We've Got Movement!!!

So this past week has been a very exciting week at the Detweiler household. I have been waiting and waiting to feel the babies move or the so called fluttering feeling but nothing yet. I thought well there are 2 5 inch human beings inside my belly so it has to be sometime soon. The other day I just thought I had a gas bubble but then it didn't go away and this weird feeling kept going on and I was like oh my that has to be it. I can finally feel them. It is so exciting I can't even stand it. I am sure in a couple months I will look back at this post as they are kicking me in the ribs on both sides and not letting me sleep and wonder what I was thinking, but for now they can flutter away.

Then today we found out for sure they are both boys which we are super excited about. Still working on the whole name thing. I think Lane should get to pick one and I can pick the other, but we will see how that goes:) So things are looking on the up and up.

Meltdown

Well Friday night Lane was working at the firestation and me at home with nothing to do decided to just lay in bed and watch t.v. As I flipped through the stations I saw a show about multiples. For some reason I thought this would be something good to watch, needless to say not such a great choice. It totally freaked me out and I just layed in bed and cried for 2 hours. I couldn't get ahold of Lane at the station and didn't know who else to call, so I just kept torturing myself and watched this stupid show. As I was laying there I was like what have I gotten myself into. I don't know how to raise a baby let alone 2!!! I don't know how hot to make the bottle, how to give a bath or any of that good stuff and it freaked me out more and more. Then I was watching the c-section birth and oh my word there was sooo much blood. I see why they put that curtain up so you can't see what is going on down there and I can't imagine going through that, but in a few short months that will be me. Finally about 10:30 Lane called and talked to me and calmed me down enough where I just fell asleep. I woke up the next day and realized if all these young people can do it so can I. I have amazing friends and family that will help me out along the way with all my ridiculous questions and problems. Lane even took Sunday off of work to be with me. I can't say enough how lucky I am. So meltdown is over with for now and we will see what the next week brings us. 17 weeks......

Maternity Clothes

Well I am now over 16 weeks and things are starting to change a little. I am feeling better and it seems my belly is growing by the day. My jeans are comfortable to wear when standing up, but when I sit down they are digging into my belly and well it's just plain annoying. It's time for maternity clothes! My mom and sister came up this weekend to do a little shopping for the nursery and to get me some new clothes. They were quite shocked to see the difference in just a couple of weeks of how much I am changing. I didn't want to pay a ton of money so I got a lot of stuff off the sales rack and should be good to go for a while. I do have to admit though the full wasted maternity pants are pretty much my new favorite thing. I might wear them forever. haha. Here are some new belly pics.


16 weeks




"The pants"

15 vs. 30

So tonight I finally got out of the house and went to Mo's for dinner and a movie. We were eating for five!!! We decided tonight was a good night for some pics of the two of us, first of all b/c we don't have many pictures together and second of all, b/c we are both pregnant. She is 30 weeks and I am 15. She only has one in there so I can't imagine what in the world I am going to be looking like at 30 weeks with two.

After fooling with the camera for 15 minutes we finally figured out how to use the self-timer to get a few pics. Although I have always said I will never put a pic of my bare belly on the internet, I don't know I'm a freak, this picture just can't not be blogged about.






After previewing our picture I said what in the world is that. It looks as if I have a man part growing from me. We laughed and laughed and laughed and then tried another picture and had the same results. Someone's finger was in the way, which we still aren't sure whose it was. We then decided to take a pic with our hands behind our back as to not make the mistake for the 3rd time. Looks like a mug shot.




And finally a back to back pic....



So here we are 2 hot mama's on a Saturday night while our men are working security at a fight. It was a wonderful night and I am so glad to get out of the house and have some much needed fun and girls time.

13 weeks

Wow I have been away from here for a while. I need a laptop so I can blog while I am on my partial bedrest. Waiting for that lovely tax return:) So today I am 13 weeks along. Things haven't gone quite as planned, but God has been good and getting us through each and every day. I am allowed to go to work for a few hours then home to bed. My mom has been coming on the weekends to help Lane out and I have some wonderful friends that have brought me dinner and one is even doing my grocery shopping for me this next week. I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends in my life!!!!

Still doesn't seem real that I have twins growing inside of me, except my belly that is gradually getting bigger and bigger. I can't imagine in a few months what it will be like. I go back to the doc on Monday and will hopefully get my next ultrasound scheduled to see how the bleed in my uterus is and find out what we are having!!!!! I think I got a little baby bump going on, anyone else or am I just crazy?!?!?!




13 weeks


Another angle

Bed Rest

First of all if you don't want to read anything grose stop right now......This past Saturday about 1:30 a.m. I woke up and was like oh my word I just wet the bed. Are you kidding me?!?! I sure didn't think at 10 weeks along that would be happening alredy. So got up cleaned myself up and headed back to bed. At 2:30 I woke up again and the same thing and I was like no way. So I went back to the bathroom and felt it running down my leg on the ground. I flipped the light on only to see bright red blood everywhere. Dripping down both legs onto the floor and everywhere. Lane said it looked like a murder scene. I was in shock and just kept saying oh no, oh no is this really happening? Lane came running in with a complete look of shock on his face saying it will be ok, I love you, it will be ok, try and calm down. I sat on the toilet and then starting digging through looking for my babies, but they weren't there. They are about an inch by now so I knew for sure I would be able to find them. Then I started freaking out wondering if I had lost them earlier, b/c it wasn't actually urine that I had "let out." I didn't know what to do. I called my mom while Lane called the OB doc on call. My mom and dad immediately got in the car and headed up here. The doc said if the bleeding kept going then I needed to go to ER. About 6:30 bleeding hadn't stopped so into the ER we go.

By the time I got there bleeding had stopped and they ran all sorts of tests. I even had to get a catheter(which was the worst thing ever) and the ultrasound showed both babies hearts beating and they were both still moving all around. That was encouraging only to find out there were a couple of bleeds in my uterus and one was
8cm, which is really big. Doc said there was nothing to do but go on bed rest and hope it resolves itself. Right before leaving the hospital I went to the bathroom and started bleding all over the bathroom. Nurse came in and went and got doc, but still nothing to do except get home and get in bed. I was trying not to cry and get myself worked up, b/c I know stress isn't good, but didn't know what to do or say.

So it is now Monday night and I have been in bed the past couple of days. Only to get up to go to the bathroom and to the doc today. Thank goodness I have my wonderful mother here to help out and my amazing husband. I am so lucky to have them along with my wonderful friends and everyone that has been praying for me.

Today the hematoma had shrunk down to 2 cm and the doc was happy. Still not out of the woods, but hopefully the bed rest will help. He told me today that I will be high risk my entire pregnancy and I should expect to go on bed rest at about 28weeks or so. I said I will do whatever it takes to keep my babies alive and healthy. So I go back to doc next Tuesday and will see what he has to say then. Please just keep praying that everything will be ok. I love all my family and wonderful friends.

9 weeks 4 days

Today we headed down to Ft. Wayne for a check-up with my fertility doctor. We haven't seen him when we found out we were having twins. Still crazy to say. We had our ultrasound and everything looked great. We even got to see their little arms and legs moving around which was amazing. I can't believe how much things change in just 2 weeks. I will get to stop all of my hormones this weekend and they released me to go to my regular OB. I was hoping that would happen, but then a little nervous wanting to make sure my doc was competant about twins, so I called and he apparently is. I know I'm psychotic already.

I have been reading this book called twins, triplet and quads and I had no idea how much a twin pregnancy was different than a singleton pregnancy. So many more restrictions and a certain diet and WOW!! Sort of freaks you out for a minute, but I know we can do it. We have such a wonderful support system with so many friends up here and family and that is all that I have to remember. Plus I have so many friends with babies I will have lots of advice. (Speaking of that congrats to Chelssie who had her little girl last night, so exciting!!!!)

Anyway here are a few pics from our appt. today. I am measuring 9 weeks 4 days. One does look a little bigger than the other, but that is pretty normal, b/c one usually steals some food from the other. Guess I will have to eat more. Heart beats were 176 and 167.


9wks 4 day baby...HR=176
Head is on the bottom and you can see the little arm in the middle and feet on top.



9 wks 4 day baby...HR=167
This one didn't want to cooperate and layed on its back the whole time.


And here they are together