The Fun Unpredictability of a Twin Pregnancy

All the "probablies" about me having babies this week have changed yet again (I'm getting really tired of this roller-coaster of not knowing what to expect). Luckily, though, I have an actual day that they will induce me if I don't go earlier (yay! something concrete)! These girls will most likely come October 9. Clark thinks that this day is meant to be because it's Tawny's (our dog) birthday. I guess we'll just have to see.

Everything still looks good with babies.

Tonsillectomy

This is Stockton:

This is Stockton on drugs:

Any questions?

Stockton got his tonsils out today and he's taken it like a champ. With the exception of a very sad hour during recovery, he's been the sweetest little boy all day. He's wanted to go for walks and play with toys and do most of his normal activities. Hopefully he'll have a speedy recovery.

I do need to include the pictures from his recovery hour. Pretty sad, huh?

Pregnancy Update

Well I had another ultrasound today and Baby B still isn't growing like she should. Her overall size is below the tenth percentile, approximately weighing 3 1/2 lbs! Compared to her sister's 5 lb weight, I'm a little more concerned than I was three weeks ago. The doctors seem to be more concerned also, but they still think it's better for the babies to stay in than out at this point. The blood flow, fluid, and heartrates still look really good. They're hoping I'll make it to 36 weeks now, but didn't sound very optimistic. Who knows what will happen or when these girls will come!

My Uneventful Pregnancy is Now Somewhat Eventful

With the exception of one minor scare, I've had a pretty uneventful pregnancy. In fact, it has been so uneventful that at my last check-up, my doctor acted like I would carry this babies until I was close to forty weeks (I had something different planned in my mind but the longer the better I suppose).

Well things have changed somewhat in the last few days. At my last ultrasound, the doctor noticed that one of the twins was not growing as rapidly as she had been. Apparently her abdomen is only in the 5th percentile, which basically means her sister is hogging all the nutrients. Other than that, both babies are doing well and the rest of their organs are developing nicely.

What this means, though, is that I have to start taking non-stress tests twice a week and doppler scans once a week to make sure that the placenta continues to function right. If that baby doesn't gain weight quicker, I'll have to deliver the babies sooner rather than later. Yikes! Hopefully that won't happen and the babies can stay inside as long as possible, but we're definitely getting down to the home stretch here. I'm suppose to rest as much as possible without officially being on "bed-rest."

Me, at 32 weeks.

On a much lighter note, I had this random dream before I was even married that my sister-in-laws and I were pregnant at the same time, and that one Sunday afternoon we posed for a picture with our bellies popping out. I know that's a strange dream but ever since then I've been determined to capture that image. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that is ever going to happen, so improvisation was needed. I, of course am due in October, my sister-in-law Lori is due in December, and my sister-in-law Laura had a baby in February. I'm afraid this is as good as it's going to get:

A dream sort-of come true!

Stockton's First Day of Preschool

I use to always laugh at the moms who cried when dropping their child off at school for the first time (you'll see them in a few hours, right?). Well I've been sufficiently humbled. Stockton's first day of preschool was yesterday and I cried like a baby dropping him off. He'll be going to preschool fours days a week, all day! Luckily, he loved his first day and didn't want to go home when I picked him up.