Friday, June 15, 2007
Professional Pics
Thought I would share our "church directory" pictures with you. Now, once again, I do not have access to our scanner upstairs, so I took pictures with my camera of the photos...not the best quality as you will see! (See how bored I get while on bedrest??? I take pictures of pictures to put on my blog! haha) This was back in April and I was 15/16 weeks pregnant and already showing a LOT...trying to wear black to make myself look slimmer! ha! Didn't work! ;)
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
A full 23 weeks and still at home!!
Horray for another week at home! But more importantly, the babies are looking great! They each weigh over a pound!! (between 1.1 to 1.5 lbs) Dr. Tabor said that I've got about 5 pounds of baby inside me! I am the size of a full term singleton mom. They are all growing at the same rate and are all around the same size! My cervical cerclage is still holding strong and is the only reason I am still pregnant right now (besides the fact that God is watching over us!). ;)
I gained 4 lbs in one week! YAY! I made up for the pound I lost last week, and gained 3 more on top of that! I think all four of THESE particular pounds reside in my hands! hahaha...yes, folks...check out my "MAN HANDS!" Don't be jealous! Everybody loves "man hands", especially on women! ha!
Also, I'm sure yall have heard about the sextuplets that have been born recently...well, the doctor overseeing the care and birth of the family in Arizona is one of Dr. Tabor's associates. Pretty cool. Lots of people with higher order multiples actually move to Arizona, just to be taken care of by this man and his clinic.
I am having random, occasional contractions (which doc said are normal)..but the weird thing is: I cannot feel the beginning of these contractions...no cramping. I just feel my tummy throughout the day and sometimes it is hard as a rock, right at the top of a contraction. But I'm good as long as they are less than four contractions an hour...and I'm not even close to that. (Notice how high my belly reaches into my ribs! All the way into my chest! Yes, on my right side, UP INTO my ribs and chest, my two little boy twins like to play..very often!) Can you say: heartburn? difficulty breathing? acid reflux? When I eat, my food feels like it gets trapped right at the top of this big belly bubble.
An AWESOME story:
This is SOOOO cute! (I hope Joe doesn't blast me for this) The other night, right before we were going to bed, Joe was kissing our babies goodnight. He was right up next to my tum tum, with his cheek against my skin. He began talking to the babies and singing to them and sweet little Savannah started kicking! (I guess that could be good or bad! "pleeeease stop singing!" haha!) I could feel her from the inside and Joe could feel her tapping his cheek and ear from the outside as he was singing to her. (Keep in mind, I hadn't felt the babies awake for several hours...but as soon as Joe started talking to them and singing to them, Savannah was definitely interacting with him!) The next day I was reading my weekly email from Baby Gaga or What to Expect When You're Expecting, and the entire email was about how the babies can hear and recognize voices and sounds and will react! How cool is that?! or better yet, how cool is God?!?!
I gained 4 lbs in one week! YAY! I made up for the pound I lost last week, and gained 3 more on top of that! I think all four of THESE particular pounds reside in my hands! hahaha...yes, folks...check out my "MAN HANDS!" Don't be jealous! Everybody loves "man hands", especially on women! ha!
Also, I'm sure yall have heard about the sextuplets that have been born recently...well, the doctor overseeing the care and birth of the family in Arizona is one of Dr. Tabor's associates. Pretty cool. Lots of people with higher order multiples actually move to Arizona, just to be taken care of by this man and his clinic.
I am having random, occasional contractions (which doc said are normal)..but the weird thing is: I cannot feel the beginning of these contractions...no cramping. I just feel my tummy throughout the day and sometimes it is hard as a rock, right at the top of a contraction. But I'm good as long as they are less than four contractions an hour...and I'm not even close to that. (Notice how high my belly reaches into my ribs! All the way into my chest! Yes, on my right side, UP INTO my ribs and chest, my two little boy twins like to play..very often!) Can you say: heartburn? difficulty breathing? acid reflux? When I eat, my food feels like it gets trapped right at the top of this big belly bubble.
An AWESOME story:
This is SOOOO cute! (I hope Joe doesn't blast me for this) The other night, right before we were going to bed, Joe was kissing our babies goodnight. He was right up next to my tum tum, with his cheek against my skin. He began talking to the babies and singing to them and sweet little Savannah started kicking! (I guess that could be good or bad! "pleeeease stop singing!" haha!) I could feel her from the inside and Joe could feel her tapping his cheek and ear from the outside as he was singing to her. (Keep in mind, I hadn't felt the babies awake for several hours...but as soon as Joe started talking to them and singing to them, Savannah was definitely interacting with him!) The next day I was reading my weekly email from Baby Gaga or What to Expect When You're Expecting, and the entire email was about how the babies can hear and recognize voices and sounds and will react! How cool is that?! or better yet, how cool is God?!?!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Good 'Ole Bedrest...Welcome to My Life
I start by saying, don't ever leave a BORED pregnant woman on bedrest alone with a camera...You never know what you will get! ha!
"Bedrest...not all its cracked up to be..."
"...but at least I'm at home! It's better than being in the hospital!"
"hmmm...I'm going to practice trying to hide my triple chin! (OK Suz, lift chin when taking pics..if all else fails, rest your chin nonchalantly on the palm of your hand!)"
The number one reason why going on hospital bedrest will be SOOOO hard for me...this little gem. Every day she lies in her bed, right beside me on the couch. She is no doubt, therapy for me! This is a pick of Shi baby right after a ton of company left my house! She was pooped out! PRECIOUS!
One of the not-so-bad perks of pregnancy?...Well, for some reason, my lips are SO puffy and huge! I like to refer to them as my "Angelina Jolie" lips...I know, I know I'm the spitting image of her, you don't have to tell me! Ha! (wink, wink)
My sweet boy...waiting on me hand and foot...doing laundry, cleaning the entire house, doing yard work, making me breakfast, doing almost every single thing for me!
Thank God for my mom and aunt! They are taking such a huge weight off of Joe! What a blessing...they are the most self-less women I know and are always there to take care of those in need! Aren't they adorable??? Jany on the left (mom) and Aunt Judy on the right.
"Bedrest...not all its cracked up to be..."
"...but at least I'm at home! It's better than being in the hospital!"
"hmmm...I'm going to practice trying to hide my triple chin! (OK Suz, lift chin when taking pics..if all else fails, rest your chin nonchalantly on the palm of your hand!)"
The number one reason why going on hospital bedrest will be SOOOO hard for me...this little gem. Every day she lies in her bed, right beside me on the couch. She is no doubt, therapy for me! This is a pick of Shi baby right after a ton of company left my house! She was pooped out! PRECIOUS!
One of the not-so-bad perks of pregnancy?...Well, for some reason, my lips are SO puffy and huge! I like to refer to them as my "Angelina Jolie" lips...I know, I know I'm the spitting image of her, you don't have to tell me! Ha! (wink, wink)
My sweet boy...waiting on me hand and foot...doing laundry, cleaning the entire house, doing yard work, making me breakfast, doing almost every single thing for me!
Thank God for my mom and aunt! They are taking such a huge weight off of Joe! What a blessing...they are the most self-less women I know and are always there to take care of those in need! Aren't they adorable??? Jany on the left (mom) and Aunt Judy on the right.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
New Sonogram Pics & Update from last appt.
Sorry I am so late to post after my doctors appointments. You cannot imagine how much they wear me out! Just getting off the couch, getting dressed, being driven to the hospital, waiting in the waiting room, taking vital signs, waiting for the doctor, getting the abdominal sonogram and transvaginal sonogram, getting re-dressed, getting back into the car, and being driven home....wears me out to the point where I sleep for the rest of the day. I barely manage to call my dad to let him know about the appt. and then I'm OUT for the count! So, bear with me!
Good News:
- Babies look great (heartbeats, movement, etc)
- Amniotic fluid levels looking good
- My blood pressure looks great
- No spotting/cramping/bleeding/contractions
- ANOTHER WEEK AT HOME!!!
Good and Bad News:
- I had LOST a pound this week! YIKES! I think it's because of the severe heartburn...to which he prescribed Reglan!
- Dr. Tabor said that I would not be pregnant right now, if we hadn't placed the cerclage a couple of weeks ago. SCARY to think about huh? The babies are right up against the cerclage, but it is holding well.
- As he walked out of the room, the doc told me that he has already reserved a bed for me over in the hospital...and he said it twice! So, I have a pretty good feeling that I'm about to take hospital residence for the long haul reeeeeeeeeal soon. :( (Maybe even as early as next week!)
Next Tuesday is my next appointment. Dr. Tabor will be doing an extensive diagnostic sonogram to look very specifically at each baby...so, I guess we will know if there are any abnormalities with the little ones. We'll also know how much they are weighing, etc. **We are still not out of the clear, folks! I need to be a full 24 weeks preggo before the babies stand a chance outside the womb! (and even then the odds are only like 25% survival). 28 weeks is a good number and anything after 30 weeks would be awesome! So get those knee pads on and keep those prayers coming!!
Onto the pics of my babies!
It is so extremely difficult to get a good pic of Savannah, seeing as how she is on the bottom of the dog-pile that resides in my uterus! So we were very excited to get this profile shot of her! BTW, she is going to be one of the most flexible kids you have ever met! She has no room, so her legs are constantly folded back toward her head and her knees are always at her nose! poor baby!
Ben, my sweet little active Ben...this man has PRIME real estate. He's sittin on top of the world! Because he is at the top of the pile, he has the most room to move around...and let me tell ya...HE MOVES! They could barely get a heartbeat on him because he was rolling back and forth doing 180's!
The identical twins are next! (We refer to Ethan and Andrew as "the twins" because we can't really name them now, there is no way to know who they will be grabbing out first) Baby C is on the bottom and Baby D is on the top. They are too cute and they already interact with each other all the time during the sonograms. Baby C is our "profile baby" and always gives us beautiful profile shots of him every week. Baby D is usually facing downward, but we got a good upward-facing profile pic of him this time! Also, the sonographer said that they are all getting little fat cheeks! So that's good!
I know this pregnancy is super high risk and very stressful and scary the majority of the time...but it does come with some perks! We are SO completely blessed to be able to see our babies EVERY week and get sonogram pics every week. It is amazing how much they grow from week to week. Sorry if these pics aren't the best quality...no telling when Joe will be able to scan them for me (since he is pretty much doing everything else you can imagine around the house!) so, I took pictures of them with my camera! I think they came out pretty good!
Good News:
- Babies look great (heartbeats, movement, etc)
- Amniotic fluid levels looking good
- My blood pressure looks great
- No spotting/cramping/bleeding/contractions
- ANOTHER WEEK AT HOME!!!
Good and Bad News:
- I had LOST a pound this week! YIKES! I think it's because of the severe heartburn...to which he prescribed Reglan!
- Dr. Tabor said that I would not be pregnant right now, if we hadn't placed the cerclage a couple of weeks ago. SCARY to think about huh? The babies are right up against the cerclage, but it is holding well.
- As he walked out of the room, the doc told me that he has already reserved a bed for me over in the hospital...and he said it twice! So, I have a pretty good feeling that I'm about to take hospital residence for the long haul reeeeeeeeeal soon. :( (Maybe even as early as next week!)
Next Tuesday is my next appointment. Dr. Tabor will be doing an extensive diagnostic sonogram to look very specifically at each baby...so, I guess we will know if there are any abnormalities with the little ones. We'll also know how much they are weighing, etc. **We are still not out of the clear, folks! I need to be a full 24 weeks preggo before the babies stand a chance outside the womb! (and even then the odds are only like 25% survival). 28 weeks is a good number and anything after 30 weeks would be awesome! So get those knee pads on and keep those prayers coming!!
Onto the pics of my babies!
It is so extremely difficult to get a good pic of Savannah, seeing as how she is on the bottom of the dog-pile that resides in my uterus! So we were very excited to get this profile shot of her! BTW, she is going to be one of the most flexible kids you have ever met! She has no room, so her legs are constantly folded back toward her head and her knees are always at her nose! poor baby!
Ben, my sweet little active Ben...this man has PRIME real estate. He's sittin on top of the world! Because he is at the top of the pile, he has the most room to move around...and let me tell ya...HE MOVES! They could barely get a heartbeat on him because he was rolling back and forth doing 180's!
The identical twins are next! (We refer to Ethan and Andrew as "the twins" because we can't really name them now, there is no way to know who they will be grabbing out first) Baby C is on the bottom and Baby D is on the top. They are too cute and they already interact with each other all the time during the sonograms. Baby C is our "profile baby" and always gives us beautiful profile shots of him every week. Baby D is usually facing downward, but we got a good upward-facing profile pic of him this time! Also, the sonographer said that they are all getting little fat cheeks! So that's good!
I know this pregnancy is super high risk and very stressful and scary the majority of the time...but it does come with some perks! We are SO completely blessed to be able to see our babies EVERY week and get sonogram pics every week. It is amazing how much they grow from week to week. Sorry if these pics aren't the best quality...no telling when Joe will be able to scan them for me (since he is pretty much doing everything else you can imagine around the house!) so, I took pictures of them with my camera! I think they came out pretty good!
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
22 Weeks and in GOOD Company!
GOOD COMPANY #1
My Aunt Judy (my mom's twin) is here to play with us for the summer! My uncle brought her up from south Texas last night. Also along for the ride was my Aunt Patsy (another sister) who wanted to come and love on my belly in person! It was so nice to have everyone here for a big dinner (Collin and Ashley came over as well)...it felt just like old times at my Granny's house with tons of people around, eating lots of food, and catching up! LOVED IT!
GOOD COMPANY #2
Today, 3 of the sweetest ladies from my church in Waco made the trip up here to have a little living room "picnic" with me, my mom, and Judy. How cute is that?! The food was phenomenal and they left me with some lotions/candles/toiletries for my future hospital stay...oh yes, and a HUGE danish pastry ring from Panera Bread! (apparently, I am LOVING pastries! It's one of the few things on my "diet" that I really enjoying eating in this small time frame while I can!)
GOOD COMPANY #3
Super excited about my in-laws coming in this weekend! My babies are getting so much love and attention. Joe and I thank God every day for our wonderful families...we know we could not do this without them.
PICS FROM TODAY
Been a while since you've seen the belly? Well....enjoy! Ahhh...just imagine how comfy it is to lay with a 30 pound bag of weights tied around your waist, and not being able to move or get a good stretch. And I'm only halfway there! (to my goal weight). Oh, and my new beast??? HEARTBURN!!! MAN- is it uncomfortable!
My Aunt Judy (my mom's twin) is here to play with us for the summer! My uncle brought her up from south Texas last night. Also along for the ride was my Aunt Patsy (another sister) who wanted to come and love on my belly in person! It was so nice to have everyone here for a big dinner (Collin and Ashley came over as well)...it felt just like old times at my Granny's house with tons of people around, eating lots of food, and catching up! LOVED IT!
GOOD COMPANY #2
Today, 3 of the sweetest ladies from my church in Waco made the trip up here to have a little living room "picnic" with me, my mom, and Judy. How cute is that?! The food was phenomenal and they left me with some lotions/candles/toiletries for my future hospital stay...oh yes, and a HUGE danish pastry ring from Panera Bread! (apparently, I am LOVING pastries! It's one of the few things on my "diet" that I really enjoying eating in this small time frame while I can!)
GOOD COMPANY #3
Super excited about my in-laws coming in this weekend! My babies are getting so much love and attention. Joe and I thank God every day for our wonderful families...we know we could not do this without them.
PICS FROM TODAY
Been a while since you've seen the belly? Well....enjoy! Ahhh...just imagine how comfy it is to lay with a 30 pound bag of weights tied around your waist, and not being able to move or get a good stretch. And I'm only halfway there! (to my goal weight). Oh, and my new beast??? HEARTBURN!!! MAN- is it uncomfortable!
"My gut...my gut...my gut is ON FIRE!"
My little basketball team is forming a ginormous basketball inside my belly...well, I guess it's more like a watermelon!
"HELP! I swallowed a watermelon...whole!"
This next pic is CRAZY!
How in the world am I supposed to continue to grow for another 12 weeks? It doesn't seem humanly possible! (and how funny that my "pregnancy line" down my belly is crooked?! so funny/weird...pregnancy is SO WEIRD!)
It has been a blast feeling the little ones move and kick! You can even put your hand on my belly and feel them from the outside! Every time they are moving around, I grab whoever is close and make them wait, with their hand on my belly, for the gentle thump. SO COOL! Tomorrow is the weekly doctor's appointment! Please be praying for
1) healthy babies
2) healthy Suz
3) another week at home!!!
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