30 Weeks!

So I am already 30 weeks along. Wow I never thought I'd get this far. I am so happy to have finally made it to this point. This pregnancy has had its difficulties but I have done pretty well so far. I think whats been the hardest has been my own fears. I have started having more contractions lately but nothing that has dilated me. I am so excited to have these girls. I am ready to be done and start being a mother of 4. I love my little Amy and Jared and now I can have two other little ones that have a piece of my heart. :)

Bumps in the road.

So today I am 26 weeks. I will be 27 weeks on Sunday. We are slowly but surely making progress towards 34 weeks. This is what I hope to make it to. I am ready to be done but know I need to keep these little girls in longer.

So last weekend on the 15th I had to go to the hospital because of pelvic pressure. It was kind of painful so I wanted to make sure I was ok. I went to the hospital on base so that I didn't have to drive so far in case I was dialating. While on the monitors at the hospital contractions started showing up. I didn't feel them but then obvioulsy wanted to stop them. They gave me a shot of Terbutaline which is suppose to stop uterine contractions. During this time the contractions started coming closer and stronger. I could start feeling them. They then hooked me up to an IV and started fluids to stop them. I luckily hadnt' dialated but they were still concerned. They gave me another terb shot which did nothing.

The hospital on post is ok. I trust the Dr's there for the most part but its not where Im going to be delievering. I'll be doing that in Nashville. So the Dr on post told me that he wanted to send me to Nashville because just in case I was to deliever this early he wanted me at the high risk hospital with a good NICU. So they put me in an ambulance for the 45 minute drive to Vanderbilt hosptial in Nashville....not fun.

When I got there they checked me again and I hadn't dialated at all. The contractions were so painful though and coming every 4-6 mins. They gave me steriod shots for the babies lungs so they would develop a little faster then normal. During the night at some point the contractions just stopped. Totally wierd but very happy because they would let me go home on Monday! :)

This whole situation got me thinking though. I am close to being able to meet my little girls. I am so extremely excited to be welcoming these babies into our home. They have a sister that will adore them, a brother who will protect them, and a Father that has devoted every second of his day to taking care of his family and will continue to do the same for them. Before I left for Nashville on Sunday I was so upset because I was in this position of delievering early once again. I now can see how lucky I am. I have a wonderful family, insurance that will allow me to have the best hospital care for them, and so much love to give them and the kids I have at home..its a little overwhelming.

I am ready for this next step in life. I am ready to have our family grow and watch how Amy and Jared interact with two new lifes. I am ready to watch as my husband bonds with his girls...which for me is my favoriate part of having a baby...and I am ready to see the little faces that Ive been carrying for these last 7 months. Like I said I know they have more time that they need to grow but when the time comes these babies will be very loved!

25 weeks!

I can't figure out why my computer is being so difficult at posting pics so here are some pics first of my ultrasound. The first one is of me at 25 weeks, the next one is baby A giving us thumbs up, and the last one is of baby B's profile!

So as of Sunday I am finally 25 weeks. This is a huge milestone for me because since I found out I was having twins the Dr's told me that 25 weeks on was past the point on viability for the babies. Meaning if I was to have them now they would be in the hospital for a while but
they have a very high rate of survival! Obviously I want them to cook longer but I feel a little relief now. Ok so 25 weeks...I am getting very big but have figured that if I can rest for a certain amount of time during the day I actually have a good amount of energy.

So I had a full anatomy scan of the twins yesterday and here are some stats on them. They are both weighing in at about 2 pounds each...that almost 4 pounds of baby...haha. They are almost 13 in each and are getting pretty squished in my tummy. The Dr is really glad that they are growing at the same rate. Their hearts, livers, brains, fingers, toes, everything looked really great. I am so happy!

And they are!!!!

Two Girls!!!

We are so excited to and we cannot wait to meet them. They are both weighing about a pound and boy can I feel them moving. I am about five months along and am uncomfortable already but they are so worth it!

First kicks!

So today I was finally able to feel the babies kick while my hands were on my belly. It was the most amazing feeling in the world. They are getting stronger and I feel them more often. James will be happy that he will be able to start feeling them move too. I first started feeling them about three weeks ago but it was sporatic and not very strong. Well now I can feel them moving, kicking, doing summer saults, and more! :) I am so excited. July 11th we should find out what they are for sure! :) Were moving along!

New Blog!!

Well I decided to start a new blog just about my pregnancy. I am not very good about writing in a journal so this is going to be a journal replacement. I wish I had known about blogging with my other pregnancies but they both have scrapbooks so I dont feel too guilty. As my first post I just wanted to write down some of my thoughts and feelings about this pregnancy. As of today I am 18 weeks along with twin babies. I found out that I was expecting twins on April 12, 2011. That was one of the happiest days of my life. I have two beautiful children with my husband who I love more and more everyday. We have been married for eight wonderful years. I have been waiting for these babies for so long. Maybe not at the same time haha but I have been waiting for five years. I was ready for another baby about a month after my son was born. I love being a mom and couldnt imagine doing anything else. My kids bring me so much joy and happiness along with stress and sometimes a little self doubt...So the day I found out I was pregnant I was so happy...when I found out I was having twins...well there are no words to express the happiness I felt that day. So as of today I am 18 weeks along and starting to feel them move. Its crazy to feel them move at the same time. I am already measuring what a woman who is full term with one baby would measure. I feel huge, have a hard time breathing, am always tired, and can't sleep. But, I am so happy. I am grateful for this chance to be a mom again because there was a day that I thought it would never happen again. I am so grateful for these littles lives that I am going to be in charge of. I am grateful that my loving Father in Heaven is giving me this chance. I love my family, my kids, my husband, and love life right now. :) I will keep this updated as we learn new information. Iam having a level 2 ultrasound on July 11, 2011 which will hopefully let us know what these babies are. Until then they are called our double babies! I hope that nick name sticks! :)