Our first night!

We brought the babies home from the hospital yesterday! We have a co-sleeper for them to sleep in that's next to me. Tim brought them up one at a time ( i can't lift too much) and put them in the co-sleeper. Zane, our resident puker decided to spit up and freak himself and me out! Thank God we had the sucker (ball syringe) and were able to suck the formula out of his mouth. But, he had something stuck in his nose too. Our first successful bugger extraction! He didn't even mind having the sucker stuffed into his little nostril. Whew, first tragedy avoided! But....I was nervous the rest of the night so I didn't sleep much. Around the 3am feeding, Tim was changing Zane and he had pooped...BUT he was still pooping when Tim switched the diapers and all of a sudden Tim says "He just shat" and I look over and it's still coming out all over the changing pad cover!! I started to laugh uncontrollably and it still hurts my abdomen to laugh. Tim asks for help and I jump up to help him. He gets poop on his hand and freaks out. I grab Zane and clean the poop off the cover and Tim rushes to the bathroom to wash his hands. Oy! (I'm still laughing right now as I type this)

Later Zane peed himself and I had to go downstairs for a new gown and a new blanket. He did that twice! He also pooped again and Charlie followed his example and pooped around 5am. Wowzas! Boogies, poop, pee, outfit changes, spit up.....all on the first night?!?!? Really! Not sure if I should be worried about what might happen tonight!

The big day!

July 20th was the big day! My C Section wasn't scheduled until 8pm and we had to be there at 6. I had to stop drinking and eating 8 hours prior to my arrival time. No water, gum or candy. That was brutal. Tim and I just sat here all day looking at each other :)

We got to the hospital, did all the fun intake paperwork and went back to a room before I went into surgery. They put monitors on the babies and to track if I was having contractions. The anaesthesiologist came in to give me the details of the giant needle and what I should expect once we got into the delivery room. About and hour after we were there the nurse realized that I had my toe rings on and were concerned that when my feet swelled up afterward they could be a problem and I could possibly lose my toe!! OMG! So, I tried to get them off. Tim tried to get them off. Dr. Grayson tried to get them off. Nothing! We finally had to call someone from the ER with a little circular saw to come and cut them off my toe. It was hilarious! It took almost 30 minutes but it took my mind off what was about to happen.

I got to see my family and friends before I went in which helped a lot! Tim got these stylish paper greens to wear that were crusty and bright blue! They wheeled me into the OR and sat me on the side of the bed to do the epidural/anaesthesia injection. What an enormous needle! Quite painful but over very quickly. There were about 12 people in the room with us; a team from the NICU for each baby, nurses, doctor and the anaesthesiologists. I couldn't feel anything but a slight tugging which was very strange. Tim stood up and watched the entire thing! I was watching his eyes for his reaction and it was freaking me out! He said it was all very cool! When they cut me open the doc commented on how little fat I had around my abdomen and I chimed in with "flip me over, it's all on my ass" It was weird to be laying there behind a curtain being cut open while having a conversation with the doc and nurses. Doctor Grayson peeked over the curtain to talk to me a handful of times just to check on me and tell me what was going on.

Tim got to see them take each baby out and cut their cords. Zane (Baby A) came out pretty quickly, but Charlie (Baby B) didn't want to come out. He was feet first and ass up! They actually laughed. I could feel and hear the doc tugging to get him out. Tim got to leave with the babies to the NICU but the neo-natologist told us first that they were doing well!! Just a precaution for preemies. It took the doc and nurses about 30 min to put me back together again. I got to listen to them talk while they worked. The anaesthesiologist has gout and is building a car. They spoke just like any group of people who work together on a regular basis. When it was over they told me how great it all went and how I did a wonderful job. They took me back to recovery and I waited for Tim or anyone to come and see me and no one did. I sat back there with the nurse for over an hour! He was with the babies and taking people one at a time to see them. I did get some ice to chew on and was thrilled about that. I didn't have any side effects of the drugs and the nurses were amazed that I was eating cups of ice and drinking water. I was told I was a model patient! I got to see the babies before I went to my room which was very weird!! It was better than I expected and a wonderful, cool experience! The most painful thing about the entire thing was cutting the damn toe rings off!!

24 hours and counting!

This is the last 24 hours of my pregnancy! I'm very nervous for my c-section and just trying to relax and rest. I really did enjoy being pregnant and I believe I will miss certain aspects of it.

I'll miss.....

Feeling them move
Growing two miracles inside me
Having weekly ultrasounds and seeing them grow
Not having to do dishes at my moms house :)


I won't miss.....

Having to pee every hour all day and night
The first trimester acne
Heartburn and acid reflux
Being hot (hoping my body temp goes back to normal)
Worrying that they are ok in there

I can still....

Tie my shoes
Shave my legs
Wear my rings

and I still have ankles!

34 weeks

I had my last ob/gyn appt. today and BPP. The babies and the fluid look good! One of them is still smaller but the doc isn't too worried. We are on for Monday night!! That's less than a week. OMG! I'm excited and nervous and totally freaked out! The doc answered my c section questions so I feel better about that part. We have to wait until they are born to see if they will need to be in the nursery during our hospital stay. If so, Tim or I will have to escort people into the nursery to see the boys. They will be in a room with out windows so no one can even just go look. :( I'm hoping they won't be in there long so they can be in the room with me! Otherwise there are going be a lot of unhappy friends that will have to wait until we bring them home.

33 weeks

I had my 33 week doctor appt and growth ultrasound yesterday. One of the boys is taking slight advantage of the other (their weights differ by 7 oz) The doc isn't very concerned, but this isn't wonderful news. We are going to keep doing what we are doing with my weekly ultrasounds and non stress tests and hope and pray that they behave for the next 2 weeks. So, it looks like July 20th is the day! I'll be 35 weeks and as long as everything goes well until then, everything should be good! The only concern is that the babies need to regulate their own temperature or they will not be able to come home right away. We don't want that. :(

Good news: No preterm labor. I'm feeling pretty good and getting lots of rest. The doc says to keep swimming and stay hydrated.

My dad and sister came with me to the ultrasound. He's never seen one and I think he really enjoyed it. They also talked to the doc with me. I always like others to hear what I hear so I don't make shit up! Except my dad got to hear the question " Any vaginal discharge" HA. poor guy :)

32 weeks

Doctor appointments are now once a week, thank God. Next week I'll be having another fetal fibronectin test for preterm labor and since the test is good for 2 weeks, that brings me to the 20th. So, I may know my c section date next Tuesday! WOO HOO! I was also told by the doc that I need to eat more food and drink more caloric beverages. Never thought that would happen!! It's hot as hell here and I can't eat a lot at one sitting, but I am eating. Not sure why I haven't gained any weight in the last few weeks. But, I'm trying to eat more and drink more since it's better for the babies.

It's very real now and I'm getting very nervous!!