Well, I am now 28 weeks pregnant....it feels more like 2 years. This one has really been a rough one. Last
month I ended up in the hospital 5 times in 2 weeks. I ended up having to call my parents and tell them that they had
to come home now!, dr's orders. He told me I wasn't allowed to be alone the rest of my pregnancy that I either had to
stay with someone or someone had to stay with me. They spent 3 long days driving back home. My aunt Jean
came to stay with me a couple days to help until they got here. Gabby and I have been staying with my parents ever since.
We get to see Brian about once a week.
Taking care of Gabby and I is really wearing my mom out. But I don't know what I'd do without my parents....I pretty
much had zero help before they came back. Brian tried to do all he could, but he still had to work and sleep.
He was wore out, too, and trying to do what I had to just to get by totally was wearing out my body. If I would have
kept that up, these twins would have ended up coming WAY too soon. Plus, there was no way I could have kept it up.
I kept having fainting episodes, which I am no longer having since I have help to take care of me and Gabby.
When you go through hard times in life, you learn who your friends are. I found out that I really don't
have many...at least not ones that live anywhere close. When you go through such a rough time, it really makes
you feel like you don't have any. I am told how I will need help once the twins come home, but it will mostly be mom
and Brian...I could hardly find someone to take me to the hospital when I needed to go those 5 times in 2 weeks. My
online poodle friends have been some of the most supportive people of all - from California, Wyoming to Austrailia.
Last Wednesday we went to Ft. Wayne to see a perientologist for a Level 2 Ultrasound. He told me that the twins
were identical girls and that even though my health has suffered, we couldn't ask for healthier looking babies. Said
they weighed 2.5 pounds each and that I was hiding it well that I was this far along with twins.
I finally have some color back in my face and a little more strength. It all has to do with the loving sacrifice
of my mom who is taking care of me and my daughter and feeding me well. My basic job in life now is to just eat and
rest, which is really what I needed all along. We have had some nice weather lately and because I have gained a little
strength, I have been able to go outside for a little bit with Gabby and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.
Well, I got to come home for one night, since Brian's night off was last night. I need to go get myself ready for
the day and get ready to go back to mom and dad's. I'll try to blog some more in a couple weeks when hopefully I will
get to come home for the day again. I sure slept good in my own bed last night.
