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!