Babies are almost 11wks old!!!

This is the photo that is on their christmas card. I just love how the photographer captured them. They are 6wks old in this photo.

Holy moly! Where has the time gone? I'm sorry i haven't posted in a while but i have been busy with the twins and my puter was broken for a few weeks. That sucked because i couldn't look anything up when i had a question. I love thebump.com for answering new mommy quests so that was killing. But i'm back.

I go back to work on the 27th and although i'm looking forward to the break i'm not looking forward to leaving them. Thankfully my mother in law will be watching them 4 days a week. BUT i'm worried that they'll like her better than me cuz i know she'll spoil them. But on the other hand it's what's best for them and i feel that having a family member watch them especially her is the best situation we could be in.

The babies are doing so well. Their last appt they had their first shots which was awful. I cried, they cried..it was so sad. Brody weighs 12.4 and Maisy weighs 11.10. Yes, Brody has overtaken his sister!!! He is also longer than her at 24in and she is 23 1/2.

Well gotta go do my last feed of the night and it's their first night in their bedroom by themselves. They are still in bouncy seats in their cribs but small steps lol...i'll have to wean them from the bouncies at some point.

almost 2wks old....

The past week and a half has been so tiring yet so rewarding at the same time. We had our 2nd appt today and they are back to their birth weight so i no longer have to wake them at night to feed or keep track of their pee's & poops and how much they are eating. YAY!!! I am going to have to try to get them to sleep in the pnp though so tonight is a trial run. It would be great if they slept in that thing so i could lay in bed and get some sleep at night. I find myself staying up alot in the middle of the night and not sleeping during the day either. So i'm quite cranky. My dh is the best though. He let me sleep from 11:30pm to 8am last night. Isn't he the best!!

Being a mother is so crazy. I still don't think it's set in. I almost feel like i'm babysitting someones elses kids lol...I almost can't wait until they are a few months old so i can play with them. Right now is a boring stage lol. I know i should be greatful of this time though because soon they won't sleep during the day at all lol...

For some reason i can't post any photos right now but i'll post more another day. I'm leary about posting too many pics of them though so you prob won't see too many of them. Sorry ladies...i don't know how to make my blog private and i don't want strangers using my babies photos.

Hope all is well with everyone!

Babies are here!!!

Proud hubby!!

Maisy

The Family..

Brody
Well i'm sure as you have guessed i had the babies. I went to my 38wk appt and they both failed the biophysical for breathing on their own..sooo my doc said today is the day! i was kind of shocked. I drove to the hospital alone...i couldn't get my husband as his phone had broke that day. I called my mom and she said she was on her way. I arrived at the hospital alone....not how i wanted this whole thing to go down. I got in touch with my husband and he met me there shortly after.

Brody & Maisy were born at 10:54 & 10:55pm. It felt like they'd never take me to the OR. I got to the hospital at 5ish...i was scared. I started having anxiety attacks. The csect scared the hell out of me.

I'll post a more in detail birth experience but i wanted to get some pics up on this blog for you ladies!!

Hope all is well with you ladies :)

38 wks...oh my

If anyone asked me during early pregnancy how far i'd go i'd have said at least 36 wks!! Here i sit at 38wks just floored that they don't want to come out! I have no signs of labor at all. I'm just wondering if they'll decide to make an appearance on their own or wait until the csect on the 13th. At this point i guess it doesn't matter. The 13th is only 5 days away so i guess i could just hold out until then.

I feel huge, i'm now 157pds!!! My dh says i should take a pic of that because i'll never see it again. I've always been around 110. I have been very lucky and been able to eat still. I don't get full that quick either so i'm still gaining weight instead of losing it like many others in the 3rd tri. Again..this is good as they babies are getting big.

These are things i can't wait for:
1) To make sure they are both healthy
2) To see what they look like
3) To see who they look like
4) Will they have hair?
5) How much will they weigh? How long will they be?
6) What names will we settle on?
7) Will i be able to breastfeed both at same time?
8) To see my dh holding his children...this makes me tear up just thinking about it
9) To have my body back!!
10) To get rid of the constant heartburn!!!!!

Not long now...i will try to enjoy my last few days as a family of 2. But now i'm getting anxious...very anxious. Prob cuz i'm at home bored.

Dr's appt today to see where we are at..hopefully this is the last one. It should be. I'll post later with an update.

Have a good day ladies!!
5) How

Update from peri appt

My little girl passed!!!!!! YAY!!!!! No csect for me today!!! He is ok with waiting until the 13th although he hopes i go into labor before then.

The estimated weights are baby boy: 6pds 9oz and baby girl 6pds 14oz!! No wonder i'm so uncomfortable lol.

Well going to lay down cuz i'm tired with all this worrying...

Talk to you soon!!

37 wks

My 37 wk appt was very disappointing. It was last friday and i had an internal that showed no movement at all. My cervix is high & still 50% effaced. Then the most upsetting news...i had a Biophysical u/s and they both failed to practice their breathing. I had no idea this was even going to happen so i was kind of shocked. The dr said if they fail again we may have our csect earlier or that day even. Since it was a friday i had to go the next day for a repeat at the hospital. So my dh and i set off, all bags packed but really thought they would pass that day. They passed the non-stress test with flying colors. they passed the tone and movement during the u/s with flying colors. Our son passed the breathing with flying colors yay!!! but our daughter failed...she showed she was doing it for 2 secs but she needed to do it for 20. I just lost it. I really didn't think i'd be having my csect that day. I didn't think they were ready to come out and i def wasn't ready for them or surgery!! So back up to triage to wait for the dr's instructions. Thankfully she didn't think it was necessary to take them that day. She said they passed everything else with flying colors. She said she certainly could deliver them today and if i was 38wks she would have but she felt she didn't need to. So after 5hrs of being in the hospital i got to go home. She advised me to f/u with my peri on Monday. So today i called my peri and got an appt thankfully. So we'll see what he says.

Apparently it has nothing to do with lung maturity and babies only breath 50% of the time. BUT i can't help but think if it's not a huge deal why bother taking them earlier???????

So if i don't post later today that means i'll be having them and haven't had a chance to post.

Have a good day ladies~~

36 wks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gosh i am so proud of my body for keeping these little babies in for so long but i was really hoping for some change in my cervix from last week...alas there was none. I'm still 50% effaced. I can't wait to meet them! I know this can change at any time so i'm trying to be optimistic. I know i sound so selfish but i can't help it. Thankfully i finish work on the 29th as i think that's part of my problem. Weekends i can sit around, get up when i want and it's not a big deal..week days i get up, shower feet the animals and go to work. I had cut my hours down to 8-3 but it is still very hard to make it through the day. By thursday I am just pooped and not very happy lol. So hopefully if i leave on the 29th i'll be able to keep them in there longer more comfortably.

Car seats are installed!!! I put the window shades on the car as well. So we are all set for these little ones to make their grand appearance.

My dr's appt on thursday went well. I got an u/s and the fluid is good, no cord issues and they looked very content. I got to see their bladders empty and making fists. My dh missed this one as it wasn't scheduled. I felt so bad for him. But he was ok as long as the babies are good.

Some stats on me - i have gained about 35 pds if you go by my starting weight. If you go by my morning sickness end date where i actually started gaining weight i've gained 45 pds. This to me is the more accurate one but for some reason they don't see it that way. My belly is measuring for a 44wk pregnancy!!!

I have stretch marks now but fortunately you can't see them in the pics are they are basically just shiny lines at the moment. They aren't the deep purple ones thank god. I feel bad for anyone that get's those.

So anyone who picked 36wks I guess it could still happen during 36wks but i have a feeling they are coming next weekend...37wks!! I have always measured a week ahead so i consider myself 37wks right now so to make it until next weekend would be awesome!! Guess i don't have to worry about preemies now which is awesome!!!!