BlogArchive12-03-09

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TWINS blog
authored by granddad B.

Begun week 27
with hope and expectation.
October 6, 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009 -- Week 28.
Tues, October 13, 2009 Doctor's visit "All ok. See you in two weeks."
Wed., October 14, 2009 Twins decide they want to come early...contractions
Hospital - Contractions slowed.   .
Of course, Nana and Granddad went to see her.
Sat, 10/17 Mommy went home...on "drugs" and little ones continue to grow inside mom..
Sun 10/18 Nana went to visit
? Oct...another visit to the hospital. One twin was not giving signs of movement that mommy
could detect. Arrived at doctor then hospital and finally she woke up and was very active.
Thur 10/29 and twins still residing in the womb motel. Mommy says not "check out time yet."
Fri      10/30 Nana returns home after spending most of the week with Mommy and taking
Her to the hair dresser.
Mon Doctor says everything going fine stay on the diabeties diet.

Tues-Thur Granddad visits
Week 32 began Thursday
Sun    11/15   Twins still in Mommy Motel. She keeps telling them "...not check out time yet."
Mon   11/17    Doc says "ok"   Girl 4 pounds 9 oz Boy 4 pounds 11 oz (maybe 13)
TWINS BORN
Nov 29, 2009   Claire Anne 4 pounds 14 oz     Braden Evertt 5 pounds 4 oz

Dec 02 09

Thanks for all the kind wishes and apologies for mass mail...but think you can understand

we are all exhausted.

Staying at Shannon's, Jeff at the hospital called a little after 5 AM Tues. Dec 1, 2009.

Her heart rate was 124

They cut Shannon open early this AM . So now she has the cut from the birth

and a vertical one for them to "surf" in.

The only thing they could find was about two liters of blood and fluid in the muscle above the

stomach

that had about 2 liters of blood and fluid that had leaked into the abdominal cavity.

I guess much of the pain was caused bit it become jello like and sort hardening that area

(computer glitch wiped out the rest of the story 3 tims...I'm heading to slee)

Shannon was stable when we left the hospital around 9PM Tues Eve.

Doctors think they stopped the internal bleeding since her vitals remain constant

and the blood pressure is dropping and the heart rate that was at 124 was peeking below 100.

The doctors "often see rates over 90 in post (partum) delivery"

not sure what that means but sounds good.

She got a little sleep. Jeff finally got an hour and a half nap early evening when we were not

allowed in ICU. The hospital in the peds area provided us a room with two beds to use as a

base...keep our stuff and if we had wanted to ...spend the night. Jeff got to use the shower.

Lois and I chose to wait till we got back to Shannon's home and after walking their dog.

Neighbors have been help there too and keeping an eye on things.

Mommy should be out of ICU late Wed or Thur ...then maybe 4 days to recover and since the

kids were premature or whatever term they choose....they can stay as long as mommy is

expected to stay.

Dec 5 Grandad at home with dogs. Mommy and babies in same room. All doing better.
Dad is feeding the babies and diapering along with the nurses, but once in the room
together ...Nana and Dad have it all to do. Mommy is lucking to make it to the bathroom
and back to bed but got the tubes out and healing. May go home Sunday.

Last Updated 11/07//09