Update on Logan

Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers! Keep them coming! Thankfully Logan had a much better day yesterday. He was taken off of the CPAP machine yesterday morning and they took him off the warmer yesterday afternoon. He started bottle feeds yesterday and we got to hold him and feed him last night! I can't even tell you how amazing it was to get to hold our little man. He was so sick on Monday and going downhill quickly. It's amazing how much can change in less than 24 hours. When we left last night everything was still going well. They're going to bump his feeding amount up today and we should have the final results back from the blood cultures today. As I was told by several people, no news is good news at TCH. So, we're hoping that this was just an episode of him dropping his temp because he is so little and still premature. It's definitely scary that this can happen, but it could be so much worse too. We're hoping for another encouraging day for him today. I'll keep you updated.

Prayers Please!!!

Please pray for our sweet boy, Logan. He was admitted to the Level III NICU at Texas Chil.dren's Hosp.ital yesterday for hypothermia. He was put under a warmer and also put on a CPAP machine because he was having apnea episodes. He was very lethargic yesterday and did not want to wake up for his early morning feedings. He is stable and they are running every test known to man to try and figure out what's going on. The main thing they are looking at is infection. Thankfully, he is keeping his body temp up while in his heated bed and his heart rate was good overnight. He has not required any oxygen at any time but the CPAP is helping him to not have to work as hard to breathe. He also has a feeding tube now, but they have not started feeding him through it yet. We're hoping they will start feeding him this morning.

Please pray that the doctors are able to determine exactly what is going on with him and that it is just something very minor. Please also pray for Chris and me as we try to split our time with Logan and with our sweet girl, Paige. I'll update as we know more.

Happy Birthday!

They're here!!!! Our precious, miracle babies were born on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 35 weeks 6 days. Logan Michael was 4 lbs 13 oz and 17 1/2 inches long. Paige Elise was 5 lbs 1.8 oz and 17 1/2 inches long. They were delivered via c-section at 4:25 pm (Logan) and at 4:26 pm (Paige). We are all doing great and we were released from the hospital this afternoon. I will post a more detailed birth story soon, but for now here are some pictures of our sweet little babies! I could just eat them they are SO cute!!!

Paige on the left, Logan on the right

35 Week Update

I'm 35 weeks today! Woohoo! The crazy thing is...this might be my last weekly pregnancy update. Yikes! Yes, you read that right. Here's what's going on. I went to lunch with a sweet friend yesterday and while we were there I started feeling really crampy and it moved around to my lower back. When I got in my car to leave I started feeling some pressure in my bottom like I needed to go to the bathroom, but I didn't need to go. This concerned me so I decided to call my OB's office since I was literally right around the corner from my OB and the hospital. The nurse told me to come right in and then about 2 minutes later she called me back and said that the doctor on call said to go straight to labor and delivery. This is when I started to get more concerned. I didn't feel like I was going into labor but I just had a feeling that things might be headed in that direction sometime soon. I got to the hospital and was admitted to an antepartum room where they hooked me up to monitors for the babies and my contractions. I was having patterns of contractions and uterine irritability and then contractions again and then more irritability. Thankfully this pattern did not cause my cervix to start dilating more. They called my OB and she did decide to put me on Breth.ine to stop the contractions. Thankfully this worked. They also put in an IV to give me some fluids just in case I was dehydrated and hadn't realized it. I was at the hospital on the monitors for about 6 hours before they let me go home. Thankfully the babies were doing great!

I had my weekly appointment with my OB already scheduled for this afternoon. I had a feeling that she would tell us we wouldn't make it to Oct. 25th, but we had no idea that she would tell us we maybe had a week at this point. What?! We couldn't believe it! I thought Chris was going to pass out! Poor guy. She checked my cervix and I'm about 1/2 cm-1 cm dilated right now, but the babies have dropped and the extra pressure is causing my cervix to really thin out. Dr. M said that she really hopes we can squeeze in another week, but that she feels completely confident with the babies coming now if I do go into labor before next week. I'll still have a c-section to deliver the babies but at this point we no longer have a scheduled date. Dr. M wants to wait until my appointment on Tuesday morning to see if things have progressed and then she'll decide where to go from there.

I honestly don't know how I feel about all of this. Of course I'm super excited to meet these little ones, but at the same time I want them to keep baking a little longer. I told Chris this weekend that I didn't think my body was going to hold out for 3 more weeks and I noticed that the babies had dropped. I just didn't think that they could potentially be here in less than one week. I really feel like we're as ready as we possibly can be. The bags are packed and ready to go, the nursery is ready for them and I think we pretty much have everything we need. I'm sure once they're home we'll find things that we need and hadn't purchased yet or even thought of, but that seems pretty unavoidable to me for first time parents.

I'll try to post an updated picture tomorrow. Please keep these babies in your prayers. Please pray that they continue to put on weight and that their lungs are ready for the outside world. It's all in God's hands. It has been this whole time. We just have to sit back and wait for Him to reveal His perfect timing for meeting our precious miracles and continue to praise Him for all the blessings He's given us. I have LOVED every minute of this pregnancy and I will continue to soak up every minute that I have left.

(Linds- I'm so glad I got to spend my last outing hanging out and catching up with you!)

Last appointment with the specialist

Today we are 33 weeks and 5 days. We had our last appointment with the specialist today and it couldn't have gone any better! Both babies still have great fluid levels and they're still growing well and in accordance with each other. Logan is measuring 4 lbs 7 oz. and Paige is measuring 4 lbs 9 oz. Grow babies grow!!! I'm so happy with their weights and I'll be thrilled if they can each pack on at least another pound over the next four weeks.

Four weeks from today we'll be holding these sweet little ones!!! I can't wait!!

33 Week Update

Today I am 33 weeks! Praise God that we've made it another week and these little ones are still in the oven! I had my weekly appointment with my OB this afternoon. She did th NST monitoring again. Both babies heart rates were good and she's still unconcerned by the braxton-hicks contractions I'm having off and on everyday. It's just to be expected at this point. My uterus is annoyed by these little wiggle worms. :-) Thankfully it's still harmless at this point and I just pray that it stays that way. Yesterday was my last day at work, so being at home now should help to alleviate some of the extra irritability in my uterus. I'm still doing a little bit of work from home until the babies come. It sure was nice to work in my PJs this morning! My OB told me last Thursday that I needed to be done with work now. I think this actually came at a good time because my body is definitely starting to get tired and these babies are getting really heavy to carry around!

Today Chris and I got a surprise at our OB visit...she scheduled our c-section! Unless these babies make an appearance on their own within the next four weeks their birthday will be October 25th at 7:30 AM!!! I can't believe we actually have a date. It still seems so surreal. I can't wait to meet them! I also realize now that I only have a few more precious weeks left to carry them. I'm glad that I'll get to take the next several weeks to finish getting everything ready and to enjoy every last minute I have with them in my belly.

Our next ultrasound with the specialist is on Monday and then we see my OB again next Wednesday. I'm really excited about Monday's appointment. We haven't seen them in four weeks! I can't wait to see how much bigger they've gotten since our last ultrasound.

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and a great weekend! Here's my 33 week picture.

32 Weeks!!!

Today I am 32 weeks! Woohoo!!! It feels so good to make it to this milestone with babies still safely baking away! I am so grateful and thank God every day for getting us closer and closer to a safe, healthy delivery. We don't have another appointment with the specialist for 2 weeks but I do see my OB tomorrow for the NST test. Hopefully that will go well! I should also find out tomorrow what my bed rest is going to entail now that I'm at 32 weeks.

Since my last post, I went to see a different endocrinologist regarding the gestational diabetes. She and my OB both agreed that I need to be on some insulin now because my blood sugars are still a little high after my meals. I started the insulin tonight. Thankfully Chris will be able to give me my morning shots before he leaves for work and he can give me my evening shot before dinner. I'm skipping the lunch shot because I just cannot give shots to myself. I tried for 30 minutes this morning and just couldn't do it. Yes, I know I'm a wimp. I'm an 8 month pregnant wimp, though, and I'm tired of stressing and feeling overwhelmed by this diabetes situation so I'm just going to do the best I can. I'll just make sure that I'm extra cautious with what I eat at lunch so that I can make sure my blood sugar stays low.

At my last appointment with my OB she told me that she would take the babies via a scheduled c-section sometime between October 20-27. That is 5 weeks away! Whoa! I can't believe they will be here so soon. Thankfully we've almost finished the nursery. Just a few minor touches to complete and then I promise to post pics. :-) Here are a few pictures I took last night for my bossy sister who sent me an email demanding new belly pics. :-) (Just kidding Heather)