Birth story

Here it is :) Friday morning After having 4 contractions, then just one the next hour my Monitor lady wanted me to call and ask the Dr. to give me a larger threshold of contractions I can have an hour. So I wouldnt be monitoring all day. So that call to my Dr.'s office was placesd that morning. I went on with my normal day of laying around. But also was doing a few things that didnt wear me out... opening bottles and steralizing them .. well I noticed my back had been KILLING me .. laying down didnt help .. 3 warm baths didnt help. And I was still cramping from that morning. I had just went to the Dr. the day before .. I wasnt dialated or anything. But he said .. I dont think you will make it to the c-section date. He told me to expect to feel a lil more aches and pains. So I wasnt thinking much into it. But the later it got the more uncomfortable I got, at 6:30 pm my Dr.'s office finally called back and she apologized it was so late. She said sure we can up the threshold on your contractions .. how are you feeling ? So I tell her I have felt crampy off and on all day, and that my back continues to hurt & does not go away and that my stool is a lil loose (sorry tmi). She says I think your getting ready to have a baby .. let me call Dr. Cook. She calls back and tells us to head to Labor and Delivery. We take our time .. get his Dad to get Ryan .. finish packing our bag "JUST IN CASE" and even stop to eat a quick bite then head to the hospital. We are seen and checked by one nurse .. she says Im not dialated or anything but she was getting some one selse to check me. The other nurse said MAYBE a 1 or a lil under. My Dr's orders were to give me a bag of fluids and demerol to ease the pain of my back. and check me again in an hour and half after I relax and get fluids. So Tim and I take naps and when the lady comes in to check it was the 1st nurse who felt and said I wasnt dialated at all. She said OHH WOW .. your easily at a 3 and I couldnt check you wll the first time. So my Dr. said we will be having babies in the morning, we were told to expect him later in the morning. He actually came in to our room at 2:30 in the morning to check on me and said he would be back at 7 to deliver the kiddos. At 7 we head down to the OR. Im nervous and scared and sitting in the OR> looking around waiting on my Dr. was not helping .. I was about to pass out. Finally things get started and it was a whirlwind. Everything went so fast .. Presley was born at 7:48 and Michael was born at 7:49. They came out screaming ! Tim went in to see the babies get cleaned up and moved to the nursey .. he told every one how they were and then came back to be with me. Our family got to watch through the window of the twins getting a bath. And all Ryan wanted was to see his momma .. It was so nice to see him. We were moved to a room and they brought me my babies ... Ahh it was a jo to hold them and see them fianlly.. I COULDNT GET OVER THAT WE GOT TO KEEP THEM IN OUR ROOM. They were 5 weeks early and such a great healthy weight and breathed perfect ... I was in AWE. Im running on fumes , my eyes constantly roll back in my head from me about to fall asleep. But Im pushing through it and hopefully will have some sleep coming soon. They are beautiful and perfect and everything with delivery went great. I couldnt have asked for any more.

Presley Regan and Michael Lane

They arrived saturday at 7:48 and 7:49am , She is the older baby weighing 5lbs 2oz a lil longer than 18 in. He was 6lb's 2oz. a lil longer than her. Sorry I dont know the exact lengths. They are doing great and we should all be released in the morning. Ill write the birth story soon as I get a chance ! Here are a few pics to enjoy for now.

Presley on the right (notice her cute lil bow on the hat) Michael on the left

Contractions contractions go away ... come back another day !

Ok not really , I dont want them to come back ! I had 10 contractions on wed. morning during my hour of monitoring. So I had to re-do it and then I only had 3 ... my limit to have to re monitor is 4. So the nurses said I was ok. My dr. said it was normal for the activity to pick up.... I think he may have cursed me. I had 4 this morning :( so that means that I have to drink TONS of water till my eyes are floating .. then I remonitor. Man I hope they go away. Im NOT ready for the babies. Ry & I are singing to the babies to stay in ... dont come out.. we are not ready till feb. four ... Keeps us both busy and he loves to sing :)

Update !!!!!!!!!!!!

My Dr's. appointment went well today .. except my Dr. not knowing that there is one more week left in Jan. !! He came in gave me a High 5 .. said Yeaa you made it to 35 weeks. Then checked my cervix its closed and nothing has changed. So he says next week we are having babies right .. we are like No the 4th. He said Ohh next week isnt the 4th. NOPE .. dont rush us !! He then says .. Ohh you proably wont make it that far !! WHAT DID HE JUST SAY .... he left the room so I could get dressed I stared at Tim , Tim says ... I like how he said it so casually .. Yea tim he isnt the one taking them home. I hope they do stay in till the 4th. Every day makes them stronger and my mom has her plane ticket for the 3rd :) haha my mom said these babies are already going to cost her tons of money if they come earlier. Her tickets non refundable .. but she is so happy she could care less !! Ohh and we have names... just keeping them quiet untill the lil ones are born. I will leak a lil secret.. the boy will go buy his middle name. And the girl has some historic figures in her name ! Got you wondering huh ?

Im in the cleaning mood ... BUT

I CANT ! We had a lady come clean last week .. but its just not clean enough. Tim picks up and all that keeps the kitchen clean .. but im talking vacumme under couch cushions .. wash rugs .. garbage cans. All that other stuff... i still have baby area that i need to do more work on . TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY !!!!!!!!!

History

Today is such a Historic day. Our children will learn about this day it will be one we can share with them that we seen it. We lived it. Wow its amazing how far America has come. Now lots of people Do not agree with the fact that Obama is president. All have diffrent reasons. Thats not what this is about to me. Its about how far americans have came ... Its sad , horrible how african americans were treated. Sprayed with fire hose's , beaten , attacked by dogs. All just for trying to be treated like every other american. Just wanted to say WOW what a day it is.

WE HAVE A DATE !!!

TWO AND A HALF WEEKS ILL BE HAVING THESE BABIES !!!! Wed. Feb 4th at 7:30 am Is my scheduled C-section. SO nervous and excited and pray for healthy babies that can come home with me :)

So much to handle

Tim has been doing such a great job keeping the house clean, laundry done and food in our bellys and water in my hand. By clean I mean picked up .. he isnt into the whole scrubbing toilets or bathtubs or my lil habit of scrubbing trash can's (I HATE DIRTY TRASH CANS .. the ones that are inside). Well he went out of town .. and has been actually going to his office to do some work and started back at the gym (he takes alot of frustration out at the gym , rather it be work , me not sticking to budget haha, and now proably the fact that he is doing everything.... so i think the gym is WONDERFUL for him & he even started going with his friend bobby and they push each other .. its great). So our apartent is looking a lil rough. I try and help as much as I can .. he has miced feelings about that and will tell me Thank You but stop ! Its hard for me to sit back and not be able to clean .. thats my thing. Laundry .. well Im glad I dont have to do that I CANT STAND LAUNDRY. We are eating out alot or quick things tim throws together. He called today and said he knows he is slacking and he is ready for some one to come help him pull it together again. Now personally I think he is doing a GREAT job.. he has so much on his plate , I couldnt imagine being in his shoes right now. So the house is messy, laundry needs done Im not going to complain to him or about him. He is taking great are of Me along with Ryan ... and Ill admit it im not an easy person to take care of at the moment. I feel so blessed and I am so thankful for such a great man !!!

Im getting sooo excited.

I have been excited from the beggining of this pregnancy. At the same time I have been nervous, terrified and super emotional. I have had many ups and downs during this pregnancy its been a tough ride. I am so glad the end is actually in sight & that even if somthing happened soon the babies with some help will be Ok. That was one of my biggest fears. I anticipate my weekly Dr appointment and I get so excited and nervous to hear what he says. This week im asking if I can have an actual expected date so my mom can be here when the babies come. I have a few things that i need to get taken care of.

The 2nd baby bed and matress bought & set up ( even though it will be a while before its is used I want my nursury complete)

Changing pad cover

Bottles & Steralizer ( I AM SOOO UPSET WE CAN NOT FIND OURS ... I like the avent one .. its pretty pricey and I was so happy we already had it... now I bummed we have to buy it again ) :(

A night gown for the hospital .. I have been looking into the Pretty Hospital gowns. But would much rather not spend 50 dollars on a trendy hospital gown. SO im thinking find a gown I like and cut the arms and place velcro where the snaps are on the reg hospital gowns ... easy to use with the IV.

And again I have a baby in my ribs ... its so uncomfortable. I have battled heart burn from the beggining ... Toast gives me heart burn... well the Dr. gave me nexium ( I have taken for reflux before) today I took it and its such a life saver. I feel great !!!

Little minds .... and a little funny !

Ryans little mind just remembers so much and it suprises me so much. Although this little story started about 2 weeks ago it still shocked me and kind of embarresed me. Lets Re-winde to 2 weeks ago. I had a Dr appointment 9 am. Well we were running behind and didnt have time to get Ryan to Tims mom. So we took him with us... I always drink LOTS of water on our way downtown becuase I dont want anycontractions while im at the Dr's office. Usually soon as I get out of the parking garage through 2 elevators , sign in and with TWO babies on my bladder im ready to GO. Well soon as we step out of the elevator Ryan says I need to potty .... So him and i go to the back he goes potty ... well then its mommys turn. I have to leave a sample ... so I try to focus all ryans attention to a picture on the wall so I can leave my sample with out a million questions. (there was nooo way my bladder could make it long enough to get ryan back out to tim) Well the picture didnt hold his attention and he wanted to know why i was going potty in the cup .. "Mom what are you doing .... Why you do that in the cup " CRAP just what I was trying to avoid. "Ryan mommy has to give this to the dr." he thought it was gross .... "EWWWWWWWW" So I just knew that he was going to run out an announce to Tim and the whole waiting room what I did. Well he didnt .. I was SOOOOOO suprised. But yesterday he sees the plastic cups in our pantry ... brings it to me and asks "MOM can I pee-pee in this Bowl ?" ...... I look at him and "WHAT" I thought NO way I heard that right. "Can I pee-pee in this bowl ?" "NO RYAN .. AND THATS A CUP.. YOU DO NOT PEE PEE IN CUPS " .... " Like you mom at the dr. " the he starts to get upset... HAHAHAHHAHAH I HAD NOOOO IDEA !!! Tim is cracking up ... So I tell Ryan .. go ask daddy ! I had no clue what else to do .. and i wanted him away so I could laugh like Tim was getting to do.
He remembers So much ... and I am sure he will see alot with my going to try and breast feed the babies. Hopefully he wont say to much in public... just wanted to share my funny yet embarrising story of my child who just sometimes blows my mind !!

Ohh the pain !

So baby "B" our lil boy is living in my ribs. Now I already posted about this once .. but I fel the need to post again. Lastnight he was in there for HOURS .. I was so uncomfortable that I was on the verge of tears. Well tonight he made his way back over there. I will put my hand on my ribs and work my way down a bit then feel a HUGE bump right under my ribs. I know that I complain now .. But one day I will miss it and want it back. I still cant belive that we are having TWO babies. And we have decided that we are done and will take the next steps to finalize it. Ok Tim is making dinner I better get in there to see what he is making. :)

ONE MORE MONTH !!!

Dr. said one more month and we are having some babies ! I am so excited and hope they stay in there till then , I want them to come home with us be healthy .. but at the same time im ready .. I can very much wait a month to see them. Still have to pull some things together on my end !!

Ultra sound & 3rd Birthday !

I had my monthly ultrasound monday and everything looked good. But of course we have to see what my Dr. says tom at my appointment. Baby A (girl) weighs 4lbs 4oz and measures 3 days behind how far along I am. Baby B (boy) weighs 5lbs and is 1 week ahead of me. This is give or take 6oz. The ultra sound tech said that is good :) . She is breech and he is transverse. And FINALLY we got to see her face. He is always in her space. I would love to post the pic but my computer is on the verge of death and I dont want to add anything else to it !




MY BABY TURNED THREE !!!!!!

I can not belive it ... it seems like just yesterday i was at the hopital having him. It makes me very emotional to think how fast it goes by. He is so big and smart ... Ohh and he is SO funny ! Very dramatic and quick to catch on. He makes me laugh daily and loves me unconditionally.

I had hoped that Ryans first birthday in ga would be a great big one with lots of family and friends... but becuase of bed rest that just couldnt happen. It was nice and small just grandparents and uncles. And just one family friend. Had pizza, cake, ice cream. And we played the Wii (Ryan got Wii stuff and clothes for his birthday). He told me that his birthday cake was on fire... becuase of the candles. He said he had fun .. and that is all that matters. What a blessing he is.

Again i would have loved to add pics .. but they are all moved and hopefully can be salvaged from this computer. Dr. app in the am will blog after that

Fire !!!

My mouth is on fire ! My mother in law makes great gumbo ... well she made some for new years and it was a lil spicy not like her usual HOT Gumbo. Well she brought us over some gumbo last night and I just had some for lunch. I do not understand WHY the longer it sits the hotter it get. I feel like im breathing fire... well I should have just told my self .. Dont eat it ! But I have been thinking about it all day, so I had to eat it. :) I need to learn how to make the gumbo (of course not near as spicy) i hwve learned her beans and rice and both i think I do pretty well at .. now its gumbo time !


Lets see ... We had a nice New Year , we went to Tims cousin Elvia's house and ate , those who could drink drank, and watched fire works. When i couldnt take it anymore and needed to lay down we walked down the street and slept at Tims moms for the night.

My dr's app on NYE went great ... my cervix hasnt changed and all is good. I have a ultrasound appointment monday & dr's app thursday. This morning was pretty scary ... I did my morning sucking down water so I could do my hour of monitoring. Well i did just that and had 5 contractions in an hour. My limit 3 becuase 4 contractions I remonitor. SO I drank 3 more bottles of water and re monitored and had ZERO contractions. The call center monitor lady said that i may have not drank enough water before the 1st monitor session. AHHHHH I thought for sure when she called me the second time I had failed and was on my way to the hospital. LUCKILY that was not the case.

Well I catch up tom. after my ultrasound. OHH and my baby turns 3 tuesday .. he is getting so big :(