Well, that’s something I’ll leave up to Sarah to tell you all.

An update on Emma:

Emma was having difficulty breathing of course, and what turned out to be immature lung development caused a small hole in her lung, which then filled up her chest cavity with air leaking through her lung. They realized this was happening and then put a tube to relieve the air leak and also gave her Surfactin (sp?) so that her lungs would start maturing faster. This would also help for the hole to heal. She is doing well with all of that so we are still just playing the waiting game while she deals with all this and learns how to breathe on her own in time. We don’t know how long it will take but she is precious and she will push through well I’m sure. I can’t tell you how cute these two girls are. Of course that goes without saying. Thank you all for your prayers. I will update more later.

Basically, everyone is doing fine. Emma is in the NICU getting her own breathing under control. We don’t know how long that might take her but she is doing well there and that’s what we want

Ava is in the regular nursery and is also making frequent visits to the room. We are just keeping her temp up and feeding her as often as possible, and she’s eating good.

The weights?

Emma 4 lbs 7 oz
Ava 5 lbs 6 oz

Emma is obviously low in her weight but that isn’t what caused her breathing problems. She is small, however, she just had a bit immaturity to her lungs, so she is doing nicely and we’ll see how things go on a day to day basis. I don’t want to say how long she will be in there, because I just want her to be in there as long as it takes to get her healthy to the point she can leave worry free.

Sarah is recovering really well. She ended up not being as nervous as she thought she would be and it went smoothly. We are grateful for everything God has blessed us with in this time and through these two babies. We’ll be posting pics soon.

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support. Sarah will be reading these comments soon!

-Preston

I’M HAVING THE BABIES TOMORROW!!!!!

OMG. So… yah I am having the babies tomorrow at noon!!!! They are both head up so it’ll be a c-section. We had our sono which ended up showing that Emma is about 1 lb smaller than Ava and is experiencing some growth restriction. They want their size discordance to be between a 5-8% difference but there’s actually about a 19% difference between them. Ava is taking up all the space! So, right now Ava is estimated at 5lb 8oz and Emma is 4lb 8oz.

I am sooooooo freaking excited and soooooooo nervous at the same time!!! My dr. thinks that the only problems we could run into is breathing issues but that can be fixed in a matter of a few days where as if they were left to grow how they are right now, growth restriction is a much bigger problem. But, she also said the chances of them not having any issues at all is extremely high. So that’s good.

Heheheheehehe Well we’re off to eat dinner! OMG! Babies TOMORROW!!!!!!!

35 weeks. What the heck? When did that happen?! LOL! I’m so happy I made it this far!!!

We have our appointment and sonogram today at 2:30pm. This sono and appointment is supposed to tell us a lot about how big the babies are and when I can have them. When I can have them. Ahhhhhhhhhh. I’m extremely anxious this morning. I’m nauseous and jittery. I’m mildly freaking out. I think I just now realized I have to actually have the babies. BABIES. TWO. Granted, probably not through my hoo-ha but still. TWO BABIES.

One baby is like…. one baby. That’s cool. One baby. No big deal. I’m having TWOOOO babies. At the same time. How the heck did that happen???!!! When was someone going to hit me over the head with a stick and say “Oh… hey… Sarah… did you realize yet that you’re having two babies?” I still haven’t realized it. How can you really comprehend what it is like to have two infants until you actually have two infants.

This is going to be interesting.

I’m going to go finish unpacking the nursery. You know…. the nursery…. the one with TWO CRIBS. Hah.

Hehehe the nursery is looking sooooooooo cute!!!!!!! We are nearly done! Here’s a hint on what the theme is….

Did that title scare you? Did you think I had the babies at home?! hehe

I really don’t get the hype about having a home birth. Yes, I realize that women have been giving birth without medical assistance since the beginning of time… There’s a lot of things that have been happening since the beginning of time. I was reading on a forum about a woman who is planning on having an unassisted home birth. Meaning when she goes into labor, her and her husband will be delivering the baby at home by themselves. Neither of them are medical professionals. They’ve read up on home births and decided they want to do it that way.

A lot of women opt for a home birth with a midwife present to deliver the baby. That seems a little more acceptable to me. But to have an unassisted home birth?! That seems extremely dangerous and irresponsible. Yes, technically you can deliver your own baby but that doesn’t mean you should. Think of all the things that could go wrong! What if there was a problem? Then you have to call for help and hope to God that they get their before it’s too late. And, hope to God that you get a paramedic who knows anything about birth in the first place. Most paramedics are not familiar with delivering babies.

And besides…. EWW. I wouldn’t want to be the one to clean up that mess. What the hell do you do with all that mess, and the placenta??? Just toss it in the trash?!!!?

You can have a natural birth in a hospital. You don’t have to have medication. You don’t have to have intervention of any kind. There are safer ways to have a “natural birth”. If you’re going to do it at home, at least have a midwife present who knows what the heck they are doing.

I for one completely embrace the thought of a hospital birth. I absoultely love my doctor and trust what she says. She has never come off as the type who would do things just to make a little more money.

Anyway, I went against my bed rest rule and went to dinner with Ashton, Preston, and my brother last night. Then we went and saw Pirates of the Caribbean. I was miserable the whole time but I’m glad I went. It’s the last movie I’ll be seeing for quite a while! It was good though.

I can’t remember much of anything in my life that I have gone through that I could ever compare to pregnancy. However, being that I am a man, I don’t imagine I’ll ever experience anything like pregnancy.

I have watched my wife, a little bundle of energy and beauty, go through drastic changes physically and mentally, that baffles my mind. I was sitting next to her at the movies tonight, and as I watched her I noticed that for the course of the 5 minutes that I watched her, she showed signs of complete discomfort the entire time. Not 1 second went by where she looked comfortable. There is much to be said about women who willingly go through pregnancy. I have watched my wife go from small, to carrying a very oddly positioned basketball shaped uterus around in her stomach and this whole time, she is as beautiful as the time I laid eyes on her. I see how much pain and discomfort she suffers. She manages to put a smile on her face often. I didn’t really realize how consistent everything is with this. She feels awkard, 100% of the time. It reminds me of torture. Torture doesn’t stop. That’s why it is torture. It never subsides. Let me tell you how much this woman has endured. She has never been one to eat. I really believe her body doesn’t really know how to tell her when she needs to eat. Before the pregnancy, she never really got hungry. She didn’t eat very much as it was, and she never had to. To be forced to eat alot because your husband is nagging at you to feed the babies, has to be hard for a woman like her. After we read early on that twins have better outcomes when women gain more weight earlier in the pregnancy than when women gain weight slower, I felt I had to make sure she was eating. Here we are today, where she has ended up gaining in the correct weight range, and the babies are doing really well on their growth. She put up with it all, like a pro. She ate when she didn’t want to, and didn’t hate me for it. She has worked very hard, day in / day out, to give these babies the best possible outcome. She has had to overcome natural tendencies, bad habits, and has endured the stress of having to move 2 times all in less than 3 months. She has made time for her husband where most women seem to not. She has endured pain, uncertainty, and discomfort more than I could ever imagine myself going through. She has carried twin girls in her tiny little body, and managed to give them room to grow. And for the past few weeks, she has had to walk around like a full term pregnant woman with ONE baby, for twice as long as most women have to deal with. She has kept her sanity. She has loved my daughter and made her feel like she is just as important as the babies in her tummy.

I can’t even begin to do justice for how awesome this woman has been in my life already. I want to thank you Sarah for working so hard in this pregnancy to bring our babies in with a healthy start. Despite any lack of assurance you have in yourself, you need to know that you are going to be more than amazing as a mother to our kids. It’s one of the greatest feelings I have ever felt in my life knowing that we are so blessed to have two baby girls on the way, and that you are their mother. I look forward to all of the challenges, experiences, and love that we will have because of what God has given us. You are more than I could ever have hoped for, and more than I’ll ever need. I love you and I can’t wait to see our little angels.

-Preston