During a routine screening on tuesday, the doctor discovered that one of the babies hadn't grown much since the last screening a month earlier. According to their measurements, there was a 22% weight difference between the girls which meant there was a pretty significant growth restriction happening. that, along with a few other factors (low amniotic fluid and stress signs) led to the decision to deliver the babies ASAP. We went to the hospital that evening to be induced. Both babies were head down, so we were planning for a vaginal delivery. 14 hours into the induction the nurse started noticing pretty significant dips in baby b's (the smaller baby) heart rate. This continued pretty frequently for a good amount of time. She called my dr. And he made the call to have a quick c section since I was only at 3cm and the baby needed to be delivered pretty soon. The next hour was probably the scariest of my life as I watched and felt myself being poked, prepped, numbed, cut open, ripped apart, sucked out, squeezed, and sewn back together. My girls were out though and were doing great.
Jovi Mei (baby a) was born at 10:07 a.m. weighing 4lbs 15oz and 18.5in and Beah Grace (baby b) was born a minute later weighing 4lbs 6oz and 18in.
The ultrasound measurements were off by several ounces, but I'm glad everything happened the way they did. It turned out that Beah had her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.
Going into this, I thought for sure at least the smaller baby would have to spend time in the nicu, but they are both so healthy inspite of their small size. They have been with us the whole time.
There is much more to share, but I'm writing this on an iPhone and it's taking forever. I just hope that, more than anything, you all can see as clearly as I can how faithful and good God has been in this whole thing. This journey has tested my faith more than anything I've ever been through and I've had to learn to truly trust him. He has carried me and my girls through this whole thing and I'm overwhelmed by his grace and goodness towards us.
They are just perfect and I'm so happy to be their mom!
During a routine screening on tuesday, the doctor discovered that one of the babies hadn't grown much since the last screening a month earlier. According to their measurements, there was a 22% weight difference between the girls which meant there was a pretty significant growth restriction happening. that, along with a few other factors (low amniotic fluid and stress signs) led to the decision to deliver the babies ASAP. We went to the hospital that evening to be induced. Both babies were head down, so we were planning for a vaginal delivery. 14 hours into the induction the nurse started noticing pretty significant dips in baby b's (the smaller baby) heart rate. This continued pretty frequently for a good amount of time. She called my dr. And he made the call to have a quick c section since I was only at 3cm and the baby needed to be delivered pretty soon. The next hour was probably the scariest of my life as I watched and felt myself being poked, prepped, numbed, cut open, ripped apart, sucked out, squeezed, and sewn back together. My girls were out though and were doing great.
Jovi Mei (baby a) was born at 10:07 a.m. weighing 4lbs 15oz and 18.5in and Beah Grace (baby b) was born a minute later weighing 4lbs 6oz and 18in.
The ultrasound measurements were off by several ounces, but I'm glad everything happened the way they did. It turned out that Beah had her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.
Going into this, I thought for sure at least the smaller baby would have to spend time in the nicu, but they are both so healthy inspite of their small size. They have been with us the whole time.
There is much more to share, but I'm writing this on an iPhone and it's taking forever. I just hope that, more than anything, you all can see as clearly as I can how faithful and good God has been in this whole thing. This journey has tested my faith more than anything I've ever been through and I've had to learn to truly trust him. He has carried me and my girls through this whole thing and I'm overwhelmed by his grace and goodness towards us.
They are just perfect and I'm so happy to be their mom! 
