tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49629698808023619562024-02-19T05:31:35.460-08:00Two By TwoTales from my life
as a mom of 2 sons and 2 daughtersChelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.comBlogger390125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-45205781168056673732011-09-03T19:17:00.000-07:002011-09-03T19:39:15.042-07:00Has it really been 6 months?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images2.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp539%3C3%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E%3A%3A3%3E45%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D365%3B4%3B834832%3Anu0mrj">
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<br />I didn't fall off the face of the earth after my last post. Life has been extremely busy being the mom of 4.
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<br />Let's see if I can play catch up and update and then I'm going to try and stay "caught up" and post more frequently.
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<br />River started Kindergarten on August 17th. It's hard to believe he is old enough for Kindergarten already! I was really apprehensive about putting him in the public school system because of his ADHD and his sensory issues. The IEP meeting we had at the end of the last school year made me even more leery because they informed me that he was going to be placed in a regular education classroom and would be losing most/all of his accommodations. I felt like it was setting us up to have a bad year this year. Up until the day before school started I went back and forth about whether or not to put River in the school system or to enroll him in the home based school program through the county where I could be more in control of his education. He is such a social kid that I decided he'd be happier in Kindergarten at the brick and mortar school where he could have time with other kids on a regular basis. It's been roughly 2 weeks since school started and other than a few days where he got disciplined for talking too much, he's done really well, I'm so proud of him.
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<br />Journey is in the public school's program for the developmentally delayed. Although he's not really developmentally delayed other than his speech. They are using the program mostly for language immersion. He was in the school system at the end of the last school year from shortly after he turned 3 until the year ended. This school year he's back with the same teacher because he's still considered a "3" which is great. Over the summer we worked hard on potty training and he seems to be getting the hang of it. He can stay dry all day for days on end and hasn't had any poop accidents in weeks. He's done really great. He went to the eye doctor the day after he turned 3 and got glasses. He has strabismus and they think that's causing him to be have some focus issues. We are still having a lot of issues with getting him to eat a variety of foods. He fixates on one food at a time and wants to eat only that food to the exclusion of any others. It's frustrating for us but he seems to be growing just fine so we just give him multi vitamins and try not to make a big issue of it.
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<br />Then there is the girls. Ember and Kaeda turned 1 on August 16th. I can't believe it's been a whole year already.
<br />They went for their well baby check ups on the 20th and they are growing like weeds (okay maybe not but they sure have come a long way)
<br />Ember is 18 lbs 12 oz and 27 inches now
<br />Kaeda is 16 lbs 15 oz and 26.5 inches.
<br />They are at the very bottom of the charts but they are on the charts
<br />Ember is receiving physical therapy and there is some concern that she is a lot weaker in one side as opposed to the other. They actually had her evaluated for CP but the doctor didn't feel that it was something she had. The physical therapist comes once a week to work with her here at the house.
<br />Kaeda is receiving speech therapy here at the house once a week as well. She is having some feeding issues and we're working on them.
<br />They are pulling to a stand, crusing furniture, saying mama and dada, and Kaeda. :) They are great!
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<br />In news other than kid news, I'm back in school. After spending a year looking for work and being unable to find anything that paid enough, had benefits, and worked with my family. I decided it was time to make a change. So I am back in school working toward my bachelor's in Accounting. Yes quite the switch from my previous degree of nursing. I think it will be a good change for us. I started classes on August 22nd and I am taking 6 classes this term. I'm nuts!
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<br />Anyway, I will do my best to update more regularly.
<br />Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-33007794852498179432011-02-19T14:48:00.000-08:002011-02-19T14:54:40.435-08:00Recent Pictures.. will try and update soon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwtm42hZMojfycyrJtHAxEg5kKD1MK8JIfmxj8POCnxv6Qu2ELvd-E1B0HQtAWCNptr2pohpZmsgr0FH3rymZSPp3mPkzn9nnTwaPiqqtMhpTKN4u1Ym4zalScBTXJDjcgzFluYa5xw/s1600/Identical.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwtm42hZMojfycyrJtHAxEg5kKD1MK8JIfmxj8POCnxv6Qu2ELvd-E1B0HQtAWCNptr2pohpZmsgr0FH3rymZSPp3mPkzn9nnTwaPiqqtMhpTKN4u1Ym4zalScBTXJDjcgzFluYa5xw/s400/Identical.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575537389364616802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkWoZ3-uAAOe_ED2Z40azwGNvpADupxRwdTTfHP8fPwwfE-ZHEdUVyLWp5fXgG1TyYJkuwEBGmjuIqBNubsWRJqkWi6EjGVsVwQprR6JbW4cNH1P3RNmXKdeKOfcMQNx_VpmWy9OA7Q/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkWoZ3-uAAOe_ED2Z40azwGNvpADupxRwdTTfHP8fPwwfE-ZHEdUVyLWp5fXgG1TyYJkuwEBGmjuIqBNubsWRJqkWi6EjGVsVwQprR6JbW4cNH1P3RNmXKdeKOfcMQNx_VpmWy9OA7Q/s400/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575537383293232658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3rcMWumjikD_bI54pkFiG3HLp9rRZMUwRx8syjQV4v5LAM7iWpFiUsPaKJ88JT57C44SRGndSITJyR5bIJ3URTSuVBONvnXqA2ujIBvdcb3Fe5AJs8FyA4q-MjOOaLScN_Wlknkrkg/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3rcMWumjikD_bI54pkFiG3HLp9rRZMUwRx8syjQV4v5LAM7iWpFiUsPaKJ88JT57C44SRGndSITJyR5bIJ3URTSuVBONvnXqA2ujIBvdcb3Fe5AJs8FyA4q-MjOOaLScN_Wlknkrkg/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575537379149295650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHUSyi381sSLdFlCySAngNFc2sMg5sqI8pWTT2yEI3JZaduKElt-BEJaKwFLJ5tR3oMOyp2zX5ZauiXJLi1xF2gnLBHEGvDgXUjc4EKRnKXoMAQUq3AF4yipL3RUDZp7tD928i-WdQ/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHUSyi381sSLdFlCySAngNFc2sMg5sqI8pWTT2yEI3JZaduKElt-BEJaKwFLJ5tR3oMOyp2zX5ZauiXJLi1xF2gnLBHEGvDgXUjc4EKRnKXoMAQUq3AF4yipL3RUDZp7tD928i-WdQ/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575537372240122034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDokgN0Y7qT0bMjz7RPBU8ZZESWI9Q2LTGoVCeWKHrz4_Kea9iewQco-cWztf3O4ElUGz7eocN_3Tne4AxIdBfJaIABXF4jNW2erccGyl36ffa1ZKXDmHEmAKThDDfTAbgTSvrW27sg/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDokgN0Y7qT0bMjz7RPBU8ZZESWI9Q2LTGoVCeWKHrz4_Kea9iewQco-cWztf3O4ElUGz7eocN_3Tne4AxIdBfJaIABXF4jNW2erccGyl36ffa1ZKXDmHEmAKThDDfTAbgTSvrW27sg/s400/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575537364469582354" border="0" /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-777646399908424012010-10-18T19:13:00.000-07:002010-10-18T19:29:04.093-07:002 month WBV and Cardio Follow up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBNeCAI9fsMCN45lmVpvMLya-mupWtZlncAS8N7NXx_ohG0OoRluHPYp71tCzIt1bfd9-Vrxz3QOVda49YI3HMIkwM_VI5YxVsJfbweJOnSf1vHqx1nk_6Jki0fGA7L4f8NRnyd3pDQ/s1600/kids+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBNeCAI9fsMCN45lmVpvMLya-mupWtZlncAS8N7NXx_ohG0OoRluHPYp71tCzIt1bfd9-Vrxz3QOVda49YI3HMIkwM_VI5YxVsJfbweJOnSf1vHqx1nk_6Jki0fGA7L4f8NRnyd3pDQ/s320/kids+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529577957062153954" border="0" /></a><br />The girls are 2 months old now (3 weeks adjusted 9 weeks actual). Today they had their 2 month well baby visits.<br /><br />Ember was 8 lbs 9 oz and 20.2 inches long (she was 5 lbs 4 oz and 17.75 inches at birth).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoDj5wMCGkLGlBWlQEsLo9id5AHqUFSBTv1qX8rl1JX3Ba4UEsaY-NkGSbKYqONVOu3rSh_WaYkhQyTRgNipESKqk2T901wzrJwGiqlwVUYmxL6zf9aRLTQtbgNQX765UzlaXx5Piyw/s1600/kids+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoDj5wMCGkLGlBWlQEsLo9id5AHqUFSBTv1qX8rl1JX3Ba4UEsaY-NkGSbKYqONVOu3rSh_WaYkhQyTRgNipESKqk2T901wzrJwGiqlwVUYmxL6zf9aRLTQtbgNQX765UzlaXx5Piyw/s320/kids+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529577966243067634" border="0" /></a><br />Kaeda was 7 lbs 4 oz and 18.9 inches long (she was 3 lbs 13 oz and 15.5 inches at birth).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc0yq1T_p3-iK5WTVFFC31rv3a8poaQzJMEgcELWa97WtOjHJhbBxsNA5MKsN7AtvaqoMeHh-wARv_4dmaLn_CclXbGDEhtaJ_UWbhMkza_xygFWcFdTeCBqU3YNEJECf0LamYmo73A/s1600/kids+029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc0yq1T_p3-iK5WTVFFC31rv3a8poaQzJMEgcELWa97WtOjHJhbBxsNA5MKsN7AtvaqoMeHh-wARv_4dmaLn_CclXbGDEhtaJ_UWbhMkza_xygFWcFdTeCBqU3YNEJECf0LamYmo73A/s320/kids+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529577964193357282" border="0" /></a><br />Both girls need to go see an ophthalmologist to have their eyes checked because they were on oxygen for a few days after birth.<br /><br />Ember has to go see a cardiologist because the doctor detected a heart murmur. She thinks it's a PDA but we'll know more when we see the cardiologist. She said she normally would take a wait and watch approach but with Journey's heart condition she would rather be safe than sorry.<br /><br />We also need to do some neck muscle exercises with her neck. She noticed today that Ember turns her head to the right almost all the time. She said that's probably how she was in utero but now that she's out we need to help her use that muscle more so she doesn't develop torticollis.<br /><br />I brought up to her my concern at the fact that Kaeda seems to have a really rough time sucking on a bottle nipple. She checked both girls suck ability and said that they keep losing suction because of the shape of their mouths and may benefit from Haberman nipples. We'll see. The each got 3 shots and we go back in December for the 4 month visits.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWuTEaIZghsO93ZDRbkA98YUr9PT7FZ1NWU7AjTjljongq5pP4ohSaGIo14LWf3jFQsBL3ezGCgljqO333ELg6edAJSf0bWpuo4MybwEHxThSpToM19SuXZWbBteHrfMTyQk1BYAt4w/s1600/kids+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWuTEaIZghsO93ZDRbkA98YUr9PT7FZ1NWU7AjTjljongq5pP4ohSaGIo14LWf3jFQsBL3ezGCgljqO333ELg6edAJSf0bWpuo4MybwEHxThSpToM19SuXZWbBteHrfMTyQk1BYAt4w/s320/kids+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529577968581566450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In other news. Journey went to the cardiologist this week for his yearly check up. Hard to believe it's been a year already. He was 29.2 lbs and 95cm according to them although I am doubting the accuracy of their measurements as that would have him gaining 4 inches in 6 months and I just don't see that happening. His heart has gotten marginally worse but not enough to warrant a visit any earlier than a year from now. As long as there is no change next year the cardiologist said he's comfortable with him going to every 2 year checks after that. We'll see! He's doing well in his speech therapy. He transitions out of Early Steps soon and I'm a little anxious to see what is next for him. We love his therapist but I don't think he's learning anything new now.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-54278052057729947162010-09-27T17:11:00.000-07:002010-09-27T17:18:56.224-07:00Just a quick updateI suck...<br /><br />It's been almost a month since I posted.. gee I act like I have 4 children under 5 or something.. Oh wait.. I do. LOL<br /><br />So Ember came home August 31st and Kaeda came home 3 days later on September 3rd and we've been a busy house since then.<br /><br />The girls are 6 weeks old today (WHERE did that time go???) and are doing great. They act more like newborns than 6 week olds but that's to be expected since today was technically their due date.<br /><br />At their doctors appointment on the 18th Ember was 6 lbs 11 oz and Kaeda was 5 lbs 9 oz.<br /><br />Both girls are super cuddle bugs and want nothing more than to be held all day. Mommy and Daddy love to oblige but it makes getting anything around the house difficult. We're all adjusting<br /><br />Journey is starting to sleep in his room at night, finally. He still wakes up 2 or 3 times a night but we're able to get him to lay back down and go back to sleep with out too much trouble which is a wonderful thing as it's beenabout a year since Doug got to sleep in our bedroom.<br /><br />Baby crying.. here's pictures<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ember in her snuggle sack made by Sarah<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRohTWvqWjBCRgUOZqk3K7bdPb9jnTCCnmYgb1vt-Sas2zESD4oBz3bt-SS4wTcEP-ceptyIoP67GNz3fb0lkH6DflceiP3WgCWBhcAzn1GSLnZBD4UnEUbJ6BuRPoNZ-Jbx5OTi1GDg/s1600/Sack+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRohTWvqWjBCRgUOZqk3K7bdPb9jnTCCnmYgb1vt-Sas2zESD4oBz3bt-SS4wTcEP-ceptyIoP67GNz3fb0lkH6DflceiP3WgCWBhcAzn1GSLnZBD4UnEUbJ6BuRPoNZ-Jbx5OTi1GDg/s320/Sack+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521751883177743730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaeda on the left and Ember on the right<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrgT4BiqvNrugca_eUhsaAWXrNgOELAf_F316Al4M_Mf1Xwb5W06ZZMEYMfHGgAu4tHOPmWQFp_EzSbuoByss9UHxUMFJz-nZGlzqvfa2o50pdIIwmMCUAeG6e9kxb6re-JNcS6J-HQ/s1600/Moregirls+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrgT4BiqvNrugca_eUhsaAWXrNgOELAf_F316Al4M_Mf1Xwb5W06ZZMEYMfHGgAu4tHOPmWQFp_EzSbuoByss9UHxUMFJz-nZGlzqvfa2o50pdIIwmMCUAeG6e9kxb6re-JNcS6J-HQ/s320/Moregirls+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521751875327016274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaeda on the left again<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC-wRXOAH3RrbQThUa7WChe9HFHsWTD4is0eeTd9ruAW2sgEmzu3s1L6MPaq1ku8KWEQ7zQGmI6AeMDxJ7R8T_4FfAkMuwcgEZsISFwPLIH4fkBnEG_gm0MJwQbzJrqUoKOXBuH67Cg/s1600/DRESS+011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC-wRXOAH3RrbQThUa7WChe9HFHsWTD4is0eeTd9ruAW2sgEmzu3s1L6MPaq1ku8KWEQ7zQGmI6AeMDxJ7R8T_4FfAkMuwcgEZsISFwPLIH4fkBnEG_gm0MJwQbzJrqUoKOXBuH67Cg/s320/DRESS+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521751870618030274" border="0" /></a><br />And Again<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXsc-octa-O8zOiqADfLUgMacKR6tk4IUWbejGsWIzDT5M5KDvR-5i9OhFJM1JdAHeUyBnTMnvj6yTGsdL4d-dMTtqiIQZWQsIwgPeiqcTPZFjTL4CGwMDDLq5TgDaG6e_dQjScHPYw/s1600/DRESS+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXsc-octa-O8zOiqADfLUgMacKR6tk4IUWbejGsWIzDT5M5KDvR-5i9OhFJM1JdAHeUyBnTMnvj6yTGsdL4d-dMTtqiIQZWQsIwgPeiqcTPZFjTL4CGwMDDLq5TgDaG6e_dQjScHPYw/s320/DRESS+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521751868692522162" border="0" /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-86216185201595514082010-08-31T14:00:00.001-07:002010-08-31T14:12:08.884-07:00Ember is Home :)Yesterday was a big day around here... Ember came home :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqGOWoItt2I9puIUIdGRDSyT7V0zam1PEM3AjsKEnY_DPcqFCXD2E9Z7Y1y6cjowKcIyRjfp3nzieXvFh1HDvlKj4VJGd72kM6dJkcjhmvSQur_b4id9akarEzVH9SV9uJYsRFGDN_g/s1600/Ember+Home+007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqGOWoItt2I9puIUIdGRDSyT7V0zam1PEM3AjsKEnY_DPcqFCXD2E9Z7Y1y6cjowKcIyRjfp3nzieXvFh1HDvlKj4VJGd72kM6dJkcjhmvSQur_b4id9akarEzVH9SV9uJYsRFGDN_g/s320/Ember+Home+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511682235015991074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTBv3tkLP-a0qEWx-HHjhgKop8nrOIaj25m34CQp-6A2z0jFJI93m5hlAvVJT8qJQFAG1hqv0WEm4fDcyzEUEcLdlUbfwekXGINvP5U0fiTmz3JUR2EbzL5iCEWdJ69QgDoWGxUJNA/s1600/Ember+Home+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTBv3tkLP-a0qEWx-HHjhgKop8nrOIaj25m34CQp-6A2z0jFJI93m5hlAvVJT8qJQFAG1hqv0WEm4fDcyzEUEcLdlUbfwekXGINvP5U0fiTmz3JUR2EbzL5iCEWdJ69QgDoWGxUJNA/s320/Ember+Home+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511682239752396354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGcC_g5kUe5iW_GJpxFBu6uUrLSxJajnqVlYr_ZSBAfTx4bfrtc1Ot6Sca924hczyNai6Kz8mW6kTTvZMyCLoBaBrEMTB53Z_CDKWPHkYqzlmUwLIf5UMWuCc1nD_-17NkmgihVP4Fg/s1600/Ember+Home+009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGcC_g5kUe5iW_GJpxFBu6uUrLSxJajnqVlYr_ZSBAfTx4bfrtc1Ot6Sca924hczyNai6Kz8mW6kTTvZMyCLoBaBrEMTB53Z_CDKWPHkYqzlmUwLIf5UMWuCc1nD_-17NkmgihVP4Fg/s320/Ember+Home+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511682247965166098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwBZKrHBfjzaB70o19YEY3hksVra7d-cgpz81AsFi9nH9o4Dcuvf-OSL8zmAj8y01Zz5-agpZlF9mPcbEWbU5hEEgY58_ZcqXalq2yvAkRU5_P8ombSJYIjhHqUwxrm2P6GbdxJc-dA/s1600/Ember+Home+013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwBZKrHBfjzaB70o19YEY3hksVra7d-cgpz81AsFi9nH9o4Dcuvf-OSL8zmAj8y01Zz5-agpZlF9mPcbEWbU5hEEgY58_ZcqXalq2yvAkRU5_P8ombSJYIjhHqUwxrm2P6GbdxJc-dA/s320/Ember+Home+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511682261086756482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytKS7UhERdYddzj1iprIEedIqWf5hQ8l5QxI8jdxqJTdDzNGkZQ1nlUsVSqdWBWC-OA_wEeLojVPp5ESlLdbNjzk_ZkBZoxW8H_8LTJMNNT7KdLPNGBEbL7BdXxuKX11QouYYknKWGg/s1600/Clothpics+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytKS7UhERdYddzj1iprIEedIqWf5hQ8l5QxI8jdxqJTdDzNGkZQ1nlUsVSqdWBWC-OA_wEeLojVPp5ESlLdbNjzk_ZkBZoxW8H_8LTJMNNT7KdLPNGBEbL7BdXxuKX11QouYYknKWGg/s320/Clothpics+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511682268622916146" border="0" /><br /></a>This morning she had a doctors appointment with the pediatrician just for a check up. She's perfect. Tiny but perfect. According to their scale for her 2 weeks weight she was 5 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches long! They want to see her back in a week for another weight check. Hopefully Kaeda will be home by then so we can get them in at the same time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwBZKrHBfjzaB70o19YEY3hksVra7d-cgpz81AsFi9nH9o4Dcuvf-OSL8zmAj8y01Zz5-agpZlF9mPcbEWbU5hEEgY58_ZcqXalq2yvAkRU5_P8ombSJYIjhHqUwxrm2P6GbdxJc-dA/s1600/Ember+Home+013.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGcC_g5kUe5iW_GJpxFBu6uUrLSxJajnqVlYr_ZSBAfTx4bfrtc1Ot6Sca924hczyNai6Kz8mW6kTTvZMyCLoBaBrEMTB53Z_CDKWPHkYqzlmUwLIf5UMWuCc1nD_-17NkmgihVP4Fg/s1600/Ember+Home+009.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTBv3tkLP-a0qEWx-HHjhgKop8nrOIaj25m34CQp-6A2z0jFJI93m5hlAvVJT8qJQFAG1hqv0WEm4fDcyzEUEcLdlUbfwekXGINvP5U0fiTmz3JUR2EbzL5iCEWdJ69QgDoWGxUJNA/s1600/Ember+Home+008.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqGOWoItt2I9puIUIdGRDSyT7V0zam1PEM3AjsKEnY_DPcqFCXD2E9Z7Y1y6cjowKcIyRjfp3nzieXvFh1HDvlKj4VJGd72kM6dJkcjhmvSQur_b4id9akarEzVH9SV9uJYsRFGDN_g/s1600/Ember+Home+007.jpg"><br /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-54000568250695124172010-08-28T18:26:00.000-07:002010-08-28T18:37:13.418-07:00Almost 2 weeks already!So I have meant to update but it's just been so chaotic..<br /><br />The girls are almost 2 weeks old now (although technically they are only at 36 weeks gestation). They are both still in NICU currently but are getting stronger every day.<br /><br />Ember is at 5 lbs 3 oz as of last night which is only 1 oz below her birth weight. She is off of the NG tube and IV and is taking all of her feeds by mouth now. And so far has been taking all of the feeds completely which is GREAT. It's the last major hurdle she has to overcome before she can come home. (Minus the coming home tests.. i.e the carseat test).<br /><br />Kaeda is at 4 lbs 5 oz as of last night. Which is a whopping 8 oz above her birth weight!! She is on every other feed by mouth currently and is still having trouble getting all the feed down. She just gets so tired. Which is common for preemies. She also has been having trouble with brady episodes. Her heart rate drops way down into the 60s and she requires help to get it back up again (rubbing her chest, shaking her a bit etc). Every time she does this the "clock" resets back to 5 days. She must be brady free for 5 days of observation before she can go home when all else is looking good. Not that she's at that point yet. We are at about a day and a half with out an episode now. They are fortifying her breast milk bottles with a calorie fortifier to help her gain weight and obviously it seems to be working. She's still in the isolette but mostly because of her size than anything else. Hopefully soon she'll come out of there so we can start putting her with her sister for some snuggle time.<br /><br />Both girls are amazingly calm. Neither one is much of a crier and both seem very laid back. We can only hope it lasts. They each are developing their own little personalities and I LOVE it. The more they grow and the more weight they gain they more alike they look. It's amazing.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures for you...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaeda<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJQt3MFwn74WEvZD2ZAvJo4UDEW8KD8lGMGIX26w4DE_0xUu5VrNkuqphgz99OAamrkem_weyjv1hn5QoVFqtj1vNqYRW6D-TljxSRpmSSD23ThG1ZHfnTDg0nRCGfbPEUs-urgOMIw/s1600/Girls828+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJQt3MFwn74WEvZD2ZAvJo4UDEW8KD8lGMGIX26w4DE_0xUu5VrNkuqphgz99OAamrkem_weyjv1hn5QoVFqtj1vNqYRW6D-TljxSRpmSSD23ThG1ZHfnTDg0nRCGfbPEUs-urgOMIw/s320/Girls828+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510639251214883986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kaeda again<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWTXATCaRr3yxn-xP55UwI2MYgjRmouv20SP859G4WntZYvLTdk2_zZUg4eQxnnldFVWsLfF-37lZNvR0oGT5e42XXmQmmE6IdCimPDcNJY7ZJ76D_K_JNJe1HqsJAYnV4X3-gfIFJw/s1600/Girls828+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWTXATCaRr3yxn-xP55UwI2MYgjRmouv20SP859G4WntZYvLTdk2_zZUg4eQxnnldFVWsLfF-37lZNvR0oGT5e42XXmQmmE6IdCimPDcNJY7ZJ76D_K_JNJe1HqsJAYnV4X3-gfIFJw/s320/Girls828+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510639241333472754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ember (both girls love their pacis)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO8wtUymvgVy9lBwNC3ExdoVsBUmOSvnr7fzgiw4Ii3W_LdAHGlmx9Ft8l3dvRvz1kOqqS8tzjDL1KymwiO3mBeww6sHzu6qtfTX8THjwEVMLA020AoSHwT7gsoq901-fNCLCGtfg9w/s1600/Girls828+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO8wtUymvgVy9lBwNC3ExdoVsBUmOSvnr7fzgiw4Ii3W_LdAHGlmx9Ft8l3dvRvz1kOqqS8tzjDL1KymwiO3mBeww6sHzu6qtfTX8THjwEVMLA020AoSHwT7gsoq901-fNCLCGtfg9w/s320/Girls828+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510639227879890850" border="0" /></a><br />Ember again<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHsRw9z9dtECW9KlSFll-ukX0TValfgFi6BjE7awTZ4JS4V0mZ3OsYKuBZulMaAOStPDDHwHs9DCzs3Hs5YjcYJjSTdJQWooeaerOP2dZNi9XDH6xbnorThYhbZF-V2gFHcPZHOlc5A/s1600/Girls828+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHsRw9z9dtECW9KlSFll-ukX0TValfgFi6BjE7awTZ4JS4V0mZ3OsYKuBZulMaAOStPDDHwHs9DCzs3Hs5YjcYJjSTdJQWooeaerOP2dZNi9XDH6xbnorThYhbZF-V2gFHcPZHOlc5A/s320/Girls828+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510639219533433586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The 4 of us (me with Ember and Doug with Kaeda)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWX-gq-QZ_S37jA6djkHYTIyypocbEMO16qgLGyz-Dxf9s_SbwZuJGqyfA1ptLvVkGjs2qcZDlrYqBGbSpB34_ZiFXmYO4SlS2uzT1rC3tS4nTlSd4KlWF5ydt9pIS46WRMAAAIA1vA/s1600/Girls827+020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWX-gq-QZ_S37jA6djkHYTIyypocbEMO16qgLGyz-Dxf9s_SbwZuJGqyfA1ptLvVkGjs2qcZDlrYqBGbSpB34_ZiFXmYO4SlS2uzT1rC3tS4nTlSd4KlWF5ydt9pIS46WRMAAAIA1vA/s320/Girls827+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510639264005673362" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-24083687453345207552010-08-18T15:14:00.000-07:002010-08-18T15:27:25.989-07:00Introducing Kaeda Skye and Ember Rayne!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The girls have arrived!!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Apparently they just couldn't wait to make their appearance. They were born at 34 weeks exactly on August 16th, 2010. I woke up at 4am and thought I had peed the bed.. after 10 minutes, it became quite apparent that it wasn't pee, my water had broken. After waking Doug up "Doug you need to get up, we need to go to the hospital, my water broke" (never seen a man jump out of bed so fast) and getting dressed. We headed to the hospital. After verifying that my water had in fact broke, things moved fast.<br /><br />Kaeda Skye was born at 8:34am on August 16th<br />Weighing 3 lbs 13 oz and measuring 15.5 inches<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LvqHzwAhG-QDgPypn3xK4UtRMBcJvyh5uec7V308ve30ZGfPtjxYgTSUzuM9fo3kdJGVNtaWVv0vLi9r6n7w1nNQlfTwMAQlZWOX-T7QP5vUriigXG8P_Hzyxgt7rj31GjMzrzOsgw/s1600/Kaeda1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LvqHzwAhG-QDgPypn3xK4UtRMBcJvyh5uec7V308ve30ZGfPtjxYgTSUzuM9fo3kdJGVNtaWVv0vLi9r6n7w1nNQlfTwMAQlZWOX-T7QP5vUriigXG8P_Hzyxgt7rj31GjMzrzOsgw/s400/Kaeda1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877010629344850" border="0" /></a><br />Ember Rayne arrived 2 minutes later at 8:36am<br />Weighing 5 lbs 4 oz and measuring 17.75 inches long<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0EICLT_sd9PEkJdBEUq7aQLk_e190ro0lF9OOYQ5af39afhAWKJ9rXHexIJk-9ZyQADr3pahJ1NuQUnlyjGPwbiSXDpUYyQ3YiaRNt7o0ReIsyKOzHOYbQAIBI9YIhJ4rXh8MGAUGQ/s1600/Ember1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0EICLT_sd9PEkJdBEUq7aQLk_e190ro0lF9OOYQ5af39afhAWKJ9rXHexIJk-9ZyQADr3pahJ1NuQUnlyjGPwbiSXDpUYyQ3YiaRNt7o0ReIsyKOzHOYbQAIBI9YIhJ4rXh8MGAUGQ/s400/Ember1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506876998159437010" border="0" /></a><br />Both girls needed a little assistance breathing at first and were on CPAP machines for help for the first 12 hours of life or so but have since both been weaned completely off of any oxygen assistance. They are currently both a little jaundice and are under the lights for treatment. Both are having issues getting their calcium levels high enough and Ember is having some issues slowing her respirations down. From what they say, these are all very typical behaviors for 34 weekers.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-70205406739112938462010-08-09T17:53:00.000-07:002010-08-09T18:02:12.729-07:0033 weeksI am 33 weeks pregnant today. Hoping to make it another 35 days but I don't know if I actually will. We shall see.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uJlsY-cLYvshnH5rS6OLPnVvg9qrUvoID2yF106kfVhd9ZOJ-s8TrqjGKaUWzENhRJFSFvarWhWm1luygEaTr8MNg5ZMrHPEFBBh4E8pknUVRashwA9BCK7YnCCWZyXDPVsKG2hc5Q/s1600/33+weeks+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uJlsY-cLYvshnH5rS6OLPnVvg9qrUvoID2yF106kfVhd9ZOJ-s8TrqjGKaUWzENhRJFSFvarWhWm1luygEaTr8MNg5ZMrHPEFBBh4E8pknUVRashwA9BCK7YnCCWZyXDPVsKG2hc5Q/s320/33+weeks+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503578701188803778" border="0" /></a><br />River is very excited about the girls coming. He asks all the time about "my babies" and when they are coming. It's been such a joy to see his expression when he gets to feel them move or kick.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1a-Qf6VFzERaXV9sEbfwdnO1NT-kDLGe48_goSswcrVd6RovIwad3DFUOfDfNdksoj9eyrVBVXCAto7MD3lzL8N4DqDQxWiMPrC5pw-MK6VgS3pbHlzvZJfN0JxeQ_OpVsagDss1sg/s1600/32weeks+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1a-Qf6VFzERaXV9sEbfwdnO1NT-kDLGe48_goSswcrVd6RovIwad3DFUOfDfNdksoj9eyrVBVXCAto7MD3lzL8N4DqDQxWiMPrC5pw-MK6VgS3pbHlzvZJfN0JxeQ_OpVsagDss1sg/s320/32weeks+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503578719749988946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimW9s6aVWQcxSQ4_mOCl7BkNpGmMq6qVsDNIG-npr3bBj-2abOPEroHEP-CJDD8dsLRuHSImhsTfkJ-bS1XMhWuTftTsnwTUJFH1fX_5k9PsyoPVOCEzWovIo8LGhsZ5YncSpWqkQnQ/s1600/32weeks+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimW9s6aVWQcxSQ4_mOCl7BkNpGmMq6qVsDNIG-npr3bBj-2abOPEroHEP-CJDD8dsLRuHSImhsTfkJ-bS1XMhWuTftTsnwTUJFH1fX_5k9PsyoPVOCEzWovIo8LGhsZ5YncSpWqkQnQ/s320/32weeks+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503578712249854226" border="0" /></a><br />While doing my picture today for my "weekly" pictures I decided to see if I could do a comparison. This was the first picture I took back when I found out I was pregnant and actually starting to show. I was 9 weeks. The 2nd is the same outfit today at 33 weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uJlsY-cLYvshnH5rS6OLPnVvg9qrUvoID2yF106kfVhd9ZOJ-s8TrqjGKaUWzENhRJFSFvarWhWm1luygEaTr8MNg5ZMrHPEFBBh4E8pknUVRashwA9BCK7YnCCWZyXDPVsKG2hc5Q/s1600/33+weeks+002.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ9HS_m2MhLrZF1rgezP_JsL2XRDiw1mSosFzQscVYvycpOBTd26TbhIdov-xG79yw1WafL7YoMKFPSqLdNWBq00x5wwYOIXkYmAIM3pATQhM3g70aYwwG6EUscz4-DMFVbrDWJ7t3g/s1600/9weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ9HS_m2MhLrZF1rgezP_JsL2XRDiw1mSosFzQscVYvycpOBTd26TbhIdov-xG79yw1WafL7YoMKFPSqLdNWBq00x5wwYOIXkYmAIM3pATQhM3g70aYwwG6EUscz4-DMFVbrDWJ7t3g/s320/9weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503578690601023202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcaBs5mxByC7fOLKwwgs9cXy8kPTlMQF3YzRYMZk828_dzkOSznyaBqJxASJSrrJ03-LFKjbTIt3IRISijsiRqLOUglj9dqjMhSjAiNcIZjFIqHdKsDOnaUSRL6rEh55ETUF_375-cQ/s1600/33+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcaBs5mxByC7fOLKwwgs9cXy8kPTlMQF3YzRYMZk828_dzkOSznyaBqJxASJSrrJ03-LFKjbTIt3IRISijsiRqLOUglj9dqjMhSjAiNcIZjFIqHdKsDOnaUSRL6rEh55ETUF_375-cQ/s320/33+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503578692758388466" border="0" /></a><br />I'm too tired for much more of an update than that but I will update soon.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-4726432615538389522010-08-03T17:54:00.000-07:002010-08-03T18:05:26.813-07:00CVS-- Journey's GI VisitWe took Journey to the GI doctor today. <br /><br />He's been having these weird bouts of throwing up for no apparent reason.<br /><br />The first episode was in June. He woke up at 2:30am and proceeded to throw up for 7 hours basically every 15 minutes until there was nothing left to throw up at which point he dry heaved a bit and then was FINE. No other symptoms. Figured it was a bug. Doctor said probably a bug.<br /><br />2nd episode was the first week of July. Same thing. He woke up at about 2:30am and threw up for 5 hours until he was just dry heaving and then he fell asleep and woke up and was fine. No other symptoms. Took him back to the pedi and again we were told it was a bug.. ummm I don't think so. no one else gets it and it's gone in a matter of hours.<br /><br />3rd episode was about 2 weeks ago. He woke up at 4:30am, threw up a dozen times and then was fine. No other symptoms. Took him back to the pediatrician and demanded a referral back to GI for evaluation.<br /><br />So he went to GI today and I told the GI doctor what was happening and he asked if either of us have migraines. I do. He said he's nearly positive that it's something called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Basically an abnormal type of migraine. Adults get awful headaches.. Kids get this weird nausea/vomiting. Because he isn't throwing up often (about one day out of every 3-4 weeks) he doesn't want to give him any medication for it. If it becomes more frequent or starts to really cause issues, such as dehydration, we can look at doing something about it. He said he's pretty confident that this is what we're looking at but if want to rule out anything more serious we can take him for a sonogram, blood work, urinalysis, and stool culture.. ummm yeah right on that. So yet another diagnosis to add to his growing repertoire of crap.<br /><br />His stats today..<br />13.4kg (29 1/2 lbs)-- 45th percentile<br />84.5 cm (33.75 inches)-- at the 4th percentile or right at the 50th percentile for NS kids.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-36010368345507674122010-07-30T12:43:00.000-07:002010-07-30T12:48:00.270-07:0031 week updateI am 31 weeks 4 days now! Less than 7 weeks until the girls arrive at most.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LblqSk3C3oGM9C74BGysWlAogi0W5pd8zh_nwdGfchvhA8YQmzRzzL7TKd3F_rwPyaHwKIpt2dDuwyDpPEp9ohaT56-dLd_UVUpSn975Z43vkU7AdWxyeclP_adn-dEZmrc6jXrhJQ/s1600/31+Weeks+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LblqSk3C3oGM9C74BGysWlAogi0W5pd8zh_nwdGfchvhA8YQmzRzzL7TKd3F_rwPyaHwKIpt2dDuwyDpPEp9ohaT56-dLd_UVUpSn975Z43vkU7AdWxyeclP_adn-dEZmrc6jXrhJQ/s320/31+Weeks+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499788235869001730" border="0" /></a>I had an OB appointment on Monday. I'm measuring 40 weeks now. Which basically means I'm as big as someone who is pregnant with one baby would be on the day the deliver! CRAZY I lost weight this time around which was nice. I'm still up 29 lbs but that's okay. I don't go back to see the OB until the 16th of the August because I'm being followed so closely by the perinatologist that there really is no reason for me to be seen any more frequently than that for now. Once I go back though I start going weekly.<br /><br />I had a peri appointment today. It was a growth scan for the girls.<br /><br />Kaeda is measuring 3 lbs 2 oz and Ember is measuring 4 lbs 3 oz. They means that the discordance between them is 25% (the doctors like it under 20%) but they are going to just keep watching for now and see how Kaeda does at the next growth scan (scheduled for August 20th) and we'll go from there.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-29009850729644255982010-07-16T13:00:00.000-07:002010-07-16T13:06:46.657-07:0029 week appointments<span style="color: rgb(70, 41, 71);">I am 29 weeks 4 days today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDehSmyTKlI2_IXORjthux3J05JfqhfDbiPGxBTE5Hrt-q8mKYHYMjcN7q1pFP9Oe5-lAif7wRVW63uORsDANfWNgtzkd_txAqCUBl3gZ8ChEL1JlSmDHdU8q9QYHIIbEPb8HEtDjZ8w/s1600/29weeks+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDehSmyTKlI2_IXORjthux3J05JfqhfDbiPGxBTE5Hrt-q8mKYHYMjcN7q1pFP9Oe5-lAif7wRVW63uORsDANfWNgtzkd_txAqCUBl3gZ8ChEL1JlSmDHdU8q9QYHIIbEPb8HEtDjZ8w/s320/29weeks+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494596919558509346" border="0" /></a>OB appt-- He's bumped me to weeklies now which I figured was coming. We talked about my blood sugars and he is going to start me on Diabeta to try and help the sugars that are crazy while avoiding insulin. If I decide I'd rather just forget the pill and do the insulin he'll do that too. I'm measuring 35/36 weeks currently. He was a little surprised at how swollen my feet are and told me to keep them up as much as possible but my BP is good so we'll just keep watching. I go back on the 26th.<br /><br />Peri Appt-- Again they commented on the swollen feet and legs. As far as the girls.. there is something weird going on with Kaeda's doppler flow. Where the umbilical cord inserts into her belly the flow is elevated meaning that it's meeting resistance. They said that's not a common finding and especially not coupled with the rest of her cord looking good. They've actually never seen it before. LOL They said her fluid levels are also a little elevated but not excessively so but enough to notate. Other than that she said Kaeda apparently hasn't gotten the memo that something is up with her cord because she active, growing, and looks great. In fact she was practice breathing A TON on screen <img src="http://img.diaperswappers.com/images/smilie/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" class="inlineimg" border="0" /> However because of the increased risk of IUGR and the risks of oxygen issues they want to monitor us even more closely. So I will see them next Tuesday and again next Friday and we'll re-evaluate then. We're basically trying to buy time to get them further along but it's looking more and more like delivery day is going to be in August.</span>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-12164998337317245222010-07-09T19:21:00.000-07:002010-07-09T19:23:43.340-07:00Growth Scan/28 weeks<span style="color: rgb(70, 41, 71);">I am 28 weeks 4 days today.<br /><br />We had a growth scan today for the girls.<br /><br />Kaeda is 2 lbs 5 oz (she gained 15 oz in 3 weeks) and Ember is 2 lbs 11 oz (she gained exactly a lb). Their discordance in size is shrinking. It's down to 12% now. Kaeda is having an issue with her doppler flow, the flow from the placenta to her, so we are watching closely as that's a major sign of TTTS but it doesn't appear to be effecting her fluid levels or growth which is great. They said after about another 5 or 6 weeks they'll be more picky about doppler levels and things like that. They also said that they deliver at 37 weeks for Mono/Di twins. Which for me September 13th or before. Which means 66 days to go.<br /><br />Kaeda was so impressed with the ultrasound that she treated us to a yawn LOL<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://images2c.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp538%3A%3B%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E%3A%3A3%3E45%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D349357393732%3Anu0mrj" rel="lytebox[posts]"><table id="ncode_imageresizer_warning_1" class="ncode_imageresizer_warning" width="400"><tbody><tr><td class="td1" width="20"><br /></td><td class="td2"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><img title="Click the image to open in full size." id="ncode_imageresizer_container_1" src="http://images2c.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp538%3A%3B%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E%3A%3A3%3E45%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D349357393732%3Anu0mrj" alt="Click the image to open in full size." class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" border="0" width="400" height="334" /></a><br /><br />Ember's profile. She refused to cooperate for most of the ultrasound.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://images2c.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp538%3A8%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E%3A%3A3%3E45%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D349357393832%3Anu0mrj" rel="lytebox[posts]"><table id="ncode_imageresizer_warning_2" class="ncode_imageresizer_warning" width="400"><tbody><tr><td class="td1" width="20"><br /></td><td class="td2"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><img title="Click the image to open in full size." id="ncode_imageresizer_container_2" src="http://images2c.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp538%3A8%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E%3A%3A3%3E45%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D349357393832%3Anu0mrj" alt="Click the image to open in full size." class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" border="0" width="400" height="319" /></a></span>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-30120370836265424832010-06-28T16:50:00.001-07:002010-06-28T17:08:48.165-07:0027 weeks and Lots about River<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTP7qVGum4B_FKuBOH10ptctUfCzOyiw1_w6zmSeZZQyDJObszBLZjjPeXaTyuPHih8kYiMaLCrmYe9SgQTCP55uNci1tUeMc_DlMmol54ljub2zxj2RxRG7U1VpdW2lU1Jp_vfOhrA/s1600/27+weeks.jpg"><br /></a><br />Remember when I used to have all this time to update my blog about every little thing going on in my life?? Yeah it's been a while and I don't forsee that changing any time soon. It's been another 2 weeks since I last updated. I keep saying to myself, I'll update this after tomorrow's appointment or after the appointment on Friday or.. and I never do. So here we go..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pregnancy/me stuff</span><br /><br />I am 27 weeks pregnant today! WOOO HOOO. I'm starting to get to the point in this pregnancy where I'm just never comfortable. My sciatic nerve has been awful this go round and by evening I can't lay down, can't sit, can't move with out searing pain in my back, hips, and legs. Ember is so high in my abdomen that she's making it difficult for me to breathe. Everyone comments on how high I'm carrying these girls... see for yourself....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTP7qVGum4B_FKuBOH10ptctUfCzOyiw1_w6zmSeZZQyDJObszBLZjjPeXaTyuPHih8kYiMaLCrmYe9SgQTCP55uNci1tUeMc_DlMmol54ljub2zxj2RxRG7U1VpdW2lU1Jp_vfOhrA/s1600/27+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTP7qVGum4B_FKuBOH10ptctUfCzOyiw1_w6zmSeZZQyDJObszBLZjjPeXaTyuPHih8kYiMaLCrmYe9SgQTCP55uNci1tUeMc_DlMmol54ljub2zxj2RxRG7U1VpdW2lU1Jp_vfOhrA/s320/27+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487977248241349106" border="0" /></a>My appointment with the perinatologist last week told us that my cervix is shortening but it's not dilating which is good. They don't start worrying about the shortening until the measurement is 2.5. Mine is 3.8 So we have a ways to go before it becomes an issue. Other than that, the girls look great, fluid levels look great, placenta looks great, doppler flow looks great. They are still seeing me weekly and I go back this week on Friday. My next OB appointment is Thursday, I should be getting the results of my GTT *Glucose Tolerance Test* then. I'm fully expecting to fail.<br /><br />In non pregnancy, me news. I signed up to take classes through the University of Phoenix online for my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. My first class starts tomorrow. I completely the orientation last week. If all goes according to plan I'll graduate from the program in February 2012. But we all know how well plans go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">River Related Stuff</span><br /><br />We have been working hard to get River evaluated by whomever he needs to be evaluated by in order to figure out his behavior issues. The pediatrician months ago was prepared to diagnose him with ADHD but wanted a 2nd opinion because of his age. We started seeing a therapist at Clay Behavioral (local mental health place) and when she left the business we started seeing a 2nd therapist (his current) who referred him to a psychiatrist for evaluation. We had the evaluation last week and she 100% agrees he is ADHD. Strongly enough so that she was willing to put him on a medication to see if we could help him out. After trying to figure out a medication that is safe for a child his age to take he started it on Friday. Thus far we see little change. Maybe 30 minutes to an hour after the pill kicks in where he is calmer and more able to focus but it doesn't last long. Hopefully that's just a need to increase his dosage as we have started him on the lowest dose. He'll go back to Dr. I in about 3 weeks.<br /><br />As part of this treatment plan we also signed up for a group called "Family Conservation" run through the same facility. They send someone out to the house once a week for 10-12 weeks to give us ideas on ways we might be able to improve things at home. She looks for ways to help us, referrals we may need, connections she might be able to make, things she think may help. Her first visit was last week and 2nd was today. She said that she, his therapist, and the psychiatrist strongly believe that he may have more going on than just the ADHD and SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) that he's already been diagnosed with. They have referred him to a neuro-developmental specialist who does a comprehensive evaluation of all sorts of different things in order to see what might be going on with him. Unfortunately, this particular group of specialist has up to a 2 year waiting list. They won't even put him on the waiting list until we fill out a packet of paperwork they are going to send us and then turn it back in to them. However through all of this we have received an IEP for River to help with school as well as a recommendation (or 2) that he be placed in an ESE VPK program next year where they will be more equipped to handle him and help him. The last part of his treatment plan involves us getting him a case manager who can help us get him in to all of these things he needs and help us advocate for him. Finally I feel like we're moving in the right directionChelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-12494032991987101622010-06-19T17:49:00.000-07:002010-06-19T17:50:29.625-07:00100 Days Until I'm Due!<span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >100 Days until my due date!</span>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-14864242290475855422010-06-17T09:39:00.000-07:002010-06-17T09:48:43.821-07:0025 week updateI'm awful at updating.. sorry. (If anyone actually reads this)<br /><br />I am 25 weeks 3 days now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrN0cSXarouOBrWdZswy0B2pBWhmozhxrkayaZj5rNBMKnDDyIGJby1ieswDadn3DRD7AfylJyoXpvyF_kXC_fFVr0R1awQhWrSoZ_eREgXZKgjR7_hX3YRaf-TuZ7iWnlkXp7zwsUg/s1600/25weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrN0cSXarouOBrWdZswy0B2pBWhmozhxrkayaZj5rNBMKnDDyIGJby1ieswDadn3DRD7AfylJyoXpvyF_kXC_fFVr0R1awQhWrSoZ_eREgXZKgjR7_hX3YRaf-TuZ7iWnlkXp7zwsUg/s320/25weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483785105932190338" border="0" /></a>I had an OB appointment on Monday. I've gained 31 lbs this pregnancy. They gave me the paper work to go get my GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) done. I also signed the paperwork for my tubal ligation procedure to be done when the twins are delivered. He wants to see me back on July 1st ( 2 weeks) for my next appointment so hopefully I can remember to go do my glucose test before then.<br /><br />Then today I had my perinatologist appointment. They do a growth scan every 3 weeks and this was the week. The girls look great. Kaeda is 1 lb 6 oz (she gained 11 oz in 3 weeks) and is in the 44th percentile for her gestational age. Ember is 1 lb 11 oz (she gained 13 oz in 3 weeks) and is in the 61st percentile for her gestational age. There is a 17% discordance between the two of them which is 6% less than it was at the last scan! So Kaeda is catching up a little bit, hopefully she continues to catch up. Everything else (fluid levels, doppler levels) looked great. They want to continue to see me once a week so I go back next Friday for fluid, doppler, and cervix check and of course will have another growth scan the first week in July.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-6106618455063782682010-05-30T17:03:00.000-07:002010-05-30T17:14:01.751-07:002 year and 4 year Photos<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>We finally got around to taking the boys for their 2 year and 4 year photos. Normally we take them like the week after their birthday but this year we had just found out we were having twins and I had just graduated from the nursing program so we didn't make it. Then once it got postponed it just kept getting postponed. So today was the day.. 3 months late. Better late than never, right?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My handsome 4 year old. This is the one we got for his 4 year photo<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ecwnCDhr-Ax_RnBKZY1HmVhw92A4xXnX9Rfonf882-9MsFAVb57Bv0I1qjqYB8_qlHNcGMHP7OoRHwLOHfzWvZRam6_UadZeIUaQ_wlF1BCNorETNUj9itxcA_r4t15NDO6l9JhCgQ/s1600/River4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ecwnCDhr-Ax_RnBKZY1HmVhw92A4xXnX9Rfonf882-9MsFAVb57Bv0I1qjqYB8_qlHNcGMHP7OoRHwLOHfzWvZRam6_UadZeIUaQ_wlF1BCNorETNUj9itxcA_r4t15NDO6l9JhCgQ/s320/River4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219750176411986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She told him not to smile and look mean :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7n30GyYUKwr0FgyfqRr89e51Tjjw-K-UZb1K7bA7aosZIOc7EyKKwJcI4QIs4l4SQkZNA63BBFi9-tpIu05_n56jvqx3hB_NT2dOAr175RxEHmtBZtimPsAMLJjfmwDHb1pLC1i5ug/s1600/River3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7n30GyYUKwr0FgyfqRr89e51Tjjw-K-UZb1K7bA7aosZIOc7EyKKwJcI4QIs4l4SQkZNA63BBFi9-tpIu05_n56jvqx3hB_NT2dOAr175RxEHmtBZtimPsAMLJjfmwDHb1pLC1i5ug/s320/River3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219744334004498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just love his smile!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNIpuO4tNtKIe73QQhB1jL3fYyHpGciQaWVNdxqYwTa2Eue_HcRoSDlQ1yLmYheRWdroOMYvchsemLVuxWe8Ezm-zt9yInCCM-L6GMBKsfR_cVbb2goMLLx4SFyugmm19L5SLWWpqWg/s1600/River2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNIpuO4tNtKIe73QQhB1jL3fYyHpGciQaWVNdxqYwTa2Eue_HcRoSDlQ1yLmYheRWdroOMYvchsemLVuxWe8Ezm-zt9yInCCM-L6GMBKsfR_cVbb2goMLLx4SFyugmm19L5SLWWpqWg/s320/River2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219741350919842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm serious.. isn't it beautiful!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAv2wjdyoXqDaTRz8qKbVGY0jv5z0Sx5oZ_gQLFwqdaALE4mhRiWiOJl26bx3pafEXCP5kHhpJGYnAg1nyY94fu-589GYFvGY6hObMBfG74IdpXAz_C1OMaI9x_9FD5NYhUr5n324Zg/s1600/River1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAv2wjdyoXqDaTRz8qKbVGY0jv5z0Sx5oZ_gQLFwqdaALE4mhRiWiOJl26bx3pafEXCP5kHhpJGYnAg1nyY94fu-589GYFvGY6hObMBfG74IdpXAz_C1OMaI9x_9FD5NYhUr5n324Zg/s320/River1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219734520474194" border="0" /></a><br />Joe Cool :) I can't believe how big he is!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BoBle2sPg4LI6Nkesg3ys2moqnDYPLTZt2OE1OtwEZPEg08-RGn4SgfkOPmAR2oTbicd_FuEFsE570jSRBKQbWMfO2b9T5tqANbCjdSXGlugqKMYQC00G_aWkxaUV3Zz3rEBERqniA/s1600/River5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BoBle2sPg4LI6Nkesg3ys2moqnDYPLTZt2OE1OtwEZPEg08-RGn4SgfkOPmAR2oTbicd_FuEFsE570jSRBKQbWMfO2b9T5tqANbCjdSXGlugqKMYQC00G_aWkxaUV3Zz3rEBERqniA/s320/River5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219754761933746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMa8AJEkXLZhpepTwt5ep6GN55thPQR2yBRM6iie5zz2P-12m_xpn172pBYt2nE5zSuK_JQe6y8lqt9b9evxBzdqb5Buj7RzPB-EFfBBzeHtLKAuuPDEhSRD_ArWdneZTd9PF-k-VcQ/s1600/Journey4.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Playing around with the photographer.. as long as she didn't get to close or touch him he was all smiles for her LOL<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa4tn-2QXn769ElHYJ-e0Gx8Fns0RcIYDkyFB_TzqjaNjwOn9gJczCY3kcfFCLiFp09tcHjvLnlfVR6U64ygG5NuH_tlodD4Yq5Y9T5irloqD3fHrmFwM9a5XqwFwGZ6s0djEAe6-SQ/s1600/Journey3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa4tn-2QXn769ElHYJ-e0Gx8Fns0RcIYDkyFB_TzqjaNjwOn9gJczCY3kcfFCLiFp09tcHjvLnlfVR6U64ygG5NuH_tlodD4Yq5Y9T5irloqD3fHrmFwM9a5XqwFwGZ6s0djEAe6-SQ/s320/Journey3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219005191842546" border="0" /></a><br />Love how this one came out but he wasn't looking at the camera..<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhgYgtVW2WXHs5z12rA_TtdvbGp6TRjLodaDuSX8Q1c3J_nxFNMBCG0fVBa1BqGREW_pZNkLVCSRgFo4vOUv8Bg2iuzxSO27Y4lMpHyFVubwG1uEbQBgV5pTvS1CXVX2nfrtzUvcPJg/s1600/Journey2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhgYgtVW2WXHs5z12rA_TtdvbGp6TRjLodaDuSX8Q1c3J_nxFNMBCG0fVBa1BqGREW_pZNkLVCSRgFo4vOUv8Bg2iuzxSO27Y4lMpHyFVubwG1uEbQBgV5pTvS1CXVX2nfrtzUvcPJg/s320/Journey2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219002027536434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Cheese"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSEUvuKXUyZZ_pOEsFash0SqCdGie1yKN0LhBpPitl1S6Qgi_O215rFUCtMQDMNel8UtFWXUkjnrO0gwIl8wYBKXkkJH_ye5lLZ_VfuiL-6MgzqqsApfJ2uypsSQTfv3d1R0AlwVf2g/s1600/Journey1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSEUvuKXUyZZ_pOEsFash0SqCdGie1yKN0LhBpPitl1S6Qgi_O215rFUCtMQDMNel8UtFWXUkjnrO0gwIl8wYBKXkkJH_ye5lLZ_VfuiL-6MgzqqsApfJ2uypsSQTfv3d1R0AlwVf2g/s320/Journey1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477218997923563538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the one we ended up getting of Journey for his 2 year picture<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMa8AJEkXLZhpepTwt5ep6GN55thPQR2yBRM6iie5zz2P-12m_xpn172pBYt2nE5zSuK_JQe6y8lqt9b9evxBzdqb5Buj7RzPB-EFfBBzeHtLKAuuPDEhSRD_ArWdneZTd9PF-k-VcQ/s1600/Journey4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMa8AJEkXLZhpepTwt5ep6GN55thPQR2yBRM6iie5zz2P-12m_xpn172pBYt2nE5zSuK_JQe6y8lqt9b9evxBzdqb5Buj7RzPB-EFfBBzeHtLKAuuPDEhSRD_ArWdneZTd9PF-k-VcQ/s320/Journey4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477219010126304722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not he really was hugging him here not trying to snap his neck LOL<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnF02c3NPuIDWaLO1-o6Yl6RA_4KHP6_tX_0JJkkLCQrbcxZz6_hbuvPMFKjkL7Q7Pgv24FXQbIWR1RXCUjvnpjMo-FxkLLego18q7Sn45M5l2w5Jd-UZEfBowHo6Zj3io3Jm8mdbT7Q/s1600/Boys5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnF02c3NPuIDWaLO1-o6Yl6RA_4KHP6_tX_0JJkkLCQrbcxZz6_hbuvPMFKjkL7Q7Pgv24FXQbIWR1RXCUjvnpjMo-FxkLLego18q7Sn45M5l2w5Jd-UZEfBowHo6Zj3io3Jm8mdbT7Q/s320/Boys5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477218375078125682" border="0" /></a><br />Getting Journey to look at the camera proved to be quite a challenge. Although he was all for saying "Cheese"<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xq5Xjf0b2WGh49OWrb2dHIFnBBFu6v1iQdB1mubVXWmyI_RpTAqVdv9uv2xWtwJo3Le-h7DS8gWox7ihhFX87L5PKxVR2M1-j6myAk50MolkFyORDl3qqvnag_4OmAEZmynEsxsoAQ/s1600/Boys4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xq5Xjf0b2WGh49OWrb2dHIFnBBFu6v1iQdB1mubVXWmyI_RpTAqVdv9uv2xWtwJo3Le-h7DS8gWox7ihhFX87L5PKxVR2M1-j6myAk50MolkFyORDl3qqvnag_4OmAEZmynEsxsoAQ/s320/Boys4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477218374116710226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the one we ended of getting of the 2 of them together :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jGbeVDrTfc5htUsN6V7qvTPmMENMai32IDuN8ZjrmG6GYN-nby74vSByyW0Yo0w_jldZaDrrXOcwAvrGUgx5blLQy9XaEdEF_P9OAtpHJ1vL7PRgNanwN7zZuuB2B2Swc1DLR8xlzA/s1600/Boys3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jGbeVDrTfc5htUsN6V7qvTPmMENMai32IDuN8ZjrmG6GYN-nby74vSByyW0Yo0w_jldZaDrrXOcwAvrGUgx5blLQy9XaEdEF_P9OAtpHJ1vL7PRgNanwN7zZuuB2B2Swc1DLR8xlzA/s320/Boys3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477218371870971810" border="0" /></a><br />Awwwww look at my little men :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinUmAJLmBB-RsY8LsX1vtYXBluCWvjWpDz9oql66jVHly5VB20ZF3gUrSp7EL_ZzHiDnnPKl4QpuEFCmRzUsceWaS7Iod0My6hhLtYLXdAyYJeIr3aDn684ySebBQ913I3G8Zp1Fj0g/s1600/Boys2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinUmAJLmBB-RsY8LsX1vtYXBluCWvjWpDz9oql66jVHly5VB20ZF3gUrSp7EL_ZzHiDnnPKl4QpuEFCmRzUsceWaS7Iod0My6hhLtYLXdAyYJeIr3aDn684ySebBQ913I3G8Zp1Fj0g/s320/Boys2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477218363653064610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIt16MsrlW4g5bar1XyR5sHA_1gy7j0Rnd60hmp_52vEAxcgM2eTx-km30Z-ic43gdUZr698ihFAXF1STORl3yYt2tHi9tdNkQStPG_wHClLDxsNC2WeL_04Khlw31iwwdTQYfUu_Pg/s1600/Boys1.jpg"><br /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-35196116015713969052010-05-25T15:08:00.000-07:002010-05-25T15:27:03.870-07:00Ultrasounds and EvaluationsAnother perinatologist appointment for me today. 22 weeks 1 day. I was surprised to find out when I got there that they were doing the growth scan this appointment instead of next week. Doug missed the appointment because he wanted to go to next weeks. But that's okay. They'll be plenty more I'm sure.<br /><br />Today's appointment was a growth scan (they scan all the major bones as well the head circumference and abdominal circumference) as well as a fetal echo cardiogram to make sure 1) there are no anomalies since Journey has Pulmonary Valve Stenosis 2) make sure that there wasn't any indication of Down's or complication because of possible Twin to Twin Transfusion. They also checked my cervix and the blood flow through the umbilical cords and fluid levels like usual.<br /><br />Ember was 14 oz today with a heart rate of 140 and Kaeda was 11 oz with a heart rate of 147. Both girls had great fluid levels and doppler flow through the cords. And their hearts both look anatomically PERFECT. The discordance between their sizes is still there but the good news is that it's not growing at all. They are still measuring consistently the same distance apart and growing at the same rate. With any luck the 3 oz between them will remain the same through out the remainder of the pregnancy and 3oz won't be such a big deal as they get bigger. The best news of the day was that neither girl had ANY markers for Down Syndrome. So we won't be going through with an amniocentesis. We'll keep the thought in the back of our minds just in case one is born with Down's but I honestly don't feel like anything is wrong with my girls.<br /><br />I have an OB appointment on Thursday at 2pm so I'll get to see them again I'm sure. I'll update again in a week<br /><br />Now for the pictures....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's me at 22 weeks pregnant :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEN-O6r_07rOFYjA6yv01sBOsu2RwIGdnRQppqhMj1dhl28oQyIfF5HghYiOyRMVlJIAz4QG-XQ1XgnMbe5mrxZDpKInddGSkR4EyQdN-AqV73twkAEnARrCicya11RBKapdVw4Fn_w/s1600/22weeks+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEN-O6r_07rOFYjA6yv01sBOsu2RwIGdnRQppqhMj1dhl28oQyIfF5HghYiOyRMVlJIAz4QG-XQ1XgnMbe5mrxZDpKInddGSkR4EyQdN-AqV73twkAEnARrCicya11RBKapdVw4Fn_w/s320/22weeks+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475335186472654146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ember's profile picture. Her hand is right up next to her mouth. She spent the entire ultrasound trying to get her hand in her mouth LOL<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5-qeApnfeFAJxdsvqEEMBDLHtgp3v79fpZQ5iidJm2n4V-1scD7akk0oCeRm5viYsRaYO7zKN3x8_lgq3KUJsydGy-SedzS9NG7zSQrqvNo8OxibVsExRY5xL2_VRfmVCTsO2aHQ4w/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5-qeApnfeFAJxdsvqEEMBDLHtgp3v79fpZQ5iidJm2n4V-1scD7akk0oCeRm5viYsRaYO7zKN3x8_lgq3KUJsydGy-SedzS9NG7zSQrqvNo8OxibVsExRY5xL2_VRfmVCTsO2aHQ4w/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475335178912620754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaeda's profile picture<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhSNRwGE2xHYRG_1RKVr-KxXx6ooXtEKyRghkNgkV51i0IYrHHx-Up1sjrq2rAqGBWng3rP5DPGGs7AbpiZ3FQUmux4DGt8zHspVyBh0wdkLLy03D4y77nhI8-2tFqpv-Od8c0iOwSQ/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhSNRwGE2xHYRG_1RKVr-KxXx6ooXtEKyRghkNgkV51i0IYrHHx-Up1sjrq2rAqGBWng3rP5DPGGs7AbpiZ3FQUmux4DGt8zHspVyBh0wdkLLy03D4y77nhI8-2tFqpv-Od8c0iOwSQ/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475335168681977538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another Kaeda profile. The blob to the left of her head is Ember's head if that tells you how close together they are!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G7PnHgRyjemzd1vAhWiMmvlFFDENNA020Wdz0fpFZ5PIinohyphenhyphenN0srpnXhyXNS1NBmqMqumaxB2scicesM-N39jMVL1h-opxJs2sKLeWk0dn0C60SdVoMQFi33W2Gt5tkSxHHmyp1hw/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G7PnHgRyjemzd1vAhWiMmvlFFDENNA020Wdz0fpFZ5PIinohyphenhyphenN0srpnXhyXNS1NBmqMqumaxB2scicesM-N39jMVL1h-opxJs2sKLeWk0dn0C60SdVoMQFi33W2Gt5tkSxHHmyp1hw/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475335163140892722" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite profile pic of the day. Kaeda again<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwgIZaeNCUwj9vRL4DspJbQU8Kig2P51naWurZbnfy7hI_RypxY8V_c5O_OG2pHYKA196rQ7RD5X43STE2of7XMeTVI_cofxfSR_3LNW-W08AEgAOG8xY4E_TIQ75nOpSCt4UYDeKWw/s1600/IMG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwgIZaeNCUwj9vRL4DspJbQU8Kig2P51naWurZbnfy7hI_RypxY8V_c5O_OG2pHYKA196rQ7RD5X43STE2of7XMeTVI_cofxfSR_3LNW-W08AEgAOG8xY4E_TIQ75nOpSCt4UYDeKWw/s320/IMG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475335158450192450" border="0" /></a><br />We were given 2 more pictures of their girly shots but I didn't feel the need to post those LOL<br /><br />In other news...<br /><br />River saw his new counselor this week. She is really nice. She seemed to agree with the diagnosis of ADHD and was glad that he's got an appointment set to see the psychiatrist in June for an evaluation. She gave us a behavior chart to try and help him stop one of the behaviors that bothers us most. We're working with him but I'm not expecting any miracles.<br /><br />We heard from his school's disabilities coordinator. She came out and observed him in class an feels that he would benefit from being referred to the county public school system for further evaluation. She said he is behind on his fine motor skills which is common with kids with ADHD and sensory issues. They have up to 60 school days to evaluate him which means he probably won't get any kind of evaluation done until next school year. School ends June 9th hereChelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-78179573479392058462010-05-18T17:04:00.001-07:002010-05-18T17:16:31.249-07:00Journey's Surgery and a Pregnancy UpdateJourney had his surgery this morning on his ears. He did beautifully. They gave him Versed before the surgery so he went with them with out too much of a fuss and didn't freak out when he woke up with out us there. He was 29 lbs (50th percentile) and 33 inches (4th percentile on regular charts or 50th on Noonan charts) which is basically right where he tends to hang out so we'll take it. The doctor said there was fluid behind his ears again. *sigh* but that other than that no problems. We go back in July for a follow up with the ENT and audiologist.<br /><br />Pregnancy wise. I'm 21 weeks 1 day now. I went to the perinatologist yesterday and got some more information about the screening they did that came back positive for possible Down Syndrome. My numbers went from 1:932 chance to 1:86 chance based on the screening. They of course talked to me about the more invasive testing of amniocentesis which I declined with the stipulation that I may change my mind in the future (like once the girls have reached a good age that if they were born they could survive). The ultrasound from yesterday showed that both girls had a good normal amount of fluid (B had a bit more than A) and good blood flow. My cervix was looking good as well. I'll go back next Tuesday for another repeat scan of the same thing (fluid, blood flow, cervical length). Then On June 2nd I'll go in for a genetics ultrasound (Level 3 ultrasound) which should be able to pick up on any other markers for Down Syndrome that girls might have. They will also be measuring the girls' growth progress to make sure they are staying on the same course (aka that Baby A isn't falling further behind)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7PBqMQFdYZvCfAhUvQ5eIWc06BkdwWwpn5JZosMr9eCNwYTLWhJyjKUghY9u0D8I_Ht4DaG-uLM1UxjZsakYWfLJe79Lz6yhl2G4IDqhTRAGxvodByEG4HKMn3Xnp5rzZG1fp3AaNw/s1600/21weeks+014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7PBqMQFdYZvCfAhUvQ5eIWc06BkdwWwpn5JZosMr9eCNwYTLWhJyjKUghY9u0D8I_Ht4DaG-uLM1UxjZsakYWfLJe79Lz6yhl2G4IDqhTRAGxvodByEG4HKMn3Xnp5rzZG1fp3AaNw/s320/21weeks+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472768256144112306" border="0" /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-33568403835109704672010-05-13T17:15:00.001-07:002010-05-13T17:44:43.569-07:0020 weeks and other updatesHas it really been almost a month since I updated?? I'm such a slacker.<br /><br />The pregnancy is going well. I'm 20 weeks now (20 weeks 3 days to be exact). I am seeing the perinatologist weekly now and the OB every 2 weeks. It's been interesting to say the least. The girls are still measuring differently (there is a 23% discordance) or at least there was at the last measuring a week and a half ago. Baby A was 6 oz and Baby B was 9 oz. But other than the size difference they are both doing beautifully. A has a heart rate of 155 and B has a heart rate of 145. Fluid levels look great and they are just going to keep a close eye on us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctp-2gp2iQv040MfyL_YNPf29u6VuDC0F3blG45VUD1E9AdE-vbhC5HP8aPKHux60Jxbt0S66UVVy8WJt96DObeXUyvVckBBxLbMBCQMVKNBEvxqXn6k6i2mzwJ0TQfUjjEPMjJDZJg/s1600/20weeks+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctp-2gp2iQv040MfyL_YNPf29u6VuDC0F3blG45VUD1E9AdE-vbhC5HP8aPKHux60Jxbt0S66UVVy8WJt96DObeXUyvVckBBxLbMBCQMVKNBEvxqXn6k6i2mzwJ0TQfUjjEPMjJDZJg/s320/20weeks+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470915282114826258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a bit of a scare this past week. Monday I got a call from the OB office asking me if I could come in ASAP to meet with the OB to discuss some of the results of my blood work I had done. So I told her that my next appointment was scheduled for Thursday. She said the doctor wanted to see me sooner than that. Asked if I could come in at 4:15 that day (mind you it was 2:15 at the time). OK... yes I'll be there. Come to find out, the blood test for Down Syndrome came back positive. However the doctor is fairly confident that it's a false positive as there have been no other indications that would suggest they are at risk for the condition. My guess is they are off on the due dates and I'm further along than they had in their records (which I know to be true as the paper work has my due date as 10/5 for some reason which is over a week after my actual due date). This difference alone could be enough to ensure the false positive. However, it's something I'll be following up with the perinatologist on Monday (my next appointment) for sure .<br /><br />One of the nice things about being a high risk pregnancy, I get to see the girls weekly. It's wonderfully good for my anxiety levels (which are admittedly through the roof this pregnancy) and that means I get lots of pictures to share with those who love them :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuFrTFXAGfgGmqStmiwchGem87xyqt0iEKtBl_eIx7WCEzJZ9r6j358WLYi3iclasDdZiV224ZjOwM_nJZ1N-EWfL4C61RgGlSitDXNVURlaU68DTZp7mHIWDkSkYQRrjpcsOjJV4Uw/s1600/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuFrTFXAGfgGmqStmiwchGem87xyqt0iEKtBl_eIx7WCEzJZ9r6j358WLYi3iclasDdZiV224ZjOwM_nJZ1N-EWfL4C61RgGlSitDXNVURlaU68DTZp7mHIWDkSkYQRrjpcsOjJV4Uw/s320/IMG_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470914664822300226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoyqPc9edvmSDqcNffxFm_G95V6rk8K59LJrdOHZPmcNIYQtQGELcX37pH3c8BG2eACN2iZrnsziBXCbG9LyRywALZcL9MI7JzFrWeu-L5btX-N3lX4PLo1EIajPjdm2FYrnoh4P5GQ/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoyqPc9edvmSDqcNffxFm_G95V6rk8K59LJrdOHZPmcNIYQtQGELcX37pH3c8BG2eACN2iZrnsziBXCbG9LyRywALZcL9MI7JzFrWeu-L5btX-N3lX4PLo1EIajPjdm2FYrnoh4P5GQ/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470914658357446450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5JKkEaIX3AN6DGD0hXyIWrRrvjJlAchKZSXLV-IA51bvUcrMW3mNQDFu6jNwjXjykL6WmWKE-Hy18pV1QuzoZ_i9PkjXW3j10PhtCVxkmCxwDiZ1Ye-jCj7Fdv9mI-gJDan_bjGm-Q/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5JKkEaIX3AN6DGD0hXyIWrRrvjJlAchKZSXLV-IA51bvUcrMW3mNQDFu6jNwjXjykL6WmWKE-Hy18pV1QuzoZ_i9PkjXW3j10PhtCVxkmCxwDiZ1Ye-jCj7Fdv9mI-gJDan_bjGm-Q/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470914653350342082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGgXjUvltRGtJJuKPWxagoeVtseU4z1XE0eVYHLYXhSakVX4qyyoc4U82JKy1wRVbo9bPi95SpOKNAM5Av1ef0bPpthLBdq-21PCc4SmHDN0jGdYwNO_JZbGZQ4XOLcaGoacSAvPqTg/s1600/IMG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGgXjUvltRGtJJuKPWxagoeVtseU4z1XE0eVYHLYXhSakVX4qyyoc4U82JKy1wRVbo9bPi95SpOKNAM5Av1ef0bPpthLBdq-21PCc4SmHDN0jGdYwNO_JZbGZQ4XOLcaGoacSAvPqTg/s320/IMG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470914640672881250" border="0" /></a>In other news....<br /><br />Journey is going in for surgery on Tuesday the 18th for tubes for his ears. We has an appointment with the ENT who feels that it's a good move to make. This past Tuesday we went in for the anesthesia consult.. something about a heart kid makes anesthesia freak out every time he needs to be put under. She cleared him for surgery barring the cough he has (which has has had for weeks due to drainage from his nose we're assuming) hasn't gotten worse. She also said that since this is the 2nd time he's had a clear consult and a clearance from the cardiologist that the next time (let's hope there isn't a next time) he needs a surgery we don't need the consult with anesthesia as long as nothing in his medical history changes (ie his heart doesn't get worse or he develops other issues that may make anesthesia difficult). So we'll get official surgery time Monday night and go in on Tuesday morning for what will hopefully be a very quick, in and out procedure.<br /><br />Other than his ears, he's doing fabulously. He is FINALLY starting to talk a bit more. He tries to use words although most of them are still unintelligible to even those who know him best but he's TRYING. He will say some words clearly if he mimics you "Can you say Dog?" "Dog" that kind of thing. He's still getting speech therapy once a week and we are going to be having his transition meeting set up any time this summer to start transitioning him to the school system since the Early Intervention program only lasts until 3 and he'll be 3 in February. Not much going on in the growth department. His weight has pretty much held steady or grown some.. We're still below 30 lbs by 2 or 3 lbs at this point. And he's hanging out on the 25% for his weight. His height is all but the same... he's around the 5th% on that but hey that's okay. He's such a beautiful little boy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj44H1XTYpAALmELAq5jf-6a77wt-aYtK4ncF4i0i5ArSGPfNN2BmF5QweQ465LU11aeTunW9CTGbjxYCb7UOSfuPmhBsYvrBW9YkLC_34BMN97YcSBJjL0rwuNGGrlYsFpYY0JnNtA/s1600/20weeks+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj44H1XTYpAALmELAq5jf-6a77wt-aYtK4ncF4i0i5ArSGPfNN2BmF5QweQ465LU11aeTunW9CTGbjxYCb7UOSfuPmhBsYvrBW9YkLC_34BMN97YcSBJjL0rwuNGGrlYsFpYY0JnNtA/s320/20weeks+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470917939585661730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9haV6V8xAuegBxcxTbT0FQ4ICItAlG-8Q8QuPJ88mYqTll_3c_O6Wy7dAkr_bn2QbY-6g7MRMF-NU9EhILyzwxpu0ro52C4Fv3i9qlKIX1xH-FhzAvqMNlYVd1Apc3i6e78oiuxmPWQ/s1600/Boy+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9haV6V8xAuegBxcxTbT0FQ4ICItAlG-8Q8QuPJ88mYqTll_3c_O6Wy7dAkr_bn2QbY-6g7MRMF-NU9EhILyzwxpu0ro52C4Fv3i9qlKIX1xH-FhzAvqMNlYVd1Apc3i6e78oiuxmPWQ/s320/Boy+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470917955206661106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLLC9862r5D1GJOdj_KM5WfZsSw68R9hi5UQ4ajq-nK1E-nQOfIjpq74vsMdJ0JVet6fQh9GO6EOvwvfunNK01FpstmOQ6c9WyNl1ju-G6-6S5Q4oiNC03JGme3ZS8utPVFeTBscckA/s1600/20weeks+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLLC9862r5D1GJOdj_KM5WfZsSw68R9hi5UQ4ajq-nK1E-nQOfIjpq74vsMdJ0JVet6fQh9GO6EOvwvfunNK01FpstmOQ6c9WyNl1ju-G6-6S5Q4oiNC03JGme3ZS8utPVFeTBscckA/s320/20weeks+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470917949256294530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />River has been having a rough go of it lately. We aren't sure what is going on with his behavior but it's gotten really bad. He's extremely defiant. He back talks constantly. He is aggressive to his teacher and fellow class mates. He doesn't listen. We took him in to see a behaviorist at the local mental health clinic and after seeing her 3 times she informed us she was leaving the company and someone would be in touch with us to further his care.. that was 3 weeks ago. I've been in contact with them twice to try and get someone to see him because SOMETHING is definitely going on. We've heard ADHD, ODD, PDD, all sorts of possible diagnoses and reasons for his behavior but no one is willing to truly diagnose him.<br /><br />His school has been just as bad about continuity of care with him. They requested someone from the school system special needs resource department come out and evaluate him at the school. We were told months ago that they had 60 days to follow through on the request. I asked a few weeks ago if the coordinator knew if it had happened or not. She said she knew that the evaluator had come out and done the evaluation but didn't know what the recommended or anything and that she would look into it. After giving her a few weeks I went up there 2 days ago and discovered that she no longer works for the company and the gentleman who replaced her had NO clue about any of it. So we now have the ball rolling on that end again. Hopefully with enough time before the school year ends on June 9th to get SOMETHING going to help him out.<br /><br />Other than the behavior issues he's doing wonderfully. He's incredibly smart and playful. He is so excited about having 2 baby sisters coming. He loves his brother. The boys are now sharing a room in hopes of opening up the 3rd bedroom for the girls when they are ready to be in their own room (whenever that is). It's working beautifully for both boys most nights. They both seem to sleep better having someone in the room with them which is great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV8PM089cypSSp34pu76uIznePtqKQNbHYg_sd2WYM_BO6lLp1gntKNb2GFjrwFAsAfuM82CRLeZOZzoBqJfA9rPbhxVOPLzxupbf9cTQMXzYJIFHXgwhvptW2rhaQgoc3TR3BIIYeg/s1600/20weeks+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV8PM089cypSSp34pu76uIznePtqKQNbHYg_sd2WYM_BO6lLp1gntKNb2GFjrwFAsAfuM82CRLeZOZzoBqJfA9rPbhxVOPLzxupbf9cTQMXzYJIFHXgwhvptW2rhaQgoc3TR3BIIYeg/s320/20weeks+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470919907612881442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxZoNnWpEvfYlt_tnsPHw4XVvMerMeJ7oIxNWspUBOwRJBtuQoMhKqHiuVGDKZ-DNtO3hMOxjwvyn_lmRDyu-g3Jd3gWPbfPMnI5VOzQT_n-_tYJ9FtJ1FsbSam3TAeMCkg4en9pkmA/s1600/Boy+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxZoNnWpEvfYlt_tnsPHw4XVvMerMeJ7oIxNWspUBOwRJBtuQoMhKqHiuVGDKZ-DNtO3hMOxjwvyn_lmRDyu-g3Jd3gWPbfPMnI5VOzQT_n-_tYJ9FtJ1FsbSam3TAeMCkg4en9pkmA/s320/Boy+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470919920755211922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK5sFg6EDK25uzCop5_4E7CmvDuXoC5xc0yTvBlVgwV6IdtStnITkSFpsYoxLXydskWxCpNmXpibmyIO5smZNLqNuAnSWuOcw-zRLVAhFBZq2bwZAzzvcN3p1_hDURnJDKCGjUj0dUQ/s1600/Babystuff+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK5sFg6EDK25uzCop5_4E7CmvDuXoC5xc0yTvBlVgwV6IdtStnITkSFpsYoxLXydskWxCpNmXpibmyIO5smZNLqNuAnSWuOcw-zRLVAhFBZq2bwZAzzvcN3p1_hDURnJDKCGjUj0dUQ/s320/Babystuff+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470919925567277858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hopefully I'll remember (find the energy) to get on here again before another month has passed.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-11532239997370541872010-04-21T06:40:00.000-07:002010-04-21T07:11:39.688-07:00Drum Roll Please...<span style=";font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:seagreen;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Well it is official!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">We are proud to announce that we are expecting IDENTICAL TWIN GIRLS!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">I was SO expecting blue too. Even though this pregnancy has been a world of different thus far I figured it was just because it's 2 of them. So we told her that we wanted to know if she could get a good shot of the goods. So as she was doing measurements for Baby A (the doctors office calls her Maria) LOL she was SO not shy about it and gave a few great peaks and she said. Oh that's a girl! I said are you sure?????? She said I've been doing this for 21 years and I've learned not to call a gender unless I'm sure. So then we tried Baby B (Who the peri office is calling Isabelle) who was in some God awful position and she tried EVERYTHING to get her to give us a shot but she as being a total booger and just wouldn't do it. But once we got a look at the placenta she said well there is only one placenta so that tells you Isabelle's gender :) WOOOOT!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">So now that the shock has worn off a bit, here's the rest of the appointment info that I wasn't coherent enough yesterday for.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Baby A (Maria) is measuring at 15 weeks 2 days and is approximately 4 oz in weight currently.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Baby B (Isabelle) is measuring at 16 weeks 4 days and is approximately 5 oz in weight currently.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">The perinatologist said they don't worry about the size discrepancy until it gets to be about 10 days to 2 weeks. We're at about 9 days now. So they want to monitor us VERY closely.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">The girls are laying one or top of the other kind of pancaked in. So depending on which way they are laying they do a whole bunch of kicking each other in the head. LOL</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Because of my history a child with a genetic anomaly and congenital heart defect. They are going to be monitoring me even closer. Normally they see you every 4 weeks for a scan with twins. For me they'll be seeing me every 2 weeks for a while and then probably every week. They are going to do fetal echocardiograms on BOTH girls when we are between 20-22 weeks So in about 3-5 weeks.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">I go back to the OB on April 28th (next Wednesday) for a regular prenatal and he'll do a scan in office just to lay eyes on the girls and get heart rates (they won't rely on Doppler with twins) and I think I start seeing him every 2 weeks after that.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">I go back to the perinatalogist in 2 weeks (May 4th) for another scan. They want to measure their abdomens because Baby B's abdomen is measuring a little large and Baby A's is measuring a little small and that can be another sign of TTTS (Twin to twin Transfusion Syndrome) and they won't to monitor amniotic fluid levels and cord blood flow.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">The peri said that because of what type of twins they are (Monochorionic/Diamniotic) they WILL deliver early. He wouldn't discuss how early though, just said that depends on the girls and how well they continue to grow as the time gets closer. But it's looking like they will most likely end up August babies.</span><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpqoFjdWCVxIrO0cwky8XPkEsdtB8iX-LprFnDA21CqGAFRuBWq0Ldqxa-Lg7UeOpViGbxlMgykkkjXANOjGqmTJ32ZtwybL_U_3rdHJ-dZOw1d5VzDrrhCoGPvKOa4_CaSo0mgi0rg/s1600/IMG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpqoFjdWCVxIrO0cwky8XPkEsdtB8iX-LprFnDA21CqGAFRuBWq0Ldqxa-Lg7UeOpViGbxlMgykkkjXANOjGqmTJ32ZtwybL_U_3rdHJ-dZOw1d5VzDrrhCoGPvKOa4_CaSo0mgi0rg/s320/IMG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462591785267897490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALgWXEOOqxY9UKemhpyEGOtdAifQ6VWJY3tXN4uU7fHC5e2SrIDLQNVEpXpUHh87-YNinRtV_k-oe42G5rlpYAcBByFGzHFsJivzg9UoXo_ZJKuzW1bUQotx_zTG202JIWVKBVkD31g/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUfid843GnOMdF_g43hiHXBNip2I3LtfNhdocoQAvBIWO2PVvfrFUg51TYcjD8rfJdoESDiSOoXkH8xWvy9-TjKr5zDvXl2_FirWL7rNVe6WIHQS0GRiqvMMEKWorxJ7qpjgEGdbu2g/s320/IMG_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462592233004891698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S_JBH6UruWYDZparvXpfwA8ie9ytl_poeiwSreeBxKWudZEPzJJIF88GFYTKOlTUAXPYLzRt6kHiC9jJ2cYmTTlqP8TZc-HraH0mKwzY7LNtDiPY6pzuwx4ONSAAloeUkCOTpEd-qA/s1600/IMG_0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S_JBH6UruWYDZparvXpfwA8ie9ytl_poeiwSreeBxKWudZEPzJJIF88GFYTKOlTUAXPYLzRt6kHiC9jJ2cYmTTlqP8TZc-HraH0mKwzY7LNtDiPY6pzuwx4ONSAAloeUkCOTpEd-qA/s320/IMG_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462592243076364914" border="0" /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-25658930285064284932010-04-10T06:09:00.000-07:002010-04-10T06:18:06.000-07:00It's OFFICIAL! I am an RN!On Thursday morning I went in to take my NCLEX-RN exam. When I took the NCLEX-PN to become an LPN I had the minimum number of questions before the computer shut off and although I was nervous for the next few days, I was pretty confident that I had passed. This time around, I had all 260 questions and was JUST as confident that I had failed. So the next morning when I signed on to the website to see my results I was fully expecting to see "FAIL" under the status. Much to my delight I saw....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZcaXzfVYhihgcabY_4QhD4XGQyLX69InJQ_rP51U4oF6wmrJRqfdrvwzx8uYzfaWO9UUA9C2QjCmjryS8YCaHh7pYD9_JnGp-lLR-JJMxhAJEm4MxbH79Pym_zQK82bIEgMYyztLrQ/s1600/Pass.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZcaXzfVYhihgcabY_4QhD4XGQyLX69InJQ_rP51U4oF6wmrJRqfdrvwzx8uYzfaWO9UUA9C2QjCmjryS8YCaHh7pYD9_JnGp-lLR-JJMxhAJEm4MxbH79Pym_zQK82bIEgMYyztLrQ/s400/Pass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458495533054387826" border="0" /></a><br />So it's OFFICIAL. I am OFFICIALLY a Registered Nurse. WOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!<br /><br />In other news.. the ultrasound has finally been scheduled (after much issue with the insurance company to get the level 2 ultrasound covered). We have our ultrasound (and find out the genders hopefully) on April 20th at 8am. We are VERY excited.<br /><br />I'll do a better update after the ultrasound on the 20th.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-45465601849576210442010-03-31T16:00:00.000-07:002010-03-31T16:07:48.521-07:0014 week Prenatal ApptI had an OB appointment today. It was my first time meeting this OB. Before this I had been seeing a midwife but being that I'm high risk it's better for me to be followed by an OB. So the OB decided that since this was his first time meeting me he wanted to get an ultrasound real quick so he could see the babies for himself.<br /><br />He said they look great. Baby A is measuring right along with my due date at 13 weeks 6 days (I'm 14 weeks 2 days) and Baby B is measuring a considerable amount smaller at 13 weeks even. He was slightly concerned about the difference in size especially as he said it looks like they are sharing a placenta. He said that his machine isn't all that great but from what he can see there is only one. So what does that mean?It means that the twins most likely are monochorionic/diamniotic (MoDi). Which means they are in separate amniotic sacs but share a placenta. It also means that most likely the are identical! YAY!!!<br /><br />He wants me to go in for a level 2 ultrasound as soon as the insurance does the pre-authorization and we can get the appointment set up to make sure they are in fact sharing a placenta. Sharing a placenta puts them at increased risk for TTTS (Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome) which can be a completely devastating condition resulting in losing 1 or even both of the twins if not monitored very very closely. So hopefully we'll have a Level 2 Ultrasound date tomorrow.<br /><br />Baby A-- face shot<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9xSmXbyrzpK3JWw5NZos9hdnytJX4636EcyOjY_TrdUr23jPKPbzsqTQi2jucS4McdSHLWGz-IweazgObiiMOkODY9vYpvzbq044nwSfVns0GKYGpMd0a8rLJ4SRGTMtoqlrH1jCoQ/s1600/14weekscan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9xSmXbyrzpK3JWw5NZos9hdnytJX4636EcyOjY_TrdUr23jPKPbzsqTQi2jucS4McdSHLWGz-IweazgObiiMOkODY9vYpvzbq044nwSfVns0GKYGpMd0a8rLJ4SRGTMtoqlrH1jCoQ/s320/14weekscan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454938194712123218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Baby B<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ISm8CWnFQGODBWOXFkNp0hyx8V87Key_pXfrE8_OCRuLy6pzw3GJrfzJgfxCdO7QuCxZffl-p6LJgjFpFGExdzq2XP7TcJo6BB4jwtpWlxwsAp42sHJ6Pjd11iRtc_UDBrf-FuCJ2g/s1600/14weekscanB.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ISm8CWnFQGODBWOXFkNp0hyx8V87Key_pXfrE8_OCRuLy6pzw3GJrfzJgfxCdO7QuCxZffl-p6LJgjFpFGExdzq2XP7TcJo6BB4jwtpWlxwsAp42sHJ6Pjd11iRtc_UDBrf-FuCJ2g/s320/14weekscanB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454938197427132002" border="0" /></a>Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-79239356862815595472010-03-29T09:36:00.000-07:002010-03-29T09:48:38.243-07:00ATT and the sickiesI GOT MY AUTHORIZATION TO TEST!!!!!<br /><br />April 8th at 8am I will be taking my NCLEX-RN.<br /><br />I am SO EXCITED!<br /><br />In other news.. I'm 14 weeks today. And I am already showing quite well... (please excuse the mess that is my bedroom.. I have not had the energy to put away the laundry) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCRkkQxRAeID15nD5ov5RU3NtlhddzbntWslXOCBtoNdPee_ZEucTRBfOIWItvqjLvOfxz1Es-SLj9OornH7pPDC0QpOeanD4GxCTrqLOfQQqo16wnmuvFqbSMu3wKCeDgpQw9ZXdgQ/s1600/14weeks+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCRkkQxRAeID15nD5ov5RU3NtlhddzbntWslXOCBtoNdPee_ZEucTRBfOIWItvqjLvOfxz1Es-SLj9OornH7pPDC0QpOeanD4GxCTrqLOfQQqo16wnmuvFqbSMu3wKCeDgpQw9ZXdgQ/s320/14weeks+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454096100027010306" border="0" /></a><br />We decided this past weekend that it was time to cut River's hair. He's only had 3 hair cuts in his life. The first was at 2 when we trimmed his hair to keep it out of his eyes and get the fly aways tamed. The 2nd was right before he turned 3 when he got lice from somewhere. We shaved his head that time. This time he is 4 years 2 months and we decided of our choice to shave his head. He hasn't been wanting us to brush it or wash it and he was looking raggedy so off it came. It will grow back quickly I'm sure and it will keep him cooler during Florida summers. (I'm trying to add pictures of the cut but blogger is being stupid)<br /><br />Both boys are sick. They have strep throat. Awesome. They've been on antibiotics for about 3 days now and River is feeling a lot better but Journey still sounds pretty rough and isn't having very good nights right now. Other than being sick though Journey is starting to talk a lot more which is great. He tried to imitate a lot of the sounds and words we make which is a great start.Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-28497513080273693892010-03-22T10:31:00.000-07:002010-03-22T10:46:04.440-07:002nd Trimester Officially! And Other stuff :)The big news for this update???<br /><br />I AM OFFICIALLY IN THE 2ND TRIMESTER!!!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!! I am 13 weeks pregnant today.<br /><br />And with the 2nd trimester has come the freedom from the nausea (for the most part) and a bit more energy, which I am VERY thankful for. I still get nauseated if I go too long with out eating and have a bit of nausea first thing in the morning but it's short lived.<br /><br />OK on to the boys.<br /><br />River has been having some behavior issues with school. Acting up. Not listening. Back talking. He's been having behavior problems at home. So we talked with his pediatrician about it and (surprise surprise) she thinks ADHD. So we are taking him to Clay Behavioral for evaluation and a 2nd opinion. His appointment is tomorrow. He wont' be put on any medication even if he does have ADHD for at least a few years as it's not recommended for a child under age 6. So hopefully they'll be able to give us some techniques or some direction on how to help him calm down and focus. Other than his behavior, he's doing amazingly well. He loves school, loves learning. He is fully potty trained during the day, the night time is still a ways off as he sleeps so heavy but that's okay.<br /><br />Journey is growing well and doing good. We are officially done with his Synagis injections. For those who dont' remember/ know what they are for... they are injections he gets every 28 days for RSV prevention. He gets them from October through April both last year and this year. But now that he is 2 he is out of the "danger age" for RSV and no longer has to get them. He is still getting speech therapy once a week and although we've seen an improvement he is still way behind on his expressive speech ( his talking) but he's ahead in his receptive (understand and comprehension of what's said). So who knows. He is so smart though, he knows 1/2 of his letters by sight, can recognized numbers up to 10, knows some of his shapes, and some of his colors. he know tons of animals and the sounds they make. He is such a love bug still and I LOVE it.<br /><br />Our problem with him recently has been night time. He goes to bed easily but then an hour or 2 later he wakes up crying and about an hour after that he wakes up again and can't be consoled back to sleep. Doug has taken to sleeping on the couch with him so that he doesn't wake River (they are sharing a room now in preparation of needing the extra room for the babies) or I (he tends to want to play when he comes to bed with me). And we really need to break him of the habit but neither of us is willing to let him cry it out. Hopefully it's fixed before the babies come though.<br /><br />So that's our update for now :)Chelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114221950954648058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962969880802361956.post-15201633622568171262010-03-03T10:21:00.000-08:002010-03-03T10:27:00.982-08:00Ultrasound picsI had an appointment today with my MW and for an ultrasound. The appointment was quick and so was the ultrasound. Both babies look wonderful. They are measuring 9 weeks 1 day which puts my due date at October 5th. But I will still deliver in September. 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