I'm measuring how big?????

So I saw my OB today for a regular check up and got some interesting news. My belly is measuring 40 WEEKS!!!!!!!! That is full term for a single pregnancy. My doctor didn't even want to tell me. But I made her!!! I laughed it off and I think she thought I was upset about it.

We also had another hospital stay last week to monitor the boy's heart rates. One of them did not pass his stress test so we had to stay for 2 nights. I should get frequent stay points for these overnight visits. I have another stress test tomorrow and am fully expecting to be admitted again. My doctor said to mentally prepare for these little stinkers to come any day now. But we really need to get to 34 weeks. That's the golden number. That's when it will be most likely for them to come home with us and not spend any time in the NICU. But if they feel like coming before then, we are ready. I am just ready to not be pregnant anymore. Its getting very difficult and draining. UGGHH!!!!!

30 Week Ultrasound... big babies!!!

I had my 30 week ultrasound last Thursday and am happy to report that the boys are now weighing in at 3.4lbs and 3.8lbs. So at 30 weeks I have 7lbs of baby in my belly. Now I just want you to know that most women deliver ONE full term baby at 7lbs. So I have at least another month to go (we hope!!) and those boys are literally taking my body over. You can see the 30 week picture... I almost peed my pants when I saw it (and I see my belly everyday).
The nurse at the docs office told me that I am measuring 34 weeks if I had a single pregnancy. So my body "thinks" that I am 34 weeks pregnant. I WISH I was 34 weeks so I could get this over with!!!!

Ahhh the joys of multiples!!!!!!

Baby Shower!

I managed to make it to my baby shower on schedule despite the harrowing days before the shower! I was so excited to see everyone that could make it and be a part of my day! It was hosted by Stephanie, Lena, Tricia, Kelly, Michelle and my mom. Everyone had a great time and the boys got lots of goodies.

There are pics posted below. Just click on the picture for the link to the album!

Baby Shower Pics

Photobucket Album

Spent the last 2 days in the hospital!

For those who don't know, we spent the last 2 days in the hospital.. NOT FUN!!!!

I went in on Thursday to have a scheduled NST (stress test on the babies) and they discovered that I was having contractions. Now it is normal to have contractions called Braxton Hicks and with twins they are more prevalent but mine were coming too close together. They gave me IV fluids for dehydration, did a culture to test if you will go into labor in the next 2 weeks (sorry if that's TMI) and checked to make sure my cervix was closed. All tests came back negative and cervix was closed. So I thought, I'm going home. Well no not so fast.
Doc decided at like 9pm that I was staying overnight since some of the contractions were like 6 minutes apart. EXCUSE ME???

So waking up Friday morning in the hospital was yucky, got no sleep but thought no big deal, I'm going home. Well.... no contractions came back and they were very erratic. Sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes 20 minutes and so on and so on. So they were saying that I was gonna have to stay again!!! I DON'T THINK SO!!! The geniuses finally decided to do an ultrasound to check the length of my cervix and it was completely normal.. NO why it took 2 days to check that is beyond me and very frustrating at the same time! So final diagnosis was Braxton Hicks since my cervix was not changing and I was not having any other pre-term labor symptoms. DUH!!!!!!!! I could have told you that 2 days ago.... GRRRRRRR!!!

I get to have my Baby Shower today as planned! YAY! Thought we were gonna have to cancel that. But I get to go back to Hospital tonight to have my second round of steroid shots to help the boys lung's just in case this happens again and I end up having deliver them pre-term. Which no-one wants!!!! Especially me :)

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes from family and friends!!

Goodies and a House Divided!!!

We got a nice surprise on Sunday from our friends Ruth and Ricky! They came over for a little cookout and brought the boys some goodies! They even got the boys their first teddy bear..... one Alabama fan and one Gator fan as you can see in the pictures. The bears are even personalized!! Now, we all know that they will both be Gator fans but in fairness I have to give Daryl's team a chance..... right???? They also got some really cute Gator outfits for the boys to wear for the upcoming season!! Go Gators!

Mark Your Calenders!!!

Looks like May 29th is the big day! That is if everything continues to go smoothly with the boys. That will be the day that we have our C-section. Not thrilled about having a C-section but the doc thinks it will be better for the babies. Especially the second one to come out. There can be a lot of complications with natural delivery of twins.

We also learned today that I have to go to the hospital once a week to have a NST... which is a stress test on the babies. They basically hook me up to fetal monitors and watch the heartbeats for about 30 minutes each time. Then after 34 weeks they do it twice a week. This on top of Ultrasounds every 2 weeks and regular check-ups every 2 weeks then every week after 34 weeks. I should just rent a room at the hospital since I will be there so much! Geese! All thanks to the miracle of twins!!

OH and one more thing.... Mama Scalise (Andrea's mom) got our car seats and a few odds and ends for us today from Babies R Us! We are getting down to the wire so it's finally time to start loading up! YAY!!!!!