Check out the video's below to see what we have been up to!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
DeLaet update
So sorry it has been so long since I have updated. The boys turn 18 months at the end of this month and they sure keep us busy. Peanut is now 36 lbs and Butter is 26.5 lbs. Peanut, obviously isnt so much of a Peanut anymore :)
Check out the video's below to see what we have been up to!
Check out the video's below to see what we have been up to!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
1 year gone
I have been slacking. I know. It is busy around our house ok.
Hmmm. What has happened in the last, um 3 months. A lot! All 3 of our boys have been growing like weeds and the twins personalities have really started to come out. Sunday (September 30th) and Monday (October 1st) were their birthdays. We celebrated in style (Dr. Seuss style) on Saturday. It was a blast.
Hmmm. What has happened in the last, um 3 months. A lot! All 3 of our boys have been growing like weeds and the twins personalities have really started to come out. Sunday (September 30th) and Monday (October 1st) were their birthdays. We celebrated in style (Dr. Seuss style) on Saturday. It was a blast.
Getting ready for our first taste of cake!
On Monday we did their 1 year appointment and they are doing great. Peanut is 30 pounds and 31 inches tall. He is pulling up on everything, crawling all over the place, and walks with assistance. Butter is 24lbs 15oz and 29 inches tall. He is WALKING and has been for the last 3 weeks.
As you can see they are quite the handful now that they are both moving so well. We had a very fun summer and have been enjoying watching them grow. They are very funny and very different, but they both love their big brother. You can tell Butter just wants to do everything that they do. Nothing melts my heart more than watching them interact.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Movin' and Groovin'
The twins turned 9 months a few weeks ago and boy oh boy do they have a lot going on. Butter is quite the little mover. He now can crawl faster than anything I have ever seen, pulls himself up on anything and everything, "cruises" around and between furniture, climbs the stairs like a champ (all the while laughing and giggling), and walks while pushing a toy or holding your hands. He is everywhere and into everything!
Peanut is not so advanced. He is still struggling to learn to crawl, but can roll like a champ and to anything he wants. In the last few weeks he has started doing a strange rolly army crawl type thing when he really wants to reach something. Anything else he will just roll too.
The boys are working on eating table food, something that Peanut is much better at than Butter! Mostly anything chunky or to textured Butter will spit right out. Peanut is a little piggy and shoves it all in his mouth. He has 2 teeth (working on more!) and Butter still has none (although I am pretty sure we are working on one!). Peanut has really caught up size wise and now weighs more than Butter. I am looking forward to their 9 month appointment tomorrow to see the difference in their weight, their differences in every other way are so apparent!
Crawling up Momma's leg
Peanut is not so advanced. He is still struggling to learn to crawl, but can roll like a champ and to anything he wants. In the last few weeks he has started doing a strange rolly army crawl type thing when he really wants to reach something. Anything else he will just roll too.
The boys are working on eating table food, something that Peanut is much better at than Butter! Mostly anything chunky or to textured Butter will spit right out. Peanut is a little piggy and shoves it all in his mouth. He has 2 teeth (working on more!) and Butter still has none (although I am pretty sure we are working on one!). Peanut has really caught up size wise and now weighs more than Butter. I am looking forward to their 9 month appointment tomorrow to see the difference in their weight, their differences in every other way are so apparent!
Yummy!
We had quite the bout with illness at our house a few weeks ago. Peanut and Butter both got Hand, Foot, and Mouth from daycare and Doodle had some unknown virus. No sooner were the twins back at Daycare than they got sent home one after another with Strep. The doctor said it was a secondary illness related to the Hand, Foot, and Mouth. 2 weeks and a couple days later and everyone was back on track just in time for a 4th of July trip to Grandpa's cabin.
River Rats!
Fishing with Grandpa Doug
First Fish
We had a ton of fun! Doodle got to ride a jet ski for the first time ever with his Grandpa. We swam and ate too much food and boated. At the end of the trip we stopped at Arlene's family sand pit and walked to the river. The kids had tons of fun splashing and eating river mud (yuck!). Doodle also got to fish and caught his first fish (and several more)!
Doodle also had another first. He went to the Dentist. He was a total rock star and sat by himself, did exactly what he was told, and had no cavities. He has been pretty proud of his clean teeth and the ball he got to choose from the treasure box.
Teeth Cleaning
Thursday, June 14, 2012
8 months
Things around our house have been crazy! We moved into our new home on June 2nd and have had a few weeks of chaos at work and home. During all of this the twins turned 8 months old and are doing so much! On May 13th Butter started crawling. He is into everything! Since we have moved he is now pulling up on everything and can even climb the stairs!
He is so funny. In the last few days we have had him start standing with a push toy and he can go a few steps before he drops to his knees. We are so happy to have so much more space for them both to crawl and explore.
Peanut is still not crawling, but is "swimming". He is really laid back and doesn't really worry to much about getting around. He will roll to where he wants to go. He now has 2 teeth (Butter still has none). Peanut is not such a Peanut anymore weighing in over 23lbs. I am looking forward to their 9 month appointment.
Doodle is finally potty trained! HUGE accomplishment. It was like one day it just clicked and we have only had 2 accidents since. It almost hurts to see how much of a big boy he is becoming. He is really no longer a baby, but a little boy. We take him in July for his first dentist appointment.
He is so funny. In the last few days we have had him start standing with a push toy and he can go a few steps before he drops to his knees. We are so happy to have so much more space for them both to crawl and explore.
Peanut is still not crawling, but is "swimming". He is really laid back and doesn't really worry to much about getting around. He will roll to where he wants to go. He now has 2 teeth (Butter still has none). Peanut is not such a Peanut anymore weighing in over 23lbs. I am looking forward to their 9 month appointment.
Doodle is finally potty trained! HUGE accomplishment. It was like one day it just clicked and we have only had 2 accidents since. It almost hurts to see how much of a big boy he is becoming. He is really no longer a baby, but a little boy. We take him in July for his first dentist appointment.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
7 months old!
Ugh! I hate it when I type out a whole post and then something happens and it disappears!
Anyway, we are celebrating another month down. The twins are now 7 months old. Hard to believe that could be the case. We discovered a few weeks ago that Peanut now has a tooth. Such a big boy. We actually thought Butter would be getting one first the way he has been drooling and chewing on everything. It is nice though, it seems like Butter is hitting all of the other developmental milestones first and this gives Peanut a chance to catch up.
Solids have been going good. For the most part. Butter seems to be a bit of a vegetarian. He did not care at all for poultry, however beef is going a bit better. Peanut on the other hand LOVES to eat solid foods and chows down. Check out the movie:
The other big news in our house is that we are moving! Yippie. Obviously in October our family grew a bit and it is time for us to get some more space for our every growing active boys. Butter has been up on all 4's rocking back and forth the last few weeks and Peanut rolls all over the place. I am looking forward to also having Doodle's room back on the same level as us.
Anyway, we are celebrating another month down. The twins are now 7 months old. Hard to believe that could be the case. We discovered a few weeks ago that Peanut now has a tooth. Such a big boy. We actually thought Butter would be getting one first the way he has been drooling and chewing on everything. It is nice though, it seems like Butter is hitting all of the other developmental milestones first and this gives Peanut a chance to catch up.
Solids have been going good. For the most part. Butter seems to be a bit of a vegetarian. He did not care at all for poultry, however beef is going a bit better. Peanut on the other hand LOVES to eat solid foods and chows down. Check out the movie:
The other big news in our house is that we are moving! Yippie. Obviously in October our family grew a bit and it is time for us to get some more space for our every growing active boys. Butter has been up on all 4's rocking back and forth the last few weeks and Peanut rolls all over the place. I am looking forward to also having Doodle's room back on the same level as us.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
6 months
It is hard to believe 6 months have already gone by in the twins' lives. They have gotten so big in the blink of an eye. Their 6 month appointment showed that they are growing very, very well. Butter is 20lbs 7oz and was 27 3/4 inches long. Peanut was right up there with him at 20lbs and a whopping 29 inches tall! We have always thought Butter was such a chunk, but turns out he doesn't weigh all that much more than Peanut, he is just stockier.
We continue to push on with solids and have made it through most fruits and veggies. This week we have tried chicken and turkey. We are also making their food a little chunkier. The meat has not been a bit hit at all and it is so funny to watch their faces when they try something new.
We continue to push on with solids and have made it through most fruits and veggies. This week we have tried chicken and turkey. We are also making their food a little chunkier. The meat has not been a bit hit at all and it is so funny to watch their faces when they try something new.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
4/5 months
I have been neglecting this.. as usual. The boys are growing like weeds and I dont seem to have as much time as I would like to do things such as this.
Both boys were very healthy at their 4 month appointment and have been meeting all their milestones. Both of them can roll both ways now (Although Butter is much more frequent about it, he is just ready to go!). Butter is sitting up unassisted and they are both eating cereal and have tried green beans and squash.
Finally, this video is from just before they were 4 months old. I think its pretty cute!
Both boys were very healthy at their 4 month appointment and have been meeting all their milestones. Both of them can roll both ways now (Although Butter is much more frequent about it, he is just ready to go!). Butter is sitting up unassisted and they are both eating cereal and have tried green beans and squash.
Yummy Yummy!
Doodle turned 3 on January 20th. He was sick the day of his birthday party so we had to reshecule it for the following day. He had tons of fun. He constantly amazes me with what he can say and what he can understand. He will be starting preschool before we know it and has been playing in a 3 year old soccer league. He loves his brothers and is very protective of them. 
Finally, this video is from just before they were 4 months old. I think its pretty cute!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Rolling over!
I am super excited to say that Peanut for sure, for real rolled over yesterday. Butter has been doing it since a week or so after coming home from the hospital, but Peanut had not. He did roll over on our bed Monday, but I thought it was a fluke... Maybe not! I will try to get video up soon. My big boys..
Monday, January 9, 2012
3 months old
Another month has come and gone. We had a ton of fun enjoying the boys' first Christmas together. They are all 3 growing like weeds.
Doodle really enjoyed having fun with our Elf on a Shelf "Moo-Moo" and is very sad that he has gone back to the North Pole now that Christmas is over. Doodle also had his first ever Christmas program and he did a very good job of sitting still, singing, and doing his actions.
Peanut and Buttter continue to get bigger and bigger. Peanut has a herniated belly button that is now about the size of a large grape. The doctor says it will go away by the time he is 1 year, otherwise we will have to have a surgery. Butter is a chunky little guy and is very jolly. This month they have both really started smiling, laughing, and cooing to us. Peanut loves to have conversations and Butter is full of smiles.
Doodle really enjoyed having fun with our Elf on a Shelf "Moo-Moo" and is very sad that he has gone back to the North Pole now that Christmas is over. Doodle also had his first ever Christmas program and he did a very good job of sitting still, singing, and doing his actions.
Peanut and Buttter continue to get bigger and bigger. Peanut has a herniated belly button that is now about the size of a large grape. The doctor says it will go away by the time he is 1 year, otherwise we will have to have a surgery. Butter is a chunky little guy and is very jolly. This month they have both really started smiling, laughing, and cooing to us. Peanut loves to have conversations and Butter is full of smiles.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
2 months old!
Ahhh. Finally, a short free moment to update you all on the boys. They are doing great! Yesterday we had our 2 month doctor visit. They both continued to be 21 1/2 inches tall. Peanut is 8lbs 12 oz and Butter is 10lbs 3 oz. Peanut has a herniated belly button, but Dr. Werner says it should correct itself by the time he is one.
We have had a lot of fun firsts this last month. Both boy's have started to smile. It is A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. So far I have only been able to catch Butter with the camera.
We have had a lot of fun firsts this last month. Both boy's have started to smile. It is A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. So far I have only been able to catch Butter with the camera.
He is awfully adorable
Butter is also able to easily roll from this tummy to his back. He has been able to do this for some time now (the first time was 4 days after coming home from the hospital). I have video of it from October, I will have to find time to share...He is doing an amazing job of holding his head up and can already sit in a Bumbo. Big boy.
Peanut is not quite as advanced, but right on schedule. He can lift his head for shorter periods of time and is not ready to roll over yet. I hope to catch one of his little smiles on camera soon. They light up his whole face and make me melt. He has the sweetest little face.
This is his "I will not smile for the camera" face
Doodle continues to amaze me with how wonderful of a big brother he is. He loves his brothers. We are about to begin a journey into the adventures of Potty Training. Before the last couple of weeks Doodle has shown absolutely no interest in it. He would occasionally sit on the potty and even more occasionally go potty, but nothing consistent and we really had not been pushing it with the changes of the new babies. In the last few weeks he has really began to get grossed out when he goes "poopy" wanting to be changed right away and exclaiming "ewwww. gross... I poopy". He has also shown an actual interest in wearing the Spiderman "big boy" underwear that I bought him months ago. Both last night and today he actually asked to sit on the "big boy potty", he hasn't gone, but wanted to sit there. I think this weekend we will spend some time working on this. I know we would love to have 1 less box of diapers to buy!
Finally, it is CHRISTMAS TIME!! My most favorite time of the year. We have all our decorations up as of last night and I have been playing Christmas music for a week now. I also am happy to report that I am nearly done with my Christmas shopping. I cannot wait for Christmas this year. Doodle is enjoying talks of Santa and I just think it is going to be soooooo fun. We bought an "Elf on a Shelf" who he named "Moo-Moo" and I have been enjoying moving him around. Doodle says to me "Mommy, Moo-Moo moves around, don't touch him he will loose his magic." Oh how I love that sweet little boy.
2 months!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
1 month gone
Its hard to believe my little monkey's are already 1 month old. The last month has been a blur of nursing, diapers, and sweet sweet snuggles. Yesterday we went in for their 1 month appointment. Peanut is weighing 7lbs 8 oz and Butter is weighing 8lbs oz. They both are 21 1/2 inches. Dr. Werner says that they are in the 25th percentile, which is great for twins. He also said that they both look great, which was a relief for mommy and daddy.
One of the most amazing parts of having the twins is watching them interact with each other and watching their older brother interact with them.
One of the most amazing parts of having the twins is watching them interact with each other and watching their older brother interact with them.
All snuggled up
So far the boys have been sleeping in our room. We have a twin pack and play that has a special bassinet on top for twins. At first we were putting the boys in their own bassinet, but the last couple of weeks they have been sharing one and sleeping all cuddled up together. It seems to work out really well for them.
1 month old
Love
So far the boys have been relatively good babies. They sleep fairly well at night (as well as can be expected for 2 one month olds), they have taken very well to nursing. We have given them a couple of bottles filled with breast milk so that they can start getting used to them for when I am not around and they both took the bottles like champs and both still easily latched on the breast again at their next feeding (http://www.kellymom.com/ -- great breast feeding resource!). We are blessed, they are both healthy, they do not have colic, and they are just the sweetest little guys in the universe.
Monday, of course, marked their first Halloween. We had so much fun dressing our three guys up as little super hero's.
Sweet little Superman
Na na na na Batman
Spiderman protecting his brothers with his spiderwebs
Doodle is such a great big brother and has really adjusted well. He gives them each the sweetest little kisses and hugs each day before he goes to day care. Last Saturday as we all sat together in my room I overheard him saying "We are all together, Mommy and Daddy and Keith and Brother and other Brother!!!". I cannot wait to watch them all grow together.
Monday, October 10, 2011
The babies are here!!
I have been slacking with this blog, but with good reason. Our sweet little boy's have arrived and I am excited to share their birth story. It is truly unique.
We were scheduled for our induction at 7:00 am on September 30th. I was 38 weeks. The anticipation of the day woke me up at 2:30 am that morning, unable to go back to sleep. I was excited.
We were scheduled for our induction at 7:00 am on September 30th. I was 38 weeks. The anticipation of the day woke me up at 2:30 am that morning, unable to go back to sleep. I was excited.
My mom came to watch Doodle and arrived at 6:30 am. I ate a quick breakfast, we took a few pictures (us with Doodle, my giant belly) and headed off to the hospital.
38 weeks
When we arrived, we checked in and they began the process of getting everything set up. Dr. Johnson stopped in and checked me. I was about 2cm and 60% effaced, but my cervix was very very soft. By 9:00 am I was ready complete with an IV, a comfy spot in bed, and monitors all over. They started my Pitocin very slowly and planned to increase it every 1/2 hour. We started at 2.
From this point on it was a whole lot of hurry up and wait. The nurse (Sue) came in about every half hour to increase the Pitocin and check my vitals. At 12:30 Dr. Johnson came back to break my water and check me. I was between 3 and 4 cm and about 90% effaced. Nathan and I watched movies, played Monopoly on the iPad and tried to nap, which was easier said than done for me due to the anticipation and the blood pressure cuff. Around 2:30 I got my epidural, mostly because I just wanted it over with, I was more nervous about that and getting the IV than the actual birth of the twins. The day slowly ticked by and eventually the nurses changed shifts. I think our new nurses name was Julie (Im horrible with names, I just happened to know Sue from golf league). We continued to increase the Pitocin every 1/2 hour and around 9 pm my contractions started to be more uncomfortable. As the time went by I began to think there was no way I would be having these babies in September and was beginning to wonder if I would be ending up with a C-Section.
At about 11:00 pm my nurse checked me and I was between 7 and 8 cm. She called in Dr. Johnson who arrived about 10 to 15 minutes later. By then I was at 9 cm. Things really started to go fast. In the next 15 minutes I was transferred to the operating room for delivery. Since I was having twins it was required that I give birth there in case there was a need for an emergency C-Section. I was informed that if baby B flipped after baby A came out I would be put to sleep and they would do a C-Section. We had a team of around 11 people in the room including to OB's. My regular OB to deliver the babies and another, Dr. Kenna who was running and ultra sound machine on my stomach to see what Butter did once Peanut was out. The next thing I knew it was time to push. At 11:41 pm on September 30th, Kyle Jeffery DeLaet was born. He was 6lbs 9oz and 19 1/2 inches long and has tons of black hair.
As we are rejoicing in the birth of our second son, the realization hits that I am not done. Dr. Kenna has been pushing down on my belly to prevent Butter from flipping to Breach. He slowly moves into the birth canal as we joke about how funny it would be if he were born after 12:00 gaining himself not only a different birth day, but also a different birth month. Sure enough at 12:12 am on October 1st, 2011 Kollin Michael DeLaet joined this world. He was 6lbs 11oz and 19 inches long with barely any hair. Both boys were born vaginally, exactly how I had wanted them.
Miracles.
Kyle was born with the umbilical cord tied around his neck and was pretty stressed from birth. Kollin had some trouble breathing the first night so we spent the next 2 days in the NICU. Fortunately a little TLC was all either of them needed and we were all able to come home on schedule. Over a week later we are a little sleep deprived, but IN LOVE! The twins are fraternal, there is no doubt about that, they look very different and are so precious in their own ways.
Doodle is a great big brother. He is so excited about the boys. We have been working with him to slow down and not play rough around them, but he is very gentle with them and gives them the sweetest kisses. He wakes up each morning and asks "Where are my brothers". He has also been a huge help. I look forward to watching them all grow together.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
36 week appointment
We had our 2nd to last appointment on Friday! Yay! We are getting so excited.. Not only to meet the boys, but to finally reveal their names to all of our friends and family!
I was able to talk with Dr. Johnson a little more on Friday about how it will work on the 30th, assuming we make it that long (I was 1 cm dilated and 60% effaced). This birth sounds like it will be quite a bit different than Doodles regardless of it being a c-section or a vaginal birth. Instead of being in the same room the whole time, I will give birth in an operating room, just in case something should go wrong and I would have to have an emergency c-section. I will have to get my epidural early (which I am fine with, no pain tolerance here) again, in case something happens. As of now Peanut is still vertex (head down) and Butter is transverse. Dr. Johnson is confident that once Peanut is out Butter is favorable to flip head down as well (YIPPEE!!). If he doesn't, we will have to have a c-section with him, which is really my biggest fear, recovering from a vaginal birth with one twin and a c-section with the other...
I was pretty emotional in the appointment, its just crazy to think that we are so close. The thought of them being here chokes me up.
My appointment did reveal that my blood pressure is slowing going up each visit, with it being borderline high this time. I was given instructions to take it very easy this weekend and Dr. Johnson will be monitoring my stress tests closely this week. We will see how it looks tomorrow as my swelling continues to be really bad regardless of the fact that I have not done much of anything this weekend. I am hopeful it will be back down as I only have 8 days of work left.
I purchased Doodle's big brother gift today. We plan to have a present from each of this brother's waiting for him in the hospital room when he comes in to meet his brothers. We got him some match box airplanes so he will get 2 from each brother. My husband and I are also planning a special "Big Brother Day" for him on September 29th (the day before his little brothers come). We are going to do all sorts of his favorite things and just really focus on making him feel special and loved. It should be fun and hopefully a good memory for him when he gets older.
I was able to talk with Dr. Johnson a little more on Friday about how it will work on the 30th, assuming we make it that long (I was 1 cm dilated and 60% effaced). This birth sounds like it will be quite a bit different than Doodles regardless of it being a c-section or a vaginal birth. Instead of being in the same room the whole time, I will give birth in an operating room, just in case something should go wrong and I would have to have an emergency c-section. I will have to get my epidural early (which I am fine with, no pain tolerance here) again, in case something happens. As of now Peanut is still vertex (head down) and Butter is transverse. Dr. Johnson is confident that once Peanut is out Butter is favorable to flip head down as well (YIPPEE!!). If he doesn't, we will have to have a c-section with him, which is really my biggest fear, recovering from a vaginal birth with one twin and a c-section with the other...
I was pretty emotional in the appointment, its just crazy to think that we are so close. The thought of them being here chokes me up.
My appointment did reveal that my blood pressure is slowing going up each visit, with it being borderline high this time. I was given instructions to take it very easy this weekend and Dr. Johnson will be monitoring my stress tests closely this week. We will see how it looks tomorrow as my swelling continues to be really bad regardless of the fact that I have not done much of anything this weekend. I am hopeful it will be back down as I only have 8 days of work left.
I purchased Doodle's big brother gift today. We plan to have a present from each of this brother's waiting for him in the hospital room when he comes in to meet his brothers. We got him some match box airplanes so he will get 2 from each brother. My husband and I are also planning a special "Big Brother Day" for him on September 29th (the day before his little brothers come). We are going to do all sorts of his favorite things and just really focus on making him feel special and loved. It should be fun and hopefully a good memory for him when he gets older.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Only 2 appointments left!?
Holy Cow! It is really hard to believe that we only have 2 appointments left before we meet our boys and I didn't even realize it until leaving my appointment on Friday. We go back this Friday to see Dr. Johnson and on the 23rd to the High Risk doctor, then no more appointments. It seems like this pregnancy has gone considerably faster than my pregnancy with Doodle, although I am getting more and more miserable which is really just because I am HUGE! Yikes.
At our appointment on September 9th we asked Dr. Johnson to tell us how much the boy's weigh. She did a very, very "rough" measurement and both were about 5 lbs. Peanut a little more, Butter a little less. She kept repeating that this was a rough measurement because she did it very quickly. I was very happy to hear the numbers because I have felt like anything more than 5 lbs was very very good. The boy's hadn't been measured since August 5th at the High Risk doctor so we were very curious how they were looking. Dr. Johnson also checked my cervix. I was 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Peanut had also flipped again (we have no idea how he can still be doing this) and is vertex again... Just when I had accepted that I would have to have a c-section, little wiggle worm! All in all, the boy's continue to look great. Non-stress tests are looking great and they are growing away.
In the mean time we have been busy getting the house ready for them. Car seats are installed, crib is put together, and bags have been packed. Doodle is getting more and more excited and I think is beginning to understand more. I am so proud of him, he does a great job with accepting when something is for "the babies" and he cant have it. He talks more about his brothers and I am so excited for him to meet them.
At our appointment on September 9th we asked Dr. Johnson to tell us how much the boy's weigh. She did a very, very "rough" measurement and both were about 5 lbs. Peanut a little more, Butter a little less. She kept repeating that this was a rough measurement because she did it very quickly. I was very happy to hear the numbers because I have felt like anything more than 5 lbs was very very good. The boy's hadn't been measured since August 5th at the High Risk doctor so we were very curious how they were looking. Dr. Johnson also checked my cervix. I was 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Peanut had also flipped again (we have no idea how he can still be doing this) and is vertex again... Just when I had accepted that I would have to have a c-section, little wiggle worm! All in all, the boy's continue to look great. Non-stress tests are looking great and they are growing away.
In the mean time we have been busy getting the house ready for them. Car seats are installed, crib is put together, and bags have been packed. Doodle is getting more and more excited and I think is beginning to understand more. I am so proud of him, he does a great job with accepting when something is for "the babies" and he cant have it. He talks more about his brothers and I am so excited for him to meet them.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Changing seasons and a growing boy
Its hard to believe that fall is finally here. Everyone I have talked to while being pregnant has been ultra sympathetic to me being pregnant all summer. In reality, it wasn't that bad. With the exception of a few hot spells the Nebraska weather was relatively kind to me. When it wasn't, I just stayed inside. I found myself able to play golf all the way through my league only having to skip once due to heat index's over 110. I played in all of the golf tournaments I play in every year, with our team being in the championship flights for 2 of them. In fact, I played some amazing golf this summer. I'm digressing. The moral of this rant is, it hasn't been so bad. Only in the last few weeks have I really started swelling, waddling, not sleeping well, and just being generally uncomfortable. Now that this has all hit, it has hit hard. I realize that it is time for me to slow down. Time to start saying no. Time to rest up and nest in. I made through 2 hours of the State Fair last weekend (which I love) and nearly passed out. That was my wake up call. In looking ahead we have a couple of hot days left this week and are looking at 70's for next week. That I can handle.
Our boys are growing and doing well. Last week we took Doodle with us to our weekly appointment. He got to see his brothers and told the Doctor that they are "naughty" silly boy. Sadly, Peanut has flipped again, back to breech and Butter is transverse so we are back to looking at a c-section. Disappointing, but it is what it is. The non-stress tests are going ok. Sometimes they take forever (1 1/2 hours) but Thursday they were able to find the boys easily and it only took 25 minutes.
Today is Doodle's last real day in regular "daycare", he officially moves tomorrow into the Early Preschool room. I cannot believe it. When I got the letter last week about his move I cried. Its so hard to believe my baby is growing up. I look at him and see how tall he is getting, how smart he is and I am so proud, yet so sad to see the baby go. It makes you realize how fast time really goes and how much you take for granted because you are so busy in life.
Our boys are growing and doing well. Last week we took Doodle with us to our weekly appointment. He got to see his brothers and told the Doctor that they are "naughty" silly boy. Sadly, Peanut has flipped again, back to breech and Butter is transverse so we are back to looking at a c-section. Disappointing, but it is what it is. The non-stress tests are going ok. Sometimes they take forever (1 1/2 hours) but Thursday they were able to find the boys easily and it only took 25 minutes.
Today is Doodle's last real day in regular "daycare", he officially moves tomorrow into the Early Preschool room. I cannot believe it. When I got the letter last week about his move I cried. Its so hard to believe my baby is growing up. I look at him and see how tall he is getting, how smart he is and I am so proud, yet so sad to see the baby go. It makes you realize how fast time really goes and how much you take for granted because you are so busy in life.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
We have a date!
Friday's appointment was very exciting for us. We got to see the babies and they are both doing great. We also got a tentaive "birthdate". The babies will be induced or c-section on September 30th. We are excited to have an end date in sight. We also learned that Peanut is now vertex and Butter is sort of tilted between transverse and vertex. If things stay the same as they are we have a chance for a vaginal birth. Hip hip horray!
Several of my girlfriends threw a very nice shower for the babies on Sunday. Our generous friends and family provided us with many of our needed items for the twins. One of the best parts was the activity my friends planned. Instead of doing any games we painted bibs and onsies. Its so neat because they are so original and are just going to be great memories for us and for the twins. Below are some pictures!
Several of my girlfriends threw a very nice shower for the babies on Sunday. Our generous friends and family provided us with many of our needed items for the twins. One of the best parts was the activity my friends planned. Instead of doing any games we painted bibs and onsies. Its so neat because they are so original and are just going to be great memories for us and for the twins. Below are some pictures!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Doodle's Birth Story
One of the parts of having twins that terrifies me most is the birth. I am very scared of having a c-section, scared of the recovery and not being able to do things right away that I feel I should be able to do. Since this has been on my mind so much I thought it might be a good time to share Doodle's birth story with all of you. I wrote this 7 days after he was born. The process was somewhat trying at the time, however, I think it is such a beautiful story and I have very fond memories of the actual birth and labor.
I remember Nichole from work saying.... "you will have a birth story" like it was the neatest thing in the world. Now I realize it is. Keith's birth story is quite the tale, with the most happy ending!
I had been fighting pregnancy induced hypertension for about 2 months when I went to the doctor on January 13th. At this appointment my blood pressure was again high and I had traces of protein in my urine. I had been on bed rest for over a week now. Dr. Yazdi asked, "so when are we going to have this baby?" to which I replied "I don't know you haven't told me yet". After some more conversation back and forth he called the birthing center and set up an appointment for me to be induced the following day, January 14th at 7:00 pm.
Nate and I got the house all ready for the baby to come. Just last minute things like changing our sheets and sweeping the floors. We were all packed and ready to go. At about 6:40pm we knelt at our bedside and said a prayer for the impending labor and delivery and the health of our son. We then left the house thinking that when we returned our lives would be forever changed (in fact we told the kitty's that their lives as they knew them were over!)..
At 7:00 on January 14th we arrived at the hospital. They checked us into room 222 ( a room we became quite familiar with). My nurse's name was Karri. I ended up having a special place in my heart for this particular nurse because she had been through in-vetro 5 times and had just found out she was pregnant with twins! We had both seen the same doctor for the procedure. My vitals were taken and my first misoprostol was given at approximately 8:00pm. Throughout the night my cervix was checked several times with little to no changes. At about 2:30 am I woke up with pretty steady, strong contractions. I was given a misoprostol approximately every 4 hours. After about 39 hours of getting my cervix checked and misoprostol inserted every 4 hours I was sent home. I guess it wasn't really a failed induction because we didn't really even get to the induction point. The misoprostol was supposed to thin my cervix, but it was not working. So I returned home, with no baby... and continued on my bed rest. Sadly we also had my mother, Nate's mother, Nate's sister, and Nate's father who had spend the last 38 hours at the hospital with us waiting, who all returned to their homes as well..Over the next two days I lost my mucus plug, so I knew things were progressing and could not wait until my doctor appointment on Monday!
Monday at about 3:30pm Nate called the doctor's office to be sure that they were on time for my appointment, something that we had been doing the last couple of weeks trying to avoid me having to sit up for to long because being up would make my blood pressure spike. When he called he was informed that we did not have an appointment, but in fact, were being induced at 7:00pm that night, something that we had not been informed of. After much confusion it was determined that this was the new plan. So, Nate and I began to prepare yet again to have the baby. This time was a lot less stressful. We had already been there, done that... Luckily the house was still quite clean so we got everything together again, knelt by the bed for a prayer, and headed back to the birthing center hoping that this time when we returned we would have our son...
We were checked into room 222 again and Karri was our nurse. Dr. Yazdi came in at approximately 8:00 pm, checked me, and gave me a pill. After my two hours laying down, Nate and I began walking. I was having pretty good contractions. Dr. Yazdi was still at the hospital at about 11:40 when it was time to be checked and get another pill because he had another patient in labor. Dr. Yazdi checked me and said that I was still only about 1c m but my cervix had thinned to about 80%. He then left. At about 11:58 I felt a weird pop inside my body, it was like nothing I had ever felt before. Then I felt something wet between my legs. It was just a trickle so I didn't think to much of it. When I felt a little more a few seconds later I said to Nate, "I think my water just broke". We then called in the nurse. She and Dr. Yazdi checked and in fact my water had broken. We were on our way to having a baby!! As Dr. Yazdi walked out of the room he said "that is the best news I have heard all night!". Karri told me that at any point from then on I could have my epidural. I stated, "oh,no I don't need that yet" after about 45 minutes I changed my mind. My contractions were coming one on top of the other so I called for Karri. She asked if I would like to try some pain meds in the arm first so I said ok. She then said, well let me check you really quick and make sure your body hasn't made a big change on me". She checked me and found that I was 100% effaced and 3 cm dilated! I had changed a lot in about 1 hour. Karri then said she would just go ahead and call for the epidural. I was also put on a pitocin drip at this time, but not to induce contractions, to regulate them, something that never did happen throughout the labor.
Wow! That was the most agonizing 45 minutes of my life. My contractions were STRONG! and right on top of on another. Finally the epidural came. It took about 20 minutes and 4 pokes to get it in. Turns out I have a little bit of scoliosis and my vertebrae are very close together so it was hard to get it. Thank goodness it was even possible! Once it was it it was almost instant relief! I was able to drift in and out of sleep for the next several hours.
At about 7:00am I was checked and was very close to being 10 cm. I only had "a rim" to go. The shift changed and our new nurse, Silvia, joined us. By this time my epidural had began to wear off and I was feeling my contractions again. They called up the Doctor and I was given a "booster". At this time I lost all feeling in my legs and could not move them! I was able to fall into a pretty good sleep at this time until about 8:30.
At 8:30 Dr. Yazdi came in. He checked me and stated that if I did anymore sleeping he would turn off the epidural. It was time to push!! Pushing was quite the experience for me because I was so numb. I really couldn't feel the contractions coming or going and didn't even know if I was pushing right. Unfortunately my contractions were still coming one on top of another and could not really be charted. Silvia my nurse kept making me flip from side to side and push. It was at about this time we found out that the baby had defecated in the womb. We were informed that there was a chance that he would breathe in his meconium at birth and that if this happened he may have to go to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. I did not like the thought of this!! Over the next 2 hours I continued to push. At about 10:30 the epidural began to wear off again and I could somewhat feel the contractions, something I was thankful for because now I knew when to push! About 15 minutes later Dr. Yazdi came in. This is when we were told that the baby was "sunny side up" or facing, face up in the birth canal. My pelvis was not expanding much and the position he was in was not allowing for him to pass through. He need to flip over into traditional birth position for the extra space to move through. Dr. Yazdi tells me that he will have to get the forceps to flip him. He states that this is a one push try and if it does not work we will be having an emergency c-section. Dr. Yazdi states that there is a chance I could tear during this procedure. I looked at Nate wanting him to tell me what to do and then said "just do it". The next few minutes were a whirlwind! I felt the forceps going in, felt some pressure, and the next thing I knew I was looking at my screaming, green, cone headed baby! I looked over at Nate and tears were streaming down both of our faces.... At 11:02 am, on January 20th, 2009, just as our nations 1st African American President was sworn in, Keith Douglas DeLaet was born. A miracle, a blessing.
Keith did not breathe in any of his meconium so he was cleaned, given his Vitamin K shot, and Nate cut his umbilical cord. During this time I was stitched up. Keith weighed 7 lbs and 4 oz. He is 20 1/2 inches long. He is the most perfect, wonderful thing that has ever happened to us. We will thank God everyday for him. I can't wait to watch this little man grow up... He has already been through so much, from being an egg retrieved from my uterus, to being fertilized in a lab, to being frozen and unthawed, to being flipped in the birth canal with forceps. My baby is a fighter... The beginning....
I remember Nichole from work saying.... "you will have a birth story" like it was the neatest thing in the world. Now I realize it is. Keith's birth story is quite the tale, with the most happy ending!
I had been fighting pregnancy induced hypertension for about 2 months when I went to the doctor on January 13th. At this appointment my blood pressure was again high and I had traces of protein in my urine. I had been on bed rest for over a week now. Dr. Yazdi asked, "so when are we going to have this baby?" to which I replied "I don't know you haven't told me yet". After some more conversation back and forth he called the birthing center and set up an appointment for me to be induced the following day, January 14th at 7:00 pm.
Nate and I got the house all ready for the baby to come. Just last minute things like changing our sheets and sweeping the floors. We were all packed and ready to go. At about 6:40pm we knelt at our bedside and said a prayer for the impending labor and delivery and the health of our son. We then left the house thinking that when we returned our lives would be forever changed (in fact we told the kitty's that their lives as they knew them were over!)..
At 7:00 on January 14th we arrived at the hospital. They checked us into room 222 ( a room we became quite familiar with). My nurse's name was Karri. I ended up having a special place in my heart for this particular nurse because she had been through in-vetro 5 times and had just found out she was pregnant with twins! We had both seen the same doctor for the procedure. My vitals were taken and my first misoprostol was given at approximately 8:00pm. Throughout the night my cervix was checked several times with little to no changes. At about 2:30 am I woke up with pretty steady, strong contractions. I was given a misoprostol approximately every 4 hours. After about 39 hours of getting my cervix checked and misoprostol inserted every 4 hours I was sent home. I guess it wasn't really a failed induction because we didn't really even get to the induction point. The misoprostol was supposed to thin my cervix, but it was not working. So I returned home, with no baby... and continued on my bed rest. Sadly we also had my mother, Nate's mother, Nate's sister, and Nate's father who had spend the last 38 hours at the hospital with us waiting, who all returned to their homes as well..Over the next two days I lost my mucus plug, so I knew things were progressing and could not wait until my doctor appointment on Monday!
Monday at about 3:30pm Nate called the doctor's office to be sure that they were on time for my appointment, something that we had been doing the last couple of weeks trying to avoid me having to sit up for to long because being up would make my blood pressure spike. When he called he was informed that we did not have an appointment, but in fact, were being induced at 7:00pm that night, something that we had not been informed of. After much confusion it was determined that this was the new plan. So, Nate and I began to prepare yet again to have the baby. This time was a lot less stressful. We had already been there, done that... Luckily the house was still quite clean so we got everything together again, knelt by the bed for a prayer, and headed back to the birthing center hoping that this time when we returned we would have our son...
We were checked into room 222 again and Karri was our nurse. Dr. Yazdi came in at approximately 8:00 pm, checked me, and gave me a pill. After my two hours laying down, Nate and I began walking. I was having pretty good contractions. Dr. Yazdi was still at the hospital at about 11:40 when it was time to be checked and get another pill because he had another patient in labor. Dr. Yazdi checked me and said that I was still only about 1c m but my cervix had thinned to about 80%. He then left. At about 11:58 I felt a weird pop inside my body, it was like nothing I had ever felt before. Then I felt something wet between my legs. It was just a trickle so I didn't think to much of it. When I felt a little more a few seconds later I said to Nate, "I think my water just broke". We then called in the nurse. She and Dr. Yazdi checked and in fact my water had broken. We were on our way to having a baby!! As Dr. Yazdi walked out of the room he said "that is the best news I have heard all night!". Karri told me that at any point from then on I could have my epidural. I stated, "oh,no I don't need that yet" after about 45 minutes I changed my mind. My contractions were coming one on top of the other so I called for Karri. She asked if I would like to try some pain meds in the arm first so I said ok. She then said, well let me check you really quick and make sure your body hasn't made a big change on me". She checked me and found that I was 100% effaced and 3 cm dilated! I had changed a lot in about 1 hour. Karri then said she would just go ahead and call for the epidural. I was also put on a pitocin drip at this time, but not to induce contractions, to regulate them, something that never did happen throughout the labor.
Wow! That was the most agonizing 45 minutes of my life. My contractions were STRONG! and right on top of on another. Finally the epidural came. It took about 20 minutes and 4 pokes to get it in. Turns out I have a little bit of scoliosis and my vertebrae are very close together so it was hard to get it. Thank goodness it was even possible! Once it was it it was almost instant relief! I was able to drift in and out of sleep for the next several hours.
At about 7:00am I was checked and was very close to being 10 cm. I only had "a rim" to go. The shift changed and our new nurse, Silvia, joined us. By this time my epidural had began to wear off and I was feeling my contractions again. They called up the Doctor and I was given a "booster". At this time I lost all feeling in my legs and could not move them! I was able to fall into a pretty good sleep at this time until about 8:30.
At 8:30 Dr. Yazdi came in. He checked me and stated that if I did anymore sleeping he would turn off the epidural. It was time to push!! Pushing was quite the experience for me because I was so numb. I really couldn't feel the contractions coming or going and didn't even know if I was pushing right. Unfortunately my contractions were still coming one on top of another and could not really be charted. Silvia my nurse kept making me flip from side to side and push. It was at about this time we found out that the baby had defecated in the womb. We were informed that there was a chance that he would breathe in his meconium at birth and that if this happened he may have to go to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. I did not like the thought of this!! Over the next 2 hours I continued to push. At about 10:30 the epidural began to wear off again and I could somewhat feel the contractions, something I was thankful for because now I knew when to push! About 15 minutes later Dr. Yazdi came in. This is when we were told that the baby was "sunny side up" or facing, face up in the birth canal. My pelvis was not expanding much and the position he was in was not allowing for him to pass through. He need to flip over into traditional birth position for the extra space to move through. Dr. Yazdi tells me that he will have to get the forceps to flip him. He states that this is a one push try and if it does not work we will be having an emergency c-section. Dr. Yazdi states that there is a chance I could tear during this procedure. I looked at Nate wanting him to tell me what to do and then said "just do it". The next few minutes were a whirlwind! I felt the forceps going in, felt some pressure, and the next thing I knew I was looking at my screaming, green, cone headed baby! I looked over at Nate and tears were streaming down both of our faces.... At 11:02 am, on January 20th, 2009, just as our nations 1st African American President was sworn in, Keith Douglas DeLaet was born. A miracle, a blessing.
Keith did not breathe in any of his meconium so he was cleaned, given his Vitamin K shot, and Nate cut his umbilical cord. During this time I was stitched up. Keith weighed 7 lbs and 4 oz. He is 20 1/2 inches long. He is the most perfect, wonderful thing that has ever happened to us. We will thank God everyday for him. I can't wait to watch this little man grow up... He has already been through so much, from being an egg retrieved from my uterus, to being fertilized in a lab, to being frozen and unthawed, to being flipped in the birth canal with forceps. My baby is a fighter... The beginning....
30 weeks
I am now over 30 weeks. 8 weeks or less to go until we meet our boys. We are getting very excited. I had an appointment last Friday with the High Risk Doctor. Peanut is weighing 3.5 oz and had a heartbeat of 151, Butter is weighing 3.7 oz and had a heartbeat of 144. They both continue to look great and I continue to be quite healthy. The pictures we got were not very good, so I will not share them, I hope to get better ones at my next appointment. I am starting to swell more significantly in my legs and feet, something that plagued me with Doodle's pregnancy. From here on out we see the doctor each week and will have to be monitored for contractions.
We have been busy getting ready for the boy's to come. This weekend I have several girl friends throwing a shower for me. It will be fun to celebrate the impending arrival of our bundles of joy. Doodle's new room is done and we have began working in the nursery to get it ready. We have the crib up and I finished washing and putting away all of Doodle's old baby clothes yesterday. I feel like we are starting to get more organized and prepared.
Doodle has been talking more and more about his brothers. He see's baby clothing or toys around our house and says "this is for my brothers", it is cute. I still think it will be quite a shock for him once they actually come, but I think he will be a fabulous brother.
We have been busy getting ready for the boy's to come. This weekend I have several girl friends throwing a shower for me. It will be fun to celebrate the impending arrival of our bundles of joy. Doodle's new room is done and we have began working in the nursery to get it ready. We have the crib up and I finished washing and putting away all of Doodle's old baby clothes yesterday. I feel like we are starting to get more organized and prepared.
Doodle has been talking more and more about his brothers. He see's baby clothing or toys around our house and says "this is for my brothers", it is cute. I still think it will be quite a shock for him once they actually come, but I think he will be a fabulous brother.
Monday, July 25, 2011
28 weeks
We went in to see Dr. Johnson today. Peanut's heartbeat was 161 and Butter's was 148. They both are looking good. I had my diabetic screening and PASSED! Yay! However, I am anemic so they are putting me on prescription iron.
I have been a little under the weather the last week or so. My sinuses have been acting up and I had pink eye. I will be on antibiotics for the next 10 days to hopefully clear this up as the first round of them they gave me didn't help much. I have also been going to the Chiropractor for my lower back pain which has been helping a lot.
Next Friday we go in to see the high risk Doctor again and then we begin seeing Dr. Johnson weekly. It is hard to believe that it is already time for that.
I have been a little under the weather the last week or so. My sinuses have been acting up and I had pink eye. I will be on antibiotics for the next 10 days to hopefully clear this up as the first round of them they gave me didn't help much. I have also been going to the Chiropractor for my lower back pain which has been helping a lot.
Next Friday we go in to see the high risk Doctor again and then we begin seeing Dr. Johnson weekly. It is hard to believe that it is already time for that.
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