Well, we have a blissful moment of peace in the house. Babies are fed and changed and sleeping in Dave and his friend, Frank's arms. I have a little back-tracking to do!!
Last Saturday, I was feeling crampy and yucky all day. I knew I was having labor pains, but I also knew that we were still 6 days away from c-section and I didn't think I had dilated any more. So, I got through the day and tried to go to sleep. I was very restless and couldn't sleep, still having cramps. Around 1:45am, I felt a huge GUSH of water. Yay! My water broke! Time to get things moving!!
I woke Dave and we called the doctor and they said to come to the hospital for an immediate c-section. We got to the hospital around 2:30a. Dave was letting me off at the main entrance. As soon as I stood up to get out of the car, GUSH! again! There were a handful of people in the waiting room getting a great show! My pants were soaked and I wasn't in the mood to walk all the way to maternity. Dave got me a wheelchair and took me up. They put me in triage and started prepping me for c-section and had me monitored for non-stress tests/heartbeats. During this time, I was having real contractions about every 7-8 minutes. They weren't horrible, but they weren't pleasant. We got bumped twice for the c-section and ended up waiting until 6:45am to get taken in.
The spinal was scaring the living daylights out of me. The first needle stick surprised me and I jumped, but after that, it wasn't that bad.....except for my imagination. I couldn't feel anything but pins and needles in my legs. They brought Dave in and he did a great job taking pictures. He did not pass out and seemed to have a great time checking out the whole procedure.
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, James Frank (baby A) was born at 7:12am and weighed 7 lb 12 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. William Michael (baby B) was born at 7:13am and weighed 6 lb 15 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. Dave was so involved with taking picture of James, that he didn't realize William would come so fast.....so he missed his entrance!! All of us went to recovery together. Both babies were having trouble maintaining their temperatures, so they kept putting them in warmers. The nurse gave me a Percocet and it made me throw up for about 2 hours. That was miserable. After that, I just stuck to Motrin and was fine.
The recovery from c-section is way worse than I thought. Throughout my 4 days in the hospital, they removed my catheter, IV, and leg massagers. On the last day, they removed my staples. I still haven't even looked at my incision site. I just don't want to know!! Being forced to move around and take care of the babies is helping me feel better faster. It's been a full week now. We are trying to get into a schedule at home, but basically it's eat, sleep, eat, sleep, etc! The babies are everything we dreamed of and already it feels like time is moving too fast!
What a journey!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Week 36 & 11 days to go!
Well, I'm starting to pack on the pounds now. I weigh 187 lbs. This is officially more than Dave weighs in at 186.6 lbs. It's also a big weight increase from just a week ago. I am measuring 43 weeks pregnant, which is less than last week. This is due to the fact that the babies have dropped very low. Which makes eating easier....obviously, by my weight!! My middle measurement is still at 47 inches. I am still only dilated 1 cm. We met with the doctor who will perform the c-section, if we make it to May 25th. He's a big guy (think lumberjack, beard and all!). Dave asked how big of an incision they make for the c-section. He says it has to be just a little wider than his hand so he can reach in and pull the babies out. Hmmmm......why can't we have a small, Asian woman as our surgeon?!!!
During the 3D ultrasound last week, Dave and I were looking at Baby A's face in horror. It appeared that his eye was hanging out of his head, he had a cleft lip, and his nose was huge and squished. I knew if there was a real problem, then would have told us and just chalked it up to the fact that 3D ultrasounds are just for entertainment purposes only. Dave has been stressed about it for a week and asked the doctor today. They have no concerns about our "Mr. Potato Head" baby with his dangling eye and nose on his forehead. I can't wait to finally meet him and see what he looks like for real! :)
In addition to being completely uncomfortable and tired all the time now, I have horrible back aches, nerve pains shooting down my legs, numbness around my belly button from stretching too much, numbness in hands and wrists from pregnancy induced carpal tunnel (who knew?), and leg aches. I've lost my pregnant "glow"!! :/
I've been telling the babies that whoever breaks their amniotic sac first will be my favorite. They haven't made any moves. It appears that they have paid for their late checkout and will stay for all the remainder of the days. Stubborn just like their father!
Next doctor appointment is in a week on Monday.
During the 3D ultrasound last week, Dave and I were looking at Baby A's face in horror. It appeared that his eye was hanging out of his head, he had a cleft lip, and his nose was huge and squished. I knew if there was a real problem, then would have told us and just chalked it up to the fact that 3D ultrasounds are just for entertainment purposes only. Dave has been stressed about it for a week and asked the doctor today. They have no concerns about our "Mr. Potato Head" baby with his dangling eye and nose on his forehead. I can't wait to finally meet him and see what he looks like for real! :)
In addition to being completely uncomfortable and tired all the time now, I have horrible back aches, nerve pains shooting down my legs, numbness around my belly button from stretching too much, numbness in hands and wrists from pregnancy induced carpal tunnel (who knew?), and leg aches. I've lost my pregnant "glow"!! :/
I've been telling the babies that whoever breaks their amniotic sac first will be my favorite. They haven't made any moves. It appears that they have paid for their late checkout and will stay for all the remainder of the days. Stubborn just like their father!
Next doctor appointment is in a week on Monday.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Week 35
We had our last ultrasound today. They are really crammed in there! I don't know how the ultrasound technician knows what she's looking at. I couldn't pick out any body parts except for heads this time. They are measuring BIG still. Baby A is 6 lb 11 oz and Baby B is 6 lb 13 oz. We met with the doctor. I'm quite miserable-feeling these last few days. I have a severe back ache and I'm having infrequent crampy, contractions. I was hoping I would be more dilated this time so they would send us right to the hospital. I'm still only at 1cm. They have scheduled my c-section for Friday, May 25 at 9:30a. Dave keeps saying that it's ONLY 17 more days. I want to strangle him. Of course, I could always go into labor before that and they would do the c-section right away. I'm willing myself to do that. My weight is 183 lbs. I think that's up 2 lbs from 2 weeks ago. Lately, I'm hungry a lot. I haven't felt hungry this whole pregnancy. I am measuring at 45 weeks pregnant. I'm big! My middle measurement is 47 inches around. We get to see the doctor every week now, so we go back next Monday.....unless I can will this to get going!!
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