We have a date on Friday morning....

TO MEET OUR BABIES!!!!!! Unless, of course, they decide to come sooner. YEP, you heard it right. My c-section has been scheduled for Friday morning!!! We are SUPER excited to meet Cole and Olivia and to give Luukas not one, but two siblings!!! AND even more excited that on Friday, I'll be one day short of 34 weeks! What a miracle!!

So to back track a little....On Sunday morning (4 a.m.), George brought me to St. Joe's bc I was having signs of labor. When we got here, the resident said I was 3-4 cm dilated. They checked me 3 more times and each time I was 4 cm. After that I didn't make any change, so I was admitted to the antenatal unit. Yesterday morning, Dr. Kazzi and Dr. Fabian (my favorite resident) stopped by. Dr. Kazzi said he is VERY happy with how far I have come and that since I will be 34 weeks on Saturday, he is more than comfortable with delivering the twins on Friday. He stopped the blood thinners (which means I have to walk the halls 3 times a day so I don't get a clot) and had the neonatalogist (Dr. Desai) come see me. Dr. Desai stopped by a few hours later and introduced himself. He told me all about the NICU, risk factors for preemies, etc. He was very nice and genuine and said there will be 4 NICU staff in the operating room on Friday. He said if the twins don't have any complications, they could be home within a week or two!!!

I'm having an ultrasound in a little while to look at weights and biophysical profile. The babies have been moving around and doing great on the monitors!! We are soooo thankful for that! I'll update in a little bit!

Love,
Rebecca

UPDATE 12/9/08 - Well, my ultrasound was postponed for a day, but I got to see my babies today for one last time before their birth on Friday. Both babies passed their Biophysical profile ultrasounds with FLYING COLORS!!!! Olivia weighed in a 4lbs 2 oz and Cole weighed in at 4lbs 14 oz. They expect him to be over 5 lbs by Friday!!! It's VERY VERY hard to believe that I have over 9lbs of baby inside of me, especially considering the fact that Luukas weighed 4lbs 12oz at birth. SOOOOO, we are more excited than ever about Friday!!! Dr. Kazzi and 3 residents will be performing my c-section. NOW, let's just hope these contractions stop and I make it to Friday (or at least to Thursday since Dr. Kazzi won't be here tomorrow).

Still playing the waiting game at 33 weeks!!!!

Let me just start by saying WHOEVER THOUGHT I'D GET TO 33 WEEKS!!!! I'm totally stoked to have passed 32 weeks and 4 days, which is when Luukas was born. Sooooo, here goes it.....my 33 week pic for you all to see!

Who wants bedrest anyways??

Apparentally Jena does!! She's in a debate with me and wrote a column about it in today's Tidewater News (Franklin, VA).

http://www.tidewaternews.com/news/2008/dec/04/trading-places/

32 weeks and 5 days!!!

Today I am 32 weeks and 5 days pregnant with TWINS. Luukas was born at 32 weeks and 4 days, so you can imagine the relief and pride I feel for having gotten this far.

We just got home from our NST and ultrasound appt. The twins look great. Fluid levels, heartrates, and movements are great. Both babies are practiciing breathing too. Dr. Fabian (Dr. Kazzi's resident) checked me and I'm still 90% effaced, though I am now 2-3 cm dilated. So, we're making progress but it is VERY slow which is great for the babies sake! As for me, it's getting harder and harder to walk around, sleep, shower, and just plain 'ol get comfortable. I'm definitely walking SLOW these days and waddling BIG TIME!!! I can hardly even fit into George's shirts and I can barely zip his coat over my big belly. LOL! I'm sooooooo ecstatic to have gotten this far though!! Each day is one less day the babies will be in the NICU and who knows, maybe I'll make it so far that they'll come straight home with us from the hospital. That would be WONDERFUL!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying this cold weather!!

-Rebecca