34 week belly pic

Here is the promised picture of my ever expanding belly! This pic was taken Christmas night at my mom's house. And yes, I wore sweatpants to Christmas dinner...it's the only thing that still fits!!

Another week...

Our appts went very well this morning. My OB is out of the office this week so we met with the nurse, Nancy. While my blood pressure was high (135/98) there was no protein in my urine, which is a good thing...protein is a major indicator of pre-eclampsia. She did not mention steroids or any other change in regimen.

After we met with Nancy we went next door to the hospital for the NST. The babies looked fantastic. My contractions were bigger than last week, but the nurse said it was okay. We're schedule to do both again next Monday. The kiddos really benefit from each week their in the womb, so I'm very happy we've made it this far!

Burning up the road...

Our NST this morning was ok. The babies looked great and my contractions were barely detectable. This time the nurse was very concerned about my blood pressure and swelling (my ankles have outgrown the "cankle" nickname!!!!) So we're going back Monday to meet with my OB and we'll have another NST. The nurse this morning mentioned steroid shots to help develop the babies lungs so that's something we'll discuss Monday.

Christmas was fantastic. Aubie's sister, brother-in-law and 3 kids spent Christmas morning with us. And Santa was very generous to all the kids!!!! Starting Christmas eve we visited Aubie's mom, then his dad came for Christmas breakfast. We had lunch at my grandma's house with all of my dad's family, Aubie and Gage went to Aunt Sue's to see his family (while I took a nap) and then we ended the night at my parents house. We're tired and it looks like Christmas exploded in our living room, but I wouldn't change a thing...it was a wonderful experience!

They didn't keep us!!!

Our appointment this morning was uneventful...YAY!! Everything looked the same as yesterday, so we were given instructions to keep up our current regimen. We'll have another NST Friday morning...maybe I'll pass this one!!

I'd like to give Aubie credit for being the most fantastic husband through this entire ordeal. He has taken on all of my responsibilities on top of his own and hasn't complained once. He has actually been the "comforter" as I have my hormonal meltdowns. I'm a very lucky girl!!

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope Santa brings you lots of goodies!

Another trip to L&D

Well, our Sunday wasn't as relaxing as we'd hoped...I've been feeling "off" (for lack of a better term) since Saturday around noon. I didn't sleep at all Saturday night and this morning I felt worse. So we decided to visit the hospital. I was having contractions every 3-4 minutes but most of them were not painful (uncomfortable but not painful). I was given a double oral dose of Brethine and a shot of Brethine (the same medicine I was given Wednesday) and it didn't even slow down the contractions. They started running tests. The contractions are not "progressing" me and the babies are handling them okay. The Ffn test was negative. So this is my new normal. They said that it's not uncommon for women with multiples to have a lot of preterm contractions. They don't really mean I'm in labor, but they do mean I'm on very strict bed rest.

I have another appointment tomorrow morning just to double check everything but for now...no babies and we don't expect babies for a few more weeks!!

We're back online!

We finally have home internet again!!!

We have had a very crazy week. Monday I went to an OB appt. Everything checked out ok. My OB scheduled a NST (non-stress test) for Wednesday. A NST is basically where they hook me and the babies up to monitors to make sure everyone is ok. Aubie had meetings Monday night and Tuesday night so Gage and I wrapped presents (he picks out the prettiest bows!!)

Well, Aubie and I go to the NST on Wednesday and we expect to be at the hospital for 30 - 45 minutes then we'll pick up a couple last minute gifts and get back to work. The first thing our nurse said was "OH your contracting!" The contractions were not painful so I didn't think it was a big deal. Well, my OB disagreed and after a few tests it was determined that I had a bladder or urinary tract infection and that was probably the cause of the contractions. So, we spent the night in the hospital. I had 6 shots to stop the contractions, 3 bags of fluids and 3 bags of antibiotics. I was sent home Thursday morning with instructions to stay off my feet...I'm now on bedrest. Poor Aubie...he had another meeting Thursday night so he was trying to make arrangements for Gage and get all his ducks in a row!

I'll be at home for hopefully 3-4 weeks until these babies are finished "baking." Aubie's schedule will slow down for the holidays and everything will be great. Not exactly what we had planned, but I'm thankful we made it this far without many complications! Besides, this will probably be the last time for years that I'll be alone in a quiet house without being obligated to do 10000 chores!!!!!

Sorry!

We're sorry we haven't been able to update lately. Our home internet is out and we are trying to locate a new provider. Jackie has had 2 appts. this past week. The ultrasound earlier this week showed that everyone is fine and the babies weigh about 4 pounds each. The boy has turned and is now breech. Looks like c-section for mama. I've been trying to get all of my final projects finished and stay ahead at work in case delivery comes earlier than expected. We should have about 5-6 more weeks. That's all folks! - Aub