Noah Thatcher

Our sweet little man.

Cambrie Autumn

Our precious little princess.

Labor

Well, I went into labor Sunday August 15th.  I had been having increasing contractions since my doctors visit on Thursday the 12th and by Saturday night I couldn't tell what was a contraction and what wasn't. Seth had been traveling for work and had been gone the past 3 weeks, except for short weekends home. He was able to come home on Thursday night instead of Friday. We spent Friday and Saturday getting things done that I couldn't do without him. My parents drove in from Utah on Saturday as well. It was as if we all sort of sensed that something was going to happen. I went to bed Saturday night and could never fall asleep. I was so uncomfortable and everytime I started to doose off I was awoken by pain. I waited until 2:00 am to wake Seth and tell him I think we need to go to the hospital and get checked out. I was at the point that my stomach was constantly tight. It wouldn't relax in between contractions and I was miserable. Seth and I actually went to the hospital thinking we would be sent home. They monitored me for about 30 minutes and then had me walk the halls for 45 min. When they rechecked me I had dilated from a 2 to a 3. They then did an ultrasound to check position of the babies and they were head down. So, the doctor decided to admit me. She said she would let me labor on my own and if I continue to labor than they wouldn't stop it. By 10:30 Sunday morning I was getting an epidural and the doctor broke one of my waters. I continued to labor all day until my cervix was not only dilated but thin. At about 9:20 pm I started to push and Cambrie was born at 9:56 pm. Noah was farther up and needed to descend down. They had me contract a few times to get him to move before I started pushing again. Noah was born at 10:25 pm. I was very lucky not to have needed a c-section and no epsiotomy. They were born 35 weeks and 6 days.
Both were taken to NICU. They both needed a little help with breathing and were put on CPAP.  It's now been a week since I delivered and they are both still in NICU. Noah should come home tomorrow but Cambrie will stay a few more days. Her heart rate dropped really low witch bought her an extra 5 days in NICU. Seth and I are so thankful for our two little angels. I never thought I could love so much and I never thought I could worry so much. It has been a long, tiring, and very emotional week.

35 weeks pregnant

Well, I have made it to 35 weeks. Seth and I are praying that I make it 2-3 more weeks. So far everything has been going smoothly with no complications. This past week I was put on bed rest/minimal activity. Just when I thought I couldn't possibly get any bigger, I do. I am now at that point of being miserable. I can't seem to get comfortable in any position and nights are by far the worst. I'm lucky to get 3-5 hours of sleep between the constant urination and trying to find a comfortable position. Besides being huge and starting to feel contractions, I feel I have reverted back to my first trimester with heartburn, constant urination, insomnia, and nausea.  I have to admit, as happy as I am to be pregnant and as joyous as I will be to welcome these two angles into this world, I do not like being pregnant.

Nursery

My parents came to Arizona with us and helped us move in to our new home. The second week they were here my mom painted a mural on one of the walls in the babies room. It turned out beautiful. Seth and I are very happy with it. We decided to go with a Mother Goose theme.

Baby Girl Kearns

I had a doctors visit about two weeks ago and they do an ultrasound at every visit.  Because I'm having twins, instead of using a Doppler to hear heart tones they just do an ultrasound. Well, our baby girl was in the right position to snap a picture. Our baby boy decided to play shy, so no picture of him. Now that they're getting bigger, I'm not sure we will get anymore pictures of them until they are born. As you can see in the picture, her brother is squishing her.

31 Weeks

31 weeks yesterday and becoming more miserable. Seth and I think I grew overnight. My belly is sticking out even more. I'm quickly going back to that stage of not sleeping well, needing to urinate all the time, and just feeling uncomfortable in just about any position. The doctor seems to think if I rest and take it easy from here on, I should be able to carry the twins to 37-38 weeks. The problem is taking it easy. Seth and I just moved in to our new home in Mesa and and there is still work to be done. Maybe it's the nesting stage. I have this overwhelming desire to make sure things are organized and clean. Thank goodness for my parents. They have been a life saver during this move

29 weeks at provo lake

29 weeks yesterday and moving along just fine. I seriously feel like I am big enough and yet I have two months left. People keep telling me I look great and that they can't believe I am carry two, but I think they're just being nice.

Seth and I went boating with the family yesterday for one last time this summer. We move to Mesa in two days. I can't believe it's finally here. We have been in limbo for two months. As hard as it may be to leave family and friends here in Utah, Seth and I are looking forward to moving into our new home, getting settled, and starting our lives in Arizona. I'm at the point now that I just want to get things moved and somewhat settled before the twins are born.

28 Weeks

I've made it to my third trimester. The babies are doing well and developing as they should. According to the doctors, no concerns at this time.

Seth and I closed on our house this last week, so we are officially home owners in Mesa, AZ. We move on July 1st. Even though it's going to be really hot, it will be nice to be in our own home and get things situated before they are born. At this point we are praying that I make it 37 weeks. Seth leaves on July 26th for global training with Biosense Webster for 3 weeks and will only be home on weekends.  We both would just die if he wasn't present for the birth of our twins. Especially since they are our first.

Baby shower

The Kearns: Cassidy (sister-in-law), Donna (mother-in-law), Kelly and Adam (sister-in-law and nephew), and Cat (sister-in-law). Kelly, Donna, and Cat traveled long distance to be at the baby shower. It was so wonderful to see all of them and to share this joyous moment with them.