On Saturday, November 3rd we had our baby shower! We had a great turn out and definitely feel loved by so many people! We got some pretty good stuff! We received some cute clothes, some books, diapers, wipes, a car seat, baby wash, baby lotion, our crib mobile, monster plushes (our nursery theme), blankets, hooded towels, play gym, gift cards, car seat toys, etc. We are so excited for the arrival of our boys!
I only took a few pictures, so when I receive pictures from others, I will definitely post them! The pictures I took were taken before everybody arrived. We had about 30 people at our shower. I'm not sure if we got a picture of Troy and myself at the shower (he's sitting to my right in the picture of me).
The mom to be! (me!)
The trike Rachael made out of diapers, blankets, socks, and a bottle. SOOOO cute!
Some of the guests.....look at my little Annie on the left side. She is so cute!
Some of my co-workers
Sister in law (in yellow) and Rachael (to the right of Liz) as well as some church members!
Tomorrow Troy has an appointment with our primary care doctor to check up on his leg. Then Wednesday he has an orthopedic appointment, and will begin physical therapy twice a week. Between his appointments/therapy and mine, we will be going to the doctor at least 3 times per week! Should be fun!
He does seem to be doing a bit better. His spirits are up, although there is still quite a bit of pain. His leg is still pretty swollen and extremely bruised up. He's on the mend though and I hope within the next couple of weeks his leg will look "normal."
Below is an x-ray image of Troy's leg one week after surgery. This is HIS actual leg with the rod and screws in it! You can see the break towards the bottom of the leg (right above the bottom screws)
Troy's right leg. His tibia bone is the one that has the rod in it. The fibula, which is the smaller leg bone, has two hairline fractures. One up high, the other down low. You may be able to see them if you enlarge the image.
Today we had our monthly ultrasound which measures the growth of our little boys. They are both growing well. I am 26 weeks and 2 days. One baby was measuring at 27 weeks, and the other was measuring at 26 weeks 5 days. They are right on target! One was weighing in at 2 pounds, the other at 2 pounds 3 ounces (I don't remember which one was which). They both have heart beats in the 140's (I believe one was at 149, the other at 140). A normal range is 120-160. We were both glad to see that the boys are growing well!
Baby A's (Troy Jr.) face. Not the greatest picture, but we'll take it!
Baby B's (Tristan) face and profile. What a CUTE profile! :)
On Sunday the 21st Troy was at work and somehow he fell. When he fell, he heard and felt a pop in his leg. He couldn't get up and was lying on the multi-purpose room floor. He must have blacked out for a bit and he was definitely in shock. When he came to, he finally called me and told me what had happened. Because he was working at an elementary school, I had to immediately call the county security (he was inside the building and all exterior doors were locked, so nobody could get in to help him). Once I called security, they showed up along with EMT's. The EMT's evaluated Troy on the scene and determined that he broke his leg. Once they got him stabilized, they took him to Shady Grove Hospital. X-Rays determined that he had a spiral tibia fracture. They had to reset his leg....I almost passed out when this happened and I wasn't even in the room! They said he would need surgery, but I guess they couldn't do it at this hospital, or needed a second opinion, so they transferred him to Suburban hospital, which is a trauma hospital.
At Suburban, they definitely determined that he needed surgery. It was supposed to be done Monday morning, but we had a hard time getting answers about anything. It was extremely frustrating! We were waiting all day Monday, and finally Monday evening at around 7p.m., they told us he would go in for surgery at 8 p.m. The surgery ended at 10:30 p.m. and he was in the recovery room for about an hour or so. He finally made it back to his room a little after midnight and he was in a lot of pain. He was on a bunch of pain medication.....dilaudid, valium, and oxycotin to name a few. He was supposed to go home Tuesday, but because the pain was not under control, they kept him until Wednesday.
He's home now, and still in pain, but we are trying to manage it keep him comfortable. It's really difficult having to care for somebody period....but being pregnant with twins, well, that's even more difficult. It's draining, stressful, emotional, and no fun! But I do what I have to do. He is my husband....in sickness and in health!
He has a long recovery period ahead of him. He's going to have several orthopedic appointments, physical therapy, etc. So between his appointments and mine, it will be a lot! I took off work to take care of him and I hope he gets better soon. He has a hard time staying down....maybe this was God's way of telling him that he needed to slow down....he wouldn't listen to me, so he needed a wake up call. I just didn't think it would be like this!
Anyways, I found a video on YouTube that shows the procedure that Troy had done. Fast forward to about 1 minute 40 seconds and watch from there. That's what the surgery was that he had Monday night.
(Fast forward to about 1 minute, 40 seconds, and this is what they did to Troy's leg!)
All bruised
Top two incisions (three total). The large incision is where they inserted the rod.
The smaller incisions are where the screws are.
I had another doctor's appointment today. Babies look good. Baby Troy Jr. is no longer head down. He decided to turn around, and his head is now above my belly button. Baby Tristan is still in the same position. His head has been up for the past month or so. The heartbeats look good, and both boys were moving around during the ultrasound.
My weight gain is steady, so I'm hoping it stays that way and doesn't get too excessive. I'm gaining about 1 - 1.5 pounds per week, which is normal for twin pregnancies. My blood pressure was 118/64, so it's still really good. No bed rest is required yet! Yay! That's good news!
I start going in for appointments every two weeks from here on out. I also have another ultrasound in two weeks where they will check the growth and weight of the babies. They need to make sure both babies are growing at an even rate.
I'm 23 1/2 weeks today, and my uterus is measuring at 29 weeks....5 1/2 weeks larger which is why I look like I'm almost full term! I'm just glad we had another good visit! :)
So today I was browsing tinyprints.com for birth announcements. I found 6 samples that I really like. I'm thinking #1 the one that we're going to go with when that time comes. Which one is your favorite?
I guess it's time to write another post. Hmmm...what has been going on since the last post? The latest thing I am experiencing is blurry vision! I was on my way to work Monday, and my vision went blurry and I was seeing white lights. My eyes stayed that way for several hours. I called Kaiser, and they had me come in to get checked out. All was good. Apparently during pregnancy, some women wind up having vision problems, but it goes away once you give birth. So this is yet another pregnancy side effect I'm having! Oh well, it will be worth it! :)
My "honeymoon" period of pregnancy has ended :( The doctor did say I would only have about 6 weeks or so of feeling "good." And he was right. I've started to feel nauseated again, am constantly fatigued, and can't get any sleep. I will be 23 weeks on Saturday, so I have about 14 more to go!
Other than that, the boys are doing well. They are growing and are incredibly active! It feels like I have a boxing match going on in my stomach. Pretty cool!
