Baby Update

Ok, it has been a busy couple of days for us here! I finally got to see a doctor on Tuesday, although he wasn't my regular doctor. I had protein in my urine again, but this time I had the elevated blood pressure to go with it (140/88). I did the nst again and both babies looked good, but Spencer didn't have quite the reactions that they wanted to see. The doctor decided to send me over to the hospital to labor and delivery for more monitoring. So, off I went! By the time I got all hooked up to the monitors, Spencer was more than willing to give them what they were looking for and had all his accelerations right away, so both babies looked great now...the nurse took my blood pressure and it dropped to 126/82, so I was looking good. They did a blood draw and started me on a 24 hour urine collection. The blood work came back good, so I don't have pre-eclampsia. After three long hours of laying there, they finally let me go home! Today we went for a growth scan to check on their growth. Aubrey looked really good, she was measuring right on target. She is approximately 5 lbs 3 oz. The tech did say she had a big head...not something I really needed to hear, but I will get over my fear one way or another! Spencer measured a little smaller, which is normal for how things have been going. They did say that the side to side measurement was small and that was bringing down his overall measurement. The radiologist that was there said that he thought that it was because of the position that Spencer was in and it was too hard to get a good measurement. He is approximately 4lbs 13oz. So, all together I have 10 lbs of baby in me!! No wonder I find it hard to move sometimes! Long story short, we all look good and so far it is just a wait and see situation! I do have another nst scheduled at the hospital for Friday and then another doctor appointment on Monday. I finally get to see my regular doctor on Monday, who I haven't seen since the gestational diabetes diagnosis, so we have a lot to talk about! I will post as I get information!! Happy New Year to everyone!!!

Christmas Activities

We stayed pretty busy over the holidays enjoying time with our families! It started out with gingerbread houses/trains with our nieces and nephews at Dean's mom's house. It was a lot of fun and a great way to spend time with the kids!

This is Dean with our niece Bethany.

This is Brittany before we changed her clothes to really get into the gingerbread!

This is (from l to r) Kelsey, Katy, and Taylor. We don't get to spend too much time with them, but always have fun when we do!!

We spent Christmas with my family at my sister's house and really enjoyed seeing everyone. Eric was able to come from Texas and got to spend a little time with us, not long enough for me, but it was nice to see him even if it was short. It was definitely a great Christmas for us and makes me really look forward to next year when we will have our own little ones to watch opening presents and experiencing all the joys of the holiday season! I finally have an appointment tomorrow after a few weeks of cancellations due to snow. I will post an update after that!! Happy holidays to you all!!

It is STILL snowing!!

I know for those of you in the great mid-west, this isn't really blog worthy news, but for those of us out here in the northwest, we just don't get weather like this! So far I haven't heard from the doctor's office, so I am assuming that we are still on! I am posting pics of Dean and Buster out in the snow. The top layer of snow is now frozen with the rain we got earlier, so poor Buster walks out on what looks like a solid chunk of snow and ends up falling through and getting scared! He is getting smarter about where he walks now, but still isn't too sure about it all.

Snowed in!

I haven't been to the doctors yet for a visit, so there is no update to report! We don't get snow here much, so when it does snow the city shuts down! My appointment last Monday was canceled and rescheduled for this coming Monday, but we are getting dumped on again today and into tomorrow, so who knows what will happen! The last day of our childbirth class was canceled again as well. So, it has been just me and Buster hanging out while Dean braves the elements and goes to work! I will try to take some pictures of Buster in the snow next time we go out! I will post if and when I get more news!

Weekly Doctor Visit

I had another doctor visit yesterday, and again my doctor wasn't in so I got a new one. He was very nice...I guess the good thing about meeting all the other doctors is that this way if for some reason my doctor can't be there to deliver, I may know the one who shows up! I had another non-stress test and things looked good, although it took about an hour to get enough good readings on both babies. They had me sit up this time so I was more comfortable, but still lost feeling in the one leg and was pretty uncomfortable by the end of it all. Every time I moved to get comfortable one of the babies would disappear from the monitor, so I tried not to move too much to make it go faster! The doctor looked at my blood sugars and said that they were beautiful, he couldn't be happier with how I am doing. I did lose 2 more pounds, which isn't good, but I am really trying to add fat and protein to my food just like the nutritionist said! I don't feel hungry, so I know I am getting enough to eat. I have to say that this is the first time in my life that I have felt guilty for losing weight! The doctor does want me to start coming 2 times a week for the non-stress tests, so I go back on Thursday and then again on Monday for a test and a visit with my doctor. He may back me off of twice a week, he tends to be a little more relaxed than the other doctors, but we will see. That is about it from here, just counting down to Christmas and then to the babies! Take care!!

Winter Wonderland

Dean and I went to the Christmas light display at the Portland International Raceway last night and were really impressed. I took some pictures, but because we were moving and most of the displays were moving, some are a little bit blurry. It was a lot of fun to get out and see the pretty lights! I have been wanting to go to that for YEARS, and finally we just said lets go! We took Buster with us too...he enjoyed the car ride more than the lights, but we all had a great time.

30.5 photos

Here is the belly shot with clothes on...I know you all think I am not that big...I beg to differ! :)

Here is a bare belly shot...now tell me I don't look that big! :)

Here I am all wired up for the non-stress test! And yes, it was as much fun as it looks like!

30.5 week update

We had a great visit with the doctor today. Our growth scan went very well, both babies are growing right on target! Aubrey is 3 lbs 5 oz. and Spencer is 3 lbs 4 oz. so both are right in line with each other! She is still head down and he is still breech! We got some good shots of Spencer's profile, but because of the way they are laying we couldn't get a good one of her. Every time the tech got close and would try to get the right angle for a clear shot, Spencer's rear would get in the way! Poor girl...I had a brother that used his rear as a weapon when we were growing up too! I guess he is getting his revenge for all the kicks and hits he has been taking! :) We were able to talk to the doctor about the gestational diabetes and what it all means, so that was good for both of us to hear. The doctor also had us do our first non-stress test and aside from me losing feeling in my leg from laying on one side too long, thing went well! We also got to meet with the nutritionist today and I have to say I feel a LOT better about things. I lost 2 pounds over the last 2 weeks...she wasn't too happy about that, but I have been afraid to eat too much! She went over things I can eat and things I shouldn't eat...and of course she taught me how to check my blood...so we are set to do what needs to be done! My numbers weren't too far off, and so far today they have been good, so we will see what they say next week! We are on a weekly visit schedule now, with the non-stress tests every week for a while, then I will move up to nst two times a week. With the gestational diabetes, they want to keep a close eye I guess. So, that is it for now...I will keep you updated as things change. Happy December everyone!!!