January 27, 2012 OB Visit (34w, 6d)

Dr. Mueller was right- We made it another week!  Nothing new to report from this appointment- We are status quo for now!  We go back to the OB on Thursday the 2nd.  The doctor said we wouldn't schedule the C-section until 37 weeks, if we make it that far.  I'm sure we will go on our own before then!  My heartburn has gotten worse, especially at night, so I doubled the amount of pepcid I'm taking.  Turning over at night has become a major event and sleep has become more elusive.  I have gained over 40 pounds now!  Once we hit 36 weeks, I'll be more than ready for these girls to arrive!

The nursery is finished, the car seats are installed, and our bags are packed!

 The finished product!

Lots of pink!

 The girls will be sharing a crib for awhile

 Flower alphabet cards

 Bow board

 

January 20th, 2012 OB Visit (33w, 6d)

This morning we met with Dr. Mueller after having an ultrasound yesterday.  At the ultrasound, my cervix measured 1.7 cm down from 2.7 cm two weeks ago!  The sono tech seemed very concerned about this reduction, and asked another physician in the practice if I was okay to wait until the next day to see the doctor!  This was the first appointment Chris couldn't make it to since our appointments were split this week.  The doctor said I was okay to wait, but not to do any jumping jacks!  We feel much better after meeting with Dr. Mueller today.  He said he wouldn't have even checked my cervix yesterday as the measurement does not really matter at this point.  He stated that some women can stay at 1 cm for several weeks and some women with a 3 cm go into labor in a week!  He said if he was a betting man, he would bet that he'll see me next week!  Our next appointment is 1/27.  Bedrest is going okay...I'm starting to feel like a weakling laying around all day.  Once I come downstairs in the morning, I stay downstairs.  I move in a triangle from the couch, to the bathroom, to the kitchen!  Kind of getting old and a little lonely, but I can handle 2 more weeks!  I had my work babies shower last Saturday, and had a great time!  The girls got a lot of very cute clothes!  I feel much better prepared now that I made it to my showers!  Chris made a trip to Babies 'R' Us and Target this week to use our gift cards to get the remaining items we need.  Almost ready!!

Angela, the hostess, and I

 The cute cake!

 Lisa and her new baby Madeline!

 Laura made a bow board using the sheets we chose for the girls!

January 12, 2012 Maternal Fetal Visit (32w,5d)

Today we had an appointment at Maternal Fetal, which turned out to be our last one!  The snow made the trip into the doctor a little more interesting.  Saw a couple accidents and 1 person in the ditch.  The bridge was really backed up too.  Our doctor was late to the office because she couldn't get up a hill by her house!  The appointment went very well.  Both girls looked great!  Whitney is 4 pounds, 11 ounces and Terren was 4 pounds, 10 ounces!  Both are still head down, but now their legs are crossed!  Dr. Renfroe said now that we are past 32 weeks, from their standpoint, the girls are okay to come any time now!  The OB would still like us to get 34-36 weeks, which sounds much better to us!  36 weeks is considered full term for twins.  Dr. Renfroe did not do a cervical check.  Bedrest is going okay.  I actually feel more tired and achy laying around all day.  Bathroom breaks during the night have increased to about every 2-3 hours, which I guess is good training for when the girls are here!  I am also having a lot more Braxton-Hicks contractions.  I still have plenty to keep me busy though!  I have another sono next Thursday and an OB appointment on Friday.  My work babies shower is Saturday- I'm excited to see everyone and to get out of the house for awhile!  We will be 33 weeks that day!  Hopefully 3 weeks to go!!!  Below are some pictures from my babies shower last Sunday.  I had a great time and the girls received some wonderful gifts!  Thanks everyone for coming!

New Years Eve

Baby Shower
My Aunt Sandy, cousin Julie, Mom, Chris, and I

My Mom and I

My cousin Brenda and I- Brenda did a great job with all the yummy food!

My sorority sisters from IWU

Kristi, Mindy, Mason, and I

My Aunt Pat and Aunt Barb

1/12/12 Whitney pics (Terren was shy this week)

January 4th, 2011 OB Visit (31w4d)

Happy New Year!  Chris and I went to a nice dinner at Johnnie's Italian Steakhouse then had some sparkling grape juice before retiring to bed way before midnight!  Today we had an OB appointment.  I had a sono first to check the girls' heartrates and to measure my cervical length.  Terren's heartrate was 135 and Whitney's was 141.  That's right- We have names, almost!!  Whitney Autumn and Terren ???.  We are still trying to decide on a middle name for Terren.  Whitney is Baby A and Terren is Baby B.  Both girls are still head down.  We forgot to mention last week that Terren changed positions again from her head in my right upper abdomen to now in my left lower abdomen.  She probably got tired of getting kicked in the head by her sister!  My cervical length shortened again (3 to 2.7) so Dr. Croland recommended no more working and home bedrest.  We go to maternal fetal next Thursday and then back to the OB the next week.  Sounds like they will check the length each week until 34 weeks, then we are considered relatively safe.  My manager is going to let me work 16 hours from home each week so I can save some PTO which is nice.   I'm excited to see everyone at my shower this weekend!  We'll update the blog again after next week's maternal fetal appointment.

Terren pics (Whitney was shy this week)