Our twins have arrived, safe and sound!! :*) All praise and glory to God in the Highest for these little miracles!! :*) Originally was supposed to have an induction on Thursday, July 10th, but then we learned on Tuesday, July 8th during one last routine ultrasound that Samuel had turned transverse, so a scheduled c-section was planned for Thursday instead. But that night Sarah had different plans when her amniotic sac broke and by the time we got to the hospital a short time later I was already halfway dilated (without painful contractions!)...so my OB performed the c-section not long after. Sarah was born first, at 1:57 am, July 9th, with brother Samuel entering the world a moment later. Both babies and I did great and had no complications, and we all got to go home a few days later. Big sister Maya Grace is very proud of her new siblings as you can see from the picture below! :*)
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Haven't caught up over here for awhile. I am now at 35 weeks and 3 days. Getting very close to seeing these precious miracles eye to eye soon! :*) No major problems to worry about, Sarah is now around 6.25 lbs and Samuel is about 6.5 lbs!! Both are very VERY active! Not going to make it to my due date in July. Hoping to hold on until the grandparents arrive from India on July 5th, but we'll see. Still praying for a natural delivery vs. a c-section, but whatever it takes to get them safe into the world is what we'll do, by the grace of God! :*) Here's a picture Maya took of me yesterday. Yes, I've gotten a bit larger, but surprisingly enough, I've only gained around 25 lbs or so! The babies are using everything else! :-) All praise to God for such a wonderful pregnancy!! :*)
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Today, April 22cd, I have reached 27 weeks, praise God! :*) 91 days to go...both babies doing great, I'm now going to the OB every 2 weeks because of my super high risk status (I'm in 5 out of 6 high risk categories). Finally got a 3D picture of Sarah at the last appt, but Samuel was still too wiggly. Maybe at this Wednesday's appt! Oh, and another praise--I failed my first gestational diabetes test so had to take the 3 hour glucose test (4 blood draws in 3 hours) last Friday--results came back normal today, yay!! :*)
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I am now 23 weeks 2 days pregnant, only 117 days to go to my due date of July 22, 2008!! Both babies are growing well, and are very active (the ultrasounds consistently show them poking or kicking each other, LOL). I've started feeling and seeing kicks on the outside, which is truly a wondrous feeling. :*) God is blessing these babies so much!
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At 17 weeks gestation, we learned that the twins are normal and healthy and slightly ahead of target, and we learned that:
Baby A is a:
And Baby B is a:
We thank God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit for these miraculous blessings! :*)
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Our new gifts from God, due July 22, 2008:
Baby "A" (15 weeks)
Baby "B" (15 weeks)
Both babies, side by side (15 weeks)
Mom and Maya Grace, Easter 2004
SOME OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES OF MAYA GRACE, OUR GIFT FROM GOD :*)
