11 Weeks

Good Evening ALL!

Today I am 11 weeks, which is super exciting. We went to the OB last night and saw the babies. They are getting really big, they said it would probably be my last internal ultrasound. Their heartbeats were really good and they were bouncing off the walls. Literally. Baby A was bouncing off the uterine walls like a springboard. Bad news, they checked the hemotoma and it increased in size. It is 10 x 2 now, which I am not fond of. They are sending us to high risk pregnancy specialists at Rush Copley next week. We would have had to see them anyway because of the twin factor but I am hoping they can shed some more light on the hemotoma and getting it fixed. I just want it to go away so the miscarriage chance goes away and I can really enjoy having these little bundles.

The babies are:

• The size of a lime.
• They have see through skin and their bones are hardening.
• Their nails and teeth are growing.
• The move fluidly and gracefully.

I am:

• Have a decent baby belly a'brewin.
• Still throwing up morning and night.
• Have leg cramps that make me want to amputate.
• Oily skin has decreased a bit, thank the lord!
• My hair is fuller and has more body....loving it.

I will update once I know more from the high risk specialists. Please keep us in your thoughts, prayers, send us good vibes, whatever your transportation of positive energy may be...

Matt and I are off to Madison this weekend to see my favorite Band of Horses play. Matt called ahead and they are giving us the chance to get in before general admission because of my pregnancy so I can find the most opportune seat for someone who can't stand all night. Awwww YEAH!

Lots of love,
Krista

Twin Humor for you! :)

10 Weeks-Happy Turkey Day!! :)

Good Morning All!

I STRESS morning because it is 3:00 am and I am up because of leg cramps. They are so uncomfortable. But the good news is that I am 10 weeks today. :)

So the babies are.....

• The size of a prune (about 1.5 centimeters)
• They are growing hair and fingernails now.
• They are swallowing and kicking.
• If there is a male baby in there, his testes are already producing testosterone.
• They are starting to grow bones, cartilage, and elbows.
• Their organs are done forming (they will just keep growing in size) and are functional.
• In the next few weeks they will triple in size.

I would say my morning sickness is slowing down, but yesterday it was pretty awful. I have started eating crackers as soon as I wake up in the morning. Matt is as overprotective as he always has been, I can't groan without him asking, "What's wrong, are the babies okay?". We started going over our budget and expenses for when I stay home which was fun, it made this all a little more real.

Well, I guess, since I am up, I will go make a grocery list for Matt Hoffman. Because he looooooves grocery shopping so much. :)

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! I hope it is a great day.

Lots of Love,
Krista

Apparently movies about vampires cause internal bleeding...

Sunday night, after watching the final Twilight movie, Matt and I stopped at my parents to drop off a refrigerator for the junk guy. I went into the the bathroom and noticed there was A LOT of blood and clots. So I freaked out of course, and went the the ER scared that I was losing one or both of the babies.

They admitted me, got me in the gown, checked my vitals and got me to drinking water for the ultrasound tech to do an external ultrasound and then an internal ultrasound. I am crying and worried, and I am bleeding everywhere. We went the the ultrasound room and he got me ready and when I went to sit down, it was like a flood gate was opened, it was all over the floor and the bed. It was horrible and humiliating and I just knew that everything was over then. I just waited for the inevitable bad news. I have never had that much bleeding except for when I had the miscarriage.

The tech gets me cleaned up and does the external first. He can't see much of the babies since I am not very far along, just the sacs. Then he goes to do the internal (warning me that it will of course, bleed a lot more after) and I am shaking and breathing in short gasping breaths, I thought they were going to have to sedate me. He got in there and looked and both babies heartbeats were good! We had 173 and 178 and they were both dancing. We got to see their heartbeats and hear them which was like music.

So they wheeled me back to my room and was made ready for the gyno exam as well. The Dr checked and my uterus was closed which is a good sign. If it was open that would mean that a miscarriage is pending. So he left to review my charts and basically said that I was in the threatened miscarriage category. That I needed to stay home for the next few days and put my feet up and that the babies have an 80/20 chance of survival. He thinks the blood loss was from the hemotoma, which was 27x14 and they measured it again at 8 x 5. So it basically went from a medium hemotoma to a small one.

It was so scary. I just wish I could be normal with a normal pregnancy. I should buck up, I know, because a lot of people can't have children and I am pregnant with two. It is just these ups and downs all the time that are really getting to me. I will feel better once the hemotoma is gone for good.

Love,
Krista

9 Weeks

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all well! I had my nine week appt today and the babies are GREAT. The heartbeats are perfect, their size is perfect, the hemotoma is decreasing or stabilizing, so we are doing well. I have had pretty much the same symptoms but they now include cramping and a stuffy nose. I love these little things so much already and I haven't even met them yet. Oh and I have only gained 2 lbs!! I have been really good and didn't want to make this any harder by gaining a ton of weight, so I was really happy about that too.

Fun Facts:

• The babies are officially fetuses this week.
• They are about the size of a large olive.
• They look much more humanoid and adorable by the way....
• Their eyes are fully formed but their eyelids are fused shut for a couple more weeks.
• They are forming tiny teeth.
• Most of the basic physiology is in place, now they just have to start gaining the weight.

and now for the best part, a picture and a video. I will add more later, Matt is chomping at the bit to send the pics to his parents. ;)

 

8 Weeks

Hello Everyone,

Welp, 8 weeks this week. I had a Doctor appt today and got to see the little sea urchins. Well now they look like gummy bears and less like urchins. The heartbeats are good and the hematoma is a little smaller if not the same size. But they were not concerned.

The babies are the size of raspberries today. Their legs and arms are a'kicking away, and they are developing taste buds already. They grow at a millimeter a day.

My symptoms are the same nausea, exhaustion, sore chest, vomiting, bloating, and extreme sense of smell. I am like a damn bloodhound right now. Matt had some casserole on Sunday and I had to actually cover my nose.

So we are good. Matt is still doing all the cooking and cleaning. He is actually making me walnut crusted tilapia with a vegetable melange tonight. Awesome.

I need to get the pics up soon! :)

Lots of Love,
Krista

7 Weeks Pregnant

Hello All,

On Tuesday, we were able to not only see the flutter but hear the heartbeats which is exciting. Once you hear the heartbeats the chances of miscarriage decrease. Although anything can happen still, that is a pretty nice feeling. They were really beating along, cute little things. :)

The hematoma is still there, still the same size. I basically go to work and lay in bed. That has been my life for the last couple weeks. Matt is now doing all the cleaning, cooking, shopping, and he has been really great. I know he hates it, I don't really love it either, but what can you do. It can take weeks if not months for this thing to go away so we will just keep hoping and praying it dissipates.

I have started wearing maternity pants and shirts, things were starting to get tight and I was uncomfortable. I don't have much of a belly yet but I sure will soon enough so I figured I should get used to them. I need to go buy more actually, but being on modified bed rest hasn't helped that. I guess I can use the good ol' Internet. I really need to buy a maternity winter coat (I originally typed goat and that cracked me up), my current ones are not buttoning over my chestal area.

Things about my pregnancy this week:

• I am feeling more pregnant, like body wise. I just feel less normal, I don't really know how to describe it.
• I have a small bump, nothing like those magnificent ones people have at 32 weeks but I can tell something is there.
• My skin is like pre teen oily. That's what the pregnancy glow is, the hormones making your skin look like an oil slick.
• My hair is oily, that just started this week so this is a symptom that I have to get used to.
• Cravings...... I wanted some pickle dip, a steak, and peanut butter mnm ice cream last night. I had none of the above. My nutrition czar is really watching my non-healthy intake. ;)
• I am really tired all the time. I fell asleep like 4 times last night just hanging out at home.
• I have to pee 87 times a day. I am drinking a lot of water but sweet lord I have never been in the bathroom so much in my life.  
• Not really as hungry as I was a couple weeks ago. It is nice to not consume as much a teenage boy does.

I think that is all for now folks, I have pictures but you can't really see a whole lot. I will post some once they look less amphibian and more human.

Love,
Krista