The Twins are here.........

Derrick and Elissa have arrived,

They were born around 6:50 pm last night. March 30,2010. Due to having developed Toxemia they had to deliver the twins early. Derrick weighed in at 5.4 oz. and 19 inches long. Elissa weighed in at 6.2 oz and 19 1/2 inches long.

Mommy & Babies are doing well, and are expected to go home Sat. Further updates & pictures will be posted soon.

36 Weeks (GROWING)

Oh my goodness it seems like I grow SO much Every Day!! After only a week from the last time I posted a picture, here is my belly now..

The goal was for me to make it to 36 weeks, then the Dr said I no longer have to be on bed rest or take that medication that makes me swell so badly! Today is that day! YIPEE! Although he is out of town until Sunday night, I am now safe to go into labor, if I do. I prefer to have my Dr deliver me, but if they decide to come before he returns... so be it. LOL.

36 weeks

Thursday I will be 36 weeks pregnant, which is ultimately what the Dr. wanted me to make it to. My Dr will be out of town until late Sunday night, and I will see him again on Tuesday, which will be my last visit with him before my scheduled C-Section on Tuesday April 6th at Noon.

I went in today for my routine appointment and saw another Dr. in his practice. Everything went well. My blood pressure was high again, but went down before I left there. I also had fetal monitoring again today and everything there as normal.

Labor & Delivery

Last night I was having a lot of contractions and a strong sharp pain in my lower left side. After calling the Dr. on call, it was recommended that I go to Labor and Delivery to get checked out. I was having contractions about 7 minutes apart and my blood pressure was really high (again). They hooked me up to the machines, watched my contractions, and kept a close eye on my blood pressure. Both babies were doing fine. After about 2 1/2 hours, my contractions slowed a little bit and my blood pressure went down, and they believe the sharp pain is my ligaments stretching from the babies growing, so they sent me home. I was advised to continue the medication that I am on to slow the labor process and stick to the bed rest. I have my next appointment with the Dr. on Tuesday.

Fetal Monitoring

I had my fetal Monitoring appointment today and it went well. Everything still looks normal. Heart beats are great and amniotic fluid level is normal.

35 week belly picture

Right now all that is happening is the babies are GROWING... and boy is my belly growing too!

35 Week Check Up

Well, I made it past the weekend that the Dr. was out of town... but apparently I missed the day he told me that he will also be gone all next week.. which of course is my 36th week. I have not dialated any further, so apparently the medication he put me on is helping. Although, I am now 90% effaced. There are 3 Dr's in his practice, so if I shall go into labor while he is gone, the other two Dr's will do the C-Section, however, I really want my Dr. So the goal is now to stay pregnant until he gets back... (which will be march 27th). I know that the longer the babies are inside, the better off they are, but at the same time I am soooooo incredibly uncomfortable and SWOLLEN. The medication I am on causes excess swelling, on top of the natural pregnancy swelling as well as headaches. The babies are growing rapidly, which again is good, but with the growing babies and the excess swelling I am HUGE! ok, there, I am done venting, lol... waiting, waiting, waiting.