Pregnant and Loving It
August 2014
August 2014
Oh what a beautiful day it is today. What a beautiful 27 weeks this journey has been. Yes I am now 27 weeks pregnant today! It has been an unforgettable journey that I wouldn't change for the world. I have been seeing my OB every month since I was 10 weeks along. Every time we go in we are able to see our beautiful little miracles grow and grow. Things are going really well. We are very excited for our very near future! A lot has happened in the last weeks since I have posted.
From 11 weeks to 16 weeks everything went as we had hoped. Dr. appointments every month, an ultrasound every month, and great news every month that our little ones are growing well. I had morning sickness (better put as all day sickness), but deep down I was grateful for it because I knew it was a good sign. I was tired, and physically beat every day when I came home from work, but again as much as it is a struggle it was a welcoming one knowing that the signs were good signs of a healthy pregnancy. However, chicken has become my least favorite food at the moment. Hopefully I can conquer this pregnancy and start eating chicken again, because well, that's basically all I know how to cook! lol. We were excited to get past the first trimester as we know that's when a lot of miscarriages tend to happen. We know that anything can happen at any time, but it was a relief to make it past then. At 14 weeks our Dr. did an ultrasound. He said that he could take a guess on the gender's but he wasn't going to tell us for sure because it was still very early. His guess was two little girls. Jake and I had been having dreams and thoughts that we would have one boy and one girl, so to hear that it was two girls was a little bit of a shock. We didn't really say much to one another about it. We were happy for anything, but it came to us as a little bit of a shock. After a couple days we actually had names picked out for them and everything. I was starting to look for baby bedding and nursery ideas. We wanted to do a gender reveal party, and knew that at 16 weeks most Dr's were able to give you a good idea on the genders, so we decided to have another ultrasound to confirm before our party. When we went into the ultrasound, much to our surprise they told us that we were expecting one boy and one girl! We were again shocked at the news because we had it in our minds that we were expecting two girls. We were again thrilled with the news because we didn't care what the genders were, but again in shock at the change. :) Because of the change we had one more ultrasound to confirm a boy and a girl, and it did. We felt confident enough that was what we were having so we went forward with our gender reveal party.
From 16 weeks until now everything has been wonderful. Morning sickness went away at about 16 weeks and I have felt amazing. At about 20 weeks I was able to start feeling our miracles move in my belly and Jake has had the experience of feeling them move as well. It's the most amazing experience. Also at 20 weeks we had our big ultrasound and my mom and grandma was there to see it with us. It was a great experience to share with them. It has been amazing to watch two miracles grow from a cell to a beautiful baby each month. Not a lot of people get to experience watching a life from the very beginning, but we seen our little miracles as a little cell, and now they have grown into beautiful babies. We have watched ever step of the process, from little bodies growing, to little limbs, organs, facial features, etc. It is truly a miracle and I'm amazed every single day what a women's body can do to help create such a beautiful blessing.
As soon as we found out the genders I went to work on deciding colors for the nursery. It was a tough decision. Because they are going to share a room for a while, I didn't want it to be to girly or to boyish. I am also a person that has to have everything match and when your expecting a boy and a girl, that is a very hard thing to accomplish. With a lot of internet research to gather ideas I finally decided on elephants with blue and pink. We have now completed the nursery and I am very pleased with the end result. To save some money I bought a used dresser and changing table and refinished them. My parents bought the cribs for our little ones and I couldn't be happier with the end result.
Now that our nursery is completed we have started buying other necessities needed for two babies. A double stroller, two carseats, etc. It has been fun to finally be able to pick these things out. We go shopping together a lot, which rarely happened in the past because Jake hates shopping lol, however it seems when we go shopping for our babies he really enjoys it. He has been super involved in this whole process and I am so fortunate to have him as a husband. Our babies are very fortunate to have them as their daddy, because I know he will love them unconditionally! Our family has thrown a baby shower for me! It was incredible. We had such a great turn out and we got so much stuff for our little ones. It is going to help us out tremendously and I could not be more grateful for such great friends and family once again supporting us in this journey! The theme of the baby shower was "Two Peas in a Pod". It was so cute! All of my family and friends put a ton of work into it and it turned out great! I was very emotional prior to leaving for the shower, because I didn't know if I would ever get to have one. I didn't know if I would ever be able to do any of this and now I am experiencing it for myself. I'm just so glad we didn't give up!!
Today I am 31 weeks and 2 days along! Wow, have I really made it this far!? This has been one epic journey! I'm sitting here writing this post feeling my little boy and little girl sending me little kicks to know they are doing well and I absolutely can't get over how big of a blessing that is! We have now started going to our OB every two weeks. Our little boy is breach so we are counting on a c-section. At first I wasn't thrilled about a c-section, just because I'm not one that likes surgery's but the more I have thought about it I have convinced myself this is the better way to go with twins! We have set a c-section date!! Can you believe it!? It's coming so fast and I couldn't be happier. I have to say, I am a little bit nervous, but I think that is normal for any first time parents. We are so excited! I can only imagine right now what the day will be like when they finally put my babies in my arms, but I can imagine that it is going to be the best day in my whole entire life. I can imagine that there will be a lot of tears of happiness and so much love that it will be felt miles away. Oh I can't wait for this day to come! Of course I want our little miracles to keep cooking in my oven until they are just right so I don't want to rush it, but I am so excited sometimes I can't even sleep (along with using the bathroom 5 times a night and not getting comfortable because I'm sleeping with a watermelon sized belly lol). I think we are prepared for the most part. I have a few more things to get, but I feel like we have accomplished a lot prior to now so we would be ready. The diaper bag is packed. We need to load the carseats and I need to pack my bag and then we are ready. This is the most amazing thing I have ever prepared for in my whole life. The countdown has truly begun....
From 11 weeks to 16 weeks everything went as we had hoped. Dr. appointments every month, an ultrasound every month, and great news every month that our little ones are growing well. I had morning sickness (better put as all day sickness), but deep down I was grateful for it because I knew it was a good sign. I was tired, and physically beat every day when I came home from work, but again as much as it is a struggle it was a welcoming one knowing that the signs were good signs of a healthy pregnancy. However, chicken has become my least favorite food at the moment. Hopefully I can conquer this pregnancy and start eating chicken again, because well, that's basically all I know how to cook! lol. We were excited to get past the first trimester as we know that's when a lot of miscarriages tend to happen. We know that anything can happen at any time, but it was a relief to make it past then. At 14 weeks our Dr. did an ultrasound. He said that he could take a guess on the gender's but he wasn't going to tell us for sure because it was still very early. His guess was two little girls. Jake and I had been having dreams and thoughts that we would have one boy and one girl, so to hear that it was two girls was a little bit of a shock. We didn't really say much to one another about it. We were happy for anything, but it came to us as a little bit of a shock. After a couple days we actually had names picked out for them and everything. I was starting to look for baby bedding and nursery ideas. We wanted to do a gender reveal party, and knew that at 16 weeks most Dr's were able to give you a good idea on the genders, so we decided to have another ultrasound to confirm before our party. When we went into the ultrasound, much to our surprise they told us that we were expecting one boy and one girl! We were again shocked at the news because we had it in our minds that we were expecting two girls. We were again thrilled with the news because we didn't care what the genders were, but again in shock at the change. :) Because of the change we had one more ultrasound to confirm a boy and a girl, and it did. We felt confident enough that was what we were having so we went forward with our gender reveal party.
As soon as we found out the genders I went to work on deciding colors for the nursery. It was a tough decision. Because they are going to share a room for a while, I didn't want it to be to girly or to boyish. I am also a person that has to have everything match and when your expecting a boy and a girl, that is a very hard thing to accomplish. With a lot of internet research to gather ideas I finally decided on elephants with blue and pink. We have now completed the nursery and I am very pleased with the end result. To save some money I bought a used dresser and changing table and refinished them. My parents bought the cribs for our little ones and I couldn't be happier with the end result.
Now that our nursery is completed we have started buying other necessities needed for two babies. A double stroller, two carseats, etc. It has been fun to finally be able to pick these things out. We go shopping together a lot, which rarely happened in the past because Jake hates shopping lol, however it seems when we go shopping for our babies he really enjoys it. He has been super involved in this whole process and I am so fortunate to have him as a husband. Our babies are very fortunate to have them as their daddy, because I know he will love them unconditionally! Our family has thrown a baby shower for me! It was incredible. We had such a great turn out and we got so much stuff for our little ones. It is going to help us out tremendously and I could not be more grateful for such great friends and family once again supporting us in this journey! The theme of the baby shower was "Two Peas in a Pod". It was so cute! All of my family and friends put a ton of work into it and it turned out great! I was very emotional prior to leaving for the shower, because I didn't know if I would ever get to have one. I didn't know if I would ever be able to do any of this and now I am experiencing it for myself. I'm just so glad we didn't give up!!
Today I am 31 weeks and 2 days along! Wow, have I really made it this far!? This has been one epic journey! I'm sitting here writing this post feeling my little boy and little girl sending me little kicks to know they are doing well and I absolutely can't get over how big of a blessing that is! We have now started going to our OB every two weeks. Our little boy is breach so we are counting on a c-section. At first I wasn't thrilled about a c-section, just because I'm not one that likes surgery's but the more I have thought about it I have convinced myself this is the better way to go with twins! We have set a c-section date!! Can you believe it!? It's coming so fast and I couldn't be happier. I have to say, I am a little bit nervous, but I think that is normal for any first time parents. We are so excited! I can only imagine right now what the day will be like when they finally put my babies in my arms, but I can imagine that it is going to be the best day in my whole entire life. I can imagine that there will be a lot of tears of happiness and so much love that it will be felt miles away. Oh I can't wait for this day to come! Of course I want our little miracles to keep cooking in my oven until they are just right so I don't want to rush it, but I am so excited sometimes I can't even sleep (along with using the bathroom 5 times a night and not getting comfortable because I'm sleeping with a watermelon sized belly lol). I think we are prepared for the most part. I have a few more things to get, but I feel like we have accomplished a lot prior to now so we would be ready. The diaper bag is packed. We need to load the carseats and I need to pack my bag and then we are ready. This is the most amazing thing I have ever prepared for in my whole life. The countdown has truly begun....
September 2014
Next month we are going to be welcoming our little miracles into this crazy world. I have such mixed emotions. This is a crazy world. Am I going to be able to raise my little ones to be all that I want them to be? I am so extremely excited and scared at the same time. We have scheduled our C-Section for October 28th, 2014. I think we have bought everything we need to bring them into our home. I'm getting really nervous about the C-Section. I'm scared to death of the spinal tap / epidural. I hope it goes so quickly that I won't have time to really think about it.
My visiting teachers are so sweet. They threw me another baby shower and invited all of my friends from church. I had another great turn out and got a lot of great gifts. With all of our friends and family's help I think we are pretty prepared to bring these little ones home.
We had a scare at 34 weeks. Me feet, ankles, and legs started to get extremely swollen. I also started to itch tremendously. I figured the itching was caused from my skin stretching from the swelling, but I spoke to a friend of mine that also had twins and she said that her Dr. actually took her twins when she started itching because they were worried about a liver condition that could potentially take the lives of her babies. That scared me a lot so I called the on call Dr. at the hospital (it was a Sunday, so my Dr. wasn't in the office). He told me that as long as there is no rash not to worry. About 1:00 p.m. I started to get a rash and we didn't want to risk the lives of our babies, so we went to the emergency room immediately. They took me to labor and delivery and found the heartbeats of our babies. They also checked them to make sure they were not under any stress. They checked my blood pressure as well. I explained to them my symptoms and what I was concerned about. They contacted my Dr and my Dr ordered some blood tests for us so we could make sure I didn't have the issues with my liver. He said there are other signs that he looks for when he is watching out for this, that I didn't have, so he didn't think there was anything to worry about, but he still did a blood test to confirm to ease all of our minds. The blood results came back normal and they released us from the hospital. I felt kind of stupid for going to the hospital, but I was glad to have my mind eased and know my babies were still doing well. Unfortunately, because of the swelling my Dr put me on "bed rest" as much as possible. He told me I needed to stop working and put my feet up as much as possible. He wanted to get me to 36 weeks, so I needed to hang on for at least two more weeks. We left the hospital and went home. I was happy I got to hear my babies heart beats and know that they were doing okay. Jake and I both got some rest that night knowing that things were going well.
October 2014
I can't believe we are going to meet our babies this month! It seems so surreal. I feel fat, miserable, and ready to have these babies, but at the same time I can't believe it's almost time. This month has been rough. I can't lay flat on my back without my sciatic nerve going crazy. I am using the bathroom at least 5 times a night and my poor husband is getting less sleep than I am. When I am awake I am constantly tossing and turning and when I am sleeping, he said I'm moaning and groaning, and snoring so he can't even get rest when I am. It has been a struggle, but I guess it preparation for when we will have two newborns. :) At 36 weeks I had another scare. I woke up at 6:00 a.m. and when I sat up to go to the bathroom I had a bunch of fluid leak. I wasn't sure if it was my water breaking or not so when my Dr. got into the office at 9:00 a.m. I called to get his opinion and the receptionist told me to go to the hospital immediately. She said that the hospital can check to see if it was my water breaking, but if I had any thoughts whatsoever that it could have been my water it's important to get to the hospital asap. I called Jake while he was at work and told him we needed to go. He came home and picked me up and we went straight to the hospital. Once again they put us up into labor and delivery and checked for heart beats. They then checked to see if I was dilated at all. They did a test to check to see if my water had broke as well. I will be completely honest, I was kind of hoping it was because I was so miserable and every inch of my body was hurting at this point. When the test results came back, it was negative for amniotic fluid. The nurse told me that most likely it was urine. I was so embarrassed. But once again I got to hear my babies heart beats and know that everything was going good so it wasn't a complete waist of trip. However I was a little disappointed that I wasn't going to be meeting my babies that day. I wanted to keep them in as long as possible, but my Dr assured me that if I could get to 36 weeks, then he was pretty confident everything would go well and they would be healthy enough to deliver if I had to. Since I was 36 weeks, I was hoping we could meet them sooner than later, but they sent me home and told me to wait until next week. :/
From the time we left the hospital to the day of our c-section it felt like forever. I was 37 weeks 4 days when we went in for the c-section so it was only a week and a half, but it felt like forever. The day finally came. October 28th, 2014. The c-section was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. They told us to arrive at the hospital at 1:00 p.m. Jake and I woke up that day and it felt surreal. We got ready, picked up our house a little bit and loaded the car seats, diaper bags, and overnight bags. We made sure we had our camera and our phones and then we just sat and waited until it was time to go. We were so excited that we were up at 5:30 a.m. It took forever for 1:00 p.m. to come, not to mention that I couldn't eat anything from 12:00 a.m. on so I was starving!! We took a picture of my big belly one last time before heading in.
1:00 p.m. finally came and we loaded up in the car and headed to the hospital. When we first got there, we had to go and check in. Once we were checked in we went up to the labor and delivery floor. They had my room already prepared. We settled in and they came and found the heart beats of our babies on the monitors. They both sounded great! They then came in to put in an IV. The nurse was able to get my vein on the second try. I was thinking she was going to have do try a lot before getting a vein, because no one is ever able to get them, but luckily she was able to get it. After they put the IV in, my family started showing up. I was starting to get really nervous. I was also very excited, but super nervous. I wasn't to thrilled that I had to have a c-section, and more so I wasn't very excited about an epidural, but I knew it was the best way to get my babies here safely.
At 3:00 p.m. the anesthesiologist came in and started to ask me questions. When the questions were finished he gave me some medication and explained to me how the c-section was going to go to inform me the best as possible. My Dr. and his assistant then showed up. He also explained to me what was going to happen. They then wheeled me into the c-section room and Jake got dressed into his white jumpsuit. When I went in they had me sit up and they gave me the epidural. It hurt, but not as bad as I thought. The hardest part was sitting up enough for them to put it in because my belly was so big and I couldn't bend over. lol. Once the epidural was in, they started to prep.While they were prepping I could tell my legs were starting to feel numb. Jake came in to join me. They had so many Dr's and nurses in the room with us. They had two Dr's for me, two nurses for me, two nursery nurses, the babies pediatrician, two respiratory therapists, two anesthesiologist, and many nurses in the nursery waiting for the babies. I was really calm on the outside, but inside my heart was pounding like crazy! Usually they strap down your arms when you are having a c-section. The anesthesiologist said he was not going to make me do this. I was so happy. I didn't want my arms strapped down. I thought that would give more anxiety so I was happy he didn't make me. I was pretty good while Jake was with me. I did start to feel a little sick to my stomach, but other than that all I wanted was to hear my babies cry. My anesthesiologist was amazing. He kept me informed throughout the whole procedure. When they babies were almost out, he told Jake to get ready with the camera and Jake was able to get all kinds of pictures. Our baby boy came first. When he came he was screaming! A minute later our little girl came and she was crying pretty hard too. When I heard the first cry of our little boy, tears started streaming down my face. When they told me that both babies were out and they were crying all I could do was smile and cry too. Jake was over with both our babies while they were getting them cleaned up, and my family was outside the door trying to peak through the little window to see the babies. They brought over the babies for me to see before they took them to the nursery and we were able to get a picture. At that moment I knew I had just experienced the most amazing moment of my life and I had given birth to the most amazing little angels. I gave them both a kiss on the forehead and they went into the nursery. Jake went with them, and the Dr's started to get me cleaned up. I asked Jake to let me know as soon as he knew how the babies were and if they were healthy. He came back a little after they went to the nursery and told me they were beautiful and healthy. Our little boy had to have a little bit of oxygen, but other than that, both of them were very healthy and perfect! Jake went back with babies. I had a sense of urgency and a sense of calmness and relief all at the same time. I wanted to see them and be with them, so I wanted to get sewed up as quick as possible, but at the same time it was all over and they were here and healthy so I felt so relieved.
As they were cleaning me up I started to feel extremely sick to my stomach. I told the anesthesiologist I was not feeling well. I ended up vomiting while I was on the table. He told me that my blood pressure has went up quit a bit and he gave me something in my IV that immediately helped me to feel better. From that point on the Dr's cleaned me up and I just laid there. It felt like forever for them to clean me up! Because it was in October, the subject of haunted houses and scary movies popped up in the OR. The Dr's were all talking about if they like scary movies or don't, and what scary movies they liked. All the while, I was thinking, enough about scary movies, just get me sewed up so I can see my babies!! lol. Finally they said they were all finished. My Dr and the Anesthesiologist told me I did amazing! They wheeled me back to my room and my family came in to see me. They had already seen the babies because they were in the nursery and they told me how cute and perfect they were. Finally they brought our little girl into me and I was able to hold her. Our little boy had to be on oxygen for a minute so I seen our little girl first. She was so tiny and perfect. After a little bit they brought our little boy in and I was in heaven. I have the two most beautiful little angels. I felt so blessed and I was so happy! We welcomed our two little angels on October 28, 2014 at 3:39 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. Paxton J. Reynolds was born first weighing 5 lbs 5 oz and Paylin Shay Reynolds was born second weighing 5 lbs 0 oz. Both were 17 inches long and just perfect! These two babies have a very proud Daddy also! We couldn't be happier or more blessed!
At 3:00 p.m. the anesthesiologist came in and started to ask me questions. When the questions were finished he gave me some medication and explained to me how the c-section was going to go to inform me the best as possible. My Dr. and his assistant then showed up. He also explained to me what was going to happen. They then wheeled me into the c-section room and Jake got dressed into his white jumpsuit. When I went in they had me sit up and they gave me the epidural. It hurt, but not as bad as I thought. The hardest part was sitting up enough for them to put it in because my belly was so big and I couldn't bend over. lol. Once the epidural was in, they started to prep.While they were prepping I could tell my legs were starting to feel numb. Jake came in to join me. They had so many Dr's and nurses in the room with us. They had two Dr's for me, two nurses for me, two nursery nurses, the babies pediatrician, two respiratory therapists, two anesthesiologist, and many nurses in the nursery waiting for the babies. I was really calm on the outside, but inside my heart was pounding like crazy! Usually they strap down your arms when you are having a c-section. The anesthesiologist said he was not going to make me do this. I was so happy. I didn't want my arms strapped down. I thought that would give more anxiety so I was happy he didn't make me. I was pretty good while Jake was with me. I did start to feel a little sick to my stomach, but other than that all I wanted was to hear my babies cry. My anesthesiologist was amazing. He kept me informed throughout the whole procedure. When they babies were almost out, he told Jake to get ready with the camera and Jake was able to get all kinds of pictures. Our baby boy came first. When he came he was screaming! A minute later our little girl came and she was crying pretty hard too. When I heard the first cry of our little boy, tears started streaming down my face. When they told me that both babies were out and they were crying all I could do was smile and cry too. Jake was over with both our babies while they were getting them cleaned up, and my family was outside the door trying to peak through the little window to see the babies. They brought over the babies for me to see before they took them to the nursery and we were able to get a picture. At that moment I knew I had just experienced the most amazing moment of my life and I had given birth to the most amazing little angels. I gave them both a kiss on the forehead and they went into the nursery. Jake went with them, and the Dr's started to get me cleaned up. I asked Jake to let me know as soon as he knew how the babies were and if they were healthy. He came back a little after they went to the nursery and told me they were beautiful and healthy. Our little boy had to have a little bit of oxygen, but other than that, both of them were very healthy and perfect! Jake went back with babies. I had a sense of urgency and a sense of calmness and relief all at the same time. I wanted to see them and be with them, so I wanted to get sewed up as quick as possible, but at the same time it was all over and they were here and healthy so I felt so relieved.
As they were cleaning me up I started to feel extremely sick to my stomach. I told the anesthesiologist I was not feeling well. I ended up vomiting while I was on the table. He told me that my blood pressure has went up quit a bit and he gave me something in my IV that immediately helped me to feel better. From that point on the Dr's cleaned me up and I just laid there. It felt like forever for them to clean me up! Because it was in October, the subject of haunted houses and scary movies popped up in the OR. The Dr's were all talking about if they like scary movies or don't, and what scary movies they liked. All the while, I was thinking, enough about scary movies, just get me sewed up so I can see my babies!! lol. Finally they said they were all finished. My Dr and the Anesthesiologist told me I did amazing! They wheeled me back to my room and my family came in to see me. They had already seen the babies because they were in the nursery and they told me how cute and perfect they were. Finally they brought our little girl into me and I was able to hold her. Our little boy had to be on oxygen for a minute so I seen our little girl first. She was so tiny and perfect. After a little bit they brought our little boy in and I was in heaven. I have the two most beautiful little angels. I felt so blessed and I was so happy! We welcomed our two little angels on October 28, 2014 at 3:39 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. Paxton J. Reynolds was born first weighing 5 lbs 5 oz and Paylin Shay Reynolds was born second weighing 5 lbs 0 oz. Both were 17 inches long and just perfect! These two babies have a very proud Daddy also! We couldn't be happier or more blessed!
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