Tummy Time

Getting some tummy time before the start of the Colts vs. Broncos game.  Go Colts!!!

Sleeping before mom gets me strapped in. 

All toasty warm on a cold morning. 

Saturday

Yuck!  I have the lovely stomach flu.  I hope no one else gets it.  I worry about the babies, but since they are breastfed, hopefully they will be fine.

http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/illness-surgery/mom-illness/

The best thing you can do for your baby when you’re sick is to continue to breastfeed.When you have a contagious illness such as a cold, flu, or other mild virus, your baby was exposed to the illness before you even knew you were sick. Your milk will not transmit your illness to baby, but it does have antibodies in it that are specific to your illness (plus anything else you or baby have been exposed to) – they’ll help prevent baby from getting sick, or if he does get sick, he’ll probably not be as sick as you.

I told Shawn I'd love to be pregnant again one day and go into labor naturally.  I want to compare normal childbirth vs pitocin induced labor.  Okay, I know that's not going to happen.  1) We have 4 kids. 2) We will never afford IVF again 3) We have such bad fertility, It would take a miracle for us to get pregnant on our own.  (Which never happened in 7 years)  I am a little sad about the fact that I only get to enjoy pregnancy once.  I am SO THANKFUL that I did get to experience it.  I had a wonderful pregnancy too.  I was very nervous and had a few issues at the end, but for the most part, everything went smoothly.

Contractions for me were very intense and painful.  I wound up getting an epidural when I was around 5 cm.  My contractions were on top of each other and intense, so I did some research.

http://www.childbirth.org/articles/pit.html

Will there be more pain with pitocin?

About 80% of women who have had pitocin say that there is more pain with pitocin than without. Unlike natural contractions, you do not get the slow build up with pitocin induced contractions. Most women surveyed say stated that they would rather try alternatives to pitocin with their next labor.

I was just curious about it.  Other than being sick, things are going well here.  Shawn is at work.  Zac and Abby are with my sisters doing the corn maze at Exploration Acres.  It's just me and the babies.

I'll leave you with some pictures.

~Sam

This is how Colton likes to eat.

Cora passed out after getting "milk drunk". 

Zac and Abby doing their nightly reading for school. 

Colton passed out.  He was on the boppy pillow, but he slid himself down to where he was comfy. 

Picture Overload!

With twins, it’s hard to find time to blog. It’s 2 days shy of being a month. And infants take a lot of my time. I’m not complaining. I love every moment of it. I finally feel like I have a moment that I can update everyone. Be prepared for a picture overload! I promise to try and do a better job now that Colt and Cora are 5 weeks old. We had professional newborn pictures taken this morning. I cannot wait to get the proofs back next week.

I can’t believe how popular the twins are when we are in public. It’s amazing how many people stop to see them. We get the questions, “Are they twins?” “Are they boys, girls, one of each?” It takes us twice as long to get through a store, but I don’t mind.

Colton and Cora had a 2 week weight check. The Dr. said he wanted them back to their birth weights at 2 weeks. Colt was 5lbs 1oz at birth and was 5lbs 2oz at 2 weeks. Cora was 5lbs 7oz at birth and was 5lbs 9oz at 2 weeks. At their one month wellness appointment on Monday (they were 4 weeks 3 days old) they were both 6lbs 9oz. I’m not sure how they were the exact same weight. Both babies are healthy and growing.

The neatest thing happened after their one month appointment. Shawn had to work, so my mom went with me. We went to Applebee’s afterwards. As usual, they drew a crowd of people. One lady leaned across me and checked out the babies. Later she walked by our table and went to the restroom. When she came back by, she checked out the babies and gave me $20 to spend on them. She said when she walked by, God told her to do something for them because they were a blessing from God. I didn’t explain our infertility, but she has no idea how right she was about them being a gift from God. I thanked her. Nothing like that has ever happened to me before.

October 15th is pregnancy and infant loss awareness day. We lit a candle for our baby we lost. I miscarried January 10th 2012. My eggs were retrieved January 10th this year and our twins were fertilized and created that day. We will never forget the baby we lost. I didn't know if we would ever get to have a baby after that. Thankfully, God had other plans and gave us 2. Although we will always miss our first baby, we are blessed with 4 amazing kids!

I’m so lucky. A week after having the twins, I could wear my jeans from pre-ivf/pregnancy. I am currently 2 pounds under my pre-ivf/pregnancy weight. I’m not sure how I got so lucky, but I’m not complaining! I hope you enjoys the pics!

~Sam

12 Days Old and already rolling.  They could roll from back to belly at 12 days.  They could roll from belly to back at 16 days old.

13 Days Old

2 Weeks Old

15 Days Old

18 Days Old 

5 Generation Family Pics

This is my great grandma who is 96.

3 Weeks Old

 3 Weeks 1 Day Old (My due date, Oct 3rd)

16 Days Old 

16 Days with Aunt Sara 

18 Days Old 

Watching Football with big sis! 

Family Visiting 

4 Weeks Old 

1 Month Old! 

4.5 Weeks Old 

5 Weeks Old

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