Christian Momma

Well, I finally did get a call back from the nurse. She said that I could come in today for a BP check…I asked her if I was going to have to pay for it and she said yes…so I asked if I could just got to Wal-Mart. She told me that would be fine, so that’s what I did today. This time it was on the low end of normal…127/71. My thinking is the other day I took my BP pill with Coke…probably shouldn’t have done that. It’s a slow release pill (slowly releases over a 24 hour period), and taking it with Coke probably messed up the pill. Anyway, I called in my BP to the nurse and she was supposed to write it down in my chart. I’m not feeling dizzy like I did yesterday, but I have had a few “head rushes” from moving too fast.

Anyway, Kevin drove me down to the hospital last night (with my 13 frozen bottles of milk and 7 refrigerated ones…YEAH). I made it down there for their 6 pm feeding. Well, the nurse asked me right away if I wanted to nurse Andrew…I jumped at the chance (figuring that he’d do what he did the last time). Well, he latched on and drank for 6 full minutes before giving up!! He did wonderfully!! I was so excited!! I didn’t get the chance to try with Daniel this time, but I’ll make sure he gets to try the next time! I was so relieved that he actually did it! I was afraid that neither one would latch on and I’d be pumping forever!! I know Daniel can latch on, since he did the last time, so I know he can do it too!! The nurse I had last night was telling me that it’ll only be a matter of time before I’ll be nursing them both at the same time!!
I took the car seats in last night too. They have to do what is called a “Car Seat Challenge”, where they monitor the baby as they are strapped into the car seat to see if they have any issues for 1/2 hour. They like to do this a few days before discharge. Oh and my boys are already circumsized too!! They said they’d do that a couple days before discharge! I’m so excited…things are moving right along!! They should be getting their Hepititus B shot and Synergist shot today (or Saturday).

I’m hoping they don’t have any issues and gain their weight so they can come home Monday!! I guess Excited doesn’t really explain my feelings…but I think you all can get the picture!!

Hey, I just wanted to pass along my information for you…we’ve had a pretty rough week this week. Kevin dealt with the flu during this whole time and missed the birth of our babies. Here’s our story:

On Monday (2/14), I went in for a routine OB appt. My blood pressure was high, so they wanted to admit me into the hospital for observation. When I got there, they ran a few tests and I had what is known as HELLPS. Which is part of pre-eclampsia where the liver stops functioning properly. So they transported me to a level 3 hospital. On Wednesday they took them by c-section. Daniel was born at 1:23 pm 2 pounds 15 ounces; Andrew was born at 1:25 pm 2 pounds 12 1/2 ounces. Andrew was 15 1/2 inches. Daniel was 15 1/4 inches . They are both breathing on their own, which is a big accomplishment. They were born at 31 weeks gestation.

They will be in the NICU for awhile. I got released from the hospital today. They had been watching my BP from the whole HELLPS thing. I’m still exhausted, but glad to be home.

I’m so exhausted!! I was up almost every hour with either pain or having to potty. At about midnight, I broke down and started crying. Kevin asked me if I had taken any Tylonal yet, which I hadn’t, so I was trying to get some and dropped it on the floor…that was the end of my sanity!! Of course because I was crying so hard, I ended up getting sick I took my meds and then laid down and realized I had the chills. Yep, my lovely children decided to be so kind and share their sickness with me! So the Tylonal not only helped the pain I was having, it kicked my fever, and helped me relax to get some rest…not much, but some.

So, between me getting up to go potty, Noah getting up because he had a fever, me getting sick, there wasn’t much time for sleep!!

Today I feel better, well a little. I have a deep cough and I’m tired, but no anxiety or anything like that. Kevin said he was going to go to the doctor with me tomorrow morning. He never goes unless he’s concerned or knows I’m really upset.

Oh I want to stop coughing!!!

I feel…: exhausted

I am so nervous about my pregnancy right now. I know I’ve been having issues with my BP, my parents brought me a BP monitor that I could borrow…well, when I took it, the bottom # was 108!! That scared me!! I know that is high! Then later after laying on my left side for about an hour or 2, it was 97. I’m really scared. I don’t want to have to be in the hospital for this…I feel funny at times, a weird funny…you know, just not right…sort of feels like anxiety, but that’s not what it is.

I’m so scared that my body is starting to say it’s done…I need these babies to stay put for at least 4 more weeks if not longer. I know worrying only makes my bp go higher, but it is so hard not to worry. I just don’t think I could handle going into an NICU and seeing my babies struggling to live! :*(

I’ve been having sharp pains in my back, almost like a pinched nerve where the pain goes straight up my spine…it hurts! My skin on my stomach at times feels as though it’s being ripped apart. I just don’t know how much more my body can take!!

Please say some prayers for me…I need them more than ever before!! I’m losing it here!!! :*(

I feel…: worried

Well, I guess it could have went worse. Andrew’s heartbeat was 150; Daniel’s was 148. I hit 200 pounds! OH MY!! My cervix is still closed. However, my blood pressure is a bit high. So I have to go in again next week. She said it was borderline high, but they had to take it 3 times before they let me leave the office. That concerns me. I’m really nervous about that.

So I could use all the prayers I can get, I want to keep these babies in here as long as possible! So pray that my blood pressure stays down! Thanks, this has gotten me down a bit

I feel…: blank

On Saturday, I had more energy than I’ve had in a few days, so Kevin and I went shopping. We went to Value City Furniture and got a small dresser for the babies for $39! Then we looked around 3-4 different electronic stores so Kevin could compare prices of computers. Then we stopped and purchased 2 mattresses for our boys’ bunk beds. Then came home and ate lunch. I sat on the couch for a while and Kevin went and picked up the mattresses. I went upstairs and sorted the clothes so Kevin could take them down to the basement for me. I then started the laundry while Kevin put the bunk beds together. Then Kevin helped me make the beds. Later that night we went to the grocery store and came home and ate supper. By the time I got home, I was having a few BH contractions. I laid down on the couch with a heating pad and lots of water watching tv, then we headed to bed. This morning I was so tired I couldn’t function again. We didn’t go to church, Kevin let me sleep in until 9 am (and would have let me sleep longer, but I had to get up and eat something). After eating breakfast, I was exhausted and felt like I could sleep longer, so I just relaxed on the couch.

We finally have Michael and Noah in their room!! The bunk beds are up, their dressers are in there along with their toy boxes! I think they are really excited about sharing a room too! It’s a good thing, since they wouldn’t have a choice! LOL For the babies room, we have their little dresser up and together (no assembly required, just had to put the knobs on), the daybed that Michael used to use up, I took the cover off the chair to wash it, but the chair is in there, and then the crib (it still needs to be converted back to the crib, but we need to find the side 1st.)

I have all the stuff I got from my shower sitting at the bottom of the stairs, but I haven’t taken them upstairs yet, Kevin has to clean off the dresser in the garage and bring it up into the babies room, but he’s going to wait until my parents come down next time…which should be within the next 2 weeks. I also have a bunch of stuff in the basement that needs to be brought upstairs and put into their room. I need to find my flower sheets and stuff for the day bed (just don’t feel like putting kid sheets on it LOL). Then I need to put all the stuff away. I will probably wait for my parents to come down too. My mom just LOVED helping put together both Michael’s and Noah’s rooms, so why not let her help with the twins?

Other things I really need to do…pre-register at the hospital (something I should do since I’ll be 30 weeks tomorrow), call and get a pediatrician for the boys, and schedule a tour of the hospital for Kevin and I. I know the next time my mom and dad come down, my mom is going to want to go by the hospital so she knows where she’s going. UGH, I’m starting to feel like I’m running out of time to get this all done!!!!! And it doesn’t help when I don’t have energy to do stuff! LOL

Today, I’m exhausted…so much so that I couldn’t keep my eyes open this morning. UGH! I hate feeling like that. I’m still tired and can (and probably will) take a nap when Noah goes down for a nap. I’ve noticed in the past couple of days that my ankles are starting to swell. Which is normal in pregnancy, but still I don’t ever remember my ankles swelling much with Michael and Noah unless I was walking or standing a lot. I’m still getting the Braxton Hicks contractions…I get them every day now too, but only 1-2 an hour, if that. I feel a bit of anxiety too.

At the appt. before the last one, my dr mentioned me getting a blood test to check my liver function (she wants to be safe, and I was feeling nauseous that day), but I didn’t get it done for some reason. Then at my last appt. we had the issue of my blood pressure being high at the beginning of the appt and then normal at the end.

I have been logging everything I’ve been feeling down in my book that I take with me to the dr. so I can tell her…most of the time it’s not anything to be concerned about, but I know she likes me doing that so she knows whats happening with me. I go again on Monday, so I’ll have my notebook in hand!

I feel…: exhausted

Well, I’m at 29 weeks…I need to make it to 34 weeks and my dr won’t stop labor!! That’s not too much longer! She’d like me to hold off until 37 weeks, which sounds good to me…induction will be in the week of 38.

My shower yesterday was great! 22 people showed up (that’s counting the younger children…which there wasn’t too many of them). I got a lot of nice things…a double stroller, lots of clothes, gift cards to Wal-Mart, diapers (both cloth and disposable), etc. It was great! I wasn’t expecting that amount of people or gifts!! They played a lot of games…1 game we played, we had to figure out the type of baby food…some of that was disgusting LOL. Then they did something really sweet, they opened a package of newborn diapers and had everyone write words of encouragements on them, so when I change their diapers, I’ll see what everyone wrote! How sweet!

Now we are just waiting on Kevin to get his first check from his contract work and then go purchase some mattresses for Michael and Noah’s bunk beds and get them up so I can get the twin’s room all put together!! I feel like that’s the main thing right now and we are just waiting for things to get moving!

I feel…: loved

Things are going fine still! I’ve gained a total of 12 pounds so far this pregnancy! We are seeing jumps of 3-4 pounds every 2 weeks, which the dr said isn’t a problem since I hadn’t gained much. Both boys’ heartbeats were 150. I’m measuring at 37 weeks. The dr did mention that it looked as though my stomach is more wide than high. She checked my cervix again, still closed and thick! She gave me the go ahead to go to my shower this weekend! She seemed a bit concerned since my bp was “border-line” at the beginning of my appt…but when the other nurse (they switched on me during my visit) checked, she said it was normal. So she said not to worry, it could have been the way she took it/and the cuff she used. My next appt is Feb 7th. She said unless there’s a change, we’ll stick to every 2 week visits until 36 weeks!

I feel…: calm

I went out to eat with Noah today to Applebee’s. While I was there, my back started hurting pretty bad. So as soon as we were done, I headed back home. Well, my back was still hurting…then it stopped, then it started up again! I started thinking that I was going into preterm labor!! So I came straight home, sent Noah upstairs for his nap, and called Kevin…he didn’t answer, and then called Deb. She told me to call the dr’s office and talk to a nurse. So I did…and after talking to the nurse, I was told to lay down, take some tylonal and use a heating pad. She also told me to stop lifting the garage door. So this is where I’m at now…I’m on the couch with the heating pad. The nurse told me not to worry unless I start cramping, bleeding, or the pain gets worse! Since I’ve been on the couch, my back is feeling better and I’m getting really sleepy now!

Scared the crap out of me and upset me too. I’m so glad that I’m not in labor!!

I feel…: nervous