Sunday, August 30, 2009

Since August 25th.....

thank you Jeannine, Mom and Gibson fam for the beautiful flowers!


Hello to all and thank you so much for your nice comments. We have had a busy, crazy life for the past few days and i have a feeling we have just hit the beginning. We have had the opportunity to hold our babies twice a day since they were born. I think that will be expanded in a few days. We go in at 8 am and 8 pm to hold them for pretty much as long as we want. I love this time! I was discharged from the hospital on August 29th and I thought this would be the hardest day of all. I had uncontrollable crying that whole day and the night before. How was I supposed to leave my kids at the hospital and come home with an empty belly? Well it came time to come home and I did just fine. I kept telling myself that we were just leaving them with the baby sitter so I could get some rest. that worked for a little while. Then I realized that they are getting the care that they need and while I am their mother and feel like I should be caring for them more, they need more than i can give them right now. It has been such a joy going to see them and spending so much time holding them and getting to know them. It has only been one day away from them and i'm sure i'll fall upon harder days, but the nurses have been so nice and helpful and I can spend as much or as little time with them as i want. (who would want to spend little time?) Anyway, we have amazing friends and so many thoughtful people praying for us and leaving us nice comments. it is so nice to have a big support group, so for that, thank you so much. Now for the stuff everyone is really waiting for! Stats! Boyd is starving! He lost a little weight which is nothing to worry about. They are constantly upping the doses on how much they are able to eat. Boyd is starving and Brynlee is keeping up with him! Boyd was under the blue lights for a day. They removed the lights awhile after his labs improved and that made him happy. He has a low platelet count that they'll keep an eye on. the doctor doesn't seem one bit worried about it though. He weighed 4lbs 9oz as of saturday evening. I imagine that climbed up. Brynlee is growing as well. She lost a little weight and is now weighing in at 4lbs 5oz. she was having a small problem keeping her oxygen levels stable, but was never put on a machine and is now holding her own. We are so happy to have them here and growing stronger everyday. I am recovering nicely (although, sometimes it doesn't feel that way!) It will be a slow process, i'm sure, but i'm so happy right now it is sometimes hard to notice pain. I hope you all enjoy looking at the most adorable children ever

Boyd just waking up for his morning rituals. (ie diaper change, feeding and vitals!)
Mommy holding Boyd and Brynlee! (their first time close to each other since birth!)
Brynlee spending some quality time with dad while Boyd bakes in the lights!
Boyd just chillaxin in the tanning beds. I love his sunglasses!

Boyd just saying "hi" and relaxing after some quality time with his Pops!
Brynlee trying to stay awake for a picture. She is just like her mom. When its time to sleep, its time!
Here are our little buddies hanging out together in mom's lap. Brynlee is in the purple! ;) Everyone says, "oh my. You can tell they are siblings." Erics response? "well, they are twins.." Duh.....:)

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Early Delivery, Precious and Pure, Double Blessings...

We've had a busy week! To make a long story short Sara wasn't feeling well on Tuesday so we went into her doctor's office (where she has been working until last week) and they decided she needed to go over to Labor & Delivery to monitored. After 30 minutes they decided her b.p. was high enough that the babies were coming tonight. Our babies were born at 8:37 and :38 pm MDT at 32 1/2 weeks. As a preemptive strike Sara was given two steroid shots last week, so the doctor assured us they were well enough developed to enter the world. Boyd Eric was 4 lbs 12 oz, 18 3/4 inches. Brynlee Elizabeth (at least for now) was 4 lbs 6 oz, 16 1/2 inches. They both have a full head of hair, especially Brynlee who has Aunt SueAnn's hair so far.

We finally got to hold them Wednesday night for almost an hour. And yes, dads need to have skin-to-skin time too.

Mommy with Brynlee-
Daddy with Boyd-
Brynlee on day 1-
Boyd on day 1-
Sara will come this weekend and they babies will be in NICU for at least 3 or 4 weeks. They are doing VERY well for premies- thanks to superior genes, betamethasone, and lots of prayers.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Pics of the twins @ 32 weeks & 1 trip to labor and delivery!


Thats right. I have made it to 32 weeks of pregnancy with all going well and then comes the hospital visit. I have been put on official bed rest, although it does not seem like it is too strict of a order. I am able to shower, walk up and down the stairs in our house, sit up sometimes (which explains the current blogging) and go for rides in the car. That one hasn't been approved by the doc, but i'm sure he'd think its okay. :o) It all started last wednesday. I got to work and couldn't stop having contractions. They put me on the monitors and asked how often i thought i was having contractions. I said 5-10 minutes. the nurse told me more like every 2-5 minutes. YIKES! So they ran a few tests and sent me to L&D (labor and delivery) to be monitored more closely. I was freaked! was I going to have these babies at 32 weeks? I got there and my blood pressure was high! (imagine that? you tell me i am probably going to have these babies today, and my blood pressure is high?! I can't believe that.) So they monitored me for 2 whole days. Labs, babies hearts, and my contractions. I have lower than normal platelet counts which could be a concern for pre eclampsia. They are keeping close tabs on that and I get to watch for unusual swelling. Like if Eric walks in the room and says, "Sweetheart, you look like a Macy's day parade float." Then i know we have cause for concern. So now comes the bed rest and the hurry up and wait game. All is well and i'll keep everyone posted as much as i can haul my cookies up the stairs to the computer! These are the most recent pics of the little stinkers. I don't have a scanner so these are pictures taken of pictures. I hope you enjoy!

Profile of our stinkin cute boy!
This is his chubby face. You can see eyebrows and cheeks and the poor little guy is going to have his mommy's nose!
Two heads are better than one. They are cuddling in this picture. or at least getting five minutes of uninterrupted eye contact! (funny if you watch baby mama)
This is our little girl side ways. She wasn't feeling very photogenic. Her little chin and cheeks are all the way to the right of the piture. and you can see her nose and an eye socket or two!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Roberts happenings and twin pregnancy life at 31 weeks!


Wow! I can't believe the last time I posted was 6 weeks ago. A lot has happened in 25 weeks and things (my belly in particular) have grown quite large. Lets start with the Roberts happenings. For the 4th of July we kept it pretty low key. We stayed in town and watched the fireworks from our dining room window. That was pretty exciting, but it was all the excitement we could handle. Eric and I celebrate 4 years of blissful marriage on July 22nd. I wanted a nice dinner. More specifically a steak, baked potato and a fresh green salad. is that too much to ask? We found a place called Curleys. As this the fourth year of our marriage passed I had very mixed feelings. I am so excited for what the future holds for Eric and I. We will be holding 2 beautiful babies on our next anniversary and in less than 6 weeks our lives will NEVER be the same. I am so excited and nervous and happy and scared. It is a turning of a page in our lives. We will never be just us again. We are on to bigger things and can't wait to become parents. This summer has been pretty mild in Missoula. We've enjoyed spending lots of time in the parks here grillaxin with our friends Brodie and Ashley and their new addition Olivia. (or as i like to call her: Miss O) At the end of July we moved into a 3 bdrm townhouse in student housing. We are so grateful that we have so many generous friends that were so willing to help us in the process. I was pretty much useless. I wiped down a few things, threw some things in boxes and pointed my finger but much more than that and i'd have a contraction. So here we are in a new place and we love it. We are still unpacking and so things are in shambles. We'll be sure to post pics of the new place when it becomes our home. We also heard about a thing called the Stevensville Creamery Picnic. It is held every August and this was the 90 something year. We decided to go with Brodie, Ashley, and Miss O to see what we could see. What we saw was AWESOME! We learned how to milk a cow. (although, eric could have taught us how with his eyes closed) We ate BBQ pork (the most delicious ever) and got free ice cream and looked at little craft booths. All in all that was a great day and it was mostly free! I still want some more pulled pork!
Now on to life at 31 weeks with twins. I am measuring what a "singleton" mom would measure at 40 weeks. So at 31 weeks i'm the size of the rest of you moms that deliver at 40 weeks. this does not comfort me when I think of what i'll be at 35 weeks. (pray that i make it that far for the kids' sake!) My docs are super impressed at how well my diabetes has been and that i'm doing so well with a twin pregnancy. I still work pretty close to full time and I guess that usually stops around 28-30 weeks. I take a 2 hour lunch so i can go home and get a decent nap. it helps a little, but i'm pretty sure it will only last another week or two before I call it quits so the babies can make it past 34 weeks. Nothing on my body has swelled except my belly and my feet. I hope I can keep it up! My feet get pretty big and thats always fun to see. Eric will reassure me of how much he loves me and then say things like, "your feet look like latex gloves blown up." or when i put my feet on him he'll say, "get your blowfish feet off me!" but my favorite was when i said look how huge my feet are at 29 weeks! Whats going to happen when i'm34 weeks? He said, "i know sweetheart. you'll look like a thanksgiving day parade float, but you'll still be pretty." (he's lucky I have a sense of humor and love him to pieces.) I get comments everyday from women about how great I look and that I'm doing so great and keep it up and comments from men every day about how miserable i look and it must be really rough. I know this is their way of sympathizing and although it is said on days i'm usually feeling great, I try to think of these male comments in a positive way. The kids for the most part feel like they are on some sort of spin cycle. It is nuts! they are constantly moving and it is so fun to push and have them push back. I had an ultrasound on July 21st and they weighed approx. 3 lbs each. I have another scheduled for tomorrow and can't wait to find out how much they weigh now. It is scary for me to think that realistically they could be here any day, hopefully we can make it 3 or 4 more weeks and that even seems crazy to me. In fact I start to panic if i think too much about it. So i'll stop! Things really are going great and i can't really complain much. If I do, Eric is usually the one that hears about it. However, when patients at the office (also pregnant pts) ask me how i'm doing, I refuse to lie. I tell them i'm "hanging in there" and "hoping to make it another month." I wish I would have kept a tally on how many times my conversations with strangers went exactly like this, "Oh, how much time left?" or " not much longer, huh?" or "any day now right?" or "when's the due date?" my usual response? "oh, i still have awhile. I'm due in October." That is when a chin drops or i have to perform CPR or at least pick them up off the ground. Then I explain i am having twins and that makes it all better. Then I usually get a "bless your heart." or "oh, you poor thing." or "hang in there" or my gosh!" Yesterday a lady finally caught on in a public restroom. She said, "whoa there mama!" (seriously, those were her first words to me) "you must be due any day." I responded, "I wish. I'm due in October." (i'll be honest. I know they'll get here in september, but i like the reaction.) She said, "oh, you must be having twins?!" I felt like saying one of two things. 1-What if i wasn't? or 2- You are the first person who actually guessed that. I've been told plenty i don't look pregnant from the back and so that makes me feel better about things. I don't feel huge, but watch me try to sit down or get up. I know i'm getting there! :) These pics won't lie, so i'll just post them. Sorry for all of the rambling. I'll stop now. I just realized its been 6 weeks and no posts. Not much excitement. Closer to a due date and getting ready for it. Thats about it! Until next time.......


31 weeks and growing... (objects in picture are larger than they appear!)

Anyone want to go shopping at Costco with Sara. I was embarrassed to be with me! :)