We are so shocked I am still pregnant at this point...this is more than we had even hoped or prayed for. I am getting larger by the second and feeling even less mobile...not that I get to move around much. We went to the doc today for a check up. I am still dilated to a 1, so holding steady there for at least 4 weeks now. I go back next Thursday (assuming I haven't had them by then) and we will schedule a c-section for March 11 or 12. So, in 2 weeks or less we should get to see these little boys I've been pregnant with for 2 years...just kidding, but it does feel like it's been a really long time!! Baby A and Baby B were estimated to weigh 4 lbs 4 oz and 5 lbs respectively. Dr. Schmidt said I can move around a bit more starting today, although the mean trick about that is that is starting to be pretty uncomfortable to move at all. She just laughed when I mentioned her giving me a bit of freedom around the same time I no longer felt very comfortable...she just laughed.
We will post another update if anything exciting happens or after our appointment next Thursday. Thanks for your interest and concern for the four of us!! :)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
We made it to 32 weeks!!!
When I was admitted to the hospital on December 3rd we definitely weren't expecting I'd still be pregnant at this point. We are so thankful that 
the boys haven't been born yet. I had an appointment today and all checked out great. The boys are gaining weight at the rate of a singleton pregnancy vs a twin pregnancy when they are usually smaller. Baby A weighed 4 lbs today with Baby B still outweighing him at almost 4 1/2 lbs. Dr. Schmidt measured my very rapidly growing belly and I am measuring like I am 38 weeks pregnant...no wonder I feel huge. I put a picture up so you can all see for yourselves!!
I am still to stay on bed rest until 34 weeks. At that point I will be taken off of bedrest (so she says) until I go into labor or go in for a scheduled c-section. Since the babies weren't positioned correctly it was assumed I would have to have a c-section but somehow Baby B (who was breach) is now head down!! I guess we'll wait and see how they are when the time comes.
I have now been home for almost 2 weeks. 'There's no place like home, there's no place like home' has even more meaning after over 2 months in the hospital! It has been fantastic...except for a little mishap last Monday night. Every night between 9:30 and 10 I take my prenatal vitamin along with my additional 4 folic acid tablets. This last Monday night I went to do the same thing. As I was chewing the folic acid (I can't swallow pills for those of you who don't know) I thought it tasted a little different..actually quite bitter. Just as I was washing them down with water and thinking maybe the pharmacist put the wrong pill in my folic acid bottle I realized I had grabbed the almost identical pill bottle of generic Ambien. Absolute panic set in as I confirmed that I had just taken 40 mg of Ambien (4 times the maximum dose). I have never been one to self-induce vomitting but tried without much luck. Diana, my mother-in-law, was staying with me that night as Ryon was in the Valley. I told her what had happened and that I thought I needed to go to the hospital. I knew I had a good 30 minutes or so before I would most likely be deep asleep, nonresponsive, or in a coma...I had no idea. I was petrified about what I had possible done to the babies. We called Dr. Schmidt who confirmed going to the hopital immediately was needed. It was a very scary hour or so...and then I was deep asleep in Labor and Delivery being monitored throught out the night. My poor parents along with Ryon's Mom were there late into the night and my Mom spent the night on a small, uncomfortable chair until morning when I was released and all was fine. I felt completely normal the next day and the babies did well on the monitors all night. We laugh about it now...what a stupid mistake to make! So please...check your medicine before you take it...and make sure pills that look the same are at least in different looking containers.
We really appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, calls, emails and cards that have been sent our way. It means so much to us and it has clearly worked because even the doctors are amazed I am still somehow keeping them in there!!
Until next time...
Paula, Ryon and the Boys
the boys haven't been born yet. I had an appointment today and all checked out great. The boys are gaining weight at the rate of a singleton pregnancy vs a twin pregnancy when they are usually smaller. Baby A weighed 4 lbs today with Baby B still outweighing him at almost 4 1/2 lbs. Dr. Schmidt measured my very rapidly growing belly and I am measuring like I am 38 weeks pregnant...no wonder I feel huge. I put a picture up so you can all see for yourselves!!I am still to stay on bed rest until 34 weeks. At that point I will be taken off of bedrest (so she says) until I go into labor or go in for a scheduled c-section. Since the babies weren't positioned correctly it was assumed I would have to have a c-section but somehow Baby B (who was breach) is now head down!! I guess we'll wait and see how they are when the time comes.
I have now been home for almost 2 weeks. 'There's no place like home, there's no place like home' has even more meaning after over 2 months in the hospital! It has been fantastic...except for a little mishap last Monday night. Every night between 9:30 and 10 I take my prenatal vitamin along with my additional 4 folic acid tablets. This last Monday night I went to do the same thing. As I was chewing the folic acid (I can't swallow pills for those of you who don't know) I thought it tasted a little different..actually quite bitter. Just as I was washing them down with water and thinking maybe the pharmacist put the wrong pill in my folic acid bottle I realized I had grabbed the almost identical pill bottle of generic Ambien. Absolute panic set in as I confirmed that I had just taken 40 mg of Ambien (4 times the maximum dose). I have never been one to self-induce vomitting but tried without much luck. Diana, my mother-in-law, was staying with me that night as Ryon was in the Valley. I told her what had happened and that I thought I needed to go to the hospital. I knew I had a good 30 minutes or so before I would most likely be deep asleep, nonresponsive, or in a coma...I had no idea. I was petrified about what I had possible done to the babies. We called Dr. Schmidt who confirmed going to the hopital immediately was needed. It was a very scary hour or so...and then I was deep asleep in Labor and Delivery being monitored throught out the night. My poor parents along with Ryon's Mom were there late into the night and my Mom spent the night on a small, uncomfortable chair until morning when I was released and all was fine. I felt completely normal the next day and the babies did well on the monitors all night. We laugh about it now...what a stupid mistake to make! So please...check your medicine before you take it...and make sure pills that look the same are at least in different looking containers.
We really appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, calls, emails and cards that have been sent our way. It means so much to us and it has clearly worked because even the doctors are amazed I am still somehow keeping them in there!!
Until next time...
Paula, Ryon and the Boys
Sunday, February 1, 2009
SIIIKE!!!!!
GUESS WHERE WE ARE???? HOME SWEET HOME, AND LOVIN' IT. That's right, Paula was sent home unexpectedly yesterday after 8 weeks and 4 days in the hospital resort. It was a shock, but Dr. Schmidt came in, while I was out golfing, and told Paula she could go home. When Paula called me I got to the hospital in record time (after finishing 9 holes). We thought it was going to be a much bigger chore loading everything up to go, since we had really moved in, but thanks to her parents and brother we were able to make it happen pretty quickly. We are very glad to be back, and are about to begin working on our caretaker schedule, as she will have to have someone here 24/7. Although she is home, she is still on strict bed rest, just as she was at the hospital. She is able to get up to use the restroom, and she can take a shower every other day. Her next appointment will be at 32 weeks, on February 12th. Until then, she will be doing home monitoring twice a day to keep a close eye on contractions. We are looking forward to seeing the boys again in a couple of weeks, and will give another update then. The best I can figure we should be recuperated from our super bowl blowout by that time.
Until next time,
Paula, Ryon, and The Boys
Until next time,
Paula, Ryon, and The Boys
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