From this post on I will be telling you all about our little girls and their new life in this world!
Here is the long version of the story from Saturday July 18th until Monday July 20th:
7pm on Saturday July 18th I started timing contractions. For two hours I contracted and decided to give the night nurse call. Apparently they were busy because it took about 30 minutes to call me back. She decided to send me to the hospital to get looked at and see what all was going on. Our boys were asleep so I told my husband to stay with them and I will drive to the hospital. If I need him to come we already had a plan in place. By this time I informed my mom, who lives about 2 hours away, what was going on.
By the time I had made it to the hospital it had been 3 hours worth of contracting but they weren't horrible ones. I got hooked up to monitors and the doctor did a preterm test on me which came back positive. I was dilated to 1.5 This means I was going to stay the night, be monitored and given meds to slow/stop the contractions. My mom and dad decided to drive down at 12:30am. They gave me some meds which knocked me out for a little bit. When I woke up my contractions were still around but pretty strong. When they checked me again at 3:40am I was dilated to a 4 and the doctor decided since I was in labor that the girls needed to be delivered.
One hour later on Sunday July 19th at 4:47am and 4:48 am Amelia Grace and Kaylee Jo were born via C-Section. Amelia was born first weighing 4 pounds 2 ounces and 17 inches long. Kaylee Jo was breech, feet down, weighing 4 pounds 9 ounces and 17.25 inches long. They were taken to the NICU while I was put back together and take to recovery. I was unable to see them until 1:00pm Sunday since I didn't have all the feeling back into my legs/feet.When I did get to see them it was a very emotional moment for me.
The girls are hooked up to all different wires and tubes. I wasn't able to hold them or touch them yet. I know God is going to take care of them but it was still very hard to hand them over to him.
They are on 21% oxygen which is room oxygen. They are not having to supplement. I'm not real sure what that mean but the nurses seem really positive! Kaylee is having some sleep apnea episodes so they are giving her some caffeine to stimulate and boost her breathing and stuff. Other than that they had a really good first day and night!
Monday July 20th:
I wasn't in too much pain this morning but as the day went on and I was doing more walking I could tell the pain was going to get worse. I was able to shower and remove the bandage from my incision. Even though the shower helped me feel nice and clean this was also the most painful part of my day. I was also finally given an abdomen binder which will help keep my stomach and stuff in place while I am up and moving.
The girls are having a good day. Amelia had some sleep apnea episodes, the nurses were not surprised, so she is now getting some caffeine too! The doctor let them have a little bit of milk today; 5 mL each which is only a teaspoon. I was able to change Kaylee's diaper earlier this afternoon! This evening Jessie went down to see them when he got off work and he was able to hold them!
As soon as I figure out how to post pictures on here I will put some up! Check back for more updates about the girl's as grow! God is good and is working in so many ways right now!
In Him,
Angie K
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