The Nursery

The nursery is almost complete. We went with a jungle/animal theme. We absolutely love the room.

 

 

 

Non-Stress Test - Ultrasound - Hospital Stay

So last Tuesday Tracy had her Non-Stress Test and Ultrasound scheduled. We arrived at the hospital and went in for the test. Tracy was hooked up with two baby monitors and a monitor for contractions. During a Non-Stress Test they look for elevations in the babies' heart rates and the a decrease back to normal. This shows that after movement they are getting the Oxygen that they need. During this test, the tech monitoring said that Tracy was having pretty regular contractions. On the ride over Tracy had thought that she had a contraction, but nothing abnormal. The contractions became pretty regular so the tech mentioned it to the Neonatalogist who was going to do the Ultrasound. The Ultrasound went as normal. Baby A is still Breech and Baby B is Transverse. It looks like they will be scheduling a C-Section!! Both boys are growing. Baby A is 4lbs 1oz and Baby B is 4lbs 3oz. So after the Ultrasound, the Neonatalogist thought it would be best if Tracy went down to see her Doctor to check on the contractions. We got in and saw Dr. Finnigan. He checked Tracy out and no dilation. He wanted us to go up to Labor and Delivery to get monitored for a while longer. They hooked Tracy up to the same monitors that she was hooked up to for the Non-Stress Test. It seemed like every time she got hooked up to the monitors the boys decided it was gymnastics time and were moving and kicking. She was still having contractions and they were becoming pretty regular, every 1 to 4 minutes at one point. They ended up admitting her and giving her several IVs. They thought that dehydration might be causing the contractions. That didn't work, so they gave her several shots that are supposed to stop contractions. They didn't work either. Tracy ended up staying two nights in the hospital and is now at home on bed rest. She will stay on bed rest until the twins are here. She is on a prescription of meds. designed to help the uterus relax. She still is having contractions, but not a often as she did while in the hospital.

Settlement Music School Shower

Tracy's school threw us a Baby Shower on May 30th. Kirsten and her mother did a wonderful job of putting this shower together. The invitations were absolutely adorable, the food was great, the games were fun and it was great to see everyone that came. Many of Tracy's students, fellow teachers as well as friends and family.

Trinity Shower

Tracy and I were lucky to have Trinity Episcopal Church in Swarthmore give us the Double Stroller that we had registered for. On Mother's Day after church, they had a luncheon for the choir members and family at the Rectory next door to the church. Many of the choir members were there and it was a fun time, some even jumped on the trampoline out back!!!

Update Tomorrow

I have not been updating the blog as much and Tracy and I would like. I will be making a big post soon. Tomorrow Tracy has her non-stress test and her 8 month ultrasound. We also have the nursery almost complete. I have some great photos of the nursery and of our showers at Trinity in Swarthmore and at Settlement Music School. I will make separate posts for each.

28 Week Appointments

Today Tracy had her 28 week OB appointment and her ultrasound. The OB appointment didn't go as planned. Before you worry, the babies are fine and healthy. Tracy failed her first glucose test and also found out she is anemic. She has to go back in on Friday for a 3 hour glucose test to find out if she has gestational diabetes. She has to get blood drawn 4 times and has to drink a lot of sugar water. I feel sorry for her. I'll be there to help her out.

The ultrasounds were fantastic. Both babies are growing well. Baby A went from 1lb 7oz to 2lb 13oz and Baby B went from 1lb 8oz to 2lb 10oz. All that weight gain and Tracy only gained 3lbs. Boy does she look beautiful. Baby A was show off today and posed wonderfully for the photographer but Baby B was being a little bit of a pain in the butt. The doctor said that Baby A is breech and Baby B is laying transverse. We are very excited and can't wait to meet our boys.

Pittsburgh Shower

Tracy and I ventured out to Pittsburgh last weekend for a baby shower thrown by her sister, Trisha. The shower was at Aunt Donna's and Uncle Bill's house. We arrived Friday night and stayed at the Hyatt Place in Robinson. What a beautiful hotel. Saturday we got up and went to breakfast at Eat n' Park with our friend Apryl. Apryl gave us tickets for the Carnegie Science Center to use on Sunday with Trisha and her kids. After breakfast Tracy and I went to see her father's grave. We had not been there in bit, so it was nice to go. After that, we ended up at Donna and Bill's for the shower. I waited until Jason got there and we went out for lunch. Tracy was thrilled to see all her relatives. We got lots of great gifts from some truly wonderful people. Thank you to all who were there.






Saturday night we went to the Pittsburgh Chop House. We had a terrific dinner and we highly recommend it to any one looking for a relaxing and delicious dinner. Sunday we got up and met Trisha and the kids for a day at the Science Center. We had a blast. (pics from this will be posted shortly) After lunch, we headed home.