If its possible for it to begin this early, it has -- the nesting. I couldn't sleep last night at all. I think I've had about two hours of sleep. I got up and cleaned out under the bathroom sink and I cleaned out one bookshelf of books. I have a pretty big pile of books for Goodwill, which is saying a lot for someone who holds on to books like there's no tomorrow. I finally tried to lay down again and I think I have my plan set for the day. I'm gonna start in our room -- clean out the closet, then work my way to the extra junk lying around in our room. If I can be happy with the results of the room then I can move on to the next room. This part will be difficult for me. I have a few ADD tendencies and one of the main ones is that I start another task before the first one is completed. I get distracted and start something else. Oh boy. Here we go.
cb
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Another year passes
Not much is going on in the Brewer household really. On Wednesday, we celebrated my 26th birthday. It was a quiet birthday. I'm not a big fan of a lot of "to do." We did enjoy Waffle House for dinner. I have this thing... tradition... habit... whatever you call it, and my birthday meal is enjoyed at Waffle House. This year marked eight straight years at Waffle House. It was super yummy!
Last night Matt and I attended the athletic banquet at North Greenville. One of his old teammates was inducted into the NGU Athletic Hall of Fame. It was good to see the place, maybe relive a few old memories, and see some old friends. Today we're heading back to NGU since its homecoming weekend. It should be a fun day... food and football and old friends.
Last night Matt and I attended the athletic banquet at North Greenville. One of his old teammates was inducted into the NGU Athletic Hall of Fame. It was good to see the place, maybe relive a few old memories, and see some old friends. Today we're heading back to NGU since its homecoming weekend. It should be a fun day... food and football and old friends.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Here is today's update after our appointments this morning.
I am off of bedrest although I still can't do any lifting or anything strenuous. The babies' heartbeats are strong, 165 bpm (baby A) and 152 bpm (baby B). The doctors are concerned that Baby A's amniotic fluid is rather low. This could be a result of the bleeding I have a week and a half ago. Since Baby A sits closer to the placenta he may have been the baby who suffered from the blood loss. Another thing we have to consider is whether the babies have Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. This occurs when there is one placenta that the two babies share. It is possible for one baby to get more nutrients, blood, and fluid than the other baby. The doctor does not think this is the cause of the low fluid because the babies are still growing at similar rates. (Baby A is 3 oz and Baby B is 4 oz) Babies with TTTS tend to have one baby growing exponentially and the other stops growing altogether. I'll go back in two weeks to check fluid levels and probably find out the sex of the babies. In the meantime I am to amp up on my water intake. The more water I drink the more likely they'll have more amniotic fluid.
Over the next two weeks, pray that Baby A's fluid will increase and that I will continue to have no more bleeding. Matt and I are so grateful for your prayers!
I am off of bedrest although I still can't do any lifting or anything strenuous. The babies' heartbeats are strong, 165 bpm (baby A) and 152 bpm (baby B). The doctors are concerned that Baby A's amniotic fluid is rather low. This could be a result of the bleeding I have a week and a half ago. Since Baby A sits closer to the placenta he may have been the baby who suffered from the blood loss. Another thing we have to consider is whether the babies have Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. This occurs when there is one placenta that the two babies share. It is possible for one baby to get more nutrients, blood, and fluid than the other baby. The doctor does not think this is the cause of the low fluid because the babies are still growing at similar rates. (Baby A is 3 oz and Baby B is 4 oz) Babies with TTTS tend to have one baby growing exponentially and the other stops growing altogether. I'll go back in two weeks to check fluid levels and probably find out the sex of the babies. In the meantime I am to amp up on my water intake. The more water I drink the more likely they'll have more amniotic fluid.
Over the next two weeks, pray that Baby A's fluid will increase and that I will continue to have no more bleeding. Matt and I are so grateful for your prayers!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Well... its been a long night and its going to be a long week and a half. As I described in an earlier post, I have placenta previa, meaning my placenta is covering my cervix. This can be relatively dangerous late in pregnancy but when its diagnosed early in pregnancy it tends to resolve itself.
Last night I had some heavy bleeding that resulted in a midnight trip to triage at Spartanburg Regional. Thankfully I had read up during the day yesterday on placenta previa and what can happen so the bleeding didn't disturb me as much as it would have if I hadn't educated myself. An officer stopped us on the way but I think he sensed that Matt was upset and sent us on our way right away. At the hospital they monitored my bleeding which had stopped before we even arrived. I was sent home on bedrest. I go back to the doctor on October 22nd. Until then I'll reside in the lower level of our house. I was instructed to either stay up or stay down and down it is. I'm hoping this time will fly by but I doubt it will.
We listened to the babies' heartbeat at the hospital and they are both healthy with strong heartbeats.
We're thankful that God is protecting our babies and my health. We pray that the pregnancy will continue without any further complications.
Thanks for everyone's concern.
Crystal
Last night I had some heavy bleeding that resulted in a midnight trip to triage at Spartanburg Regional. Thankfully I had read up during the day yesterday on placenta previa and what can happen so the bleeding didn't disturb me as much as it would have if I hadn't educated myself. An officer stopped us on the way but I think he sensed that Matt was upset and sent us on our way right away. At the hospital they monitored my bleeding which had stopped before we even arrived. I was sent home on bedrest. I go back to the doctor on October 22nd. Until then I'll reside in the lower level of our house. I was instructed to either stay up or stay down and down it is. I'm hoping this time will fly by but I doubt it will.
We listened to the babies' heartbeat at the hospital and they are both healthy with strong heartbeats.
We're thankful that God is protecting our babies and my health. We pray that the pregnancy will continue without any further complications.
Thanks for everyone's concern.
Crystal
Monday, October 6, 2008
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