I had the best birthday ever since (as Bella would say). Paislee & Kailia were able to come home August 12 after spending 2 weeks in the NICU. Before we could leave they had to be weighed, car seat tested, vitals checked, etc. The Nurse Practitioner went through all this paperwork with Levi and I and a huge check list. But my birthday wish came true, and we got to take them home!
Bella loves helping out with with her sisters and is very proud of them. They are both doing really well. Last Friday at their check up, Kailia weighed 5lbs 12oz and Paislee weighed 5lbs 11oz. They still seem so small though.They are eating well and sleeping really good too (usually 4-5 hours at a time). For the most part, they are on the same schedule. It's just awesome to have them home and everyone together!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The gory details....
So Bella knows she has 2 baby sisters. But because they haven't come home I don't know how much she gets. Like, I don't know if she knows they are ours for keeps. She is very excited about them, though and talks about them. She says, "Baby sister in hospital. Getting better." She couldn't hold them yet because she got a nasty cold two days before they were born. She was pretty mad about that.
They were delivered by a C-Section. It wasn't as bad as you'd think or everyone makes it seem. The first few days were uncomfortable, but as long as I had my percocet I was just fine! After about a week I'd say I was mostly recovered. I still get tired pretty easy, but I am lifting things and bending over and stuff. My stomach still looks like I am 4 months pregnant though, which sucks!
So what happened was I was getting contractions the week before and went in to labor and delivery to get checked. I was only 34.5 weeks, I was dilated to 3 cm and she felt a foot when she examined me. They sent me home because I wasn't progressing. I went to my OB appointment with Judd the next Monday and he checked me. Still 3 cm. You know how funny he is though. He said, "When you go to get your ultrasound tomorrow with perinatology tell them I am concerned with the foot in your vagina." He said it so nochalantly. He said in all the years he has delivered babies he has only seen that happen a few times. So it's called footling breach. They were concerned because the placenta isn't supposed to shape that way. So if my water broke, the umbilical cord could prolapse out side of my body and get kinked- putting both babies at risk for death. So they asked what we wanted to do- go on bed rest for a week in the hospital, go on as normal, or have the babies that day. I felt like we should get it done that day and that the babies would be fine. He said that's what he would have done.
So we go in to have the babies at about 3 pm. We were just waiting for Dr. Judd to get there at about 5:30. By 4:00 I was going into labor though contracting pretty consistantly. So it was a good thing we went in that day! I just have to remind myself of that when I start to feel guilty that they are in the NICU still. But yeah, by 5:30 pm they were both born. They took them to examine them for an hour to see if there were any problems. Baby B (Paislee) was having a hard time breathing. So they Trasported both of them that night. My nurse encouraged me to get out of my bed to see them before they left. That was tough 2 hours after surgery but we did it and they wheeled me down to see them. They were in separate isolettes. The nurse got me a mirror so I could see their faces. I didn't get to hold them though- they had so many cords and IVs. It was so hard to see them like that! I couldn't wait to get discharged so I could see them. I was discharged on Friday (a day early) and finally was able to hold my tiny babies.
Both girls are doing well now. Today I am doing "on request" feedings. So basically seeing if they can wake up and realize they are hungry at least every four hours. We will do this for 12 hours. If they do well we will do another 24 hours and if they are gaining weight and feeding well, they get to go home!! What a perfect birthday that would be if they came home on Monday!
They were delivered by a C-Section. It wasn't as bad as you'd think or everyone makes it seem. The first few days were uncomfortable, but as long as I had my percocet I was just fine! After about a week I'd say I was mostly recovered. I still get tired pretty easy, but I am lifting things and bending over and stuff. My stomach still looks like I am 4 months pregnant though, which sucks!
So what happened was I was getting contractions the week before and went in to labor and delivery to get checked. I was only 34.5 weeks, I was dilated to 3 cm and she felt a foot when she examined me. They sent me home because I wasn't progressing. I went to my OB appointment with Judd the next Monday and he checked me. Still 3 cm. You know how funny he is though. He said, "When you go to get your ultrasound tomorrow with perinatology tell them I am concerned with the foot in your vagina." He said it so nochalantly. He said in all the years he has delivered babies he has only seen that happen a few times. So it's called footling breach. They were concerned because the placenta isn't supposed to shape that way. So if my water broke, the umbilical cord could prolapse out side of my body and get kinked- putting both babies at risk for death. So they asked what we wanted to do- go on bed rest for a week in the hospital, go on as normal, or have the babies that day. I felt like we should get it done that day and that the babies would be fine. He said that's what he would have done.
So we go in to have the babies at about 3 pm. We were just waiting for Dr. Judd to get there at about 5:30. By 4:00 I was going into labor though contracting pretty consistantly. So it was a good thing we went in that day! I just have to remind myself of that when I start to feel guilty that they are in the NICU still. But yeah, by 5:30 pm they were both born. They took them to examine them for an hour to see if there were any problems. Baby B (Paislee) was having a hard time breathing. So they Trasported both of them that night. My nurse encouraged me to get out of my bed to see them before they left. That was tough 2 hours after surgery but we did it and they wheeled me down to see them. They were in separate isolettes. The nurse got me a mirror so I could see their faces. I didn't get to hold them though- they had so many cords and IVs. It was so hard to see them like that! I couldn't wait to get discharged so I could see them. I was discharged on Friday (a day early) and finally was able to hold my tiny babies.
Both girls are doing well now. Today I am doing "on request" feedings. So basically seeing if they can wake up and realize they are hungry at least every four hours. We will do this for 12 hours. If they do well we will do another 24 hours and if they are gaining weight and feeding well, they get to go home!! What a perfect birthday that would be if they came home on Monday!
Friday, August 8, 2008
The babies are here!
So we had our beautiful little girls on July 29th, 2008. They came at 35 weeks and 3 days... a little too early. Because Baby B had breathing problems they were both transported to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center where she had a ventilator put down her throat. The ventilator is out and she is receiving help with an oxygen tube. They will stay in the NICU until they can eat all meals on their own and gain weight from those feedings. We still have a little ways to go. We are up to 2 feedings a day with mom and the rest through a feeding tube that goes from stomach to nose. It is hard to see all those wires and tubes everywhere, but they are progessing and doing well. We did find out they are for sure identical...the placenta was sent to pathology. We can tell them a part though. We named them: Kailia Rose (she weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz.) and Paislee Renee (she weighed 5 lbs. 4 oz.) Their middle names came from Levi's mom and my mom. I will post some pictures as soon as I have another 5 minutes to spare!!!
Thanks everyone for you love, support and prayers.
Thanks everyone for you love, support and prayers.
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