Twin trouble

Well at 22w5d (Thursday 11/15)I had what I hope to be the first and last pre term labor scare. I was having some symptoms early in the day, but the nurse said to take it easy and I should be okay until my appointment the following Monday.
Well a few hours later I was having weird pains I couldn't identify. By the time I got to the hospital I was having contractions every 5-15min. They ran a few tests and determined that there weren't any serious signs that delivery was imminent. While I was thrilled I was still confused why I was having contractions. After a shot of Terbutaline the contractions turned to irritability. We came home, I was instructed to stay on bed rest.
The following day we had an ultrasound that again confirmed everything looked okay, and there were no further signs of imminent delivery! Yay! But as my uterus was still "irritable" I was to remain on bed rest until my appointment Monday.
So here I am on bed rest. I realize it's an important job I have to grow these babes. A job that no one else can do. And while I miss the day to day with Ellie I have to prioritize the twins in this moment because I'm the sole provider for them. Ellie has many who love her an can care for her.
It's been quite an eventful 72 hours and I am anxious to discuss with my OB on Monday what the extended plan is. I'm still having some contractions/irritability while on bed rest. It does scare me. But I have to remain calm and pray these babes have NO intention of coming early! 15more weeks doesn't seem like too much to ask for!
:-/

Twins' Ultrasounds thru week 21

The video was too long, so you'll have to go through youtube to watch it! It's just a lot of pictures and videos of the twins up until now. (21weeks)

Enjoy!

Welcome Chick-Fil-A

Ellie was begging me to take her to Chick-Fil-A which just opened in Boise this week!
Finally after hours of trying to reason with her, we wandered out to eat more chicken!
Ellie seemed to really enjoy it! The book was the only thing she wanted! She did take a small break from reading "Cowrate" to partake of her juice box. She didn't touch another thing! Last time I listen to a one year old!

Stretchy pants

Don't deny it! If you've ever been pregnant you can appreciate that stretchy pants were a total bonus! Combined with the fact that you feel extremely bloated anyway, and no one can tell if you stole a watermelon or are just pregnant and you get a total lack of self control! Last week I was woofing down the apples. This week I upgraded to cookies. Don't judge me! (or do so quietly!)

Scary ghosts and ponytails

With Halloween on the horizon. Ellie decided she would get some scary practice, by playing ghost! She loves her WOOBIE and when she sees it she moans and groans and giggles while rubbing it on her face. She has figured out it makes a fun game to go blind! Also please note her very adorable FIRST ever ponytail! You can TOTALLY tell her mom is a cosmetologist by the sheer perfection of it! (The link will redirect you to youtube since I had such problems with the baby videos last time).

http://youtu.be/Ho66qphrTGY

(Also please note the ravioli sauce in her nose she's saving for later)

Niiiiice Baby!

Ellie meets her cousin Josiah! She calls him "Niiice beeebeee" and "Baby Bink?" cause she wants us to give him his binkie!

Ellie

Here are some pics. Ellie and her daddy! She loves him so much! Usually I put her to bed, but last night (when these were taken), I went to take her from Kip to rock her and read a book, and she said "Bye Bye" to me! Ugh! Such a daddy's girl!
Then the second one is of me and my three kids! Enjoy ugh!

Half way there TWINS!

 Well if you didn't know yet, you know now. We are having TWINS! Ellie is now 21 months old and can't wait to be a big sister. Ah who am I kidding, she has NO idea her life is going to change next year! Since twins deliver between 37-40 weeks I'm technically half way at 19weeks 2days. I can't believe it's already half over! I need to get a hustle on! 

We went to the OB today for an ultrasound and an appointment. While we were waiting in the office, I saw another girl, who happened to be 37 weeks pregnant with...TWINS. I totally saw my future flash before my eyes. She said she has  7 & 5 year old boys, and a 2 year old girl, with twin girls on the way. WHAT!?! She's going to be WAY busier than I! So there's hope for me yet!

Twin A (top video) and Twin B's heart beats. Twin A 130 Twin B 128. They are always the same or within a couple beats of each other. Our OB says he thinks they are both boys based on their heart rates. Well he also said that with Ellie based on her HR. Then the last few weeks it went up and he said "I think it's a girl" in the delivery room, and there she came! So we will see! 

It is week 19 day 2. And the twins are measuring exactly on track! That's so great! We had our long ultrasound today to measure all of the anatomy of each baby. Everything they could see today, was great. They didn't see anything alarming. We have to go back to have the hearts measured and examined only because the babies are still so small. Baby A=10oz Baby B=11oz So in 4 weeks when they are a pound at least we will go back and get a better look at the heart. 

We did NOT find out gender and will remain on "Team Green" until the bitter end. Last time with Ellie it was such a magical moment hearing them announce her entrance into this world. We want that again! There are so few surprises in life and that has to be the best one of our lives. Why not have two more! 

Baby A Profile

Baby B Profile

This is baby A's lap. As if we were looking down.

Here is a video of both babies. Baby B is on the left. Face up, you can see the heart beating. Baby A is on the right, you can see the top of Baby A's head and a hand.