Welcome home baby B

Baby B is coming home today from special care nursery. We are excited for him to meet his puppy scout, go outside for the first time and see his room and his house. Also he is 6 weeks old today. This past month and a half has gone by fast. Here is to new experiences for all of us.

When we go back to the hospital to see baby A baby B will have so much to tell her about. The next post you will see will be about adventures with baby B and then baby A's homecoming.

Baby update

The babies turned 5 weeks on June 24th. Time is flying by. They were moved from the NICU on May 29th to the special care nursery. The difference between the two is that the special care nursery is for babies to learn to eat and work on growing. Also the nurses back off and help the parents learn how to take care of the babies with guidance.

Both babies are setting their own schedule for when they come home. It is up to them and when they each can catch on to eating. They are doing well. Baby A is taking a little longer but getting it and baby B is catching on fast. So we will continue taking things one day at a time and will try to update when they come home.

baby update

When I found out wee were pregnant I was really excited and could not wait to tell Ben, followed by our families. We found out In November and went in at 6 weeks we had an early sonogram. It was here that we found out we were not just having one baby but two. Twins. We were shocked to say the least. It took a while but we got used to the idea. For many factors was considered high risk. My doctor  watched me closely and even had me go to a paranatologist. This is a doctor that has extra training to watch a patient carefully. It was this doctor that would ultimately decide when the babies would be born based on what he was seeing each week.

May 18th we went to our appointment. I was telling the doctor how uncomfortable I was at 32 weeks 3 days pregnant. With two babies baby A was breach and baby B was transverse between my ribs. After this appointment the doctor told us to go down to my OB which was the next appointment we had. He told us that we were checking in the hospital to get a round of steroid shots to help the babies lungs mature. He said they would watch me for two days and that the babies would be born May 20th. As we walked down to check in and called our families to tell them we were checking in that we would have the babies that Friday. We reached our goal of 32 weeks. 

The babies were born May 20th which was very special and B found out he passed his 7th architecture exam the day we were being prepped to have the babies. So it was a big day needless to say. Throughout our pregnancy we were preparing ourselves for the possibility that the babies would come early and would be small. Which has helped greatly with this transition. 

It has been said that the biggest gifts come in the smallest of packages which is very true with these babies. They might be small but they are strong and doing great at growing. They are currently in the NICU and most likely will be there until we reach their due date. We are taking everything one day at a time. It has helped that the doctors have prepared us for this journey and we know the babies are getting the best care they can. The bonus part is that we have pros teaching us what we need to know before going home with the babies.

So here is to the day that forever changed our lives and made us parents to two of the cutest babies around. 

32 weeks pregnant with twins

Well we have officially made it to our goal and have hit the 32 week mark. We had a dry run week 28 when we went to labor and delivery a few days after our hospital tour. The hospital tour was great and really helped me to know where we will be for each stage of having the babies. Going to labor and delivery was a bit scary and made me nervous but luckily all was ok. My blood pressure was a bit high and after being monitored was able to go back home.

So now we are at 32 weeks. I think I have finally hit the wall people tel you about. I have felt so uncomfortable these past few days and sleep a few hours at a time. I try to take naps during the day when I can and that seems to help I think. This week we have baby weight estimates which are done every two weeks. This is because the doctors see a greater difference than every week. So we should know more after this appointment.

Many ask when my due date is and the answer to that is whenever the babies come and or whenever the doctor tells me that they need to come. So no I don't know when they are coming and if you have a crystal ball you are more than welcome to let me know. I think we have pretty much everything as ready as we can at this point for the babies arrival.

I am looking forward to meeting them once they are here. They have been very active these past couple of weeks and can really feel and watch them move. It is such a cool and odd feeling at the same time. It is cool to see how big they are getting. I am interested to see which baby looks like who and which baby has hair or does not have hair.

We are trying our best to prepare Scout for their arrival. I think she can tell something is up. She loves visiting the babies room and just hanging out. Which is a good thing. I have been trying to spend as much time as I can with her befor the babies come. I know once they are here things will be different but know she will always be my sweet puppy and she will adjust to the babies in time as will all of us.

Pregnancy update and puppy update

Well, we have made it to week 27 with twins, which is a huge deal and milestone in my book. This is because I was born at 27 weeks gestation. Everyone loves to ask how I am feeling so here is the run -down: so  far pretty good. I will say it is getting more difficult to sleep at night, last night I only got about three hours or so of sleep, but I must be getting what I need because other than feeling tired I am feeling good.

We went to the doctor today and she said to limit my walking. I noticed last night as we walked to Chewy's for dinner that I could barely make it that far and was feeling tired/winded and going slower and slower with each step. So, from now on I will be dropped off etc but can still go places just needing more rest, which I am trying to get and make up for during the day since I do not get much sleep now. As you can tell I am writing this past midnight. I try to sleep but just can't get comfortable and the only way I feel comfortable is sitting up as laying down is painful on my back, lungs etc. Hoping I am able to get some sleep tonight.

Next week is a big week. We are celebrating Scout's first birthday! I cannot believe she will be one! She has been such a great puppy and a great addition to our family. I went and got her a dog birthday cake, dog popsicles that she loves and two new dog toys to celebrate. It should be fun to celebrate with her.

Also, next week we will be taking a tour of the hospital in the high risk area. Think this will help us to feel a little more prepared, or at least as prepared as we can be for having the babies. Looking forward to next week and am taking each week and day one step at a time.

Here is to hoping I can get a few hours sleep tonight.