No News is Great!!

Yesterday I went to my new doctors office and it was great!!!  First off, my mom only had to drive for about 35 minutes to get to his office, instead of my normal 90 minutes. Then I only had to see one doctor instead of 2 like I was back home. We did our array of ultrasounds, spent time checking in on both little boys and 

EVERYTHING IS GREAT!!!!

By everything is great I really just mean that there is no new news to start researching and worrying about. I am still in the high risk of the high risk pregnancy categories. Baby A still is dealing with Vasa Previa, and both babies' umbilical cords are still tied in an ugly mess. BUT, they are growing at about the same rate which is what we were so concerned about at this point! We can't rule out the Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome entirely, but because they are 18 weeks along and measuring so close to the same we can basically not worry about it, we'll just keep it on the back burner for now. 

This was my biggest concern for this appointment. From what I read this week's ultrasound would give us the best insight as to whether or not we needed to be concerned about TTTS. It is such a relief to leave the doctors office and just see progress. 

I love my new doctor too. Really, he reminds me a lot of my OBGYN that referred me. We didn't get very much time with him yesterday because he had to go deliver a baby, but he did spend as much time as he could introducing himself and talking with me about the tentative plan. We want to monitor these babes pretty close and will likely have appointments and ultrasounds every week for the next 6 weeks. Then when I am 24 weeks along I will be admitted to the hospital for the following 8-ish weeks until delivery.

This part is pretty scary for me. I've never stayed in a hospital for anything except the 1-2 nights after having given birth. I've never had a reason for a hospital stay. No surgeries or anything. So I'm pretty nervous about staying in the hospital for 2 months. It was so nice being on bed rest at home, and even here at my mom's it's been so nice to rest and still have contact with my boys, home cooked meals, etc. It will be an adjustment. 

It's been so neat with all of the ultrasounds we've had to actually see the growth that these babies are going through. It's amazing how a few weeks ago all we could tell was the head and body and maybe some appendages. Yesterday we were counting fingers. It's those little miracles that just keep me positive about this whole situation. 

This is my 5 YEAR OLD!!! I think that is pretty crazy.

Mr J had a great birthday. We Skyped with his dad while he opened presents, and he had Mickey Mouse cupcakes. I am so so grateful that he is so easy to please. I love this sweetheart so much! 

I wasn't the only one super exhausted after my appointment yesterday. I took 2 naps that were the result of complete exhaustion. You know the feeling of going to sleep and letting every molecule in your body just give into that sleep? I don't know if I have ever felt this exhausted, except for after delivering Mr J. But this pregnancy I've been more tired and my body has felt this full exhaustion and given in to sleep several times. It feels so good. Yesterday afternoon as I laid in bed so tired, Otis was so upset with not getting his way, so he came and snuggled up behind me and fell asleep almost instantly. He must have gotten worn out playing at his Aunt Melissa's house all morning while I was at my appointment. I love getting to be around for snuggles and hugs and kisses. I'll miss the bedtime routine with prayers and scriptures, songs and hugs and kisses every night when I'm in the hospital.