The Babes!

Here is my "Twas the Night Before the Twins" belly. 38 Weeks - September 27, 2009:

We got up on Monday morning before our alarm went off at 4:30am. Trevor didn't sleep one wink and I think I got about an hour of sleep that night. Talk about anxious!

We drove up to the Hospital, went in through the ER entrance and checked in with the lady at the front desk there. We were then led down the hall to Labor and Delivery and they took me right into triage to set me up with the baby monitors and to get my IV going.

It took a long time to try and find each of their little heartbeats on the monitor, and they kept moving in and out of each little paddles range. Seemed like we monkey'd around with that for a LONG time. Of course I wasn't watching the clock, but I would guess it took around 30 minutes to get them both located! :o)

Then it was IV time...and I've actually become pretty good with all the needles sticking in me, but it could have been the combination of anxiety, needles, blood and nothing to eat or drink since midnight that I felt like I was going to pass out. I told the nurse right away and she got me a cool washcloth and laid me back a bit to get rid of the light-headedness.

Then everyone started coming out of the woodwork. My OB came in with a small ultrasound machine to see if Julia had turned into the head down position...and she was still breech, so everything went on as planned.

I was pretty scared, not knowing exactly what to expect. The anesthesiologist came in to talk about the spinal drugs I was going to get, then all the OR nurses came in to introduce themselves, and I could see all the assistants walking around in their booties and starting to get their gowns on as I sat in triage. Started freaking out a bit at this point and a few tears streamed down my face. Trevor looked over at me and looked a little concerned that I was getting upset. He assured me that he'd be right there with me.

They got the results back from the bloodwork they were waiting for and it was time for me to walk into the OR. Everyone in there had on masks with plastic shields protecting their eyes, and green scrubs and gowns. I zeroed in on the bed. It wasn't very wide...only enough for one body on there...narrower than a twin bed. They helped me up there and gave me the anesthesia in my back. The anesthesiologist must have hit some sort of nerve cause my right leg went tingly and I jumped a bit and my leg slipped off the stool it was propped on...a little scary...so he tried it in a different spot. He kept asking me to slouch over so he could get the medicine in the proper place. I wasn't slouching well enough for him...and had to remind him that it was hard to slouch with a huge beach ball in my lap! :o) He said I had the best posture. Ha! I draped myself onto my OB and she held me up as my 194 pound body relaxed into her. I remember apologizing for being so heavy on her. She assured me she was fine and told me that she'd have someone else come and hold her up if she couldn't hold me anymore. :o)

They laid me down on the table and kept asking me to help move my legs...HELLO! They just shot anesthetic in my back and expect me to move? Yeah, not really.

**and that is as far as I got with that post. I really wish I would have finished it...it was fun to re-read! Darn it all, anyway!!

5:15

Got a call from the Hospital today to set the time to come in for the C-section. 5:15 am! That means...bed early and get up at like 4:30. Sheeshka-Beeshka! I'm so excited to have more energy and less weight to carry around (of course, not to mention, to meet these 2 little people!!). Not much more to say about it yet. Will post pics here someday...and for sure, Facebook. Keep us in your prayers! ♥

♥ Visit from Aunt TT ♥

Auntie TT came for her "weekend" from the fire crew in Powell, ID and it seemed like a very quick trip, but we loved having her here!

She chopped my hair off:


and styled Ali's hair (cut a bit off her bangs, too) and buzzed Noel's hair! I even gave Trace a trim (under her direction, of course!) Very productive. She also took this super cute picture of them...don't you just LOVE Noel's outfit?

Yesterday, we did some shopping...grocery, fabric and clothes. Trace is going to make Ali a "quilted" duvet cover and bedskirt...the color theme will be purples and greens...hopefully something that she can use for a long time and not find "babyish" when she's a teenager! :o) We also trudged to Old Navy and TT used her birthday gift certificate and got lots of cool new clothes! Now she's on her way back up to Powell for the week. Thanks for coming TT, we love you! ♥

30 weeks ~ FINALLY!! :)

10 weeks left...let's COUNT IT DOWN! :o)

Here is the belly update:

and here are some 3D pictures of Twin Boy:

and Twin Girl at 29 weeks:

This bottom one reminds me of Ali already!! My mom says "Same recipe!" :) At the last dr. appt and ultrasound(last week) they were both 3 pounds 4 oz. Anything else I forgot to mention? Let me know and I can post about that, too!

Belly Update ~ 25 weeks

All right, here I am at 25 weeks. Yes. TWENTY-FIVE weeks.

Comparatively, here I am with Noel at THIRTY-NINE weeks. Yes. THIRTY-NINE.

Twins much? I think so.

Appointment

Yesterday was my first Doctor appointment since 2 weeks ago when we found out there are 2 little babies in the belly. I think it was the LONGEST two weeks ever...with little gratification, actually.

I asked about all the worries that come with twins: Bedrest, Inducing, C-Sections. She could only tell me that we have to wait and see how my body responds to it all. I am, of course, at higher risk for all the pregnancy problems: Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, etc. just because there are two.

I gained another 10 pounds this past month. I asked how much I would gain...she said 40lbs is pretty normal. I am at 28 so far. Eeeek.

She measured my belly and I asked what the difference was between Noel at the same time. She said I measured 24 inches at 24 weeks with Noel. I was 23 weeks yesterday...27 inches. Quite a difference, I'd say!

My due date is still October 12...the original due date....40 weeks gestation, but there is a higher risk of premature labor, too.

So. Keep waiting is my prescription.

The Big Rig

Back in...man, March? April? We decided to get a bigger vehicle and I have just now taken pictures for you! Our thinking back then was, "Well, eventually we plan to have 4 kids, so lets just take the plunge now since we will need the space." Little did we know we'd have 4 kids so soon!! :o) No wonder God made that decision so peaceful in the midst of a recession!

Our old car was a 2005 Hyundai Elantra. Sat only 5, well, 4 with two humungo car seats in it. I miss our sprite little car, wasn't quite as intimidating to me....I could park it VERY easily...this new one? Yeah, I park in the North 40.

This is a 2008 Ford Expedition XL (extra long). It seats 8 (3 rows of seats) and still has room for the dog and luggage in the waaaay back (that's what we used to call it growing up...the way back). We bought it used (only 1 year!) and it was HALF the price of buying it brand new! I'd say that was a deal!