Yay for A/C!

Yesterday was hot! Today it's another hot one with a chance of thunderstorms. My parents brought back a hula girl years ago when they went to Las Vegas. I have her up in the new car with some velcro on the dashboard. The only thing is, when it gets hot the adhesive melts and well, take a look:


Hula girl up
























Hula girl down


















Stay cool today girls!

Hanging out

It's been almost a week since we found out Baby A and Baby B are healthy boys. I still can't believe M was right!
I can feel them moving again. It's very reassuring to me.
I had another ob appointment and my incision is healing well and the heart beats were 144 and 153. So much for that old wives tale that boys have heart beats below 140.
I thought of a word that we haven't used before: sons. We are going to be parents of sons. I'm still amazed that we will have two boys.
E and I picked out some clothes and bibs. It was very cool to pick out stuff for them. I've been looking online for nursery stuff; bedding sets and wall decorations. I would like two different sets but I'm not sure if I can find ones that complement each other. P.ottery Barn has a beautiful Madras plaid set. I love plaid--it's one of my favorite patterns and it's a Mighty Mighty Bosstones song "Bad in Plaid". I know it's a long way off but I like to check out all my options. I'm a planner and a tad ocd.
I spent some time at the cottage with Chachi, her friend from work and his son. We ate, talked and watched S.einfeld. The cottage is just so relaxing. When I first arrived I went with Chachi and her mom to look for buried treasure. Her mom had a nifty metal detector set to find money or jewelry. All we found was a rusted trough. Oh, well.
Now it's time for a bowl of frosted Ch.eerios and D.eadliest Catch.

High risk appointment

Great news--both babies are healthy and growing beautifully!!! We were at the office for over 2 1/2 hours. It was a marathon visit.
Of course the best part was seeing them. We spent an hour getting to see them. The us tech took pictures of their bones, spines, noses, hearts, etc. One is measuring 16 weeks and the other is 16 weeks and one day. It was a huge relief to see them and to know that they are healthy. I was so worried about the effects of the pain meds and anesthesia on them.
They weren't shy about showing us what they were either:









































We are so very blessed and lucky to have two healthy babies.

Strawberry picking and other goings on

This weekend was super busy. Friday we spent some time at the campground with Chachi. Very relaxing. It's just a cute little laid back place.
Saturday after leaving the campground we went to visit my parents.
Sunday we went strawberry picking. 26 lbs! I made 3 batches of jam. I was crazy and now am super tired.
We finally got an appt with the high risk folks!! This Wednesday we will meet with the genetic counselor, doc and physician's assistant. And we will be having our Level II ultrasound. I hope they are growing ok. Bonus-I hope to find out their genders.

I love this enamel bowl. Thanks Dad!



















Almost 30 jars of jam.

The most beautiful sound in the world

We had our ob appointment today coupled with my post op check up. My incision is healing nicely. The PA was a lovely girl named Sarah. "She had so much energy", I said to M. To which he replied--"Everyone seems to have a lot of energy to you." I laughed. True. But she had more. She took of my steri strips (I wanted to peel them off yesterday but M wouldn't let me). She asked if I was having any problems and I told her about the pressure on my bum and painful passing of gas--sorry tmi. She told me to take a stool softener, keep drinking water, eating greens and fruits and take a sitz bath (sitting in warm water).
She had the Doppler and found the first baby, who was on my left, who had a heartbeat of 160. She had trouble with the next baby because he/she was moving around. Finally that heartbeat was 150. It was amazing to hear their heartbeats. I have been feeling them flutter around now for about two weeks. I hadn't felt them in the past two days. It makes me nervous because I don't have anything else to go on. They aren't big enough that you can feel them kick. It was very reassuring to hear them.
I go next week for my glucose test and I have another ob appointment in two weeks.
We are still waiting for the high risk office to call us for our appointment with them. I was told I will be seeing them the first week in July. That's when we will have the level II us. And that means finding out the gender!

Getting better

I would like to thank my wonderful husband for posting for me. He did such a great job! Thank you M.!!
I'm getting better. I'm taking it one day at a time. My belly is only a little sore. I can get out of bed with a only a little maneuvering and I'm trying to eat better. My apatite has been non existent.
Last Wednesday I got up at 5 am to go to the bathroom. I was wide awake so I went downstairs to watch tv with puppies. Then the pain started. Just like menstrual cramps. I called the ob and he said to come in at 9:15 am to be examined. By the time we dropped E off at school I was doubled over in pain and crying.
They took me right in at the office. I had to have an internal exam and it took everything I had to lie down on the table. I knew they were checking my cervix. It looked fine. We then went for an ultrasound. The babies were fine. I'm not sure at what point they came to the conclusion that it was not pregnancy related. I was very happy about that but then I'm wondering what is causing all this pain.
I was wheeled over to labor and delivery for further examination by the high risk ob. After much poking (3 tries for the iv.), ultrasounds (darn that right ovary with cysts), drugs (stadol, morphine and fetinal) it was determined to open me up to check things out. I felt so bad for M. I'm telling him that I don't want the surgery. But since I was loopy he had to make the decision and sign the papers. My Mom told me later that once you reach a certain point with pain the only relief is from general anesthesia. The pain was the most intense I have ever felt. I was crying and rocking. At one point I think we had six doctors in the room. They sure do move when you are screaming and crying like I was.
They found my right ovary had cysts and it must have been tipped over at one point (where the extreme pain came from) because of the weight of the cysts. Soon I was in recovery and then in my room.
I had two ultrasound done--one Wednesday night and one Thursday night. The babies looked great and were active.
I stayed until Friday. My doctors and nurses were great. They took such good care of me.
I'm glad to be home. My scar is like a c-section scar. I have to keep drinking lots of water and eating my fruits and veggies to stay regular.
We have an ob appointment tomorrow. It will also include my post op visit. I will update after.
I would love to have an us just to make sure they're still ok.
Thank you for keeping us in your prayers and thoughts.