29 Weeks and Holding Steady
We visited both our doctor and specialist this week. Justin was out of town so Mom came out to Texas to stay with me and go with me to my appointments. I am so thankful that she is able to do that. I get nervous when I home by myself with him gone and that something is going to happen. It is also getting a lot more difficult for me to move around and I need help taking care of the dogs, trash, house stuff, etc that needs to be done around here. I got a great report at my doctor. Mom loved meeting her and couldn't believe how young and precious she is. We are blessed to have her taking care of us. All was well with me. I am working one more week and then its home resting. Fortunately, at least at first, it is not strict bed rest. I can some things and go out of the house. Just need to be off my feet and rest periodically and no stress. I am looking forward to having some time before the babies to finish organizing and putting together the nursery, thank you notes, all kinds of things that I am just too tired to do after a 10 hour day at work. I am nervous too. Work is crazy right now and I can't imagine being away from everything for so long. I won't go back until January and we are right in the "job mapping" process of the merger. I am also nervous about the financial impact as well. We have a plan and have been preparing for this but it is still a big change for us. I know that bringing these babies into the world the healthiest possible is the #1 priority and every minute I get to spend with them before going back to work will be precious. Philippians 4:19; "This same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." What a lesson this is and will be in trusting God for our needs.
Our visit to the specialist was great too. Mom loved seeing the boys little faces. (She was tearing up :-) This time it was a lot more difficult to see them because they are beginning to get really crowded. They were a huge tangle of arms, legs, cords, etc. They are stretching out under ribs too! The boys are big and healthy. They are actually on pace the same as singletons which is amazing. Baby A weighed 3 lbs 5 oz and Baby B weighed 3 lbs 3 oz. I am carrying around 6 1/2 lbs of baby at 29 weeks. That is comparable to some women when they are full term. Doctor says that I have about 2 weeks before I am "enormous". Great :-) When they measured my cervix you could see a little kink in it where a little head was pressing down on it. My cervix was still 3.8 so holding nice and tight. She was very pleased with how well my body is handling the twins. Praise God!
I am obviously very emotional with all my hormones being crazy right now, but I am so overwhelmed by the goodness of our Lord and by how much love we have been shown through this whole journey. When you look back over the last few years and how much we have prayed for guidance in having children and thinking maybe we weren't going to have any, we realize all along He was right there with us. We were walking in His plan. All in his amazing timing.. when we lived in Birmingham and visited the doctor's there life was so crazy. Justin traveled Mon-Fri for 8 months. The Lord knew there was no way I could handle this on my own! I can't believe it happened in Houston, Texas but I we have been so blessed here. Loving wonderful church family and friends who have taken care of us, incredible doctors and medical care, jobs, a wonderful home, and so many more. In Isaiah 55:9, God says, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." We don't know when these baby boys will arrive, but He does. We continue to pray for them and know they are in His hands. Whatever happens will be part of his continuing plan for the Riley family. We appreciate so much all the cards, emails, posts, words of encouragement and prayers even from people that we barely even know. Thank you so much!
Love, The Rileys
Our visit to the specialist was great too. Mom loved seeing the boys little faces. (She was tearing up :-) This time it was a lot more difficult to see them because they are beginning to get really crowded. They were a huge tangle of arms, legs, cords, etc. They are stretching out under ribs too! The boys are big and healthy. They are actually on pace the same as singletons which is amazing. Baby A weighed 3 lbs 5 oz and Baby B weighed 3 lbs 3 oz. I am carrying around 6 1/2 lbs of baby at 29 weeks. That is comparable to some women when they are full term. Doctor says that I have about 2 weeks before I am "enormous". Great :-) When they measured my cervix you could see a little kink in it where a little head was pressing down on it. My cervix was still 3.8 so holding nice and tight. She was very pleased with how well my body is handling the twins. Praise God!
I am obviously very emotional with all my hormones being crazy right now, but I am so overwhelmed by the goodness of our Lord and by how much love we have been shown through this whole journey. When you look back over the last few years and how much we have prayed for guidance in having children and thinking maybe we weren't going to have any, we realize all along He was right there with us. We were walking in His plan. All in his amazing timing.. when we lived in Birmingham and visited the doctor's there life was so crazy. Justin traveled Mon-Fri for 8 months. The Lord knew there was no way I could handle this on my own! I can't believe it happened in Houston, Texas but I we have been so blessed here. Loving wonderful church family and friends who have taken care of us, incredible doctors and medical care, jobs, a wonderful home, and so many more. In Isaiah 55:9, God says, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." We don't know when these baby boys will arrive, but He does. We continue to pray for them and know they are in His hands. Whatever happens will be part of his continuing plan for the Riley family. We appreciate so much all the cards, emails, posts, words of encouragement and prayers even from people that we barely even know. Thank you so much!
Love, The Rileys