Get ready for one quick, painless and stress free twin vaginal delivery.
34w5d I had a regular OB appt. Or so I thought. Turns out my blood pressure was really high. So the OB was going to send me to the hospital for monitoring. She did a quick cervix check before I went. Without feeling a single contraction I was dilated to 4.
To the hospital we go. My blood pressure remained high and there was some protein in my urine. Still no contractions but when the OB arrived at 10:30pm to check on me I was now dilated to 6cm. The babies were going to be here the next morning... we had no idea how close were were going to cut it.
I had to get an epi because I was planning on a twin vaginal delivery. I got one (not bad) and they placed a catheter. Around 11:15 the OB came back to break my water. I was already at a 7cm. She told me to let the nurse know if I start to feel pressure.
I did...and it was within 30 minutes. A quick check and I was 10cm and Twin A was right there. I was rushed to the OR (twin deliveries vaginal or c-section have to take place there) and I was told no matter what DON'T PUSH til all the doctors and helpers got there.
This was the hardest part of the delivery by far. I wanted to push so so bad. Every time a contraction came I NEEDED to push. I BEGGED to push. And finally 15 minutes? 20 minutes? later, everyone was present and I was given the go ahead. 1 contractions worth of pushes and August ("Gus") Jack was born at 12:39am. He weighed 5lbs13oz and had apgars of 8 and 9. I didn't get to see him because I was then forced to focus on getting twin B out.
My OB guided Twin B's head toward my birth canal and to his birth. 12 minutes later Arthur ("Archie") Joseph was born weighing 6lbs3oz. His apgars were 9 and 9.
So to sum up, thanks to my awesome OB I vaginally gave birth to my twins WITHOUT a tear. Felt zero pain (lots of pressure) and went from 7cm to our first twin in roughly an hour.
The boys are doing amazingly well. As I type this they are sleeping in our little recovery room - ironically the exact same one that we were in after Bea was born. No NICU time. No wires. No tubes. And there is a chance they'll come home with us in a few days.
I can not believe how lucky I am. Screw the Station Wagon. We had to buy a MiniVan!
Blogging from the hospital. Blood Pressure is way up. Somehow without feeling a single contraction I'm dialated to 4cm. Not sure which day the babies will be here, but it's gonna be soon.
And we're going vaginal unless something happens....Twin B I'm looking at you....
I'm so so thankful to have past 34 weeks. Not just because it means after more than 8 weeks of bed rest I get to leave the house once or twice this week.... Okay that's a lot of the reason why.
I went to the OB today and we did a BPP. Twin B past it very quickly. Twin A was taking a nap so we had to spend some time waking him up. All good.
Then we did a NST. It's hard keeping both twins on the monitor. Well it's hard keeping B on the monitor. A just hung out doing his thing. When my OB checked the paper it looked like twin B had some "variants". Basically there were a few moments when B's heart rate went down and then back up. So she had me go straight to my MFM to do another, higher quality u/s and make sure B was okay.
So we went to doctor number two. First the u/s. Everything looked great. Fluid, cord flow, movement. All good. Weights estimated at Twin A 5lbs 6oz. Twin B 5lbs 8oz.
Then the NST. This time Twin B stayed put and A was the trouble maker. But good news was no "variants". The MFM said Twin B could have just been kicking/tugging on his umbilical cord causing the original "variants"
I go back to my OB on Friday. Hopefully for a much shorter visit.
Today we left the house at 9:30am and got home around 4pm. Not the first time these boys cause of trouble, I'm sure.
Oh and no more cervical checks. I guess I'll know things have changed down there when I feel my water break or I go in to labor. Holy Cow.
Thankfully my husband was wrong. Yesterday was his birthday and despite his prediction weeks ago the babies are still cooking.
We had another OB appointment today. A.K.A. my first time out of the house in ten days. I was SURE I was going to be readmitted to the hospital. I've had a lot of discharge (tmi? eh, it's a pregancy blog right now discharge is like talking about the weather) and a lot of pain DOWN THERE (every time I say that I want there to be an echo).
So I took a shower (assuming it's my last for a while) and packed up three hospital bags. But like last time the bags are my good luck charm because I'm back home as I type this.
Cervix is STABLE. Boys look great. Huge. And Twin B is almost head down like his brother. He's at a slight angle, but I really think I'm going to get to push those suckers out!
My blood pressure is fine. But I gained EIGHT POUNDS since my last appt. 10 days ago. Now the fact that I'm almost 33 pregnant with twins and up til this point had only gained 2 pounds total makes me glad to see the scale going up a bit. I'm not surprised it went up. The past two weeks have been the first time all pregnancy I've actually been hungry. And I mean HUNGRY. And my stomach is growing at a crazy rate right now. I'm sure the boys are packing on the pounds too. Which is great news.
So my next appointment isn't until a week from Monday when I'll be 34w1d. My OB said at 34 weeks I can start doing little things. She gave me permission to go to a salon and cut my hair off. I still have giant bed rest dread locks going on and I can't wait to have a short hair cut I don't have to pay attention to. Maybe later in the week I'll get a pedicure? Why not! I can do that in just a little over a week!
I know the twins are getting big because I'm getting really, really sore. My pelvis feels like it's been split in two. I waddle because walking regularly is painful. In fact today has been pretty painful. If I wasn't on bed rest I'd probably stay in bed anyway. Laying down in one position is the only way to not feel my ligaments stretch and creek.
And I am so very lucky we've gotten to this point!
"The next milestone is 32 to 34 weeks. Babies born now generally have an excellent chance of survival, without any major long-term complications, though they might not have full lung maturity (which generally occurs between 33 and 37 weeks) and will need to spend time in the NICU. Some babies born at this stage may require oxygen to help them breathe, while others may need to be fed through a nasogastric tube (which runs through the nose into the stomach). “Super-twins” (triplets or more) almost always spend time in a NICU, but if you can get past that 32-week mark, chances are excellent that the babies will be healthy." And now that it's here I'm already thinking about how great 34 weeks will feel.....
All good news today. The cervix stayed stable (woohoo!). I'm telling you the trick is to have a bag ready in case you have to go from your appointment to the hospital. Since I started bringing a bag I haven't had to use it.
The boys look great and are (as usual) HUGE. Twin A is measuring in at a whooping 4lbs13oz. Twin B is not too shabby at 4lbs9oz. That's almost 10 pounds and 3 feet of baby in there. No wonder I need help turning over in bed.
32 weeks is so close I can taste it! Then 34....36....
My OB said if I make it to 36 I can go for a hike. I told her I just wanted to get to go to Target. We'll see...
I've been home from the hospital for about a week now. Grand stay - 5 days.
I was having tiny contractions, but my cervix remained stable. In fact they thought it was even a bit longer than they orginially thought. So they decided to send me home.
I had an OB appointment on Monday. I packed my hospital bag (well a tiny one...basically my computer, charger and cell phone...you know, the essentials). I was sure I'd be sent back. Instead my cervix at worse was stable and at best was longer. Bed rest is working!
When I went to the hospital almost 2 weeks ago I thought about how much I wanted to make it til 30 weeks. Something about a 3 in the front spot just seemed so much safer. Now I'm half way through 30! Barreling toward 31!
I'm still sure my husband is right and these babes are coming on his birthday...but there is still the part of me that feels like everytime I go to the bathroom my water is going to break. There's also the part of me that thinks I'll make it to full term.
I know everyone thinks they are close to their best friend. Maybe you guys like the same drink. Maybe you can both quote every word to The Breakfast Club. Maybe you've known each other for years and you just feel that sisterly connection.
Well with little modestly my BFF and I beat the pants off of you and your BFF. For Realz.
We work together, play together, live blocks from each other. We call each other "Wifie". When my husband proposed to me he also bought her a small ring and proposed to her (still waiting for her husband to get me some jewels...)
We met our husbands on the same website. We both needed IVF to conceive our children. We drove from the East Coast to the west coast together in matching purple cars. It's weird.
And it just got weirder. Last year Jess started hospital bedrest at 28w4d. She had her gorgeous son Lucas 4 days later.
Yesterday I got put on hospital bed rest. I was 28w4d. Here's hoping we break the trend and the boys bake a little longer.
So why the bed rest? In two days my cervix went from a 1.8 to a .9. Huge difference. My OB saw me after the u/s and said "I'll see you at the hospital.".
The hospital was very very crowded. I waited about an hour for a room. I started feeling small contractions so my husband went to see if there was a place for me to lay down. He saw my OB, told her and though a sweet lady she knows how to kick some butt when she wants to.
First I got put in a labor room - ironically the one that I was in to start Bea's induction - while we waited for my room to be cleaned.
When I got to my room I got hooked up to a ton of monitors. Babies look awesome as usual. But they saw I was contracting (small ones) quite a bit. I got an IV that has been pumping water into my veins for the past 24 hours. The contractions are much less. In fact since earlier this afternoon I haven't felt a single one.
Then I got my first steroid shot. (Thank GOD)
A doctor from the NICU came (While Jess was visiting) and it was the same doctor who came to talk to Jess about what we can expect with babies born at 28 weeks and so on. He remembered her and her husband and Jess got to show him how big Lucas is now.
I just got my second steroid shot and things seem calm right now. I'm really hoping that Jeremy's 32w4d guess is correct, BUT if they come sooner I know they are in a great NICU. I know they are great sizes for their age. I know almost 29 weeks is not ideal but it could be so so much worse. I just know they'll do fine. Perhaps I'm being to naive. But I'd rather live like this right now.
I'll let you know what happens (cause it looks like I'll have time to be on the internet now).
Good news: babies look great. Cervix is pretty much stable (with "minimal beaking"). And when the OB manual checked she said she was happy that there was still some length, it was still hard and though Baby A's head was there it wasn't "right there".
Bad news: I think the OB is starting to get concerned. She started talking about the steroid shots. She told me to come back Thursday or Friday and if things changed at all for the worse I'll get the first shot. Then when I went to schedule the nurse said "So Thursday" and I said "Or Friday" and the nurse said, no the doctor changed her mind and wants Thursday.
So though a stable (short) cervix, people are starting to worry at the office. Awesome.
The most important thing is I'm being monitored. I'm over 28 weeks (a GREAT place to be). Can you imagine going through this a month ago? Even more?
I don't want them to come any time soon (next goal 32weeks) but if they do we're at a great NICU with a great doctor and they're growing like weeds. We could be so much worse off.
Btw this is TOTALLY how I look right now. Minus the hair, makeup, smile and nice PJs.
OB appointment today. Good news...the boys are huge. Twin B is 3lbs and Twin A is catching up at 2lbs12oz.
Bad news. My cervix is now at a 1.8. So I'm on strict bedrest. I'll see the doctor again on Tuesday.
My husband had one of his "feelings" tonight. He's had this "feeling" three times. 1. He felt Bea was a girl. (check) 2. He felt we were having twins (check) 3. he felt the twin were both boys (check)
Feeling number 4? That they'll be born on his birthday (Sept. 13). They'll be 32w4d. I can live with that. So you've heard it hear first. The twins will be here in a month. ;o)
Okay...so that was a long blogging hiatus. I can explain. I'm lazy.
A lot has happened these last few weeks (months?). My DH and I went to Paris and London for a friend's wedding. When we came back I had an u/s. Babies looked great, but my cervix had gone from a 4+ to a 3.2.
So for the past few weeks (months?) we've been monitoring it. No crazy changes. But the last reading was a 2.96. Which caused my OB to give me a long lecture about how this is the most important time in a twin pregnancy. How I need to be taking it easy (I thought I was!) and how my commute to work (about 1+ each way) is not good for me or them.
Needless to say I've been bed-ish bound for the past week. No more picking Bea up. No more long car rides. No more strenuous activity (shoot...I really wanted to run that marathon). I know this is pretty conservative. A basically 3.0 cervix is not cause for alarm, but I'd rather be safe than sorry so this plan works for me. It's only a few more months at most for the best start at life for these little guys.
So what do you want to do when stuck in bed worrying about every ache and pain? Eat junk food! Nope...can't do it. I've got GD again. What I wouldn't give for a giant glass of cold milk....mmmmm.
Of course that means I've already planned my first post baby meal. Deep dish pizza. Cupcakes from my favorite bakery and salted bagels with cream cheese for breakfast the next morning. Can't wait! But I really hope to wait at least til October!
Finally on the baby front my boys have been growing like weeds. Baby B has now overtaken his brother in size. At our last u/s B was 2lbs 3oz and A was 1lb 13oz.
My doctor said I shouldn't be worried about the discrepancy...but what the heck...it's just one more thing to sit here and stew about....
It's been almost 2 weeks since my last u/s. So of course I'm freaking out.
I feel the boys a lot more. The occasional kick or punch. But mostly the rolling and pushing. My stomach is growing in leaps and bounds and I feel so tight and stretched out I wonder if it's Braxton-Hicks. (Never had those with Bea). So the new added pressure...the new back pain....the new everything pain.... you know the things that are probably normal when you're 20 weeks pregnant with TWINS... yeah those things? Those things have me worried and very very happy I have an OB appointment tomorrow.
If all checks out it means my DH and I are going to Paris and London in two weeks for a wedding. Normally these words would bring me nothing but joy. Instead I'm watching my belly grow and I see it as a sort of ticking time bomb. Like HURRY! We've got to get there before I explode in a giant ball of pain and pressure!
I always get nervous before an u/s. I tell the technician I'm not going to look until you tell me you see a heartbeat (or in this case heart beats).
Today, the second the u/s wand went on my tummy you could see two giant babies jumping around.
I have two anterior placentas (when the placenta is against the stomach instead of the back of the woman). That basically means when the boys kick they are kicking placenta and not me so it takes longer for moms with anterior placentas to feel movement. It was hard to believe I couldn't feel those kicks, jumps and punches.
I have been feeling a little movement. The other day I swore I felt a kick kick kick way up high. About half way between my boobs and bellybutton. I thought there was no way there was a baby up that high.
I was wrong. Baby A is on the bottom, but Baby B was so high up he might as well be hanging from my lungs. Crazy. Crazy how much of my stomach is already full of baby and we're not even halfway to 40 weeks.
Both Babies look great. Measuring huge of course.
Baby A measuring 19w6d and 11oz
Baby B measuring 19w4d and 11oz.
And as I'm sure you can figure out from the pronouns I've been using - there is no doubt. NO DOUBT these are two boys!
My second Tri screening blood work came back today. All looks normal and perfect.
I'm at the point between u/s where I start to worry a little. These kids and their anterior placentas...I just don't get to feel the kick and move. Which is crazy when you think how much baby is in there right now.
I certainly look pregnant. I certainly feel pregnant (i.e. EXHAUSTED). And I'm starting to put my pregnant foot down a lot. "I have to eat NOW". "I'm done. I can't do anything else. I'll be on the couch".
I had to go to a Babies R Us to find Bea some teething toys. (All four molars at once). I walked past the swings and bouncers and thought for a fleeting second "I'm gonna need these soon". And then I hurried the f out of there. I don't know if this is second child syndrome (or second and third child in my case), but I just don't even want to think about it.
Another OB appointment today. Two weeks since my last one so you know I was terrified something was wrong. Two weeks is about as long as I can stand not seeing the twinks.
My new worries... I have been incredibly tired lately. I'd go shopping with a friend and within fifteen minutes I need to find a bench to sit down. At roughly 3pm I become so tired I have to lie down and nap. In fact I nap about two hours a day. And still get plenty of sleep at night. (I know....I am EXTREMELY lucky to have help...how many mom's of toddlers get to take naps?!).
The OB said this is totally normal with a twin pregnancy. That I'm not being lazy. I'm being a mother to two new babies. She said I need to listen to my body and not push things. She also said between 24 and 34 weeks is a critical time in twin pregnancies. We don't want the babies to come too early so I need to really take it easy then.
My next worry... new pains. I had Round Ligament Pains with Bea. You know...the sharp knife stabs that happen when you sneeze or move to quickly. I'm used to that. The last week or so I have felt new pains. Constant pains. Pains when I'm just sitting down. A fullness. A tiredness. An achey - ness. In my head my cervix was shortening and at least one of the babies was in distress.
So I asked for an u/s. My husband came today because we knew I was going to get an u/s and there was a chance we'd find out sexes. He wasn't with me when I found out Bea was a Bea. I have adorable text messages of me telling him, but I wanted him here.
So off to the u/s room. The tech saw that I was 15w5d and asked if this was just for gender. No. i wanted to see my cervix!
As usually I turn away until someone says they see heartbeats. This time it was my husband saying "They're both moving!" Phew! I can look.
I asked if she'd check my cervix. It's always been over a four. She said as long as it's over a three we're okay. It was a 4.71!! Huge!!
So babies alive. Cervix fine. Now we can move to gender.
I told her that we're pretty sure Baby A is a boy but Baby B has been coy with us. Well Baby B wasn't coy today. We got a great potty shot and Baby B must stand for Baby BOY!
Then we checked Baby A and it's still a BOY! So Bea and I are going to be outnumbered!
My husband was over the moon. So excited for him. I'm thrilled with boys, I just have to get used to the idea. I've been a girl mom. That's what I am. I need to figure out what it means to have sons.
I keep having images of these two strapping TALL young men hugging me as they graduate from high school. It's so exciting.
After teh u/s I went to a local baby store and bought adorable little boy hats. We used them to tell Grandma, Gak and Uncle David the good news. We then called Abuela and told her. (I can not keep this a secret for long).
Sometimes I think about how amazing my life is and I can't believe it. How did I get so lucky? everything is so damn awesome I want to cry!
New u/s is the big anatomy scan in a little over two weeks.
Thankfully the week my bloat dies down and I have a smaller bump than before is the week I have 2 count them 2 doctors' appointments with ultrasounds.
First my RE. She did a quick little u/s where we got this cute picture of the twinks in the shape of a heart.
Then it was off to the OB's office for the first time this pregnancy. I love love love my OB. She's got Bea out quickly and with no tear. I love my OB's office. They are so great at doing whatever you need to feel comfortable. I was thrilled when I went there and everyone remembered me. There was a lot of "weren't you just here?" and I kind of was. (Well 17 months ago).
First we got another u/s. I don't look this they say "There are two heartbeats." Then it's game on. The kids are huge. 86mm and 82mm each. So roughly a week ahead. Then I asked the u/s tech if she'd look at gender. Instead of blowing me off she was all "of course...let's do it!" Baby A was showing the goods and if it's not a HE I'll be shocked. It was all on display. Baby B was being a bit more demure. We never got a good shot. Tech thought Boy I thought I saw 3 lines (girl). So let's say TBD. In fact TBD in about two weeks at my next appointment when I'll be 15w5d and the bits and pieces should be even more obvious.
Then I see my OB and all the questions I had were answered just the way I want.
1. My NT scan blood results were great. No advanced risks!
2. My OB does not cut off sex at 20 weeks or 24 weeks with twins. She basically said she'll let my body tell me when it's done.
3. She said I could MAYBE travel to Paris at 23 weeks. MAYBE (better than a no)
4. When I asked if there's a chance of a vaginal delivery she said "My favorite thing is twin vaginal deliveries" The babies need to be roughly the same weight. And Baby A needs to be head down. But she was there for Bea's birth. She had a a FRONT row seat. She knows my body can handle it. I'm really hoping I get to try.
5. She didn't even mention my weight gain! God love her.
It ended with lots of "I'm so happy for you"s and hugs and good warm fuzzies. And of course a blood draw.
Some might say second trimester. I says that awesome time when you start to feel better but can't feel the babies kick yet so you let your mind think the worst.
Fun times!
I have two u/s scheduled for this week. On Wednesday I go see my RE again. (I know...I thought I graduated too) and on Thursday I see my OB for the first time. Hoping she'll have my NT blood results.
I'm sure you can tell by the title of this post that we had our NT scan today. The twinks are both measuring about a week ahead. All other measurements looked great. The highest of the NT measurements was Baby A's 2.2. I know that's in the "normal" range. I know the doctor said over and over he's not concerned. I know the bigger the baby the higher the number and my GIANT kids are measuring HUGE. But I still wish it was under 2.
Anyone that's read this blog long enough (i.e. no one) knows that I always have to find something to worry about. I can never just be happy. I've never had a bad u/s. Today's went so well. The babies look happy and healthy. We have one of the best doctors in all of Los Angeles. The one that is recommended over and over again. The one who the only negative thing people say about him is he's too thorough. He sees things that might not be there.
And he saw NOTHING. Nothing to worry about.
Blood work results in 7-10 days. First OB appointment on May 3rd.
And my stomach is already huge. Is it any wonder? These babies are growing fast.
Oh...the tech made a guess of a boy and a girl. She's got a 50% of being right.
We had an amazing u/s today. The twins are measuring ahead (3 days and 6 days respectively). One of the babies is easier for us to see. He's just at a better angle. And wow did we see a lot! Fingers. Ears. A nose. His femur. His little legs bent at the knee. It was amazing. My RE saw no fluid behind the neck so I'm expecting a really great NT scan.
Here's a video of some of it. It's not the best quality but there is a moment when I point to his (yeah, I know I keep saying he, him, his....I have a hunch) hand in front of his face and then he slowly turns and stares at us. In a creepy alien face way. It was the ultimate half awesome/half horror movie moment.
I'm not the only person due on Nov. 4th. I've been following a blogger railcitybaby.com. She's due with her first child on Nov. 4th too! Her blog is great. She's smart and funny and I cried my eyes out reading the posts where she shared the amazing news with her parents and Inlaws.
So Rail City Baby was kind enough to nominate me for a blog award. (thank you so much!) It's called the versatile blogger.
I've never been nominated for an award before so bare with me in my awkwardness. I'm supposed to list 7 things Rail City probably doesn't know about me so here we go...
1. I'm tall. Like SUPER tall. (6feet 1inch). I met my husband online. In my profile I lied and said I was 6 feet even. (I don't know...I guess it sounded less intimidating?) He lied and said he was 6 feet 1 inch (he's 6 feet even). On our second date I wore boots with heels, we looked at ourselves in the window of a store we were passing and realized we couldn't fake it any more. I was the tall one in our relationship. I don't have any heels left.
2. I was born about 60 years too late. I love movies and music from the 30s and 40s. I couldn't list more than 2 Lady Gaga songs but I can tell you everything Sophie Tucker sang. I haven't seen a single Twilight movie, but I've seen dozens of William Powell films.
3. I'm a sitcom writer. It is the greatest job in the whole wide world. I also hate it at least 50% of the time. The hours can be VERY long and a good chunk of the time you have to bend to the wishes of someone else even if you know in your heart they're wrong.
4. My Best Friend is also my writing partner. We are close. WAAAAY close. We call each other wifie. When my DH proposed to me we then went to her house and he had a little ring for her too. We are a packaged deal. We live blocks from each other. We met our husbands on the same dating website within weeks of each other. We work together sometimes 18 hours a day and still text each other at night to catch up on what we missed. We both had to do IVF to get pregnant. We have the same blood type. We drove across country together from NJ/PA in matching purple cars when we moved to Los Angeles. In fact the only thing we don't have in common is our size. She's only 5 feet 3/4 of an inch tall.
5. I have four cats. The only reason I don't have more is that I think society would judge me. If I ever got a large sum of money I would want to open up a no-kill cat shelter. I get made fun of at work because I can hear a story about someone getting tortured and murdered and it might elicit a "aw, that's terrible." But if I hear an animal even almost hurt I will be in tears. This includes in movies and tv shows. There is a long list of movies I will never see because an animal is injured/killed in it and I can't take it.
6. I get obsessed with a TV show or movie and I will watch it so many times I have it memorized. Over the years this has included: The Simpsons, The Golden Girls, Band of Brothers, Newsies, MST3K, Independence Day ....the list goes on and on. I'm proud of the TV shows...the movies...not so much.
7. I over use ... I just love it so....much.
Now I'm supposed to nominate 15 blogs I follow. I can promise you most of these blogs don't read my blog so it will be a secret nominiation ;o)
This Is Why I'm Broke - I dare you DARE you to go there and not find at least a dozen things you want to buy
Lay Baby Lay - Amazingly gorgeous nursery design. And a super cute daughter about Bea's age.
Advanced Style - Senior Citizens showing off their amazing style.
The Well Rounded Mama - I'll let their mission statement do the talking "It is time for some common-sense information about pregnancy in women of size....without scare tactics or judgment. It is time for frank discussion about how fat women are treated in pregnancy, birth, and parenting, and how care in this group of women can be improved. "
The Fearless Formula Feeder - a good friend of mine who was fed it with being treated like a pariah because she didn't breast feed. This blog is a great place for other formula feeders to get support. As she puts it "standing up for formula feeders without being a boob about it". Baby Makes 2 - a single woman in Canada trying to start a family through fertility treatments - I'm really rooting for her
Dish Baby - possibly the two cutest twins you'll ever see - and a mother who channels Martha Stewart around all the holidays
Pre Baby Blog - though now post baby. A gorgeous photographer getting though the mindfield that is the first few months with baby.
Starring Scarlett - I've been following this blog for over a year. This adorable little girl (a month older than Bea) was diagnosed with a inoperable brain tumor when she was two months old. Guess those doctors are wrong, because she's cancer free and thriving!
Live and Love in the Petri Dish - a cancer survivor and her husband have been trying to have a child for years. They've had SEVEN miscarriages. But are now not only pregnant but just had a great NT scan. She's so honest about her fears. It's hard not to cross all your fingers that this is their take home baby.
Baby Lucas - this is my BFF's son's blog. Just over four months ago he was born at 29w1d. He thriving and is awfully cute
Two Whole Cakes - another great blog about being comfortable in your own body
Hidden Musings Recited Tales - another good friend. Hannah writes letters to her son Ryder. They are so sweet and heartfelt. It'll make you melt. Not to mention Ryder is one of the cutest kids you'll ever see
Okay I know that isn't quite 15...but it's close enough, right?
35. IF. MFI. OOP. 1 Failed IVF. 1 Successful IVF. Sweet Bea born 11-17-10. 1 Failed frozen IVF. Another Successful IVF. Twin boys born 9-29-12. Oh...and I have cats.
