I went for a follow-up visit with my midwife last night due to a high blood pressure reading last week. Good news is my blood pressure is down slightly, so now big concerns at this point. I will be 31 weeks on Sunday so it is now time to start thinking about delivering these babies. We discussed some options last night and I am more confused than ever. Baby A, our boy, is vertex (head down) and has been since the very moment we saw him the first time. Our baby B, girl, can either be transverse (sideways) or breech (head up) neither position is ideal for delivering vaginally. Although, breech is a little bit more ideal, I am pretty sure she is transverse and continues to stay that way.
For delivery, I have the option of scheduling a c-section or attempting to deliver vaginally and risking an emergency c-section for baby B. I really do not want to recover from both but I also do not want major abdominal surgery. I guess the other option is to havea fairy magicially remove them from my belly??? I have to think long and hard about this decision. I hope to talk to other MoM's (mothers of multiples), read articles, talk it out experts such as my OB, and get through my first round of NST (Non Stress Test) and AFI (Amniotic Fluid Index) testing. Wish my luck!!!!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Mommy is a day late, but Happy 18 months Parker!
Parker is now 1.5 years old! It is weird to count his age in years instead of months, well usually we still do count in months. I guess when you hit 2 you stop counting months?!? Parker cracks Chris and I up daily. He has such a big personality for such a little guy. He is still wearing 12-18 months clothes and not really showing any sign of moving up to 24 months anytime soon. He is wearing size 3 diapers but wearing size 4 at night. He is wearing a size 5 shoe but probably moving to a 6 soon. He loves to carried around still!!! He eats like a bird!! We are working on that though, I always prepare him an array of items for each of his meals but he sticks to his regulars like yogurt, applesause, most pureed veggies, crackers, a chicken nugget here and there, sometimes a PB sandwich. He LOVES anything sweet such as ice cream, ice pops, chocolate milk, cake, and COOKIES (cook, as he says). He loves to climb up on anything he can get up onto. Wa-Wa (water) is a staple in his life. He loves to swim in pools, play with the hose, help wash dishes, take a bath, play in the bathroom sink, take a shower with Mom or Dad, run through sprinklers, and even go out in the rain. He pretty much mimicks almost anything you say, although most times you can't figure out what he is actually saying. Chris and I (well mostly me) can figure out almost anything he says. We have been focusing on the word two since he will have 2 babies soon. I think he gets it for the most part. He is taking one nap a day for about 2-3 hours!
I am really enjoying my one-on-one time with him until his brother and sister come to take over!
I am really enjoying my one-on-one time with him until his brother and sister come to take over!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
(Almost) 30 weeks!
Tomorrow, June 27, 2010 I will be 30 weeks with twins! It is still very surreal that we are going to have two newborns at OUR house in no more than 8 weeks. I visit with two doctors throughout this pregnancy, Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) with the wonderful Dr. Hill, and my regular OB office. This week I had a double doctor day and my super wonderful Hubby went to BOTH appointments.
At our first appointment with MFM we were able to see the babies for our monthly ultrasound (U/S) and it was great as always. Our baby A, boy, was weighing in at 3lbs 2oz, and our Baby B, girl, was weighing in at 3lbs. 6oz. They are both on target for growth and hang around the 50th percentile for all babies their gestational age. Twins are not looked at any differently than singleton babies. Most twins weigh less at birth because they deliver earlier than singleton babies.
In the evening, I had to visit with my OB, but ended up seeing a midwifery student and the Midwife, Laura. This appointment was a little scary and tense. My blood pressure reading was 139/89 and the cut-off for Pre-eclampsia (PreE) is 140/90. The midwife decided that I should try to have a stress-free week and come back again to be rechecked. If all comes back normal then I will continue growing these babies as normal. If my reading is high I will start the process for PreE testing. I did have high blood pressure (BP) with Parker but it didn't begin to become a problem until late in my pregnancy. It is a little early but keep your fingers crossed that all is well in the world of the Lowe twins.
My two biggest fears are hospital bedrest and delivering these munchkins before they are ready. After talking with other Mom's my fears have lessened but I still worry. I know if these babies have to come early there are great doctors and nurses that will help them along to grow, but obviously that is not ideal.
I leave you on a happy note with a belly picture at 29 weeks 5 days! By the way, I am measuring at 39 weeks!
At our first appointment with MFM we were able to see the babies for our monthly ultrasound (U/S) and it was great as always. Our baby A, boy, was weighing in at 3lbs 2oz, and our Baby B, girl, was weighing in at 3lbs. 6oz. They are both on target for growth and hang around the 50th percentile for all babies their gestational age. Twins are not looked at any differently than singleton babies. Most twins weigh less at birth because they deliver earlier than singleton babies.
In the evening, I had to visit with my OB, but ended up seeing a midwifery student and the Midwife, Laura. This appointment was a little scary and tense. My blood pressure reading was 139/89 and the cut-off for Pre-eclampsia (PreE) is 140/90. The midwife decided that I should try to have a stress-free week and come back again to be rechecked. If all comes back normal then I will continue growing these babies as normal. If my reading is high I will start the process for PreE testing. I did have high blood pressure (BP) with Parker but it didn't begin to become a problem until late in my pregnancy. It is a little early but keep your fingers crossed that all is well in the world of the Lowe twins.
My two biggest fears are hospital bedrest and delivering these munchkins before they are ready. After talking with other Mom's my fears have lessened but I still worry. I know if these babies have to come early there are great doctors and nurses that will help them along to grow, but obviously that is not ideal.
I leave you on a happy note with a belly picture at 29 weeks 5 days! By the way, I am measuring at 39 weeks!
Friday, April 30, 2010
NAMES!!!
I have to start out by shouting, "I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD!!!" Like any marriage things aren't perfect 100% of the time, but he always does his absolute best to make sure I am happy 99% of time. We always have a rough time picking out names because for the most part we have opposite taste in names. We are constantly vetoing each others choices. I presented the name Annika to him which I really like but after much research the name is truly pronounced "Ah-knee-ka". It is really pretty much I feared that people will always pronounce her name "Ann-e-ka" and she would have to correct people every.single.day! I went through this my entire life, and although I love my name and wouldn't change it, it is very annoying. So I threw out a couple of other girl names.
Last night, he asked me what we were going to name the babies and I said, "Asher and Audrey" and he said if that is what you want than that will be their names! Soo
Baby A = Asher Mason
Baby B = Audrey TBD??
Last night, he asked me what we were going to name the babies and I said, "Asher and Audrey" and he said if that is what you want than that will be their names! Soo
Baby A = Asher Mason
Baby B = Audrey TBD??
21 weeks
I can't even believe that I am over halfway through this pregnancy and soon enough we will go from a family of 3 to a family of 5. Chris and I laugh because we will be married for 2.5 years and have 3 kids, nearly impossible huh? We were/are extremely lucky that TTC (trying to conceive) is a walk in the park for us.
I was so excited when I received a text message from my favorite and only sister that she was home from Miami on the day of my 21 week U/S (ultrasound). I was going to be going to this appointment all by my lonesome, which I hate. I am so glad she came because I really needed her. At the anatomy and growth u/s we found out that baby A, our boy, has a 2 vessel cord instead of the normal 3 vessel cord. I asked the MoM's (mother's of multiples) on my pregnancy forum that I frequent if there is any experience with this. I got nothing but positive news!! There is a risk he doesn't grow as big as his sister. Here are their stats: Baby A (boy) 13oz. (44%) 148bpm heartrate. Baby B (girl) 16oz. (55%) and 141bpm heartrate.
I was so excited when I received a text message from my favorite and only sister that she was home from Miami on the day of my 21 week U/S (ultrasound). I was going to be going to this appointment all by my lonesome, which I hate. I am so glad she came because I really needed her. At the anatomy and growth u/s we found out that baby A, our boy, has a 2 vessel cord instead of the normal 3 vessel cord. I asked the MoM's (mother's of multiples) on my pregnancy forum that I frequent if there is any experience with this. I got nothing but positive news!! There is a risk he doesn't grow as big as his sister. Here are their stats: Baby A (boy) 13oz. (44%) 148bpm heartrate. Baby B (girl) 16oz. (55%) and 141bpm heartrate.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
15 month well child visit
Parker went for his 15 month well child visit on Monday, April 5th. He offically weighs over 20 lbs! 21 lbs to be exact and is 30 inches. He is about 12th percentile for weight and continues to be about 50th percentile for height. We can finally turn his carseat around to see the world. I wanted to keep him rear facing as long as possible, but with the twins on the way there is no choice but to turn him around. We plan on keeping our Ford Edge and getting a mini-van when the twins are a little bit bigger.
He also had some wheezing in his chest, so he had to do a breathing treatment. He was an expert and funny enough loved it! We came home with an inhaler and some antibiotics. He seems better now. He also had to get three shots which was not his favorite moment of the day. He fell asleep as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot of the office.
He loves his doctor and showing off for him. He brought Dr. K books and animal crackers. He also played a small game of catch with Dr. K. He added some new words to his vocabulary since I last blogged: apple (app) and banana (nayna). He is also good at identifying objects when you ask him to point to something such a monkey. I love how quickly he is learning, but sad that he is growing so very fast.
He also had some wheezing in his chest, so he had to do a breathing treatment. He was an expert and funny enough loved it! We came home with an inhaler and some antibiotics. He seems better now. He also had to get three shots which was not his favorite moment of the day. He fell asleep as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot of the office.
He loves his doctor and showing off for him. He brought Dr. K books and animal crackers. He also played a small game of catch with Dr. K. He added some new words to his vocabulary since I last blogged: apple (app) and banana (nayna). He is also good at identifying objects when you ask him to point to something such a monkey. I love how quickly he is learning, but sad that he is growing so very fast.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Big Reveal!
On Monday, March 29th at 10:30am I went for my ultrasound to reveal the gender of little Lowe twins! Chris was stuck at work directing his favorite Monday meeting, so he was not able to make it. I asked him if he would like me to reschedule, but he told me not to worry and just send him a text message. Men! I asked my Mom and Dad to go with me instead. They both were thrilled to be there. I think my Dad was more wowed by the technology and talking fish with the sonographer. hehe.
We are happy to announce that baby A is a boy and baby B is a girl!!! After seeing, baby A was a boy I got a bit nervous that baby B would be the same gender. I was absolutely thrilled when I found out that baby B was a girl. Everybody is growing right on target. Now we know for sure they are fraternal. Baby A's heartrate was 160 bmp, and baby A had a heartrate of 152 bpm. They both weigh about 7oz which they tell me is right on target for 17 weeks. At this time they are laying transverse, directly across my belly in opposite directions. I guess they are kicking each other in the head already.
We are not onto the dreaded part of pregnancy picking names!! We both seem to like the name Annika (pronounced Ah-knee-ka) for a girl and Asher for a boy. I wasn't a big fan of the alliteration but we aren't going to throw out names we can agree on due to starting with the same letter. Names are not official yet, so stay tuned.
Our scanner is currently buried in our closet because Parker's toys have taken over the room that used to be our office/den. I will try to dig it out and scan some pics of the twins!!
We are happy to announce that baby A is a boy and baby B is a girl!!! After seeing, baby A was a boy I got a bit nervous that baby B would be the same gender. I was absolutely thrilled when I found out that baby B was a girl. Everybody is growing right on target. Now we know for sure they are fraternal. Baby A's heartrate was 160 bmp, and baby A had a heartrate of 152 bpm. They both weigh about 7oz which they tell me is right on target for 17 weeks. At this time they are laying transverse, directly across my belly in opposite directions. I guess they are kicking each other in the head already.
We are not onto the dreaded part of pregnancy picking names!! We both seem to like the name Annika (pronounced Ah-knee-ka) for a girl and Asher for a boy. I wasn't a big fan of the alliteration but we aren't going to throw out names we can agree on due to starting with the same letter. Names are not official yet, so stay tuned.
Our scanner is currently buried in our closet because Parker's toys have taken over the room that used to be our office/den. I will try to dig it out and scan some pics of the twins!!
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