30 weeks and counting...

Yesterday was 30 weeks and believe me I'm COUNTING EVERY SINGLE DAY at this point. Been in the hospital almost three weeks now and probably at least another 2 ahead. I hope they aren't all like the last two days. I usually get monitored every 6 hours to make sure the babies heartbeats are ok and to look for signs of distress. Well both yesterday and today, Kamryn's little heart took some pretty major dips which led to continuous monitoring for 10 hours yesterday and 7 hours today...that is NOT fun. Today's was a little rougher as my contractions picked up and yesterday they maxed me out on my Terbutaline pump dosages. So they are now adding Procardia to the mix of drugs I get to keep contractions under control. Procardia is a blood pressure medication which is interesting since I already have REALLY LOW blood pressure. So they have to watch me pretty close to make sure I don't drop too low. Anyway...the babies recovered pretty quickly despite everything my body is trying to do to give birth!!

So we are still waiting...January 12th is 32 weeks which is the Dr's goal. In case I don't get on before then, I want to wish everyone a HAPPY and SAFE NEW YEAR!!! Kiko and I will be snuggled on the hospital bed watching the ball drop together with the girls in my HUGE belly. We are excited for all that 2009 has to hold for us!!

So what do you think??

I'm still hanging in there!! Dr. Adam did an ultrasound yesterday and it looks like Kayla's amniotic sac is hanging in there and not changing a lot which is good news. The bad news is that she is still falling off the growth curve...Last Saturday she was measuring around the 19th percentile....yesterday she was at 14th. If she drops below 10% they will get the girls out...so now it's a waiting game...will her amniotic fluid level drop below 5 (I don't know the units) or will she drop below 10th percentile first???

The on call Dr stopped by this morning and he said they will probably do another ultrasound next week sometime and that he thinks they will be delivered within the next week or two. I'm guessing next week sometime but I'd rather wait till my regular Dr returns from vacation...but this Dr just delivered quintuplets a month ago so I feel comfortable with him too. Who knows. All I know is that it is in God's hands at this point so regardless of when they are born, they could use all the prayers they can get!!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!! Will post next week sometime!

29 weeks and still going...

Today the girls have reached 29 weeks, and tonight's ultrasound showed that we are still hanging in there for a little while longer. Kayla's amniotic sac fluid level is low at around 5.76...the Dr said that once it reaches 5 she will get the girls out. The goal is to reach 32 weeks...I don't know that my body (or the girls) can hold on that much longer, but we'll see. On top of the TTTS, I'm still having a lot of contractions that they are trying to keep under control with medication. So between the two issues, I have a feeling that we'll be meeting our little girls sooner rather than later. But we'll hang on as long as we can. My next check will be Christmas Day.

We appreciate all the well wishes and support from all our family and friends. I'm sorry this is so short, but I can't sit up for very long!

Stay tuned!!

Hanging in there...

Well so far so good. Thursday nights ultrasound showed only a slight change from Tuesday night which was good. The Dr felt comfortable enough to wait until Monday for our next ultrasound. In the meantime I'm undergoing Non stress testing every 6 hours on the babies where they check for fetal movement and heart rates. If at any time one or both of the babies start showing signs of stress they will do an emergency c-section. On Monday the plan is if the babies ultrasound shows continued decrease in amniotic fluid in one of the baby's sacs they will get the babies out Monday night or Tuesday morning. This is basically a waiting game...the longer the girls can stay the better.

Waiting Game...

Day 7 in the hospital and all is well. The babies have been diagnosed with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrom (TTTS). This is basically a condition in which one baby steals the nutrients from the other baby and only occurs with identical twin pregnancies. We are scheduled for an ultrasound this evening to see how the twins are growing. If it looks bad then we'll perform an emergency C-section within the next 48 hours. If it has slowed or is stable then we'll go back Monday and do another ultrasound. Please pray for the best for our little girls. We'll update soon.

Back in the hospital...

I'm in the hospital again...got here last night, Dr office called and said they wanted to monitor me since I was on max Terb and still breaking through...decided to switch me to a Magnesium drip for a few days. Well that didn't quite work...they put me on the mag and kept the terbutiline going...then they tried to take me off the terb and I started contracting again on the mag..so now I'm on both. FUN! I've got an IV in one arm...a terb pump going into my leg that I have to carry around because I can't wear pants or underwear to clip it onto...and I have to pee every 30 mnutes...ugh...

So I don't know what's going on just yet, but the Dr wasn't happy that they couldn't get me off the terb so due to that and the fact that the babies have started to fall off the growth curve (last appt) she went ahead and started the steroid shots for the babies lungs. I also got the visit from the neonatologist in the NICU to prep us on what will happen, etc if my dr decides to take the babies early. My Dr didn't say it but the neonate said that from what she knows of my Dr that I'm most likely in here for the rest of the duration so she can keep an eye on me. Oh and I had REALLY low blood pressure this morning which really worried her...like 80/42...so I think she's worried about how my body is handling things and how the babies are growing.

So that's the status...playing it by ear right now. I'm for sure in here through the weekend and we'll see what the Dr wants to do after that...stay tuned...

It's SNOWING!!! In HOUSTON!!

I know for the rest of the country, snow is no big deal...but when it's only snowed in Houston twice in the last 20 years...it's a BIG deal!! Here are a few pics...I managed to get out of bed long enough to enjoy the snow and get my 27 week belly pic!