26 weeks- too early to arrive!

On Wednesday during lunch, I felt a quick shooting pain, it went away and I thought nothing of it.  I went home after our staff meeting to lay down (it was a very busy day being the 100th day of Kindergarten)!

I took a "nap", but wasn't feeling that great.  Had on and off cramping, was drinking a ton of water, and laying on my left side (per doctor's orders).  Jeff came home and I told him that I still wasn't feeling that great, finally around 8:00 (just as American Idol started), I decided to call the doctor.  She told us to come in.  I was nervous, but really didn't think anything about it.  We got there around 9:30 and thank goodness Dr. Balcolm was on call.  I was hooked up to the monitors was checked out.  Dr. Balcolm sat at the end of the bed, rubbed my leg and said, "You are contracting, are 1 cm dilated, are staying here for the next few days, and we will be starting medication for the babies lungs and to stop the contractions."  What?!?  I am only 26 weeks, it is way too early, I was so nervous!

She said she was going to run a FFN test and give me a round of steroids for the boy's lungs.  I got the shot and they also started anti-contracting medication that made me feel horrible... shakes, balloon head, the works.  The FFN test (the test that tells you if you have the possibility of having your baby in the next 2 weeks or not) came back negative.  Thank god!

So.. what now.  I am officially done work for now.  I was admitted into the hospital to follow my contractions.  I am on medication to stop the contractions and I am on bed rest until the boys arrive.  Thankfully I was only in the hospital for two nights and the boys look great.  My job now is to rest and keep them healthy for a long time!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day and here is to week 26!
Jeff and I spent our night as we have done for the past 3 or 4 Valentine's.. ate a delicious dinner at Friendly's!
We cannot believe that next year we can take our boys there with us!
I hope everyone had a fantastic day!

Nursery

Jeff is definitely becoming an expert at putting things together! With twins you get two chances to put things together. The first time you figure out a plan and put it together, the second time you know the ups and downs and the assembly goes fairly quickly.

Crib #1 was assembled by Dad and Jeff.. there were a number of issues ranging from the wrong size screw hole to a broken pin. The screw hole was fixed with a penny washer and another crib side was ordered for the broken pin.

Fast forward to last night, assembly of crib #2.. Jeff was already aware of these issues and took care of them before assembly. Crib #2 also has a penny and thankfully the pin was fine in this crib.

Here is a picture of his handy work, along with the bedding (thanks Mom and Dad).. (oh yes I know about the bumpers, but I will have them in the crib until they move:))

Here is a closer picture of the bedding. I never thought something like bedding would take so long to pick out, but we feel as though we spent a longer time picking this out than picking out our house!

25 weeks!

Only 13 more weeks to go and we get to meet our (still unnamed) boys! At work today someone asked how far along I was and I said 25 weeks. Her response was wow that was the fastest 25 weeks ever! I think I am torn, has this been a quick 25 weeks or a very long 25 weeks. I guess it depends on what day you ask me!

I feel like I still have a ton to do. This weekend, the only thing I did to prepare for the boys was ironing their curtains, that are still on their bureau ready to be hung up. Oh well, this weekend we hope to get the rest of their room ready and start washing some of their clothes.

It is still amazing and wonderful to feel them kick everyday. It feels as though they are doing flips and getting stronger each day! I hope they stay in for at least 13 more weeks to get big and strong.

With the boys getting stronger and bigger each day, I too am getting bigger each day.