Uh oh....a brief scare, a hospital stay, and bed rest

On Monday, June 16, we arrived home from our beach vacation after making the long drive from Washington, DC (we drove from NC to DC on Sunday the 15th). Meghan was having some regular back pain and was generally uncomfortable. That night, around 3 am, she woke up very sick and got sick several times over the course of the morning. When she called the doctor that morning, she told Meghan to go to the hospital. We drove to the hospital and found out that Meghan was 1 cm dilated and was having contractions 2 to 3 minutes apart. That's when the scary part began....

Meghan was started on an IV to get her hydrated, some drugs to slow down the contractions, and she was injected with steroids to help develop the babies' lungs in case they were born (at this point they were less than 28 weeks). They then transferred her to Beth Israel, which is clearly a good hospital, since it is the Official Hospital of the Boston Red Sox....

Meghan spent the next week in the hospital, being monitored for contractions and having lots of attention from the nurses. They think she got very dehydrated from the virus that she caught and the resulting vomiting, and that may have caused the contractions. Happily, on Tuesday the 24th, she had an ultrasound and the doctor declared her stable enough to be released to home...where she is right now...on bed rest. Thanks to all who visited her in the hospital and said prayers for the health of the babies and the Baby Mama. We hope the babies stay inside the human incubator (i.e. Meghan) for another 6 to 8 weeks!

Below is a photo of us in the hospital....since our 4th Wedding Anniversary was June 19th, this is the only official photo taken during our 4th anniversary stay at the Hotel Beth Israel!

Outer Banks Beach Trip

On Friday, June 6, we got the OK from the Doctor to go on our vacation to the Outer Banks. We rented a beach house in Corolla with Meghan's family and were looking forward to lots of time on the beach and next to the pool!!

We stopped in DC on the way and went out to dinner with Chele, Jen Dallas and the Haykens (complete with little Jack!) It was great to catch up with old friends and to meet the new Hayken... what a cutie! Below is a photo from the dinner:

Once we arrived in NC, we settled in for a week on the beach. It was a relaxing vacation, where Meghan spent a lot of time keeping cool in the pool and elevating her legs on the pool chairs! The dogs enjoyed themselves as well! See some photos below from the trip:

We were also very surprised by a family Baby Shower, complete with favors like small baby bottles with blue and pink candy and a cake made by the same person who had made our wedding cake almost 4 years ago! Below is a picture from the shower.

26 week (almost) Ultrasound Update

No pictures this time, but we wanted to post an update on the babies with info from the last ultrasound. The little boy now weighs 1 lb 13 oz and the little girl is a solid 1 lb 9 oz. Both heartbeats were strong, and we saw the little girl kicking the boy in the head during the ultrasound, so they are already fighting!! Foreshadowing of things to come??

24 week Belly Photo and A Conversation with the Pups

This is the 24 week belly shot...Baby Mamma Meghan has now lost sight of her toes....



The dogs have started to take notice of the belly, too, and are sucking up to Mom all they can! Here is what they may be saying in this picture....

Dixie: Hey, Duchess, did you feel that? I think there is something in there!
Duchess: Yeah, I know. It feels like we're about to get bumped from our place as top dogs!
Dixie: Yeah, we better suck up to Mom now before it is too late!

22 week Ultrasound Pictures

Here are the latest ultrasound photos....it's hard to see much (kind of like looking at a cloud and making up an image) since they are just head shots (probably not good enough to use for modeling interviews yet).

The picture below is of the little boy....he weighs 1 lb, 2 ounces. The top of his head is on the right side of the photo and he is looking up, and you can see his hands above his little nose. You can also see his eye.

The photos below are of the little girl...she weighs 15 ounces. The top of her head is on the left side of the photos and she is looking up. You can kind of see her nose and her lips.

Meghan's belly at 21 weeks....yesterday, we took this picture...and we also felt the first kicks and punches on the outside of the belly! The little Darlings are quite active in there, fighting with each other and hitting Meghan's belly! It felt pretty cool feeling the baby's for the first time.

Red Sox Games

We went to two Red Sox games last week, both of which were played in the Arctic Circle (not Fenway Park, because why would it be 40 degrees with a bitter wind in Boston in May!) On April 29, using the "my good friend is really pregnant and her feet hurt" line scored 4 of us an upgrade from standing room tickets to a table in the the Right Field Roof deck. On May 3, Chele, Rich and Christina came up from DC and joined us for the view from the 3rd Base Pavilion Standing Room...luckily the cold weather scared people away and we scored seats halfway through the game. When is it going to get warm in Boston????