SURPRISE!!

Quick update from Dad while Mommy recovers...

Say hello to:

Morgan! (3lbs 14 oz, and the elder by 3 mins)


Riley! (4lbs 7oz)


And one very excited (and now very tired) daddy. More updates later!

The SHOWER

It was Sept 8th, given by my mom (THANK YOU!) It rocked ! I had to post a few pics. I don't have them all yet but I do have one of my cake that I just LOVED!!!

And of course I had to end it with a pic of my little man who enjoyed the day so much!! He just had a ball with all the family and friends and rides in his wagon.. It was awesome!!

A HUGE THANK YOU to my mom again and to everyone who helped out.. Love you all !!

September 21, 2007

SO here is the update..
I was suppose to have a NST today (Non-Stress Test) and got to my appointment, went in, got hooked up, heard both babies for about 2.2 seconds and then nothing. The nurse came over and searched and was like, hmm this is weird, we know they're there. They are moving but we can't hear them. Then my doc just happened to walk in and said well i was going to do an ultrasound anyway so we will see what they're doing in there.

I went in the ultrasound room and all was fine. Both babies had strong heart beats. However Riley flipped AGAIN and is now head up and feet down (breach). This child can't figure out what way she wants to be (and she is the bigger one). The doc said she seems to have more room cause she has poor little Morgan stuffed down low on my right side (head down feet up).

Here is the kicker. We don't have to worry about twin to twin transfusion because they have there own placentas. With that said there is a BIG weight discrepancy between my little ones this time. Morgan who has always been a bit smaller and was 3 lbs four weeks ago is now measuring 3 lbs 14 oz. Riley, who has always been a bit bigger, and who measured 3 lbs 3 oz four weeks ago is now measuring a whopping 5 lbs 6 oz.

Now I know the ultrasound is not 100%, it is usually off a little either direction (and the internet said it can be off as much as a pound in some cases) but a pound and 8 oz difference is a lot..

Since the babies sounded good and still looked fine and everything else is going well I didn't have to do the NST today after all. However because of the size difference, I am having two NST's next week and scheduled for two the following week. I will be going in on Wednesdays and Fridays to have them done. If the babies are not is distress at all them we go on with the plan of a c-section on Oct 11th. If there are signs of something else then we will change those plans, if if need be deliver them a wee bit earlier then planned.

The doc did say though that it is possible I could go into labor before then and if so not to stress over it, that they might end up in the NICU but nothing like what Aiden went through, which i knew anyways.

We also talked about keeping my cerclage in. That since it has held, I am having a c-section, it doesn't bother me since I can't feel it, and I'm not getting my tubes tied and know I want more kids in the future, if we keep it in, i can still get pregnant again and still have my monthy cycles (which I don't miss) however when we choose to have another baby, I won't have to go for the cerclage procedure again cause I will already have on in place.

I didn't even know this was a possibility. Who would of thought that it could stay in and last 5 years or forever for that matter until taken out. BUT, it works for me if I don't have to go through that pain again anytime soon.

So that is about it.. The girls are still baking, Riley is a piglet and growing very well, Morgan is my picky eater and watching her weight already (ha ha) and we will check on them next week and see whats what..

I've also posted some new belly pics.. ( I look like crap since it's about 1am or later and i was about to go to bed) but we can't always look beautiful..

Picture from my Shower 9/8/07 (32 weeks)Taken yesterday (34 weeks) and my belly looks square?!?

September 20, 2007

34 Weeks and 3 weeks to go!!!! It's flying by, the cribs are in and just need to be picked up. I got the bedding all set, the girls clothes are washed. folded and put away waiting. A few more things to organize and it's just a waiting game..
I see the doc tomorrow so I will update then on the girls size and all.. 20 days and about 12 hours.. LOL WOW!!! I'm still in shock!

September 13, 2007

Can you believe it.. 33 weeks and holding..

Things have been going well, just the normal complaints. Achy hips, leg cramps, sore this and that and the awesome company of Mr Braxton Hicks!
Most of them don't hurt, but yeah I get some that are not so pleasant!
Both Morgan and Riley are still in there though and kicking (Morgan more then Riley) I don't know if it is because Morgan is a tiny bit smaller so she has more room or if she is just the ADHD baby LOL!
Riley seems to be my sleeper, and just when I start to get overly worried I haven't felt her all day she'll let me panic a little longer then move or kick me to say "ya mom I'm fine geeesh"
Morgan on the other hand seems to always be active until about 2am and she is pretty calm from them til noon ish. She still moves and squirms but isn't kicking the crap out of me like she does later in the day.

Well I see the doc on the 21st and will have a better idea of there weights at that time. I probably already mentioned that before, but since my memory is just about completely gone I am not responsible if I repeat myself a zillion times.

But we will keep on trucking even if I completely forget who I am by the time these babies come, As long as they are ok and healthy i will deal with having NO brain cells left.. LOL

September 10, 2007

Ok so it's the final month.. Just one month to go, although I thought they were going to come on Sunday..

To enlighten you, my shower was Saturday, my mom gave me one. (THANK YOU MOMMY!!) It rocked and it was nice to see lots of my family that don't travel up this way (although I am only an hour away) most won't go into Boston never mind beyond it. It was a HOT day, about 92 out but we had a breeze. The shower was outside and a BBQ so it was nice. I knew to make sure I drank my water and I did. However it seems whenever I have a 'big day" with lots of walking or moving around I pay for it that night and all the next day. Added to that is the fact I've been getting Braxton Hicks and well it made for an very uncomfortable sleepy time and Sunday!

I was sore, I was achy and I kept having them stupid contractions (BHs) some don't hurt some do, and well lets just say i can do with out them.

So Sunday I stayed low key, complained and rested and did my best not to be too much of a baby.. Although you will have to ask Chuck if i was cause all I know is I was not a happy camper.
By late Sunday night I was a bit better and slept better then I did on Saturday night but who really sleeps well when your 32 plus weeks pregnant with twins. Find that person cause I want to know there secret.

Today though things have been better. Only two BHs all day and although my hips kill and I had a tummy ache (yes people I am falling apart ha ha, sounds like it I know) it was a pretty good day.

I ordered the girls cribs and will have them in about 10 days or less. There bedding will be in soon too (Thank You ebay) and I've washed there blankets and clothes and put them away.
THings are falling into place slowly and before ya know it the new little car seat and Aiden's old car seat will be filled with two new little faces crying back at us..

I have not yet put the pics from the shower on my computer once I do I will post a few. Lets just say in one I look HUGE!!! and that is not what I see when I look in the mirror. I guess there actually is plenty of room in there for two.

September 5, 2007

My appointment today was a quick one. Well the waiting was a while, the midwife was running behind about 30 so minutes, but the appointment itself was fast as they usually are. They checked my weight and BP, then the midwife came in, asked if I had any question, how things are going and all that jazz. Then she checked the heart beats. Well I almost had a panic attack when she was having a hard time finding Riley's. Ok this baby is about 4 pounds, how can ya not find it. It's bad enough she makes me worry cause she doesn't move no where near as much as Morgan and NOW we can't get the heart beat.. Yeah I wanted to freak. So she moved on to Morgan and wham there she was beating away at 150 and moving around.. SO back to Riley we went (the bigger twin at that) and still having a hard time. She said she might have to get the ultrasound machine to fine her but kept trying for a bit longer and there she was up high in my belly and beating at 130. She is always lower then Morgan usually by 10 beats or so, today she was off by 20 but still in the "normal" range. So my panic attack was over and I left with a smile but damn, those few minutes (about 4) seemed like forever!!!
I also asked since she her heart beat was so high in my belly which means that is where her chest is, did she flip again and is now breach like before. The midwife said it's possible but we won't know til they do another ultrasound and well that is in 2 weeks at my next appointment with the doctor so by then she could be any where. My daughter the acrobat!
That was about it.. I go back in 2 weeks and see the doc, no weekly appointments yet. At the next one she will do an ultrasound as I said and check there measurements again and there weights. By then they should be about 4 plus pounds each.. CRAZY TALK!! and then I'll only have 3 weeks to go from that appointment.. Even more crazy!!!