Update

Well, it's been an eventful last few days. Between a trip to labor and delivery and now being monitored twice a week, things definitely have changed around here!

We laugh because our doctor told us that when we hit 30 weeks it really becomes a test...and he wasn't kidding! On Sunday, which was the day that I hit 30 weeks, I was having major back spasms and couldn't move at all pretty much. I have been dealing with a bad cough and congestion the last 3 1/2 weeks and my muscles were really sore anyway from coughing, and I think they had just had enough. It was extremely painful and nothing I did could help me just relax. So, we called Dr. Hales since we had his numbers, and he happened to be up at the hospital and wanted me to come in for monitoring. We did, and at the time, I wasn't contracting, but he wasn't convinced that it wasn't back labor, so he checked me to see if I was in labor. That was enough to send me to contraction land. They gave me a shot to stop the contractions and then gave me a dose of demerol to ease the pain (which did absolutely nothing...scary). They kept me on the monitor for a while to make sure the contractions stopped--which they did--and then gave me a muscle relaxer since the demerol wasn't doing anything and sent me home with some pain pills.

I had to call Dr. Hales office the next morning, and he wanted to monitor me that day to make sure I wasn't contracting. Well, I wasn't exactly contracting, but my uterus is what they call "irritated," meaning that there is some activity in my uterus. Not enough to send me into labor or anything...or even not enough to even count as contractions, but enough that they want to stop the activity. So, he put me on medication for that and wants to monitor me twice a week from here on out.

I think everyone at both doctor's offices could tell I was pretty disappointed yesterday, because they all assured me that this is 100% normal and happens in ALL twin pregnancies. It's just my uterus is stretched to the size of a full term pregnancy and it's tired! The surprise here is that it usually happens a few weeks later than your 30th week, but because the babies are bigger, it's happening sooner to us. This by no means indicates pre-term labor and the doctors still think I will make it to 37 weeks.

So, I am working part time now...until March 13th when I'll be off work for good (or at least until next August).

We are just relieved that this is a normal occurence and something that I couldn't have prevented or anything...it's all part of having twins.

Drum roll...

We have decided on some names for poor "Baby A" and "Baby B"...or the boy and the girl...or Pancho and Lefty as they've been called...

Laney Kayte and Mason William

William is Kodi's middle name...and a name that has been on his side of the family for MANY generations. As for Kayte, my middle name and my mom's middle name is Kay, and then it is honoring Kaylee. We got Kaylee's name from the Kay being our middle names and then Lee is Kodi's dad's middle name. So, this way, we are honoring Kaylee, too.

Doctor's Appointments

We have had both doctor's appointments this week. They were pretty uneventful! We saw Dr. Owen on Monday. My blood pressure was 110/70 and my belly measured 37 weeks. That's pretty much full term with a singleton! The heartrates sounded great and I had lost 4 pounds. I've had the chest and sinus crud pretty badly, so she did give me some antibiotics for that since everything else were trying short of medicine wasn't working.

The ultrasound with Dr. Hales was on Tuesday. The boy measured 2 pounds 14 ounces, and the girl measured 2 pounds 11 ounces. I was very concerned about this as it didn't seem like they had gained enough since the last appointment. But--it was a different ultrasound tech and their measurement points could have been slightly off. Kodi had to remind me that this is just an estimate! Either way, that is still about 2 weeks ahead and everyone was pleased with that. They had changed positions--the boy is now laying transverse, or horizontal across the left side of my belly. The girl--who has ALWAYS been head down--is now breech--and laying at an angle from the top right to the bottom left of my belly. It really doesn't matter for the delivery since we'll be having a c-section, but it sure does make it hard for me to tell who is who! Evidently I didn't have a blood pressure at Dr. Hales' office as they tried to take it 4 times and couldn't get a reading. They just said that my reading from the day before was ok.

Dr. Hales' comment from the appointment was, "It's about as perfect as we could ask for." So, that is a big relief. He doesn't see any reason why we can't make it to 37 weeks, but he also made sure that Kodi and I understood that anything can change in a heartbeat.

My last day to work--right now--is March 13th. Both doctors were very relieved that I had narrowed down a date...I had been avoiding it for quite a while so that I could just see how I felt. But--they were about to the point where they were going to mandate my stopping work if I didn't make up my mind. This DOES NOT mean bed rest, but just means rest and relaxation.

I will see Dr. Owen again in 2 weeks--February 23--at which we will most likely be starting steriod shots to mature the babies' lungs in the event that they are born early. The next ultrasound will be on March 3rd.

It's so hard to believe we are this close--the time will just fly by and then they'll be here!