26.1

Happy Friday!!  Another day complete!!  A huge extra thank you today to my mom for coming to spend the day with me!!  Also a thank you to Dusty who helped Brodie today at the house to get some stuff done around the house and get furniture moved up to the nursery!! 

Dr. S came in this morning and is still happy with how everything is going!!  She is still leaving all the meds the same and just continuing day by day!! 

The boys gave the nurses quite the work out today!!  It took 3 of them this morning to track Baby B down and get him on the monitor!  Once he was finally on, things looked great!!  I'm pretty sure they discuss which one of them is going to be the ornery one for the day!!!  All my monitorings looked great!! 

It was nice to spend the day with mom today!!  She brought us some homemade food which we greatly appreciate!!  You can really only eat hospital food so much!!  Thanks to Kayla, Ruth Ann, and Crystal for stopping by today!

I saw this saying today and with everything going on, it seems to really fit!!

In the bad times,
Choose to grow stronger.
In the good times,
Choose to enjoy fully.
In all times,
Choose to be grateful!

26 weeks :-)

Another week completed!!! I love the sound of 26 weeks, but can't wait to hear 34 weeks...or further!!!

Today was a good day!! Thanks to my nurses and my husband, they were able to convince Dr. S to let me out of my room for a little bit and go for a wheelchair ride!!! She gave me 30 minutes, which to most doesn't sound like much, but when you've been only seeing the same 4 walls for 3 weeks, any time out helps!! Brodie and Kayla took me out after supper and we went thru the unit and outside for a couple minutes.

Baby A has seemed to move up a little, and I can't tell you how much better that makes me feel!! I was pretty sure he was going to fall out if he didn't move up!! Baby B did not want to cooperate on the monitor this morning, but we finally got him on for a few minutes!!!

Thanks to my visitors - Sarah, Lindsay, Dee, Kayla, Shelly, and Kate. Extra thanks to Kayla for having supper with me and keeping me company most of the night!!!

Hebrews 4:16 - Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

25.6

Tomorrow is my next milestone! Every week is one more week of my boys being inside and growing!!!

Things are still stable with everything and Dr. S is thrilled!! She still says I'm going to go far in my pregnancy...which I told her I'm holding her to!!

The boys did great on the monitor both times today!!

I had a lot of visitors today, but one little precious 2 year old made my day!!! Kenley really knows how to make her Aunt Kristin feel special!! She was saying Uncle Brodie the whole time, and sure enough as soon as he walked in the door, she turned shy!!! Anyone that knows Kenley, you know she's not really shy!! Of course she warmed up and he got hugs and kisses before she left!!!

A huge thanks to all my visitors - Kayla, Arial, Tucker, Veronica, Leslie, Kurt, Cait, and Kenley!!!

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

25.5

Another day closer to seeing my boys!!! As hard as it is to lay in here every day, I love when bedtime comes because that means another day my boys are inside and growing!!

Dr S came in this morning with breakfast and lunch for me!! I then talked to her about my weight check from yesterday, we decided that I would start doing Ensure drinks and see if that helps!! They don't taste the best that's for sure, but the boys must like the sugar from them because they were going crazy after I drank it!!!

All of our monitoring sessions went great again today!!! I love to hear the boys on the monitor, its such a calming sound to hear!!

Mom and dad came to visit me and brought some clothes for the boys that Staci recently got at a garage sale!! Its so surreal to look at the newborn clothes and think my babies may need clothes smaller than that!!!  Brodie is working at home to get the nursery ready, I feel bad he has to do it by himself, but I know I'm safer here!!

Thanks to my visitors today - Kayla, Veronica, Corey, Jenni, and Mom and Dad!!!  And my amazing husband of course!!

Please pray for my cousin as they are waiting for insurance approval in order to start chemo!! We know the trials that going through chemo can cause and we just pray that everything goes okay for him!!

Numbers 6:24-26 - The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.

25.4

Its been another great day!! The rainy weather made for a sleepy day!! I am officially the only one in my hall...which makes things really quiet, but I also feel bad for the nurses because I'm such a boring patient (which in my eyes is a good thing)!!

Dr. S came in this morning and reviewed everything and made no changes!! She always makes my day when she says things look good!!!

The boys did great on the monitor this morning, but were overly active tonight!!! We still got good tracings, but they are stubborn for sure - they get that from their dad!! My contraction monitors went well as well, they did pick up a few this evening, but nothing that overly concerned them!!

I did ask the nurse today if i could get weighed (I know, what pregnant woman asks that), since I really haven't gained much during my pregnancy. I was last weighed on the 9th and at that point I was down about 3 pounds from what I was at the office the week before, well today I was down another 1/2 pound. It frustrates me because I eat 3 meals a day and have snacks, I know the boys are growing and that's all that matters, but I just want to make sure they are getting enough nutrients!! I will talk to Dr. S about it tomorrow and get her thoughts!!!

Thanks to my visitors today - Veronica, Kayla, Holly, and Leslie.

We are asking for extra prayers for a family member that is starting chemo this week and also for our boys that they will continue to grow and gain strength!!!

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

25.3

It's the little things that make your day when you have looked at the same 4 walls for two and a half weeks!! A huge thank you to my cousin Jenelle for waxing my eyebrows while she was here today!!!!

Dr. S was on call today so she was in a few times!! She brought me a smoothie this morning, which was a nice surprise!! She was pleased with the way everything is going, and still jokes that I will be begging her to deliver me because I'm going to make it so far - I really hope she's right!!

All our monitorings went great!! The boys were extra active tonight, but I'm blaming it on the Strawberry Shortcake I ate!!!

The hallway I am in is clearing out, which is hard to see, but I know I'm where I need to be to keep my boys as healthy and strong as they can be!!!

I had a lot of visitors today!!! Thank you to Mom, Staci, Abby, Mac, Grandma, Aunt Crystal, Jenelle, Payton, Danae, and Gracie. I love spending time with my family!!!

God doesn't give us what we can handle...He helps us handle what we have been given!!

25.2

Overall its been a really quiet day, which was much needed!!  I have been sick to my stomach since last night, so having a quiet day was nice.

Dr. D was on call today and came this morning to see me.  He said everything was looking good and joked that he hopes he didn't see me the rest of the day because that means there were problems...so for that, I was glad to only see him once!!

Brodie has been here all day with me as he was off last night.  I know it is no fun for him to just sit here, but to have his company and support helps my days!!

All my monitorings went well.  I did have a couple contractions, but nothing out of the ordinary!  The boys did great as well!  I think they have realized that they can try and hide from the monitors, but that just means they are going to have to be on twice as long, so they are cooperating more!!

I haven't been listing Brodie as a visitor, so today I'm thankful for my visitor - my amazing husband that has been my rock through this journey!!  There is no way I could be going through this with anyone else!!!

Thank you again for all the continued prayers!!  We know the prayers are being heard!  Our boys will always be our miracles!!

 

Deuteronomy 31:6  Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”