DAY 40 - The Count Down is on T-11 Days to Go! (Another post from Leon)
Had some contractions again today and they administered another dose of brethane (spelling?) however, the Doctors said that will be the last dose as they will let the contractions run their course from here moving forward.
Kim's now on continuous monitoring with the exception of 2 short walk breaks, a shower break and off monitoring from 12am-4am. Which doesn't lend itself to getting much sustained sleep as the nurses are having to constantly come in to find the babies and get them back on the monitor.
The journey is coming to an end but the anxiety and stress seem to be multiplying. The closer we get the more the tension seems to rise, and Kim is getting exhausted. We continue to pray and ask God for His hand to deliver our girls in 11 days healthy, safe, and happy!
We're having the last growth ultrasound on Monday (3/16) and looking forward to seeing the weights of the babies (2 weeks ago they were 3lb 5oz and 3lb 3oz). Then we're only 9 days away from delivering. Kim's OBGYN has scheduled her C-Section for Wednesday March 25th!
Thanks again family and friends for your thoughts, prayers, calls and wishes. We'll keep you posted as we move forward.
Leon and Kim
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
DAY 36 Today (3/10/09) NOTE FROM LEON;
Well the contractions got a little worse last night, so they had to give Kim 2 different doses of medicine to stop them. They were coming roughly every 3 minutes but the meds stopped them (around midnight). Today they've started back up, but Kims doctor said she wasn't going to stop them (via medicine) again!?! Not sure exactly what this means yet, but they are beginning to subside a bit in intensity and duration (as of 4pm).
Kim's sister left today and is heading home tomorrow (back to Switzerland) and know how much Kim appreciated her being there (and the fact that she spent 3 nights in the hospital in a fold out chair/bed)!!! :)
We're obviously still praying that God will lead our twins through this time and He will ultimately bring our (new) girls into this world when He is ready. There are a number of different options from this point depending on how the contractions go from here however, we're taking it one hour at a time.
Starting tomorrow (30 weeks) Kim will go on to 24/7 monitoring, which means we're now only 15 more days away from delivering anyway!! Praise God.
Will update again soon as we learn more, thank you for the prayers for our girls and family.
Well the contractions got a little worse last night, so they had to give Kim 2 different doses of medicine to stop them. They were coming roughly every 3 minutes but the meds stopped them (around midnight). Today they've started back up, but Kims doctor said she wasn't going to stop them (via medicine) again!?! Not sure exactly what this means yet, but they are beginning to subside a bit in intensity and duration (as of 4pm).
Kim's sister left today and is heading home tomorrow (back to Switzerland) and know how much Kim appreciated her being there (and the fact that she spent 3 nights in the hospital in a fold out chair/bed)!!! :)
We're obviously still praying that God will lead our twins through this time and He will ultimately bring our (new) girls into this world when He is ready. There are a number of different options from this point depending on how the contractions go from here however, we're taking it one hour at a time.
Starting tomorrow (30 weeks) Kim will go on to 24/7 monitoring, which means we're now only 15 more days away from delivering anyway!! Praise God.
Will update again soon as we learn more, thank you for the prayers for our girls and family.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Day 33
My sister Sabrina is here from Switzerland, YEAH!!!!!!! We are having great pj party's and it has been so good to spend time with her. The babies are doing good, only a couple of contractions but nothing really to worry about. I cant believe that we have been in this room for 33 days. Only 20 days to go before I meet the twins. God is good!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Day 28 and only 25 days left:)
I just had my ultrasound this morning and the girls are doing good. Thier weight is Baby A and 3 pounds and 5 ounces, and Baby B is 3 pounds and 3 ounces. This is great for me being 28 weeks! Thanks for all your prayers and we are doing good. Only 25 days to go!!!!!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Day 23
Well I had my first real mental day yesterday. I just think the reality that I have been in this room for three weeks and I still have four more weeks to go just got a little overwhelming. Also my neighbor friend on this floor with twins had her babies on Monday night and I was able to stay with her during her monitoring when her babies went into distress and was able to stay with her until she went into the OR. It really scared me about my own situation and just made everything so real. Her babies were born and weighed 2-4, and 2-11. They were born at 31 weeks. I am planning on seeing them today in the NICU with my friend, and they are actually doing very well for their gestation age.
Today is a brighter day and I am trying to work on having a positive attitude. I think the big thing is is that you just have no privacy or control when your in the hospital. People come in left and right for different things and you just have to deal with it. My showers have become a sanctuary for me because it is really the only place to have privacy and a real therapeutic meltdown.
Leon, the kids, and the Grandparents are doing very well. I am so thankful that mom and Dad were able to come and just take over the reigns of our family. Leon is at the hospital with me often and came this morning to meet with our doctor. My monitoring is now 3X NST (Non stress Test) daily with fetal tones in between. The doctor said that we are planing to have a c-section the day that I turn 32 weeks which is March 25th, therefore our goal is 28 more days:)
Today is a brighter day and I am trying to work on having a positive attitude. I think the big thing is is that you just have no privacy or control when your in the hospital. People come in left and right for different things and you just have to deal with it. My showers have become a sanctuary for me because it is really the only place to have privacy and a real therapeutic meltdown.
Leon, the kids, and the Grandparents are doing very well. I am so thankful that mom and Dad were able to come and just take over the reigns of our family. Leon is at the hospital with me often and came this morning to meet with our doctor. My monitoring is now 3X NST (Non stress Test) daily with fetal tones in between. The doctor said that we are planing to have a c-section the day that I turn 32 weeks which is March 25th, therefore our goal is 28 more days:)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Day 18
Yeah it is day 18 and I am still sane:):):) Jt spent the night with me last weekend and Hannah was able to spend the night with me last night. We we had such a good time. Hannah and I walked the halls in our PJs and watched movies until she passed out. Even when the nurses came in at night she still didn't wake up so it was a good time. We did have another scare last night which made me a little nervous with Hannah here. Baby A had some decels variations (? not sure about the spelling) which showed some signs of cord compressions, but the nurse came in and once again quickly turned me to my left side. After a couple minutes both babies went back to normal. My doctor didn't seemed to be too concerned and stated that with this pregnancy it is normal for there to be some variations during monitoring and that it wasn't anything to be alarmed over. Especially since the babies responded to my moving on my side.
I have been so blessed with many visitors and also a visit from my pastor and a representative of our new church "Newspring Community Church". Our senor pastor also called which was very touching as well. I feel so blessed and honored to have so many people praying and thinking of our family. There are so many women on this floor that just do not have a family support system to help get them through the tough times. Its been really nice to form relationships with other long term pre-term patients. I have one friend that has been here for three weeks and will also be here until she delivers her twins. We both try to look at our situation like as if we were stuck in a sorority our freshman year with no means to escape. I am probably driving her crazy because when I get bored I talk and pull her out of her bed for us to walk the halls:) Its also amazing how much I am enjoying my brief walks outside on the sidewalk and my daily shower.
Thank you all once again for your prayers, your visits, your emails, and your phone calls. we so appreciate all of you. For those of you at Kings Academy and Newspring, make sure you give my children a big hug. They are really doing great but I'm sure its not easy with mom gone. You also might want to give the grandparents and Leon a big hug too, because they are also doing such a good job handling my long term hospital stay.
I m now looking forward to Leon coming and spending the night with me to night with popcorn and blockbuster movies. God is Good!
I have been so blessed with many visitors and also a visit from my pastor and a representative of our new church "Newspring Community Church". Our senor pastor also called which was very touching as well. I feel so blessed and honored to have so many people praying and thinking of our family. There are so many women on this floor that just do not have a family support system to help get them through the tough times. Its been really nice to form relationships with other long term pre-term patients. I have one friend that has been here for three weeks and will also be here until she delivers her twins. We both try to look at our situation like as if we were stuck in a sorority our freshman year with no means to escape. I am probably driving her crazy because when I get bored I talk and pull her out of her bed for us to walk the halls:) Its also amazing how much I am enjoying my brief walks outside on the sidewalk and my daily shower.
Thank you all once again for your prayers, your visits, your emails, and your phone calls. we so appreciate all of you. For those of you at Kings Academy and Newspring, make sure you give my children a big hug. They are really doing great but I'm sure its not easy with mom gone. You also might want to give the grandparents and Leon a big hug too, because they are also doing such a good job handling my long term hospital stay.
I m now looking forward to Leon coming and spending the night with me to night with popcorn and blockbuster movies. God is Good!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Day 15, Its been 2 weeks:)
I can not believe it has been two weeks!!!
Sunday night and Monday night we had a little scare when the babies heart rates went up in the 170's and 180's and stayed for about 15 minutes. I was being monitored, just like I m everyday and the nurses rushed in and ask me to move on my side. I could tell they were nervous which in turn made me very nervous. After laying on my side for about ten minutes the babies starting behaving better and baby As heartbeat went back to normal. They called the doctor on call and he just said to watch them a while so we did and the girls were fine. Last night the were high again but they came back down more quickly so the nurses were not to worried.
We had a great ultrasound and the girls weight are wonderful for their gestation age. Baby A weighted 2 Pd's,5 ounces. And Baby B weight 2 Pd's, 8 ounces. They looked so uncomfortable on the screen especially baby A. Baby B is literally just curled in a ball on top of Baby As head. They will definitely be closed sisters when they grow up.
Today i am going to spend some time in the NICU to help prepare myself for the girls delivery.
Once again my family and friends have been wonderful to come and visit and call. I feel so honored to have such a support system. God is good ! I am praying that time will continue to fly and that the girls and I will be able to make it to our 32 week goal. Thanks for your prayers.
Sunday night and Monday night we had a little scare when the babies heart rates went up in the 170's and 180's and stayed for about 15 minutes. I was being monitored, just like I m everyday and the nurses rushed in and ask me to move on my side. I could tell they were nervous which in turn made me very nervous. After laying on my side for about ten minutes the babies starting behaving better and baby As heartbeat went back to normal. They called the doctor on call and he just said to watch them a while so we did and the girls were fine. Last night the were high again but they came back down more quickly so the nurses were not to worried.
We had a great ultrasound and the girls weight are wonderful for their gestation age. Baby A weighted 2 Pd's,5 ounces. And Baby B weight 2 Pd's, 8 ounces. They looked so uncomfortable on the screen especially baby A. Baby B is literally just curled in a ball on top of Baby As head. They will definitely be closed sisters when they grow up.
Today i am going to spend some time in the NICU to help prepare myself for the girls delivery.
Once again my family and friends have been wonderful to come and visit and call. I feel so honored to have such a support system. God is good ! I am praying that time will continue to fly and that the girls and I will be able to make it to our 32 week goal. Thanks for your prayers.
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