this is what bedrest does to you...BEWARE!

so the following are just a few of my makings and/or purchases while being bored at home!



the cutest bows for Mackayla!







OMG and I LOVE this hat! <3















Easter outfits!

Mackayla-

Braylon-

Markhas Aiden-

3 appts today...

so today was a great day of appts!

i take it back, i thought i was a cow but it looks like i am having cows :-D Mackayla is measuring 5lbs 3oz and Braylon is measuring 6lbs 4oz! HOLY COW! i know its just an estimate but its great news regardless!!!

doctor said next week we are in the clear and we talked today about having a vaginal-no medicine delivery...he said yes as long as they stay head down and there are no problems of course. he just wants a cath in if i need an emergency epi for a c-sect. thats super news! it means i still have a chance!

the Peanuts are doing GREAT! i am doing great aside from being exhausted and sore and achy and uncomfortable...i will stop ;-)

34 weeks 1 day today!!! 6 more days until our next goal! still at a 2cm and contracting (with some cramps and lower back pains) but nothing thats making me double over i am just supposed to keep an eye out. i guess bedrest is doing me some good (and more importantly, doing our LO's some good!)


oh and UGH, i gained 9 lbs this last week. everyone is assuring me that im supposed to gain more at the end...i guess when i look at how big the Peanuts have gotten in the last 2-3 weeks, i can see. i am thankful my clothes still fit for the most part so i guess its not that bad.

Have a BLESSED evening! <3

Nursery and 33 weeks PIP's!

DH has been working really hard on his days off! I cannot really do much on bed rest but i did paint the letters and read the directions for the furniture for him! DS of course had a helping hand as well!

So glad we are almost ready. waiting for the glider and waiting for mattresses so we can put the bedding on and then we are done!

got a lot done today and great 33 week appt!

today had 33 week appt, first NST, some bloodwork, iron-ons for DS's "big brother" shirts!, and the MUCH needed massage! boy, am I tired! i am so glad doc said it was ok to get the massage.



so the appt...great appt. still at a 1-2cm. i am sad (and i hate myself for thinking this...) b/c doc said i HAVE to have epidurel :-( in case i need emergency c-section (makes sense but i really wanted to go med-free again) and Ob says that if i don't go into labor on my own, he will wait until 38-39 weeks to take them (this is know is good for them but i cannot wrap my head around having what they are anticipating being two 7 1/2+lb babies!) and i am sooo tired (the only time i will complain...we are so blessed with the time the Lord is giving us to help our lo's along)

AND in the last week i have gained 6lbs :-O i cannot believe it this is great for the babies but i can't get it out of my mind how big i am now...i wasn't worried about this until now almost coming up to the 40lb mark...



oh and measuring almost 43 weeks i think is what she said.



protein in my urine but no worries. bp was great. NST was great.



sorry. just wanted to update! please dont flame for my pity complaints...i just feel so exhausted now.



oh...oh...also got the letters done for the nursery (well almost done) and we should be getting the furniture and stuff so the boys can get that set up and things will officially be COMPLETE and all we will need is precious little babies (not for at least week 6 days lol)

today was a good day

my momma came up here and spent the day with me and my little man! we got my new phone taken care of and got my groceries and had lunch (CHINESE!!!!) and got some stuff for the nursery! it was awesome! i love spending time with my mommy and markhas definitely enjoyed his day with meme!

well, still hanging in here 32 weeks 5 days! our next goal, thursday is coming up pretty quick! both babies are head down and as far as we can see, have 'settled' actually baby B is trying to push A out of the way so he can come before his sister...she has been low for a LONG time and ready to go so i don't know how much of a chance he actually has :-D I am VERY happy that B turned around! the OB I was seeing at the hospital actually said when she discharged me if i was to deliver that day, she would let me go natural! that is sooo nice to hear! MY OB was so excited to see me Fri. he had not seen me since he shipped me off to the other hospital. our goal is 34 weeks but if i make it to 35 he will deliver me! he said any time before that and he will ship me off again incase we need the NICU. so ultimate goal is 35 weeks (thats the original time OB said he would deliver me too!) so we have 2 weeks and 2days until ultimate goal! i may be meeting my babies within the next 2 weeks or so!! hopefully 2 weeks and 2 days <3 <3 <3

This made me sad last night...i used to be soooo skinny (a PROUD size 10!) now after birthing babies, i look horrible and FAT :-( i wanted to cry...and this was only almost 5 years ago

so...2 weeks 6 days at least

34 weeks is the goal (MY Ob wants 35 b/c before that, he won't deliver me, he will transport me back to the hospital with the other Ob)

32 weeks means generally they can hold their temp and with the steroids have a better chance at breathing on their own...also, the chances of defects/illness is almost none!

34 weeks is all of the above PLUS they generally have the suck/swallow relfex (sometimes comes in between 32-34 weeks) and they need that of course to be able to eat on their own.

35 weeks is of course much safer (esp. since MY OB was going to deliver me between 35-36 weeks) and all the time the Peanuts spend inside mommy of course is better. :-D

hopefully keeping them baking until March 4th (thats the earliest date at which MY Ob will deliver me)

so here's to being on strict bedrest for the next 2 weeks and 6 days!

32 weeks and waiting to go home!

we made it to our recent short term goal! 32 weeks!!! next short term = 33 week and ultimate is at least 34 weeks! YAY! over 2 weeks in the hospital has obviously been beneficial to our Peanuts being able to stay baking in mommy's tummy!



so dh and i are waiting for the OB to come in with discharge instructions! i am so excited to be going home today (nervous but excited) and we were worried about making it all the way back here if i went into labor again but OB has assured us that if we go back to l&d in our city and it is before 34 weeks, they will transport me back as soon as i am stabilized so we can be here where the NICU is.



GREAT news! Yesterday i had my u/s so ob can check on weights before sending me home... Braylon is 4lbs 8oz and Mackayla is 4lbs 3oz! both babies are in position and head down so there is still a really good chance i can have a natural delivery! wow, thats more weight than most normal newborns...no wonder i am so fat and tired! measuring like 41 weeks and i am only going to be 32!

<3 have a BLESSED day! <3

GOING HOME!

So the OB came in today to check me and after two weeks, i am still sitting at a 1 cm! so with things being pretty stable for the past two weeks, she is sending me home sometime tomorrow. i will get an u/s sometime today or tomorrow to make sure that the Peanuts are still doing great.



i cannot believe i have been in the hospital for 2 weeks today! wow...



kind of worried about going home but i feel confident that i can do it and hopefully hang on for another 2 weeks. so excited because we are almost at our next short term goal of 32 weeks...its tomorrow!



i am really looking forward to the u/s though to see how much they have grown in the last 2 weeks! i also get to see MY ob too (probably next week) which is good...its been odd seeing 3 different ones in my stay here.



now lets see if i can make it at home! *fingers crossed*



i will continue to keep everyone updated and i am very thankful for everyones thoughts and prayers! <3

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day 6...

first of all, thank you so much for the thoughts and prayers! we appreciate them so much!

Well, today is day 6 in the hospital. We are 30 weeks 5 days! next short term goal, 31 weeks (thurs)! yesterday was hard and nerve-wracking b/c I was contracting and in pain all day :-( my new doc came in today and checked me...GREAT news! I am still at a 1cm (i have really softened out though and babies are dropping) but for contracting for 3 days and not dilating, super! She was surprised we hung in there through out the weekend and is hoping to get a few more days! Every day more is better for our Peanuts!

I have been off the mag since Sat morning so we are still holding on strong! IF I have MANY good days (like 4-5) in a row, OB will consider sending me home but the soonest that will happen is early next week. She said that is only an option IF i can guarantee that i will be able to keep up with the strict bedrest (ONLY bathroom and shower) I do admit it scares me b/c once I get home, I am going to want to start doing a bunch of stuff...i must hold back. And I am kind of worried about helpers...

I also found out that she will consider a vaginal delivery if baby B turns head down! At first she said no b/c baby A is smaller but said if all is well and both are head down, she will give it a go! (i know i am most likely having a c-section so i don't want to get my hopes up but this makes me feel a little better knowing that we are not 100% c-section)

I really must admit, being here alone SUCKS! DH has to work so I may not see him until Thurs :-( unless something happens. I was so excited last night b/c DS came with MIL and spent the night with me! YAY! It is so hard to be away from everyone all the time.

So embarrassing=my mom having to give me a shower the other day b/c of my IV and stuff...OMG! I felt so incompetent. Highlight of my day today? being told I could wear clothes! sad huh? its so nice to not have to be around in freakin hospital gowns all the time :-D

Sorry so long. just wanted to update everyone a little bit!