December 1st

All is well.
Bryce had a procedure this morning that Blane actually had done yesterday. The procedure was due to problems breathing. This is pretty normal NICU stuff and I know they are in great hands. Since the procedure he has been doing much better.

This afternoon, Trey got to change Blane's diaper and I was able to hold him. That was a total surprise!

All is well. Lot's of prayers!
I am doing great.

Please pray for Quade. He is not allowed in the NICU and he is having problems with this because he wants to know where his brothers are and why they are not in mommy's tummy. There are a lot of unknown changes for him that he is struggling with right now. Otherwise he is doing great.

Pics before surgery

November 30th Happy Birthday Bryce Tate and Blane Ty

I went into surgery yesterday at 6:30am and had the boys at 6:51am. As expected, their cords were tangled and that is why they were born at the same time. The cords and placenta are amazing to see; if you would like to see them, email me at kayciemlee3@yahoo.com and I will send you the pic. It is crazy. Truly, they are miracle babies and we could not have done this without all of the amazing prayers and support. It's unbelievable to look back!

Blane Ty was 4lbs. 12oz.
Bryce Tate was 4lbs. 8oz.

They are beautiful and so sweet.

Blane Ty

                                                                    Bryce Tate

32 weeks and tomorrow, November 30th is the big birthday

After this emotional roller coaster, I can't believe the day is finally here. I will update the blog asap tomorrow or the next day after the babies are born.

God is in total control of this pregnancy and our lives. I can't wait to see the blessings He will bring to us and I can't wait for everyone to meet them. Quade is ready for all of us "to be a family again." He is too sweet and I know he will be a huge help.

Through this pregnancy we have been blessed to experience the strong support and love of not only my family, but the friends we have made in Junction. I realize how much we are loved by so many. We are blessed to raise our boys in such a beautiful community. It is amazing how many thoughts and prayers we've received from family and friends all over Texas. We are truly blessed. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

Love to all, Kaycie

31 weeks today 33 days in the hospital

This past week was a pretty uneventful week. The babies are getting bigger, but Baby B is moving all over the place. On Wednesday, Baby B decided to lay on top of Baby A which made it harder to find their separate heartrates for monitoring. They called for a biophysical which is really a sonogram in my room to make sure all is well. The sonographer said that Baby B was on top of Baby A and one of Baby A's legs was wrapped around Baby B laying on his chest. Baby A is head down and Baby B is head up. Anyway, to sum it all up, they are crazy in there.

I did have two regular sonograms at my doctor's office down the hall and the babies are doing beautiful. They are practicing breathing, well, Baby A practices more than Baby B, but they're practicing. They also noticed Baby B sucking. He has pretty lips! So they are growing well.

I do have a c-section date!! They decided to deliver the babies on Tuesday, November 30th which is 32 weeks and 2 days. I am starting to get excited, anxious about the c-section, but excited about the babies. The only thing that kinda makes me sad, but I understand, is that only parents and grandparents are allowed in the Neonatal ICU (NICU) - not even Quade can see the babies. The babies are not in separate rooms like an adult ICU; the babies are close to eachother. No one will be allowed to see the babies until they come home, and even then they said their immune system will still be fragile. We just have to be careful I'm sure. I know will be in the NICU at least 2-3 weeks, maybe 4. We may or may not have them home for Christmas. So, that was an upset, but it is what it is and I respect their reasoning and rules. I will make sure that everyone gets pictures and gets to meet them sooner than later.

The Lord has been with us through all of this. I still can't believe that we made it to 31 weeks and we are doing great! We are truly blessed. Pregnancy is a miracle, but this emotional roller coaster has been one miracle after another. We can't wait to have two beautiful miracles on November 30th, 2010. Please pray that they will be born healthy and strong.

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers!

Day 27 / Week 30

Yes, Day 27 in the hospital and I still haven't had the opportunity to go outside. I'm still on bedrest except for the 2 times week that I go get an ultrasound. I'm doing okay and hanging in there, but my body still thinks it's summer. I keep my room really cold!

I can't believe I'm 30 weeks! I had an ultrasound this morning and the babies are doing great! Baby A is 3lbs. 15oz. in the 85th percentile and Baby B is 4lbs. 2oz. in the 90th percentile. Big babies! The are doing great. They monitor their heartrates 2 times a day and that seems to be going great. The other day we say our first big deceleration on Baby B, which I noticed immediately, but it came back after a few minutes and it didn't happen again. Again, a deceleration is most likely a cord compression. Who knows, but they continue to show great heartrates and blood pressure so doctors are not worried.

I will talk to my doctor tomorrow about scheduling the c-section. I can't believe the time is almost here. They will schedule it on Week 32 which is November 29 - December 3. I may find out the scheduled date tomorrow. I am getting anxious and praying for the best. Thank goodness all is well.

Trey and Quade are doing great and hanging in there. I saw them yesterday. Quade and I colored and watched Handy Manny. He does really well when he visits. He is also very spoiled and gets into all my snacks, but whatever! Well, and he gets to go down to the Starbucks to get a Kit Kat bar! He loves to visit!! Whatever the reason, it always seems to be a positive experience. Yea! I'm proud of both of them.

Thank you again for all the thoughts and prayers!

Day 21 I think.

Week 29!!!! Yea! I can't believe I've been here 20 days and I've only been out of the room 6 times for sonograms. I still have not been outside so I hope everyone is enjoying the cool weather for me. I really have no clue where the time goes. I had the opportunity to work on a Keep Junction Beautiful grant for the city and the Veterans Day video for the school so those things kept my mind busy. I really enjoy working on the grants, and the Veterans Day video gets me emotional every year and I don't even know all the men in the video. It's amazing! I've been adding to the Veterans Day video since 2006 and this year I added over 100 pictures (many from an old Junction yearbook). I need some more Vietnam pictures, so if you know a Vietnam Veteran please have them email me their picture for the video next year.

Babies are doing great. Their heartbeats are wonderful and the nurses say their accelerations in their heartrate show great brain development. Their baseline heartrate is 140-150s and when they accel their heartrate is up in the 170-180s. They describe it as when you get up to walk across the room your heartrate will increase or when you excercise your heartrate increases; this is very similar but for 30 second increments. There dopplers are also great! The doppler is their blood pressure out of the umbilical cord. As many of you know their umbilical cords are in knots so they have to watch to make sure their cords are pumping blood appropriately. The cords come out of their belly buttons, are jumbled like a bowl of spaghetti and then they go into the placenta. I can't wait to see a picture of the craziness when they are born. It is truly a miracle that they can live like that.

Late last week I had a little more excitement, I guess.  I was feeling really heavy so they checked my cervix again. Yeah, it's pretty much gone and starting to dilate (1-2), but many walk around like this for weeks before delivering. Anyway, they did another hormone test and this time it came back positive, soooo that pretty much means nothing. I asked the doctor and she said, "well, we know your cervix is gone, your starting to dilate and now your secreting the labor hormone, which means there is a 20% chance you'll deliver in 7-10 days." What is a 20% chance is that really even a chance! I don't know, maybe I'm thinking about rain. Then she says, "all I can say is your in the right place!" I have to agree. Thank goodness I'm here and not walking around in Junction. I am hoping my body will naturally go into labor or we schedule the c-section. I really don't want an emergency c-section due to decelerations in the babies heartrates, so hopefully all goes well. They are preparing me, though, I have now switched to Heparin shots instead of Lovenox. Lovenox (my blood thinner) lasts longer in the body but is only one shot a day; Heparin can be reversed easier but it's two shots a day. Fun!!! I now have bruised arms instead of a bruised tummy! Joy! But, that's okay there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

I know many of you think that I'm bored, but this morning a male nurse came in and said, "Your highness, your breakfast is served!" He told me that my room is great and that I am pampered. I told him that I am thankful to all of my family and friends who have pampered me with food and great stuff. I have a fan, refrigerator, food, plants, battery powered candles, etc. It's great. I watch tv, surf the Internet, and eat great ice all day. It's a blessing to be comfortable. On top of that, my room is like a large hotel suite (20X15) with large windows and a great view. It's really nice. I've also enjoyed my visitors! I look at this time of bedrest as time of rest because we all know I will not have rest for a long time.

By the way, those of you who want to post a comment but you're not having luck, I think you have to sign up for a Google account. I just used my same username and password as my normal email account and setup a quick Google account; if you do that then I believe you can leave comments. If not, email is great too. Love to all!

Day 13

I had an ultrasound today. Baby A is 2lbs. 14oz. and Baby B is 2lbs 15oz. Almost 3lbs!They are doing great! On the other hand, the contractions I had Friday and earlier last week did not help my cervix. My cervix is continuing to shorten (not dilate); two weeks ago it was 1.6 cm. or so and now it's at .6 cm. Anyway, we are taking it day by day. I thought my doctor would put me on strict bedrest after seeing that, but all she said was you're in the right place. I have full faith that the Lord has lead me to these doctors. I have been all over Texas with the babies and I feel I am in the right place.

We're hanging in there. I got to see Quade on Saturday. There was a dog costume parade at the hospital and he loved it! I'm sad I missed Halloween with Quade, but Trey took him Trick or Treating with friends. He was Handy Manny for Halloween. I know he had fun. I may miss Thanksgiving too, but thank goodness I won't miss his birthday and Christmas.

I know this is my opportunity to rest, because I know I won't have it for a while OR ever again. I'm trying to look at the positives.

Love to all!

Day 11

Hey everyone! I'm 28 weeks tomorrow! YEA!
Babies get measured again this week, so I'll let everyone know. Hoping for close to 3 lbs.

Last night was a crazy night. Starting at 4pm I started having contractions 5 minutes apart, so I called the nurse in and told her something was different. They monitor me twice a day; once in the morning and once in the evening. But yesterday they started at 4pm and didn't take me off. They started and IV and put me on strict bedrest and that was tough, but I made it through the night. After the IV they were 30 minutes apart and the contractions stopped at around 7am this morning. I was able to go the restroom today and that was it! Today the contractions started around 4pm again today, but I asked for the IV right away and they have been pretty mellow.

My doctor came to visit today and said that if the contractions would have caused cord compression she would have taken them last night. She's glad they stopped when they did. She doesn't want me to spiral into bad contractions and go into labor, so they are continuing to watch me closely. I know I'm in really good hands. Now that I am staying in bed I have officially lost all energy I had; I now breath really hard just walking to the bathroom 10 steps away. It's a workout!

Trey and Quade came to visit. They came early enough to see the North Central Baptist Annual Dog Costume Parade. Quade said his favorite was the guy who dressed as a big pig and his dog was a little pig. There were all kinds of costumes. I didn't get to go, but I enjoyed the pictures. We colored and played with stickers. He ate a cupcake, of course, along with my lunch brownie dessert. He watched the helicopter come in (the helipad is right outside my window - too cool) and we watched Handy Manny together in bed. We had a great day.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Who feels sorry for me now???

I was watching San Antonio news this morning and Kate's Frosting / Cupcake Cabin (there are two stores) was on promoting Halloween cupcakes. So I had some delivered for Halloween. I already had one  "trick or treater," Jade Bierschwale! She said they were great and I've had one too. They are very good. I also gave some to the nurses.  The nurses have been taking great care of me!

Tomorrow they are having a dog costume parade downstairs. They were promoting it city wide so I hope it's a great turnout. I also hope I get wheelchair privileges so I can check it out.

Have a great weekend everyone! Happy Halloween.

Quade is Comfortable!

This is Quade inside my room. He doesn't mind coming to visit.

Inpatient at North Central Baptist Hospital Day 9

As many of you know, I am inpatient at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. The hospital is beautiful, and my doctors and nurses are great. They admitted me because my cervix was short and coning (1.2 cm). They did do a test to see if I was secreting a labor hormone, but it came back negative. If it would have been positive I would be in pre-term labor, and there would be a chance that I would have the babies in 7-10 days. Cool that they can test for that, but thank goodness it came back negative.

I have had quite a few visitors, so time has been passing by. My day consists of waking up, taking a shower, eating breakfast, eating a snack, eating lunch, eating a snack, eating dinner, and last a snack. So I eat. I also get monitored once in the morning and once in the evening for an hour. They know me as the one who likes to eat. Every nurse is surprised to see what I have for snacks. One said,"I've never seen dietary do this before" and I said, "I guess if you don't ask the answer is always no." Anyway, there food times are 8:45am, 1:30pm, and 6:30pm. I'm starving by then :). I also have food in my small fridge. No worries everyone, I'm eating!! I haven't really been able to leave my room. I found out that I could get wheelchair privileges, so I asked and received permission this morning; so starting today if someone comes to visit they may let me get out. Yea! I would love to go outside!!! That may be asking too much.

Everyday has been pretty good, but this week has been a little crazy:
Monday and Tuesday were tough because I had to stay on the monitor for 8 hours each day. Baby A was showing decelerations in his heartbeat. It was scary, but they were very cautious and they know what they are looking for. Baby A is pretty calm and Baby B moves around like crazy; we never find him in the same spot. Wednesday was also exciting because I was showing signs of a bloodclot. My heartrate was in the 130-140s and I was having trouble breathing. My goodness, I really didn't notice! My nurse brought it my attention. I had an ultrasound on my legs (which was so painful by the way) and then I had a chest xray to make sure I didn't have a bloodclot in my lungs. I don't think I was a good patient, but the radiologist guy was extremely patient. I was a little bit claustrophobic, okay I won't lie, I was really claustrophobic. The machine was smashing me like in between two pieces of bread. I'll save that story for later for anyone who asks.

Anyway, when I got back to my room last night they put me on IV fluids. I'm already on bedrest with only bathroom privileges and now I'm tied down pulling this coatrack. It was annoying, but then I found out today I was having contractions two minutes apart all night long and that's why I was on the IV. My doctor said they were bad ones and they came in all night watching me. I wasn't phased. I guess that Ambien sleeping pill really works. All I can say is that I'm really blessed to be in great hands. I am in the best place and I am so happy.

Trey and Quade come twice a week; once during the week and once on the weekend. Quade is making himself at home when he's here. We also Skype every night. For those of you that don't know, skype is a free service you download to your computer and you can video conference for free. It's so cool and Quade really likes it. I think Trey is holding up okay. Thank you everyone for checking on him.

Again, thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.

Finally I can post 10.21.10

Two weeks ago I was able to meet my new Specialist in San Antonio, Melinda Mc Farland. I can tell I'm going to like her. Baby A measured 1lb11oz 73rd percentile; Baby B 1lb12oz 84th percentile. They were Still doing great. We are Blessed!.

Yesterday (2weeks later)I came in for a check up and met my new ob who will be delivering me. I feel good, look good (no swelling), but my cervix is shortening. I went from a 4 in Houston, two a Little over 2 two weeks ago and now a 1.2-1.6. Babies are great. Baby A is at my cervix really working his way out. Baby B is chilling across my stomach left to right. They are both moving like crazy. They miraculously both weigh 2lbs4oz. We are so happy, but due to my cervix, I was admitted into the hospital at 26 weeks rather than 28 weeks. I will be here until the babies are born. My new OB Dr. Murdock who is the cheif of staff and I really like her. I was admitted to North Central Baptist Hospital at Stone Oak off Sonterra/1604. It's a gorgeous hospital and I'm right down the hall from my dr(s) so they can monitor me.

Quade is not so sure about this, but he will be here today to hopefully explain more. Last night he missed me and he also missed the turtle, dogs And whatever else left the screen on his little cartoons. He's in good hands!

I also know Im in good hands. Please check these scriptures out if you have a second. As many of you know, it's a miracle that the babies measured identical yesterday at 2lbs 4oz. I had a good friend see that as a sign and found scripture for me that I would like to share:
Okay 2 lbs 4 oz each baby…. There MUST be a message… so here's what I found;
Ruth 2:4 The LORD be with you…the LORD bless you.
2 Kings 2:4 …as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.
Habakkuk 2:4 …the just shall live by his faith
Haggai 2:4 Yet now be strong saith the LORD; and be strong…and be strong, saith the LORD, for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts
Corinthians 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart…not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you
Hebrews 2:4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost.

The Lord, your prayers and support bring me peace. There is still a long road ahead of us. I will find out more about my cervix today. I have had progesterone shots (to stop early labor) and steroid shots (to help babies lungs grow). I know I'm n here earlier than I want to be, but I know God has sent me here for a reason. We will just wait day by day. My first goal is 28 weeks (first of November) but I'm praying for 32 weeks (last week of November). Thank you for your love and support. I'll try to post again at the end of the day.

Wednesday, September 29 Doctor Visit

We had a great doctor visit yesterday. As many of you know, at 16 weeks the doctor was concerned about TTTS (Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome) and we were transferred to Houston. At that time the babies were 17.6% different (they really worry at 20%) and the doctors were preparing us for surgery to lose one or both babies. Now we are at 24 weeks and after many prayers the babies are only 6.4% different. YEA! After the monthly measurement they found Baby A to be 1 lb. 6 oz. and in the 71st percentile and Baby B is 1 lb. 7 oz. and in the 84th percentile. They are big, healthy babies so far. After this exciting news, they released us to San Antonio. I will have an appointment in San Antonio in two weeks to meet with the doctors and finalize the plans. So far, I know that I will be going inpatient into the hospital on week 28 which is November 1st. I will be in the hospital until the babies are born (hopefully I hold them until the end of the month). While in the hospital I will be monitered 3-4 times a day. They will be looking for fetal distress (babies heartrate dropping due to cord compression). I hope to hold them until 32 weeks, but if they see problems they will take them emergency c-section. It's so awesome to see the babies doing well. I'm getting excited, but I am reminded there is still a chance I could lose them to cord entangement between now and then. Trey and I look at our lives and we realize that God has a plan for us. It's amazing to see the clear path God has made for us. I thought I was resigning from my job to get to hang out more with Quade and make a weekly trip to HEB in Kerrville, but since I left my job I have been carrying twins on an emotional roller coaster and I have yet to travel to Kerrville to go to HEB. I have, though, been able to spend lots of time with Quade and I've been able to get lots of rest. I've truly been able to carry these babies without the normal stress of a job. If I still had my job I would not be able to give 110% and I would be worried daily about the students and all the days I would be missing. I still go up to the school once a week to visit, do a little bit of volunteer work, and take the teachers Friday lunches. It's been a wonderful blessing and I know the Lord provided us this opportunity so that I could carry the babies. I believe that the Lord will not give us more than we can handle. Please continue to pray for God's will. By the way, Quade is doing great! We make our rounds in town everyday. We continue to stalk the dumptrucks, excavators and bulldozers at the new hospital construction site here in Junction, and we always stop by the airport to see the planes. We finally caught one taking off today. He said, "I'm so excited, I cannot wait for the plane to TAKE OFF!" He loved it! Thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers.

Recent Doctor Visit Wednesday, September 15

Sorry for the late update, but our Internet was down earlier today. Yesterday we went to Houston and had the major organ scan. Everything looked beautiful! We saw fingers, toes, hands, feet, kidneys, bladders, brains, eyes, noses, lips, bones, 4 chamber hearts, and a bunch of other things. The amazing thing is that they are both so very healthy. I loved it when the sonographer and the doctor looked at the sonogram and said, "which one is the bigger baby, they are both looking to be the same size!" Yes! I thought, because they have been labeled big baby B and little baby A since the problem we had at 16 weeks. Here we are at 21 weeks and they are looking similar again; baby A is catching up. It is a total blessing to have two healthy babies growing inside me, and the support from thoughts and prayers make me feel at peace. We are definitely still faced with the reality of cord entanglement. They are already extremely tangled and twisted like a bowl of spaghetti (Trey's description). The first twist and knot starts at their abdomens so they are pretty close to one another at all times. We pray for God's will and I hope and pray God's will is that I deliver two happy, healthy babies. I've read good stories and bad stories, and I pray a miracle is in store for us. I love to see them touching each others face and I can tell they love eachother. We were able to see 3D (I'll post pics ASAP). They were both smiling! I can tell they are ready for a little bit of their own space because one second they are touching eachother nicely and then one gets kicked in the face or elbowed in the gut. It's definitely an exciting sight. I know everyone is also wondering if I'm going to get to go to San Antonio now, but Houston decided to keep me a little while longer. I am a rare case and I feel like a freak show. Everyone comes in to see me (residents, etc.) and I'm sure I'm a documented case. I do get a break from seeing the doctor next week and then I will head to Houston again the following week on Wednesday. Obviously, they don't want me to leave (probably because they get money everytime we come) but I think, know they love us too. Awesome Christian environment! They have even offered me a room in their home while under their care. Seriously! I am so blessed to be in great hands. It is hard to leave Houston, but I know in my heart that when I go inpatient (into the hospital) on November 1st I will want to be surrounded by friends and family, especially having the opportunity to see Quade and Trey more often (if I'm in San Antonio). Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers! Keep them coming!

Quade's Kidney Appointment

Quade's kidney appointment went okay today. His condition is called Hydronephrosis in his left kidney, which is the swelling or dilation of the kidney due to the backup of urine. Over the years they have checked for an obstructed valve, blockage, etc. but it seems as though the ureter (which connects the kidney to the bladder) is too small for free flow. Over the years the ureter has grown and he has slowly grown out of the condition. His sonogram today showed that he hasn't changed much since last year, but it hasn't gotten worse and he does not have any scar tissue. The kidneys are growing equally and looking healthy. Since the drainage issue is not bad, but not completely gone they will keep an eye on him every year until he is four or five. They just want to make sure he doesn't get kidney damage or kidney infections. He has a great doctor at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin. Surgery is not necessary and we are sooo thankful for that.

Nice Break This Week

Well it was nice to have a break this week. This is the first week (week 20), since week 6 that we didn't have to have a sonogram; I'm sure the babies are thrilled too. It was nice not to have to drive to Houston. Some of you may be wondering who keeps Quade while we are in Houston; we have a wonderful sitter (Sandra Timms) that has been taking care of Quade since he was 6 months old. Sandra does a wonderful job and Quade also loves her husband Nick who is the local butcher at Super S. Nick spoils Quade with cookies and cheese every time we go to the grocery store. This past Wednesday she kept him for a few hours while I did something for myself (a haircut). Other than that this week, Quade and I fed the ducks at the local park everyday. If the Junction ducks are looking on the heavy side, they are eating lots and lots of bread and tortillas (or tacos as Quade called the tortillas - "Come and get a taco, ducks!"). We also stalked the dump truck drivers taking dirt from the new hospital grounds. We sat and watched the excavators fill the dump trucks, then we would follow the dump truck to watch it dump at another site, and then follow the dump truck back to the hospital site to do it all over again. It was great fun and Quade was soooo excited. This week: On Monday we are making a short trip to Austin for one last sonogram on Quade's kidney. To update anyone who does not know - On my last sonogram before Quade was born the sonographer found that one of his kidneys was enlarged. Over Quade's first year of life he had sonograms every few months to watch his kidney; they were watching to make sure it drained properly. He was growing out of it and his kidney was not damaged at our last visit. We will go tomorrow (it's been a year or so) to make sure the kidney is draining properly and he has grown out of the problem. He doesn't have a problem urinating so we don't expect any problems and hopefully we don't have to return. Wednesday we will return to Houston for the manditory full organ sonogram scan for the twins. Hopefully the scan makes the doctor happy and we will be transferred to the doctor in San Antonio. The Houston doctors will work side by side with the San Antonio doctors in making decisions for the babies. This is week 21 and we continue to be blessed. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Good Doctor Visit 9/1

Well, we had a great doctor visit yesterday. It's a long ride to Houston and back, but a huge blessing to be in the hands of the "twin gurus of Texas" as they call themselves. Dr. Moise is wonderful; he is associated with Baylor Medical Clinic and Texas Children's Hospital. Three weeks ago our Austin doctor transferred us to Houston because of the possibilities of TTTS. All of the doctors were concerned by what they observed, but over the past month things have gotten better. Three weeks ago Baby A had almost no bladder while Baby B had a huge bladder and was urinating frequently. Baby B also had signs of a stressed heart. These are the signs of TTTS which is rare in Momo twins, but possible. They told us that they were 17.6% different and they start really worrying at 20%. They gave us a week for possible, but doubtful changes. But as I said the power of prayer, love and support helped things to change. We are going in a positive direction because the babies are now only 11% apart. Baby A and Baby B look very similar, even the bladders. Baby B does not have stress on his heart anymore. We are so happy with this change. He is giving us a break next week from traveling, so in two weeks we will be back in Houston for a major organ scan. He is not worried about the scan because we've been looking at them for 19 weeks now, but it's a manditory scan. After this scan, if everything is great we will transfer to San Antonio for sure. Yea! Again, thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. By the way, Quade is doing great and I am loving staying home with him. He definitely keeps me entertained.

Identical Twin Boys

Yes, identical twin boys that are due in January. I am pregnant with a set of Monoamniotic - Monochorionic (MoMo) twins. Only 1% of identical twins are MoMo twins. Most twins divide at conception, but these guys decided to divide 8 or so days later which means they are in the same sac and they share the same placenta. There are a variety of concerns and the doctors state that the odds are not in our favor, BUT with the power of prayer we know that God is on our side; therefore, the odds ARE in our favor. The main concern is cord entanglement, but recently we had a scare called Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). The babies were showing signs of this three weeks ago and the doctors said that if things did not get better that I would have to have surgery with possibilities of losing one or both of the twins. After a week and lots of prayer things changed. I asked the doctor what made things get better and he said, "the babies have a complicated system, I'm just a doctor that looks at them..the man upstairs is in charge." I believe that God has a plan for us and I pray that we are blessed with two beautiful, healthy baby boys. The past two weeks appointments have been positive. We are going in tomorrow for more measurements. If the babies are doing well we will get to transfer from doctors in Houston to doctors in San Antonio. I know everyone is concerned and many want to know what is going on. Hopefully this blog will help everyone understand and keep in touch. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.