas and their birthday. They love to play outside, balls are a favorite, the pool, the sandbox.
They were pretty sick over the winter, they had many, many ear infections, croup, coxsackie virus, colds, etc..it was pretty rough (and expensive). They just had tubes put in their ears on friday (7/6/12). They continued to get fluid in their ears and hearing was a concern, as was balance (more for Luke)
More very soon, I promise!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
update!
Time sure has flown and I know I have neglected my blog something terrible. I figure most of you who want to keep up with my life are now following me on facebook, where I post several times a day and flood it with pictures of my little men..but I still want to post on here to remember things.
The boys are a few days shy of 5 months old...we have a great schedule going and it has gotten much easier. The first 3.5 months were rough...like, really rough..lack of sleep, no schedule and just trying to get a shower each day was a challenge. My guys were in a row nappers..one would nap at a time and they would take turns, I always had a baby awake and never got anything done.
When they hit 4 months, I said no more..we need a schedule and I worked hard and now we are on an awesome one.
They wake around 7am (yes, I would prefer later but it is what it is)
Have a bottle around 8ish
Nap about 2 hours later so around 9am, for one hour.
Wake at 10:00 - get up, change diapers, play for a few
My husband and I feed the boys "breakfast" at around 10:30 - cereal and a fruit or veggie
We play until 12:00, have bottles and they go down for a 2 hour nap
They wake and then we have our hard core play time, pull out all the toys and just stimulate!
Bottles sometime between 3 and 3:30
They take a short 45 minute cat nap around 4-4:15..
Are awake by 5:15...we get up, both boys get a bath, watch a little TV while the other gets his, and get all lotioned up and jammified...
We do bedtime bottles around 6:30...bed at 7pm....
Soon, we will be adding another solids feeding, probably after their cat nap and pushing bedtime bottles back a little bit..
But this schedule works well, and we all know what to expect.
The boys are doing wonderful..at their 4 month check up Luke weighed 15.5 pounds and was 23 3/4 inches long...in the 60th percentile! Such a HUGE gain from his 2 month check up where he weighed around 9 pounds ( I would have to go back and look) and was in the 2nd percentile.
Blake weighed 13.5 pounds and was 24 inches long...he is so much lighter than his brother! 2 pounds between them! He was in the 20th percentile.
I had to go out and buy some 9 month summer clothes to get through the rest of the summer!
We started solids about 7-10 days after they turned 4 months...we are doing one new thing every 3-4 days, so far they have had banana, peas and prunes...going to do a orange veggie next...they are doing well now but at first they didn't quite get it.
Sleep is going REALLY well...for a few weeks now Blake sleeps 9-11 hours at night eats and goes back to bed and the last 3 days Luke has only woken once as well, but closer to the 6 hour mark...I know the full night is close, and it is encouraging that they are doing so well. My husband still does any feedings that happen before 4 am and I go from 4 am on...usually Luke needs to bed fed by him and Blake by me.
The boys are giggling and smiling up a storm. Every where we take them people comment on how happy and non-crying they are, it makes me feel good. OUr boys are very good natured and really only cry when hungry or tired.
Their reflux is still in full force, they are on prevacid solutabs twice a day....
The boys are in size 2 diapers, size 3-6 and 6-9 month clothes...we broke out the excersaucer and jumperoo this month and they love love their playmat still. My little Luke makes the happiest of squeals all day long..he loves to look at his mobile and talk to them...Blake loves sleep and goes to bed a lot easier than Luke...I usually go in twice before Luke will fall asleep.
These boys are full of love, and loved beyond belief...I hope I can convey to them how much love I have for them...I sure try with all the kisses and smoothering I give them!
The boys are a few days shy of 5 months old...we have a great schedule going and it has gotten much easier. The first 3.5 months were rough...like, really rough..lack of sleep, no schedule and just trying to get a shower each day was a challenge. My guys were in a row nappers..one would nap at a time and they would take turns, I always had a baby awake and never got anything done.
When they hit 4 months, I said no more..we need a schedule and I worked hard and now we are on an awesome one.
They wake around 7am (yes, I would prefer later but it is what it is)
Have a bottle around 8ish
Nap about 2 hours later so around 9am, for one hour.
Wake at 10:00 - get up, change diapers, play for a few
My husband and I feed the boys "breakfast" at around 10:30 - cereal and a fruit or veggie
We play until 12:00, have bottles and they go down for a 2 hour nap
They wake and then we have our hard core play time, pull out all the toys and just stimulate!
Bottles sometime between 3 and 3:30
They take a short 45 minute cat nap around 4-4:15..
Are awake by 5:15...we get up, both boys get a bath, watch a little TV while the other gets his, and get all lotioned up and jammified...
We do bedtime bottles around 6:30...bed at 7pm....
Soon, we will be adding another solids feeding, probably after their cat nap and pushing bedtime bottles back a little bit..
But this schedule works well, and we all know what to expect.
The boys are doing wonderful..at their 4 month check up Luke weighed 15.5 pounds and was 23 3/4 inches long...in the 60th percentile! Such a HUGE gain from his 2 month check up where he weighed around 9 pounds ( I would have to go back and look) and was in the 2nd percentile.
Blake weighed 13.5 pounds and was 24 inches long...he is so much lighter than his brother! 2 pounds between them! He was in the 20th percentile.
I had to go out and buy some 9 month summer clothes to get through the rest of the summer!
We started solids about 7-10 days after they turned 4 months...we are doing one new thing every 3-4 days, so far they have had banana, peas and prunes...going to do a orange veggie next...they are doing well now but at first they didn't quite get it.
Sleep is going REALLY well...for a few weeks now Blake sleeps 9-11 hours at night eats and goes back to bed and the last 3 days Luke has only woken once as well, but closer to the 6 hour mark...I know the full night is close, and it is encouraging that they are doing so well. My husband still does any feedings that happen before 4 am and I go from 4 am on...usually Luke needs to bed fed by him and Blake by me.
The boys are giggling and smiling up a storm. Every where we take them people comment on how happy and non-crying they are, it makes me feel good. OUr boys are very good natured and really only cry when hungry or tired.
Their reflux is still in full force, they are on prevacid solutabs twice a day....
The boys are in size 2 diapers, size 3-6 and 6-9 month clothes...we broke out the excersaucer and jumperoo this month and they love love their playmat still. My little Luke makes the happiest of squeals all day long..he loves to look at his mobile and talk to them...Blake loves sleep and goes to bed a lot easier than Luke...I usually go in twice before Luke will fall asleep.
These boys are full of love, and loved beyond belief...I hope I can convey to them how much love I have for them...I sure try with all the kisses and smoothering I give them!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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This is stolen from someone else's blog that I read, but boy does it sum up my life perfectly right now...
I have never been so exhausted and overwhelmed. I have never felt so underprepared and incompetent. And yet I have never been so happy. The kind of happy that is full and deep and peaceful. I am at peace.
Life with the boys is crazy..I doubt myself at least 15 times a day, wonder how I could be given such miracles and feel like I am failing my whole family all at once...there are ups and downs, and good days and bad days, there are very bad days when I count the minutes until my husband comes home from work, starting when he leaves out the door, there are really great days when I lay in bed with one or the other and nurse him and feel pure bliss.
It is a rollercoaster but one I am so excited and thankful to be on..
I have never been so exhausted and overwhelmed. I have never felt so underprepared and incompetent. And yet I have never been so happy. The kind of happy that is full and deep and peaceful. I am at peace.
Life with the boys is crazy..I doubt myself at least 15 times a day, wonder how I could be given such miracles and feel like I am failing my whole family all at once...there are ups and downs, and good days and bad days, there are very bad days when I count the minutes until my husband comes home from work, starting when he leaves out the door, there are really great days when I lay in bed with one or the other and nurse him and feel pure bliss.
It is a rollercoaster but one I am so excited and thankful to be on..
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Teeth!
I forgot to post that Luke has 2 teeth coming in, they have broken the skin and they are slowly dropping. I discovered them at 10 1/2 weeks old...no mistake about it, they are teeth! He has been pretty good about them but I can tell they bother him off and on...
Monday, June 6, 2011
Eons...
Since I have written. I am just so busy, and I update Facebook all the time rather than blogging. And I think most people who read my blog, follow me there, so everyone knows what my beans are up to...but just so I remember I want to jot a few things down here.
On May 12th, the boys had their 2 months well baby visit. Blake weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and was 22 1/4 inches long and Luke weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and was 22 inches long. Huge growth! But still in the 2-3% on the charts...17th for height.
We discovered teeth coming in on Luke when he was 10 weeks 2 days old...yes, way too early, but they are there, a tiny piece of sharp white is now poking through...he tries to chew everything, but can't hold anything himself. His favorite thing to chew is his brother when they are laying on their mat.
They sleep okay...4 hour stretches at night, it would be nice if it were longer but I know that will come....they start solids at 4 months and all will be well I hope!
We went to see a pediatric gastro doctor to see about some reflux and both were diagnosed with it...so now both babies are on prevacid and a different formula...
I am still nursing and pumping a lot. Both babies know how to nurse and will do it but they both are more used to the bottle and prefer that so either baby will take a whole meal from me yet...I hope one day to change that.
Our family got a new car, well van. We got a new Honda Odyssey due to lack of space for our family and love, love it.
The babies are pretty good babies, coming up on 3 months old now...they are overall pretty happy and healthy. We are blessed. They are smiling and will giggle if you work hard for it and they have the best little personalities...they are loved, for sure.
On May 12th, the boys had their 2 months well baby visit. Blake weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and was 22 1/4 inches long and Luke weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and was 22 inches long. Huge growth! But still in the 2-3% on the charts...17th for height.
We discovered teeth coming in on Luke when he was 10 weeks 2 days old...yes, way too early, but they are there, a tiny piece of sharp white is now poking through...he tries to chew everything, but can't hold anything himself. His favorite thing to chew is his brother when they are laying on their mat.
They sleep okay...4 hour stretches at night, it would be nice if it were longer but I know that will come....they start solids at 4 months and all will be well I hope!
We went to see a pediatric gastro doctor to see about some reflux and both were diagnosed with it...so now both babies are on prevacid and a different formula...
I am still nursing and pumping a lot. Both babies know how to nurse and will do it but they both are more used to the bottle and prefer that so either baby will take a whole meal from me yet...I hope one day to change that.
Our family got a new car, well van. We got a new Honda Odyssey due to lack of space for our family and love, love it.
The babies are pretty good babies, coming up on 3 months old now...they are overall pretty happy and healthy. We are blessed. They are smiling and will giggle if you work hard for it and they have the best little personalities...they are loved, for sure.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Quick update
I think most people who have an interest in my twins now follow me on facebook, where I update far more regularly with status updates and pictures. So I may not update here quite as frequently, but I do want to be able to jot down important facts here!
Yesterday I took the boys to the doctors. Blake weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and Luke was 6 pounds 7 ounces. Both are now on the charts, Blake is in between 2-3 % and Luke is 2%...
We went to the doctors because it seemed like the boys were having a lot of pain/gas and were uncomfy and kicking their little legs and grunting and moaning and just not comfortable.
The doctor assured me they were fine and said that babies cry and kick because really that is all they know how to do. She took us off the 22 calorie preemie formula and we are on enfamil gentlese now to try...the babies are getting about 60% breastmilk and 40% formula...the numbers change now that they are eating a bit more...
We are still working on nursing...if I can get one or both to nurse then my milk supply will come back up...it's frustrating because I want them on all breastmilk, but even on my beszt day, I can't pump enough. Today Blake nursed twice, once for 25 mins and once for 20 mins...and only needed 1 ounce of breastmilk in the bottle...so I was really happy...we are going to keep working on it but I really hope now that they are growing it will get easier...Blake still gets tired from nursing, and it isn't as smooth and easy yet as it should be...but I am hopeful.
I think that is it for now. I am tired..and emotional...and often find myself doubting my abiolity to do all that needs doing and to be a good mom. It's a struggle sometimes, but my boys are so amazing, I wouldn't change it for the world. Sleep will come, and laundry will wait. it's hard for me to comprehend that, but my babies come first. We have been doing a lot of snuggling and it's amazing...
Yesterday I took the boys to the doctors. Blake weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and Luke was 6 pounds 7 ounces. Both are now on the charts, Blake is in between 2-3 % and Luke is 2%...
We went to the doctors because it seemed like the boys were having a lot of pain/gas and were uncomfy and kicking their little legs and grunting and moaning and just not comfortable.
The doctor assured me they were fine and said that babies cry and kick because really that is all they know how to do. She took us off the 22 calorie preemie formula and we are on enfamil gentlese now to try...the babies are getting about 60% breastmilk and 40% formula...the numbers change now that they are eating a bit more...
We are still working on nursing...if I can get one or both to nurse then my milk supply will come back up...it's frustrating because I want them on all breastmilk, but even on my beszt day, I can't pump enough. Today Blake nursed twice, once for 25 mins and once for 20 mins...and only needed 1 ounce of breastmilk in the bottle...so I was really happy...we are going to keep working on it but I really hope now that they are growing it will get easier...Blake still gets tired from nursing, and it isn't as smooth and easy yet as it should be...but I am hopeful.
I think that is it for now. I am tired..and emotional...and often find myself doubting my abiolity to do all that needs doing and to be a good mom. It's a struggle sometimes, but my boys are so amazing, I wouldn't change it for the world. Sleep will come, and laundry will wait. it's hard for me to comprehend that, but my babies come first. We have been doing a lot of snuggling and it's amazing...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Birth Story part 2-
So we get to this nice labor and delivery room and we do a lot of waiting to see what time the c-section will be...we know it won't be too long, but the waiting was nerve wracking. A lot of people kept coming in to talk to us...anesthesia, the surgeon, a doctor from the NICU came as well and we had a long talk with him about what to expect for our boys, who were being born at 35 weeks 2 days. Due to their gestational age they were going to be required to do 18-24 hours in the NICU for observation. He described what we could expect as far as an IV in them and a board on their arm, he said he had never had a 35 weeker not need an IV..and some leads on them to monitor their hearts and breathing. We talked about if they needed an extensive stay in the NICU that they would transfer them to the hospital we were going to deliver at back home, that they do that often, which made me feel much better.
We made some phone calls, it was still a bit early but we called my mom and we called Tim's dad, who actually happened to be in Boston for a work conference and had stayed overnight the night before. They were so excited and planned to come to the hospital after the babies were born.
After a lot of waiting, the hubs put his scrubs on and they came and said it was time to go. They put me in a wheel chair and to the OR we went. They made my husband wait outside while they did prep and the epidural.
The room was not very big and it was packed with stuff,,,2 incubators and a lot of people. Each baby had a team of nurses and a doctor for them ready. I sat on the table and they did some stuff and then it was time for the epidural. This sucked. I can not lie. They had to stick me about 6-8 times and they could not get it where it needed to be. She kept saying push your back out, lean forward more and I was trying but by now I was so upset. Being stuck hurt so much, despite them trying to numb it. It was the worst part of the whole procedure and at the end I was just begging to be knocked out. The anesthesiologist pulled out this lil toothpick sword thing you might get in a drink and started poking me and asking do you feel this do you feel that and I could feel it all and I was really worried that they were going to start before I was numb. They kept adding more medicine and tilting the table to get it to go where they wanted it, but the epidural did not work as it should have. Finally I was numb though.
They brought in my husband and they started the surgery. I was in tears from the epidural debacle and my husband was given a stool to sit in, but the anesthesiologist was in the way he couldn't even get very close to me. He asked if he promised not to pass out if he could stand up and watch and they said no, but they lowered the drape so he could see more.
Then came the babies. I didn't feel much of anything. I heard you feel pressure and tugging but I didn't feel that at all. I felt nothing. They pulled out baby A out and he cried right away. They took him to the warmer and did their thing with them. Then came baby B, he didn't cry right away, which made me concerned, but a few minutes later I heard him as well.
They asked me 10 times if I was sure that I wanted my tubes tied and I did, and so they did that. The closing up took much longer than getting the babies out.
We were then brought back to the same room we started in. The babies got to come and spend about 2 hours there with us since they were so healthy, they were given that time with us before being taken to the NICU. It was amazing. I did skin to skin time with them both and tried nursing them but they were too tired for it. We held them and just stared at them. They were perfect.
With an epidural they usually give you morphine in it which curbs pain for about 18 hours...but since the epidural did not work how it should have the morphine did not work so they gave me a pain pump to help with the pain. The pain was a bit intense, but it seemed muffled by the joy of holding and meeting my little men.
After about 2 hours they took the babies to the NICU and the hubs and I were left alone....his dad came shortly after that and visited for a while. Tim took him up to the NICU to see the babies...I couldn't go anywhere until my legs started working! They were so heavy and numb and I couldn't move them from the epidural.....
After a while they were ready to move me to a different floor where I would recover. They took me on the stretcher and our first stop was the NICU to see the boys. It was really wonderful to have them take me right there and see them. Then we went to our room on the 10th floor. Tim's dad and now his stepmom stopped by again to see us.
After we settled in, they had me order dinner. Let's talk about the food. The food was amazing..out of this world. You had a menu, like in a restaurant, and you called anytime between 7 am and 7 pm and ordered food. And it was OUT OF THIS WORLD. It was not cafeteria food at all, but instead amazingly fresh and wonderful. Fresh fruit, wonderful turkey clubs...just amazing. I was in heaven.
After a while I asked the nurse if I could go up and see the babies again. She said she was too busy to take me, which made me sad and angry. My husband said he would take me and she said I had to walk around first. I got up and walked some and it hurt like hell. THe 3rd shift nurse came on and I again asked if I could go see my babies and she was wonderful and got us a wheelchair and my husband was allowed to wheel me up to spend time with our boys.
It was midnight by this time, and we were also waiting for Tim's brother to arrive from CT with our bags and stuff. He was super kind to drive 3 hours after putting his kids to bed to come to Boston with our stuff so we could have what we needed/wanted. He got there late, around 12:30. Tim went down to greet him and put our stuff in our room and then brought him back to the NICU to see/hold his nephews. He stayed for about 20 minutes only and then started the long drive back home.
We were told the boys could come down to our floor and the regular nursery as early as 5 am but it would depend on the order the doctor saw babies in. We went back down and tried to sleep, but I didn't have much luck with sleeping.
Oh, during this time I started pumping...as soon as we got into our recovery room. Each room had a pump in it, which was nice. They hooked it up for me and I started pumping. I got very little and they actually had me put it on the long cotton swabs and the babies were given them to suck on...there was that little coming out. But I was determined to get them breastmilk, or the early stuff that is so wonderful for them.
Next to come...Sunday through Thursday.
We made some phone calls, it was still a bit early but we called my mom and we called Tim's dad, who actually happened to be in Boston for a work conference and had stayed overnight the night before. They were so excited and planned to come to the hospital after the babies were born.
After a lot of waiting, the hubs put his scrubs on and they came and said it was time to go. They put me in a wheel chair and to the OR we went. They made my husband wait outside while they did prep and the epidural.
The room was not very big and it was packed with stuff,,,2 incubators and a lot of people. Each baby had a team of nurses and a doctor for them ready. I sat on the table and they did some stuff and then it was time for the epidural. This sucked. I can not lie. They had to stick me about 6-8 times and they could not get it where it needed to be. She kept saying push your back out, lean forward more and I was trying but by now I was so upset. Being stuck hurt so much, despite them trying to numb it. It was the worst part of the whole procedure and at the end I was just begging to be knocked out. The anesthesiologist pulled out this lil toothpick sword thing you might get in a drink and started poking me and asking do you feel this do you feel that and I could feel it all and I was really worried that they were going to start before I was numb. They kept adding more medicine and tilting the table to get it to go where they wanted it, but the epidural did not work as it should have. Finally I was numb though.
They brought in my husband and they started the surgery. I was in tears from the epidural debacle and my husband was given a stool to sit in, but the anesthesiologist was in the way he couldn't even get very close to me. He asked if he promised not to pass out if he could stand up and watch and they said no, but they lowered the drape so he could see more.
Then came the babies. I didn't feel much of anything. I heard you feel pressure and tugging but I didn't feel that at all. I felt nothing. They pulled out baby A out and he cried right away. They took him to the warmer and did their thing with them. Then came baby B, he didn't cry right away, which made me concerned, but a few minutes later I heard him as well.
They asked me 10 times if I was sure that I wanted my tubes tied and I did, and so they did that. The closing up took much longer than getting the babies out.
We were then brought back to the same room we started in. The babies got to come and spend about 2 hours there with us since they were so healthy, they were given that time with us before being taken to the NICU. It was amazing. I did skin to skin time with them both and tried nursing them but they were too tired for it. We held them and just stared at them. They were perfect.
With an epidural they usually give you morphine in it which curbs pain for about 18 hours...but since the epidural did not work how it should have the morphine did not work so they gave me a pain pump to help with the pain. The pain was a bit intense, but it seemed muffled by the joy of holding and meeting my little men.
After about 2 hours they took the babies to the NICU and the hubs and I were left alone....his dad came shortly after that and visited for a while. Tim took him up to the NICU to see the babies...I couldn't go anywhere until my legs started working! They were so heavy and numb and I couldn't move them from the epidural.....
After a while they were ready to move me to a different floor where I would recover. They took me on the stretcher and our first stop was the NICU to see the boys. It was really wonderful to have them take me right there and see them. Then we went to our room on the 10th floor. Tim's dad and now his stepmom stopped by again to see us.
After we settled in, they had me order dinner. Let's talk about the food. The food was amazing..out of this world. You had a menu, like in a restaurant, and you called anytime between 7 am and 7 pm and ordered food. And it was OUT OF THIS WORLD. It was not cafeteria food at all, but instead amazingly fresh and wonderful. Fresh fruit, wonderful turkey clubs...just amazing. I was in heaven.
After a while I asked the nurse if I could go up and see the babies again. She said she was too busy to take me, which made me sad and angry. My husband said he would take me and she said I had to walk around first. I got up and walked some and it hurt like hell. THe 3rd shift nurse came on and I again asked if I could go see my babies and she was wonderful and got us a wheelchair and my husband was allowed to wheel me up to spend time with our boys.
It was midnight by this time, and we were also waiting for Tim's brother to arrive from CT with our bags and stuff. He was super kind to drive 3 hours after putting his kids to bed to come to Boston with our stuff so we could have what we needed/wanted. He got there late, around 12:30. Tim went down to greet him and put our stuff in our room and then brought him back to the NICU to see/hold his nephews. He stayed for about 20 minutes only and then started the long drive back home.
We were told the boys could come down to our floor and the regular nursery as early as 5 am but it would depend on the order the doctor saw babies in. We went back down and tried to sleep, but I didn't have much luck with sleeping.
Oh, during this time I started pumping...as soon as we got into our recovery room. Each room had a pump in it, which was nice. They hooked it up for me and I started pumping. I got very little and they actually had me put it on the long cotton swabs and the babies were given them to suck on...there was that little coming out. But I was determined to get them breastmilk, or the early stuff that is so wonderful for them.
Next to come...Sunday through Thursday.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Update
I know a few of you read this and I wanted to give a quick update on me and the boys.
I am tired as can be, but so in love with my little men. I am pumping around the clock and in the last few days as the boys eat more frequently, every 2 hours to 2.5 and they are eating more..about 3 ounces each at a feeding it's been a tad hard to keep up. Since they were 2 days old they have been almost 100% breastmilk babies, which makes me happy and proud, but it is NOT easy. They get one formula bottle in the night of the 22 calorie formula. I have been working with a lactation consultant and the boys are too little/weak to nurse for nutrition right now, although we practice daily and Blake is getting it...he nursed for 10 whole minutes tonight and I know he was getting milk and he was swallowing. It is my goal to have them be breastfed babies, or at least get breastmilk, but we will see. If anyone has any suggestions on how to boost your supply PLEASE let me know. I am doing Mothers Milk Tea and Fenegreek already.
The boys have been gaining weight wonderuflly. We came home on a Thursday and they weighed in at Lucas 4.9 and Blake 4.12...that Friday they were the same weight at the pedi office...then we went Tuesday for a weight check (thank you $40 co-pays this week...20 for each child times like 5 doctors visits) and they weighed Lucas at 4.13 and Blake at 4.15. Then this past Friday the 25th they were Lucas 5.2 and Blake 5.4. They wanted them back up to their birth weight by 2 weeks, which would have been this past Saturday and they did well getting there. The doctor says they are both very healthy, she loves how alert they are and she is pleased with their progress.
Other things going on...babies poop a lot. We go through probably 25 diapers a day between the 2....we do a load of baby laundry a day, my husband gets peed on a lot by them...but not me! Our dog is doing well, but it has been an adjustment, we have had many visitors to see them and I love sharing their wonderfulness,
I update Facebook so much more regularly. So if you are really intersted in pictures and updates...add me there! email me and I will tell you my full name to find me! abbynormal8771@aol.com
And now I am off to try and score an hour of sleep before it's time for the babies to eat again!
I am tired as can be, but so in love with my little men. I am pumping around the clock and in the last few days as the boys eat more frequently, every 2 hours to 2.5 and they are eating more..about 3 ounces each at a feeding it's been a tad hard to keep up. Since they were 2 days old they have been almost 100% breastmilk babies, which makes me happy and proud, but it is NOT easy. They get one formula bottle in the night of the 22 calorie formula. I have been working with a lactation consultant and the boys are too little/weak to nurse for nutrition right now, although we practice daily and Blake is getting it...he nursed for 10 whole minutes tonight and I know he was getting milk and he was swallowing. It is my goal to have them be breastfed babies, or at least get breastmilk, but we will see. If anyone has any suggestions on how to boost your supply PLEASE let me know. I am doing Mothers Milk Tea and Fenegreek already.
The boys have been gaining weight wonderuflly. We came home on a Thursday and they weighed in at Lucas 4.9 and Blake 4.12...that Friday they were the same weight at the pedi office...then we went Tuesday for a weight check (thank you $40 co-pays this week...20 for each child times like 5 doctors visits) and they weighed Lucas at 4.13 and Blake at 4.15. Then this past Friday the 25th they were Lucas 5.2 and Blake 5.4. They wanted them back up to their birth weight by 2 weeks, which would have been this past Saturday and they did well getting there. The doctor says they are both very healthy, she loves how alert they are and she is pleased with their progress.
Other things going on...babies poop a lot. We go through probably 25 diapers a day between the 2....we do a load of baby laundry a day, my husband gets peed on a lot by them...but not me! Our dog is doing well, but it has been an adjustment, we have had many visitors to see them and I love sharing their wonderfulness,
I update Facebook so much more regularly. So if you are really intersted in pictures and updates...add me there! email me and I will tell you my full name to find me! abbynormal8771@aol.com
And now I am off to try and score an hour of sleep before it's time for the babies to eat again!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Birth Story - part 1
o on Friday morning Tim and I left for Boston. It was our last weekend away before the babies were going to be born and we were excited, We had a nice hotel on the water and we were going to the PAX convention ( a nerd thing!). We had another couple that we are great friends with that was meeting us there and they were bringing a electric scooter for me to use so I didn't do too much walking.
We stopped by my surgeons office on the way so that I could get my lapband unfilled some because it had come to be that time where nothing wanted to go down. So she took out 3.2 cc's of fluid from my band, leaving 2 in. It went fine. I was a tad worried because the pregnancy had made my port move, but she got access to it right away and it was just like every other fill I have ever had.
When we got out to the parking lot I noticed that my car had a flat tire :-(. I have a little pump thing in my car and we pumped it up and found the nearest gas station on the GPS and headed that way. It was less than a mile and there actually happened to be a tire shop right behind the gas station. So we got 2 new tires and were on our way to Boston. We of course got lost, and Boston traffic at 4 pm on a Friday is a JOKE. We found our hotel, checked in and hung out and waited for our friends to arrive in town. They were picking us up and going to their hotel, which was connected to the convention center.
Our friend picked us up without his wife because she was in the hospital with pneumonia...but she insisted that he go and have fun. He had brought along an electric scooter thing for me to use so that I could avoid doing too much walking...it can cause labor and my ankles were really swelling up. It was neat, except that it had a dead battery :-(.
So he checked in and we went and dropped stuff off and then I decided that I could walk around and we went to the convention center. It was a really neat nerdathon place. We walked for HOURS, which may have been a mistake but I felt pretty good. We caught a concert, played some games and just took it all in and planned what we wanted to do the next day. Tim and I headed back to our hotel around 1 am. By 1:30 I had gotten a foot rub from the hubs and rolled and went to bed.
At around 2:30 am I felt this warm, gushing of fluid and I thought I was peeing the bed. With more than 10 pounds of baby in there, it would have surprised me to make it the whole way without one peeing accident. So I jumped up and ran to the bathroom and sat and the water kept coming....I looked down on the bathroom floor and all I saw was blood. I was really freaked out and scared and yelled to my husband that something was wrong. Not to go into too much detail but our hotel room looked like a crime scene....the bed, and the trail to the bathroom and it just kept coming. I was freaking out and told him to start packing while I called the doctor but that we had to drive home to CT, which was a 3 hour drive.
I got the doctors answering service and a nurse called back because the doctor was in a c-section...she asked if it was water with a tint of pink and I had to inform her it was water, but with a whole lotta blood. The doctor then called back and said it was not safe for me to drive home, that I had to go to the local hospital because my placenta could be rupturing and be checked and that then if it was okay I could drive back home and come to the hospital here.
So we went to the hospital we were told. We checked in and all I Kept saying was we want to go back home. All I could think about was if the boys needed the NICU and had to stay for a while, I would be 3 hours away and that freaked me out. They checked me in and took me back to the triage area I guess it is called. They put me on the monitor and I was having contractions, although I couldn't really feel them. They checked me and I was 2 cm dialated...I saw a few doctors and I told every single one of them that I just wanted to go home. By now it had been a few hours and all I could think was that we could have been back home by now. THe doctors there spoke to my OB and the decision was made that it was not safe for me to get in the car and make the trip home. I was stuck there.
So instead of being happy I was going to meet my babies I was scared and upset and couldn't believe that this was really happening, 3 hours away from home, when I had such a clean bill of health from my OB. But it was happening.
They brought me upstairs to the labor and delivery room....the doctor who we had initially was going home at 8 so a different doctor would be performing my c-section. They gave me an ultrasound to see the babies positions for pulling them out and for some movement as baby B would NOT register on the monitor.
I had a great nurse who came on at 7 am and she was with me for the whole day - c-section included. She saved my day!
More another day!
We stopped by my surgeons office on the way so that I could get my lapband unfilled some because it had come to be that time where nothing wanted to go down. So she took out 3.2 cc's of fluid from my band, leaving 2 in. It went fine. I was a tad worried because the pregnancy had made my port move, but she got access to it right away and it was just like every other fill I have ever had.
When we got out to the parking lot I noticed that my car had a flat tire :-(. I have a little pump thing in my car and we pumped it up and found the nearest gas station on the GPS and headed that way. It was less than a mile and there actually happened to be a tire shop right behind the gas station. So we got 2 new tires and were on our way to Boston. We of course got lost, and Boston traffic at 4 pm on a Friday is a JOKE. We found our hotel, checked in and hung out and waited for our friends to arrive in town. They were picking us up and going to their hotel, which was connected to the convention center.
Our friend picked us up without his wife because she was in the hospital with pneumonia...but she insisted that he go and have fun. He had brought along an electric scooter thing for me to use so that I could avoid doing too much walking...it can cause labor and my ankles were really swelling up. It was neat, except that it had a dead battery :-(.
So he checked in and we went and dropped stuff off and then I decided that I could walk around and we went to the convention center. It was a really neat nerdathon place. We walked for HOURS, which may have been a mistake but I felt pretty good. We caught a concert, played some games and just took it all in and planned what we wanted to do the next day. Tim and I headed back to our hotel around 1 am. By 1:30 I had gotten a foot rub from the hubs and rolled and went to bed.
At around 2:30 am I felt this warm, gushing of fluid and I thought I was peeing the bed. With more than 10 pounds of baby in there, it would have surprised me to make it the whole way without one peeing accident. So I jumped up and ran to the bathroom and sat and the water kept coming....I looked down on the bathroom floor and all I saw was blood. I was really freaked out and scared and yelled to my husband that something was wrong. Not to go into too much detail but our hotel room looked like a crime scene....the bed, and the trail to the bathroom and it just kept coming. I was freaking out and told him to start packing while I called the doctor but that we had to drive home to CT, which was a 3 hour drive.
I got the doctors answering service and a nurse called back because the doctor was in a c-section...she asked if it was water with a tint of pink and I had to inform her it was water, but with a whole lotta blood. The doctor then called back and said it was not safe for me to drive home, that I had to go to the local hospital because my placenta could be rupturing and be checked and that then if it was okay I could drive back home and come to the hospital here.
So we went to the hospital we were told. We checked in and all I Kept saying was we want to go back home. All I could think about was if the boys needed the NICU and had to stay for a while, I would be 3 hours away and that freaked me out. They checked me in and took me back to the triage area I guess it is called. They put me on the monitor and I was having contractions, although I couldn't really feel them. They checked me and I was 2 cm dialated...I saw a few doctors and I told every single one of them that I just wanted to go home. By now it had been a few hours and all I could think was that we could have been back home by now. THe doctors there spoke to my OB and the decision was made that it was not safe for me to get in the car and make the trip home. I was stuck there.
So instead of being happy I was going to meet my babies I was scared and upset and couldn't believe that this was really happening, 3 hours away from home, when I had such a clean bill of health from my OB. But it was happening.
They brought me upstairs to the labor and delivery room....the doctor who we had initially was going home at 8 so a different doctor would be performing my c-section. They gave me an ultrasound to see the babies positions for pulling them out and for some movement as baby B would NOT register on the monitor.
I had a great nurse who came on at 7 am and she was with me for the whole day - c-section included. She saved my day!
More another day!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Quick update
All is going pretty well. My babies are just so amazing to me. They had to spend 24 hours in the NICU but have been out since Sunday afternoon. They are doing well....Lucas is having some issues with feeding and getting in a decent amount and he has lost weight....we were supposed to go home tomorrow but they think they are keeping us an extra day/night to watch him. I will be discharged, but get to remain in my room as a non-patient. Fine by me, as long as I can stay close to my baby. I had this horrible fear that if they had to keep him we would have to go home and be 3 hours away.
My husband went back home Sunday night to work Monday and Tuesday so that he would have more days at home with us when we get home. The babies make me tired! I can not sleep. no matter what. They have given me 2 differnt types of sleeping pills and I would say that I have gotten no more than 3 hours of sleep each day/night. I am so tired that I see the world cross eyed, but my body will not let me sleep. Boy do I need some. Since I am here with the babies alone, meaning no husband, lf course I could leave them in the nursery all day but I don't want to...by the time I feed, burp, change, swaddle and snuggle one baby, do the same for the next baby, pump..it gives me about 20 minutes before I have to start all over again!
Speaking of pumping, it is going amazingly well. I get a large quantity and the babies have been exclusivly on breast milk for the last 30 or so hours. It feels good to know that I can provide that for my little guys.
This post is sort of all of the place. This hospital is really nice, all of the nurses are amazing! The food is out of this world really! lol.
My c-section was absolutly horrible. Sorry for all of you who are having one soon. They couldn't get my epidural and it took many times and it was just very unpleasant. My incision is doing well, I had my tubes tied,
Here are a few pictures!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The babies are here!
More details to come but the babies arrived very unexpectedly on Saturday morning.
Blake Andrew was first at 10:54 am and weighed 5 pounds even
Lucas Daniel was second at 10:56 and weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces.
Blake Andrew was first at 10:54 am and weighed 5 pounds even
Lucas Daniel was second at 10:56 and weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
We made it!
Today we are 35 weeks along with our fantastic little boys.
It was my personal goal to get here problem free and the goal has been reached, Boy does it feel good. Sure, I have my fair share, heck, probably even more than my fair share, of pregnancy aches and pains and complaints, but knock on wood this pregnancy has gone very, very smoothly, with no bedrest, no hospital visits or stays and no pre-term labor or anything.
Any baby born under 35 weeks at our hospital automatically goes to the NICU. We are hoping to avoid NICU time so getting to 35 weeks is a good place to start with that. I know everyday these little guys stay in is better for them...but we made it this far!
It was my personal goal to get here problem free and the goal has been reached, Boy does it feel good. Sure, I have my fair share, heck, probably even more than my fair share, of pregnancy aches and pains and complaints, but knock on wood this pregnancy has gone very, very smoothly, with no bedrest, no hospital visits or stays and no pre-term labor or anything.
Any baby born under 35 weeks at our hospital automatically goes to the NICU. We are hoping to avoid NICU time so getting to 35 weeks is a good place to start with that. I know everyday these little guys stay in is better for them...but we made it this far!
Boy do I need a vacation!
And this weekend, I will get it!
The hubs and I are heading to Boston this weekend. It is about a 3 hour drive for us and we are staying at a swanky hotel on the harbor. He is taking Friday off and we should arrive around 3 or so. Now, yes, there is a bit more to this. It is also the PAX east convention, and unless your hubby or yourself are gaming geeks, you will have no clue what this is. It is 3 days of geekiness....but I am so okay with that. Nice hotel, no cooking, no cleaning, swimming and one of our good couple friends is going as well, and the boys will pal around and she and I will shop and do girl stuff. So I am super excited. Sort of a last weekend getaway before the babies come.
On the baby front..I got a call on Thursday from a nurse at the doctor's office saying that the doctor wanted me to have an amnio the day before our section. I had a lot of questions, as this had never been discussed with a doctor before. I was anxious all weekend and had a lot of questions. I went to the doctor and saw y favorite one yesterday and discussed it and feel better about it.
Basically they want to check for lung maturity since I won't be in active labor on my own and because of my past diabetes and stuff. I guess I will have it, but I am scared it will hurt. The doctor says there is no risk at all with the amnio and they will only do one baby, so not 2 sticks. It wasn't in my plan, but I guess with babies, you have to go with the flow.
I had no contractions yesterday on the monitor, all was well. My blood pressure is fine, but I do have some swelling in my feet/ankles so I need to elevate them. She said wait until 36 weeks and then if I want to try to bring on labor myself, I can..she said do spicy food and have sex..so we will start at 36 weeks with doing some of the old wives tails and see what it gets us. Other wise in 23, yes 23 days we will have 2 new little boys.
The hubs and I are heading to Boston this weekend. It is about a 3 hour drive for us and we are staying at a swanky hotel on the harbor. He is taking Friday off and we should arrive around 3 or so. Now, yes, there is a bit more to this. It is also the PAX east convention, and unless your hubby or yourself are gaming geeks, you will have no clue what this is. It is 3 days of geekiness....but I am so okay with that. Nice hotel, no cooking, no cleaning, swimming and one of our good couple friends is going as well, and the boys will pal around and she and I will shop and do girl stuff. So I am super excited. Sort of a last weekend getaway before the babies come.
On the baby front..I got a call on Thursday from a nurse at the doctor's office saying that the doctor wanted me to have an amnio the day before our section. I had a lot of questions, as this had never been discussed with a doctor before. I was anxious all weekend and had a lot of questions. I went to the doctor and saw y favorite one yesterday and discussed it and feel better about it.
Basically they want to check for lung maturity since I won't be in active labor on my own and because of my past diabetes and stuff. I guess I will have it, but I am scared it will hurt. The doctor says there is no risk at all with the amnio and they will only do one baby, so not 2 sticks. It wasn't in my plan, but I guess with babies, you have to go with the flow.
I had no contractions yesterday on the monitor, all was well. My blood pressure is fine, but I do have some swelling in my feet/ankles so I need to elevate them. She said wait until 36 weeks and then if I want to try to bring on labor myself, I can..she said do spicy food and have sex..so we will start at 36 weeks with doing some of the old wives tails and see what it gets us. Other wise in 23, yes 23 days we will have 2 new little boys.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
A few random pictures...
Because I don't know how to write under the pictures,,,,here are a few....in no particular order.
The diaper delivery that came and cost me $60.
A few of my maternity teasers...still waiting on the rest.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Babies Update!
Today we had a growth ultrasound and the babies are still measuring very large. Baby A weighs 5 pounds 8 ounces and Baby B weighs 4 pounds 13 ounces. That puts them in the 91 and 65th percentile with a 11% difference between them. The lady was really nice and was just starting to show us some 4-d stuff, but sadly I could not lay on my back anymore, I was about to throw up and pass out so we had to stop. This very well could be our last ultrasound! Knowing that, hubs came with me today. Both babies are heads to the right, feet swinging down and around on a and up and over on b.
I then went to the NST room and both babies were doing well. No contractions. Then I met with the doctor, one I like, and he said everything was looking good. There was some protein in my urine, but my blood pressure was fine as usual, so they are sending it out to see about a UTI.
I have been having MAJOR problems with pregnancy carpal tunel. It started last week and has gotten worse and now effects both hands. It is horrible at night and in the morning until they losen up. It prevents me from sleeping the numbness, loss of feeling, pain and just all sorts of really crappy feelings. It is in both of them now and it really just sucks. He suggested some wrist braces or he said he can send me to a hand surgeon for some steroid shots. I bought a few braces today and hope they help because I really can't imagine this pain/discomfort for another 4 weeks.
Speaking of another 4 weeks, he moved my c-section back to April 1st. He said going to 39 weeks was not recommended and that 38 weeks on the dot was when they like to take twins. Not a day before...they would have to do an amnio in order to take them before 38 weeks without there being a problem, but that 39 weeks was post term and could have some complications, especially with babies growing as large as ours are. So we are back to April 1st, with the doctor I don't love...but I will just be happy to be done...I am done now.
One thing I haven't shared on here is that I am having my tubes tied during the c-section. Even though I am only 31....we are done. 2 is enough..and my husband has a daughter who will be 18 on March 24th. We probably would have been done at 1, but 2 is good. We are 100% sure that we don't want anymore. We can't afford any more. My husband was going to go for a vasectomy, but after doing research and talking with my doctor, it adds 5 minutes to my procedure and no recovery complications. So that is our plan. I am a bit sad about it, even though I know it is the right decision for our family.
Oh, my new obsession is buying diapers on Amazon.com, through amazon mom and subscribe and save. I spent $60.25 today, used 18 coupons that I got at the doctors office today in magazines, and am getting 1210 diapers in various sizes (all huggies or pampers) and 1512 pampers wipes delivered to my door. That is a fantastic price. I got various sizes from 1-4, because I already have quite a stock of diapers built up for us. But without using my coupons it would have been $305! You have to look for the coupons and remember to cancel your subscription but to score a deal like that, it is worth it for me. I can say comfortably we have diapers for at least the first months, possibly longer from all the buying I have done over the last 8 months.
So thats the news. In 32 days I will be a mom holding babies!
I then went to the NST room and both babies were doing well. No contractions. Then I met with the doctor, one I like, and he said everything was looking good. There was some protein in my urine, but my blood pressure was fine as usual, so they are sending it out to see about a UTI.
I have been having MAJOR problems with pregnancy carpal tunel. It started last week and has gotten worse and now effects both hands. It is horrible at night and in the morning until they losen up. It prevents me from sleeping the numbness, loss of feeling, pain and just all sorts of really crappy feelings. It is in both of them now and it really just sucks. He suggested some wrist braces or he said he can send me to a hand surgeon for some steroid shots. I bought a few braces today and hope they help because I really can't imagine this pain/discomfort for another 4 weeks.
Speaking of another 4 weeks, he moved my c-section back to April 1st. He said going to 39 weeks was not recommended and that 38 weeks on the dot was when they like to take twins. Not a day before...they would have to do an amnio in order to take them before 38 weeks without there being a problem, but that 39 weeks was post term and could have some complications, especially with babies growing as large as ours are. So we are back to April 1st, with the doctor I don't love...but I will just be happy to be done...I am done now.
One thing I haven't shared on here is that I am having my tubes tied during the c-section. Even though I am only 31....we are done. 2 is enough..and my husband has a daughter who will be 18 on March 24th. We probably would have been done at 1, but 2 is good. We are 100% sure that we don't want anymore. We can't afford any more. My husband was going to go for a vasectomy, but after doing research and talking with my doctor, it adds 5 minutes to my procedure and no recovery complications. So that is our plan. I am a bit sad about it, even though I know it is the right decision for our family.
Oh, my new obsession is buying diapers on Amazon.com, through amazon mom and subscribe and save. I spent $60.25 today, used 18 coupons that I got at the doctors office today in magazines, and am getting 1210 diapers in various sizes (all huggies or pampers) and 1512 pampers wipes delivered to my door. That is a fantastic price. I got various sizes from 1-4, because I already have quite a stock of diapers built up for us. But without using my coupons it would have been $305! You have to look for the coupons and remember to cancel your subscription but to score a deal like that, it is worth it for me. I can say comfortably we have diapers for at least the first months, possibly longer from all the buying I have done over the last 8 months.
So thats the news. In 32 days I will be a mom holding babies!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Our Nursery
Is almost 100% done. Here are some pictures. At some point I need some help uploading pictures because they always go in the wrong order and never can I put writing under them like some of you all can. But for now...here it is.
I love the cube piece, it came from Ikea and was exactly what I wanted/needed. And the shelves in the closet, which were there when we bought the place have been a life saver. I can't imagine having to try and find space for all that stuff if they were not there. I want to get their names in brown letters and hang them on the walls on the sides of their cribs, but we need to have names first!
The only thing I am unsure of is the monkey pillows hanging above the cribs. The pillows are cute, but can't be used in the crib....and I wanted to hang something above the cribs but nothing hard on the slight off chance it could ever fall and harm one of the babies. So that is what I have for now. Who knows, it may change.
Oh, and this nursery was done on a small budget!!!!
I love the cube piece, it came from Ikea and was exactly what I wanted/needed. And the shelves in the closet, which were there when we bought the place have been a life saver. I can't imagine having to try and find space for all that stuff if they were not there. I want to get their names in brown letters and hang them on the walls on the sides of their cribs, but we need to have names first!
The only thing I am unsure of is the monkey pillows hanging above the cribs. The pillows are cute, but can't be used in the crib....and I wanted to hang something above the cribs but nothing hard on the slight off chance it could ever fall and harm one of the babies. So that is what I have for now. Who knows, it may change.
Oh, and this nursery was done on a small budget!!!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Whine, whine, whine....
Yup...it is getting to be about that time. The time where being pregnant just sucks, at least with two. I don't know about with 1, but at this time frame 2 is really killing me.
I went to the doctors yesterday and the boys fought so much when they were trying to monitor them for contractions that they ended up having to monitor them separately.
I sort of screwed myself into being pregnant 6 days longer as well. I had a c section scheduled for April 1st. I didn't love the date but I also had only met the doctor one time and wasn't thrilled that she would be doing it. I was going to talk with her a little bit tomorrow because my appointment was with her.
I really wanted my favorite doctor. The one who I have been seeing all along. The one who deals very well with all my craziness and neurotics. Well, she saw me going into the room and she decided she would see me yesterday instead of the other doctor and I discussed my concerns with her about the other doctor doing my section. She said she was more than happy to do it and that she was on that Saturday and that they usually don't do non-emergency sections on weekends but that if a doctor okays it and the hospital okays it, then it's a go and she said she would try to work it out.
So I got a call an hour later saying the hospital wouldn't do that Saturday but that Dr. T was on that Thursday, the 7th. So now my c-section is April 7th...be there at 11 am. 6 days longer.
I told Dr. T yesterday that my ribs hurt and she said after hearing the boys fight yesterday she is surprised that I haven't any broken ribs by now. I also complained about not being able to breathe well sometimes, and not being able to catch my breath. She seems not all surprised by any of this. What she did seem surprised by is that I am almost 33 weeks and made it this far without even one visit to the hospital...and that I have come this far without complications. She said I could go into labor any minute now and she is doubtful I will make it to 38 weeks, but we will see.
One new thing that is very problematic is it seems I have pregnancy carpal tunnel. It has only reared its ugly head the last few days but boy does it suck. It really sucks at night, it sucks when I want to do something and can't feel my right hand at all. She said it should get better by 8 weeks post birth, but could take up to 12 weeks.
Other things...I am tired, it takes every ounce of energy to do almost anything, even get in and out of my car. Trying to get comfy at night and rolling over is impossible. It is just getting worse and worse. The babies each gain about half a pound a week now, so they are growing in leaps in bounds and just getting huge....and that just makes me all that much more uncomfy. And I can't imagine it getting any better...just worse.
I made it to 33 weeks, but seriously guys...I am waving the white flag. I am done. I hurt and hurt and cry and cry and really don't know how I will do this for much longer. I am getting depressed and my motivation to do anything is almost never there. :-(
Sorry to be the Debbie downer of the day....but I just need to vent...
I went to the doctors yesterday and the boys fought so much when they were trying to monitor them for contractions that they ended up having to monitor them separately.
I sort of screwed myself into being pregnant 6 days longer as well. I had a c section scheduled for April 1st. I didn't love the date but I also had only met the doctor one time and wasn't thrilled that she would be doing it. I was going to talk with her a little bit tomorrow because my appointment was with her.
I really wanted my favorite doctor. The one who I have been seeing all along. The one who deals very well with all my craziness and neurotics. Well, she saw me going into the room and she decided she would see me yesterday instead of the other doctor and I discussed my concerns with her about the other doctor doing my section. She said she was more than happy to do it and that she was on that Saturday and that they usually don't do non-emergency sections on weekends but that if a doctor okays it and the hospital okays it, then it's a go and she said she would try to work it out.
So I got a call an hour later saying the hospital wouldn't do that Saturday but that Dr. T was on that Thursday, the 7th. So now my c-section is April 7th...be there at 11 am. 6 days longer.
I told Dr. T yesterday that my ribs hurt and she said after hearing the boys fight yesterday she is surprised that I haven't any broken ribs by now. I also complained about not being able to breathe well sometimes, and not being able to catch my breath. She seems not all surprised by any of this. What she did seem surprised by is that I am almost 33 weeks and made it this far without even one visit to the hospital...and that I have come this far without complications. She said I could go into labor any minute now and she is doubtful I will make it to 38 weeks, but we will see.
One new thing that is very problematic is it seems I have pregnancy carpal tunnel. It has only reared its ugly head the last few days but boy does it suck. It really sucks at night, it sucks when I want to do something and can't feel my right hand at all. She said it should get better by 8 weeks post birth, but could take up to 12 weeks.
Other things...I am tired, it takes every ounce of energy to do almost anything, even get in and out of my car. Trying to get comfy at night and rolling over is impossible. It is just getting worse and worse. The babies each gain about half a pound a week now, so they are growing in leaps in bounds and just getting huge....and that just makes me all that much more uncomfy. And I can't imagine it getting any better...just worse.
I made it to 33 weeks, but seriously guys...I am waving the white flag. I am done. I hurt and hurt and cry and cry and really don't know how I will do this for much longer. I am getting depressed and my motivation to do anything is almost never there. :-(
Sorry to be the Debbie downer of the day....but I just need to vent...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Maternity pictures session 1!
Maternity picture story.
So, I knew I wanted newborn pictures done, but maternity ones never crossed my mind. When I mentioned them to my husband to be sure he wasn't interested he actually was. He thought it would be something nice to do and remember. So I said okay.
And then I went on the hunt for someone affordable. I immediately thought of our wedding photographer because we really loved her work. I emailed her and she said she would think about it and get back to me. That was in September and then I never heard from her again. I have a friend that I went to school with in RI for many years and her hubby does photography on the side and she showed me some of his work. It was nice, and I was interested and it was only going to be $50 for the session for the disc of pictures. Great price, but I would have to travel 2 hours each way for the sessions. Not awful for matenrity pictures, but not ideal for newborn pictures. But it was an option.
Then while surfing Craigs List I came across an ad from a photographer looking to build her portfolio offering to do maternity and newborn pictures for free. So I email her. She is very interested in doing them for us, especially for the twins newborn pictures. So we email back and forth, I look at her website and she seems okay. And it's free, and only a 25 minute drive.
THEN a few weeks ago I hear from our wedding photographer saying she will do ours and for an amazingly cheap price of $30. Then I am torn. I love her and her work. I feel really comfortable with her.
I whine to the hubby...what do we do...free or $30 ones...and he says no big deal, just do them both. So we decided to do both, Today was the free ones and the wedding photographer is doing ours on the 6th.
So, I am getting ready this morning and the worst thoughts cross my mind. I have done a LOT of business on Craigs List, from buying to selling and all sorts. But this morning I start thinking what if this lady is not a photographer at all, what if she is some crazy baby wanting lady wanting to cut me open and take the babies out of me and tell everyone they are hers and kill me. I know, gruesome, but that is what I thought all morning lol. I started second guessing going at all. The hubs and I decide to go, but I have to confess that I put my 9mm in the bottom of my bag of clothes. I never carry (only when walking the dog) but for some reason I was scared enough to do so today lol. (yes, we both have permits to carry a concealed weapon). I think this pregnancy has me all paranoid lol.
So we get there and she is very nice and her kids are there and clearly there is no danger. My husband kept the bag at his feet at all times (safe from kids, not from fear he would need the gun!) We took pictures...from what I saw they are okay. I think I wish I looked much more pregnant than fat, which isn't her fault lol. I mean I have a HUGE bump but I still look fat too. I will have the pictures within 2 weeks.
All in all it was a good experience.....we talked newborn pictures and she is going to come to us for them. She showed me some of her props and I am beyond excited..she has the cutest little hats and cocoons and stuff! I think they will be adorable!
So, we did them today, I will post a few when I get them, but they aren't as great as lots of others that I have seen and as I said, mostly because of my body shape I think.
Oh, and I think I have totally popped in the last few days,. I have gotten WOAHED 3 times..Tim and I went to a new doctor yesterday and the receptionist went WOAH, you are still walking around after seeing me.
Oh! And today after pictures the hubs and I went out to one of my favorite restaurants for a last fancy dinner out....I had surf and turf...prime rib and baked stuffed shrimp and lobster bisque. It was a nice dinner and the food was fantastic!
So, that is my day!
So, I knew I wanted newborn pictures done, but maternity ones never crossed my mind. When I mentioned them to my husband to be sure he wasn't interested he actually was. He thought it would be something nice to do and remember. So I said okay.
And then I went on the hunt for someone affordable. I immediately thought of our wedding photographer because we really loved her work. I emailed her and she said she would think about it and get back to me. That was in September and then I never heard from her again. I have a friend that I went to school with in RI for many years and her hubby does photography on the side and she showed me some of his work. It was nice, and I was interested and it was only going to be $50 for the session for the disc of pictures. Great price, but I would have to travel 2 hours each way for the sessions. Not awful for matenrity pictures, but not ideal for newborn pictures. But it was an option.
Then while surfing Craigs List I came across an ad from a photographer looking to build her portfolio offering to do maternity and newborn pictures for free. So I email her. She is very interested in doing them for us, especially for the twins newborn pictures. So we email back and forth, I look at her website and she seems okay. And it's free, and only a 25 minute drive.
THEN a few weeks ago I hear from our wedding photographer saying she will do ours and for an amazingly cheap price of $30. Then I am torn. I love her and her work. I feel really comfortable with her.
I whine to the hubby...what do we do...free or $30 ones...and he says no big deal, just do them both. So we decided to do both, Today was the free ones and the wedding photographer is doing ours on the 6th.
So, I am getting ready this morning and the worst thoughts cross my mind. I have done a LOT of business on Craigs List, from buying to selling and all sorts. But this morning I start thinking what if this lady is not a photographer at all, what if she is some crazy baby wanting lady wanting to cut me open and take the babies out of me and tell everyone they are hers and kill me. I know, gruesome, but that is what I thought all morning lol. I started second guessing going at all. The hubs and I decide to go, but I have to confess that I put my 9mm in the bottom of my bag of clothes. I never carry (only when walking the dog) but for some reason I was scared enough to do so today lol. (yes, we both have permits to carry a concealed weapon). I think this pregnancy has me all paranoid lol.
So we get there and she is very nice and her kids are there and clearly there is no danger. My husband kept the bag at his feet at all times (safe from kids, not from fear he would need the gun!) We took pictures...from what I saw they are okay. I think I wish I looked much more pregnant than fat, which isn't her fault lol. I mean I have a HUGE bump but I still look fat too. I will have the pictures within 2 weeks.
All in all it was a good experience.....we talked newborn pictures and she is going to come to us for them. She showed me some of her props and I am beyond excited..she has the cutest little hats and cocoons and stuff! I think they will be adorable!
So, we did them today, I will post a few when I get them, but they aren't as great as lots of others that I have seen and as I said, mostly because of my body shape I think.
Oh, and I think I have totally popped in the last few days,. I have gotten WOAHED 3 times..Tim and I went to a new doctor yesterday and the receptionist went WOAH, you are still walking around after seeing me.
Oh! And today after pictures the hubs and I went out to one of my favorite restaurants for a last fancy dinner out....I had surf and turf...prime rib and baked stuffed shrimp and lobster bisque. It was a nice dinner and the food was fantastic!
So, that is my day!
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