tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73569197667968628932024-03-19T04:32:48.067-07:00Life of Bethfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-12828925684039368352009-05-03T23:25:00.000-07:002009-05-07T20:28:16.069-07:003 months and countingThe girls are getting bigger and bigger...now over 10 pounds, they are eating baby food and cereal along with their formula. The reflux has all but disappeared and I think that it had to do with the preemie formula that they were on for the first month or so. We still use thickener just to be on the safe side with the spit up. They are full of smiles and silent talking and seem to want to laugh very soon.<br /><br /><br /><br />We have had a busy spring so far...we visited Shannon in Batesville about a month ago and last weekend as well as this weekend Shannon and her family have come to visit here, it has been awesome spending time with my other family....they are as close as my own as anyone could ever get and I love them all. We went to Jim's mom's a few weeks ago and then again this weekend and it is so relaxing for me when we go there as I hand her the babies and say goodnight....This prooves to be the best sleep that I have had since their births. We picked up their new swings this weekend and it is nice to be able to swing them both at the same time because until now we only had the one that Mom and Tony had brought 2 months ago. On the way home today we went by the graveyards in Missouri where Jim's family is buried and took pics as well as decorated his brothers grave as today would have been his 32nd birthday.<br /><br /><br /><br />We plan to make a few more trips this summer and as of yet nothing is set in stone.<br /><br />Things are getting easier as the girls get bigger and I am excited for the milestones that are in the near future.<br /><br />My summer courses start June 1st and I am excited to be using my brain again for something other than baby formulas and diaper fullness. Online this summer means that I have yet to figure out how to get out of this house everyday..I am not losing any of this weight...I think I will need to just leave every afternoon and make it a point to walk around the block or something...Jim lost his job at the liquor store when it shut down last month.<br /><br />love to u all<br /><br />BETH<br /><br /> UPDATE: There is something wrong with our van, we are not sure the guy at the tire shop said that it was a blown head gasket and the estimate that we got to fox it was 1300.00 RYK...we might as well just get another vehicle for that price or an entire new motor...I have no idea what we are going to do just yet,.,.,,Jim seems to think that it is not a head gasket as he has mechanic friends and they dont think that is what it is...well I guess we will see...this puts off any traveling that I had planned this coming month or so.fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-16054697847682108962009-03-31T13:59:00.000-07:002009-03-31T15:24:00.434-07:002 Months Old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O42OtraQ8lwOuGjG2UT1TY1SFo2V9CiCtpgu5LoaTJe-80YE193bY3GJPneL0tp_xwlu_CbV1NUxIYCEzopQ_eAfHgn0XNjP5zQWScP3bua69lZpyM-ez29OqczD6J_M7vxJj9N9r6U/s1600-h/Photo0299.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319463170968097250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O42OtraQ8lwOuGjG2UT1TY1SFo2V9CiCtpgu5LoaTJe-80YE193bY3GJPneL0tp_xwlu_CbV1NUxIYCEzopQ_eAfHgn0XNjP5zQWScP3bua69lZpyM-ez29OqczD6J_M7vxJj9N9r6U/s320/Photo0299.jpg" border="0" /></a> Samantha<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FuGwGYdulpKbIphxbYhigWNdEE1eENSCMO5qLiVhki8dhJkYrXS1LNf6yhUcrOn61BpQIKhBv1Q1iVMlO3OH_ChZRAeQJ1cQSJOXVeBpR3yls5TnZh2eYefecZtn1EZvt9OGafLEuPg/s1600-h/Photo0298.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319463162947210450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FuGwGYdulpKbIphxbYhigWNdEE1eENSCMO5qLiVhki8dhJkYrXS1LNf6yhUcrOn61BpQIKhBv1Q1iVMlO3OH_ChZRAeQJ1cQSJOXVeBpR3yls5TnZh2eYefecZtn1EZvt9OGafLEuPg/s320/Photo0298.jpg" border="0" /></a>Stacey<br /><br /><div>Samantha and Stacey are growing! They weigh as much as a normal size newborn now...8 lbs. 6 1/2 oz. and 8 lbs. 3 1/2 oz. </div></div><br /><p>They are smiling big now and Samantha can already roll over from belly to back...lol..she does not like to be on her stomach!</p><p>Things are better (with the colic) now that we switched them to lacto-free formula, put gas drops in their formula and use Benefiber for Kids to help them use the bathroom. For weeks we were all pulling our hair out as they were some crying babies--EVERY NIGHT!!! We are actually sleeping now, sometimes more than 6 hours straight...I dont know how to act when I get that much sleep. </p><p>The girls had their first cold (sniffles) last week and of course I was worried sick, they are better now but Big Brother is sick with a fever and sore throat for the past 2 days....he is going to the dr. tomorrow! The girls took their first out of town trip to Kennett a month ago and then this past weekend I took the kids to Shannon's (in Batesville), we had a good trip and the best time.</p><p>Hope this finds all of u well, I am sorry that I am not in very good contact lately..but as u can imagine I am pretty busy day in and day out!! Love you all!! BETH</p>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-41510258497953559632009-03-07T12:49:00.000-08:002009-03-07T14:44:16.510-08:00SCAMP MARIE SWINDLE FAIN 5/2/91-3/6/2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_6rbdcqMGSi5fY1evBmBPnWFkk4rMQ7q3teVNr6hvia526Q8Tncf9sVlDNPMAn4NBuwqBPUIfwKCm5Faa7jIYBTXkAH7VeCOPjNnLgXx6mWUdd-X8bsO8HZtBd8AXCBAtYYjp_KuPGk/s1600-h/100_0980.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310575958424417138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_6rbdcqMGSi5fY1evBmBPnWFkk4rMQ7q3teVNr6hvia526Q8Tncf9sVlDNPMAn4NBuwqBPUIfwKCm5Faa7jIYBTXkAH7VeCOPjNnLgXx6mWUdd-X8bsO8HZtBd8AXCBAtYYjp_KuPGk/s320/100_0980.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoVnerMkBGrVZc1wS3QdpI_bLYElrbZJUyPWcQu02_stWRrsGQzhyphenhyphenzVJyY8WZujOci7rqz6UA3a5RtbfG04Dyii5EiekIH6mXn1iZ8N-1Zqy2CKBX8Rf0NxoQ-IlEgfZlfhJ3Le1ll0M/s1600-h/009.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">My baby Scamp passed yesterday morning around 3:00.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">I am totally and utterly heartbroken and grieving!!!!</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">I have had him since before my 13th birthday and will never forget all of the years that we shared together...he meant the world to me!</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He was an awesome kitten, always playing and was for sure always with me!! </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He slept under the covers and loved turkey, butter, and tuna. He always gave hugs and would jump on my back when I wasnt paying him attention or was bent over...He meant the world to me!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He meant so much to me that Jim was always wondering if it came between him and Gamp--who would win...well I will never tell, but I am sure that one can guess what that answer is.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He loved to play with rubber bands and blush brushes, he would hide them...lol. He also loved POUNCE (Jim's fav. treat to give him) and catnip :)<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He was a very talkative cat, never quiet (unless he was asleep), he would just meow to greet u, meow louder for food and yowl at night--we always said--just to hear himself talk. As he got older he would yowl at the walls and in the hallway at all hours...he was getting senile..</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He had lived a full life and was the best cat (baby) I could have asked for. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">The only time that we were apart in 18 years was when we lived on Speedway and the front door was left open for a time when I was not in the room and Scamp got out. We called a search party and we looked for days...calling his name and screaming down the street at all hours of the night...we looked everywhere!! I was almost as heartbroken then as I am right now! He was gone for weeks and it was such a relief when my friend Cathy found him just 3 or 4 doors down from the house and it seemed as if he had been there the whole time. He had lost his hair and about 10 pounds...he was as miserable without me as I was without him :(</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">He had just gotten weaker and weaker after his leg was broken..he went downhill really fast within the past couple of weeks and I knew that it was time....he was not in any pain </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">(as far as I could tell) and he only cried when he wanted my attention. (I wish now for more of that...It was hard with him and the twins all wanting to be in my lap at the same time).</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">There will never be another baby like Scamp, he was just the greatest...he was my best friend for almost 18 years and I will love and miss him forever!!!<br /></span><br /></div><div></div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-41547971879205290982009-03-01T06:55:00.000-08:002009-03-07T12:49:42.925-08:002/21/2009 GRAMMY came to visit !!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4bSBwdCPjijWMAPDZHl5-KsbRFupg3WsPV_anovEIO2D0uXH-ip-hxhCBDxgg2p4foB_ee0RA9JPieTpD_LfFZGy9fjy0L0BPkdvW-81KjBv6iRzYO6Y_40ATE0XDLgP-_ojAEobY30/s1600-h/DSC01423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310549918157482450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4bSBwdCPjijWMAPDZHl5-KsbRFupg3WsPV_anovEIO2D0uXH-ip-hxhCBDxgg2p4foB_ee0RA9JPieTpD_LfFZGy9fjy0L0BPkdvW-81KjBv6iRzYO6Y_40ATE0XDLgP-_ojAEobY30/s320/DSC01423.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, things are going to fast in my life lately and there is no real way to catch everyone up on the past few weeks that i have not had time to write anything down...but I am going to try to sum a little up today by working backwards :)</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Yesterday my mom came to visit her grandkids and it was AWESOME!! There is just something about seeing my kids with my mom that I just love. It is almost indescribable. She held the girls all day long, and I think by the time they left last night she could tell them apart. NOT SURE THOUGH....lmao. It is getting harder and harder to tell them apart these days and I know that the older they get the more they will look alike. </div><br /><br /><div>Baxter came to visit and as u can imagine Sebastian got the biggest kick out of that!! Him and Baxter just played and played.</div><br /><br /><div>BTW, we got some snow and sleet yesterday and the ground is still just covered...it is beautiful</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am trying to play catch up but not doing a good job at it, everyone just be assured that they girls are doing fine and we are all happy and well.</div><br /><br /><div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-25424852158295519192009-02-15T17:41:00.000-08:002009-02-15T18:34:53.258-08:00Dealing with the girls reflux<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqRRLAem96lsC5YAohrYmvjFG2u3jyE-C95xpPWaoo0EZdC7R_byxw9IOIwhUU01zX2z7abG6sKKOqkdEuCNc7BZTSrtDQnMEVYuBnHff8jOEI7sQQ1wPpU3a_q7nSXcLufE-wvxTUzI/s1600-h/DSC01159+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303211791861212258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqRRLAem96lsC5YAohrYmvjFG2u3jyE-C95xpPWaoo0EZdC7R_byxw9IOIwhUU01zX2z7abG6sKKOqkdEuCNc7BZTSrtDQnMEVYuBnHff8jOEI7sQQ1wPpU3a_q7nSXcLufE-wvxTUzI/s320/DSC01159+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The girls are a total joy and have made our lives complete!!! We never even knew that we were missing anything. I got scared the 5th when Stacey quit breathing on me....we took her to the clinic after I sucked this fluid out of her throat and they decidedto keep her overnight for observation. </div><br /><div>We stayed and she was hooked up to machines to monitor her breathing, oxygen levels, and heartbeat. The next morning..after a night of no incidents and me getting some actual rest as I was not worried being in the hospital and hooked up to machines, they sent her down for a Upper GI scan....During the scan the radiologists told me that she had reflux...that the reason she didnt spit up was because the reflux just came to the bottom of her throat and she was getting choked on it, that that was the reason that she quit breathing. </div><br /><div>We went home that night with a prescription for reflux medicine and a sleep apnea machine for home at night. </div><br /><div>The medicine did not seem to do that good om its own and we were still having 2-3 episodes a day...I took matters into my own hands and put her on the thickener that Ethen used (thanks Angie for still having some) :) </div><br /><div>We have only had 1 or 2 since and that is a relief.</div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-73133104366659937322009-02-15T17:24:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:37:46.394-08:00Big Brother Sebastian<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcgKk0BT22bVKbrkau0F7kxUhQbmaQVAwXlbhzzT67nJ0tBIC0_NxVimVc7PdJXmTtW_vpEr-WP3tdrrXNjKBB8Wi0XdoqClgetSygmHSSbuZio1YphyMzcRpJGZAWRqJ_XPWCA2XFTU/s1600-h/DSC01014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303202045907814930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcgKk0BT22bVKbrkau0F7kxUhQbmaQVAwXlbhzzT67nJ0tBIC0_NxVimVc7PdJXmTtW_vpEr-WP3tdrrXNjKBB8Wi0XdoqClgetSygmHSSbuZio1YphyMzcRpJGZAWRqJ_XPWCA2XFTU/s320/DSC01014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGpcLcXvxh_BuOKEJRw2tqkZIeK6gIPnwlpYbtT9JAPCZ-EIiuvFyZGorfAxD5Rj6ONgStIzOwmWQ_sQsw9Dle1RTT6YjWJ6rmYAO_XKlQNfyRnJn9jxZkHakdJ2zlpLzwpY1ZJrKYO4/s1600-h/DSC00910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303202042054217650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGpcLcXvxh_BuOKEJRw2tqkZIeK6gIPnwlpYbtT9JAPCZ-EIiuvFyZGorfAxD5Rj6ONgStIzOwmWQ_sQsw9Dle1RTT6YjWJ6rmYAO_XKlQNfyRnJn9jxZkHakdJ2zlpLzwpY1ZJrKYO4/s320/DSC00910.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>He is the most proud and loving BIG BROTHER!!! I am so proud of him, everyday is an adventure with him as he thinks everything they do is the coolest and most awesome thing. </div><br /><br /><div>He looked forward to seeing them for so long and I think that the reality of the last few months (with me in and out of the hospital) that he was so excited to see them and relieved that it was all over with...he was overwhelmed with emotion the first time that he held Stacey that he just cried....It was the sweetest thing..I looked at him and said are u OK?? He said yea, I am not sad I am so happy to see my sisters and I am just glad that they are here!!!</div></div><br />He hugs and kisses them all day long and would rather spend time with them than to do anything else...We are so proud of him :) Any worries that we had of him being jealous, etc. have been laid to rest...I wish everyone could see the way he looks at them...his heart is so full!!!fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-35425499492007677902009-02-15T14:59:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:23:34.426-08:00Coming home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2i84xBAESsS5lGx7kIdTXKVacpLwwehIyeK29sEuVbw5lu3-C_tbSV1QXbwh-v0jpdkjPd5J_9efu1rQlbXHyifuykREt33e7fiDVgvNz1cNn9UGMrPKpOXBoL46JJlH1DPcMU-ioB4/s1600-h/DSC00999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303173339983602114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2i84xBAESsS5lGx7kIdTXKVacpLwwehIyeK29sEuVbw5lu3-C_tbSV1QXbwh-v0jpdkjPd5J_9efu1rQlbXHyifuykREt33e7fiDVgvNz1cNn9UGMrPKpOXBoL46JJlH1DPcMU-ioB4/s320/DSC00999.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>The closer the day came to go home the more scared I got!!! The ice storm happened the night after the girls were born and I was scared to death to go home in the ice and to be in the dark with no central heat, etc. The girls were ready to come home the day after they were born..not me!!! I dont remember the c-section with Sebastian being near this painful..and the doctors are attributing it to the fact that my uterus was SO BIG!! I could barely stand it the day that we went home and that was not until Thursday January 29th. We put it off as long as we could...and made a plan as a family for the trip home. The lights were still out, so the first order of business was to have Dad, Phyllis, and Terry (Jim's parents) to come home and get the gas stoves going and get the house warmed as much as possible, and to make room in the basement for us to sleep down there with the big oven. The second order of business was the worry of carbon monoxide poisoning...So, Mom and Dad bought a detector that needed no electricity and it was a blessing...it gave me peace of mind and I was relieved to know that we had a plan and were going to be ok. </div><br /><div>It was scary with them being so little and new to bring them home during a time like this. It was nice to have the family working together and helping to figure it all out. </div><br /><div>After we came home, things worked as planned, we had no problems and the entire house was warmer than it is when the central heat is running. It was so warm that we just slept in the living room..The first night home was AWESOME!!! All the family was here and those that werent came to visit...The girls got to meet their Aunt Gina for the first time and their Uncle CJ was well enough to hold them. I was hurting pretty bad but in and out of lucidity with all the pain medication. I am thankful for the help and support of Phyllis, Terry, and my Dad...without them don;t know what we would have done, I love and appreciate everything that they did for us :) The lights were back on by Friday evening and there was nothing to worry about after that.</div></div></div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-17556107005519834652009-02-15T13:31:00.001-08:002009-02-15T14:57:16.790-08:00Recovery and holding the girls for the first time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSAbHHThrGR-uPuv8TSj42DBgH4zsscz4VAmfsJGAodJ3tN6gub2FlxOxsYsHqCvScFrxkNYPIED1RCfqnXDbITIfpZGdcgQ9cMAjVBW5cUcUE64CNjp5t-ExDD1bZyiT4jgmHPdutHk/s1600-h/DSC00898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303141308487851938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSAbHHThrGR-uPuv8TSj42DBgH4zsscz4VAmfsJGAodJ3tN6gub2FlxOxsYsHqCvScFrxkNYPIED1RCfqnXDbITIfpZGdcgQ9cMAjVBW5cUcUE64CNjp5t-ExDD1bZyiT4jgmHPdutHk/s320/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SOEvV9IHIChtXCa8VXiaN1iiTo99coU-X9KW63Vr6ldVT_g-_5SR_UqUldPPA7xF7vzizFrZE1GZu08ssnRDr3qqjHn6OAZgKHDfyuoiz0XcWtRLLpPmpuLGZLyHM_Nbj5nMqfPEWAo/s1600-h/DSC00874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303141306585607378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SOEvV9IHIChtXCa8VXiaN1iiTo99coU-X9KW63Vr6ldVT_g-_5SR_UqUldPPA7xF7vzizFrZE1GZu08ssnRDr3qqjHn6OAZgKHDfyuoiz0XcWtRLLpPmpuLGZLyHM_Nbj5nMqfPEWAo/s320/DSC00874.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I was taken into recovery around 9:00 and it wasn't until 11:00 until the girls could come into the room and join us...they were wheeled in in those little clear bassinets and I couldn't believe my eyes...they were SO DIFFERENT to be identical!!! They had so much hair!! the differences were mostly the coloring and the size of their bodies. The nurse handed me Samantha and I just melted!!! I was holding one of my daughters that I had waited so long to see, then she said.."make room mom!! there are two u know...lol" So, here come little Stacey to join her sister in my arms :) I was as proud as could be. I never imagined a more powerful moment than the first time that I held Sebastian, but there it was...the second most defining and powerful moment in my life. I was definitely struck with LOVE :)</div><div><br /><div></div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-15806203200360672442009-02-15T12:55:00.000-08:002009-02-15T13:31:17.044-08:00The birth of the girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhf3MB73fT72_gN8ajqsZMqwm_65QmotPNRcTonazihWsHY-UCwGtXJ6CJVa350mvzAEW7SnagtuPQJrpYOzY9yv5BbqFCgcz9prd2HGVJCGbb2dU0_avYQx03cgiOhQivzo84lgfmRg/s1600-h/DSC00873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303135733246337458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhf3MB73fT72_gN8ajqsZMqwm_65QmotPNRcTonazihWsHY-UCwGtXJ6CJVa350mvzAEW7SnagtuPQJrpYOzY9yv5BbqFCgcz9prd2HGVJCGbb2dU0_avYQx03cgiOhQivzo84lgfmRg/s320/DSC00873.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It is unbelievable that I have not posted anything about the girls and their birth!! I guess that everyone can imagine and understand that I have been busy :)<br />4:00 a.m. Monday January 26th 2009 I got up to use the restroom (after another night of sleeping in the recliner) and before I could even sit down there was water trickling out of me and I knew that it was not pee!! I calmly woke Jim and told him that my water had broke and we needed to go to the hospital, then I calmly went down the hall and told my Dad the same thing...I then stuck a towel between my legs and proceeded to make sure that I had everything that I would need for the hospital. Jim and I then woke Sebastian and we were all out of the door before 4:15 and on the way to St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. </div><br /><div>I was immediately taken in for observation and tested that it was amniotic fluid that was leaking...and sure enough IT WAS!!! I was told that we were in line for Cesearean and that we had to wait on Dr. Speights to decide who goes first...the women who were scheduled for this morning and NOT in labor or me...luckily it was me :) We went to the room for surgery @ 7:00 and after prepping for the longest time, it was time for me to have my spinal block...I was nervous but the block did not hurt anything like the epidural that I had had 7 years earlier. I was laid down immediately and before I knew it I could not move my legs or anything below my chest for that matter...I had a few boughts of nausea and sickness...dry heaving and nothing came up--they had to keep giving me anti-nausea medicine. I was fine then and it was time for Dr. Speights to come in and then Jim...it really was time for my girls to get here and I was so excited--it was UNREAL!!! It only took a few minutes of high anticipation and then there it was....Samantha Joanne Alene Fain's beautiful little cry...she was here and it was 8:10 a.m...not even a minute later there was another cry and it was Stacey Lee Marie Fain coming only a minute after her sister and it was 8:11 a.m. THEY WERE HERE!!! I could not believe it and I was dying for them to bring them around so I could meet them. Jim went to take pictures and cut the cords...He was grinning from ear to ear when they brought the babies over to meet me :) First, I saw little Sammy and I was in shock at all her hair, how much she looked like Sebastian and by how little she was. Then they brought little Stacey to meet me and I could not get over how much she looked like her brother also and by how she was bigger and yet still so small. They were both so beautiful and Jim was anxious to hold them both and go show them off. </div><div>I of course stayed behind to get sown up and I was crying and just as happy as could be. </div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-15184029384807569222009-01-15T09:18:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:19:05.644-08:0034 weeks34 weeks and boy am I ready for these girls to get here!!! ultrasound today showed that Sammy is 4 lbs. and 10 oz. and Stacey is 5 lbs. and 4 oz. AND I CAN FEEL EVERY OUNCE WHEN I WALK!!! lolThe dr.'s in Little Rock are pleased and say that these girls are ready to be born, especially after they saw the way that they have grown and the way that they are breathing (after the steroids!!) The only catch is that my doctor at the clinic seems to want to wait until the last minute to let me have them. I wish they would have told me to come on back to Little Rock so we could get them here!!! My body can't take much more...The LR dr. seems to think with the rate of my contractions and the way that things are looking (both girls are head down now) that I should not go more than 2 more weeks anyway--cross ya'lls fingers for me!!I think that the baby shower is going to be the 24th and I know that it is at the Trumann Fire Station....not sure what time but Phyllis is sent out invitations this week. Maybe I won't have the girls or be in the hospital at that time :)<br />Love to u allfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-82263286679369392002009-01-12T12:33:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:41:08.588-08:00False Labor<div>Spent last night in the hospital with false labor...we were there until 1 this morning and poor Bastian still got up at 9 and went to school (he really did not mind as he was excited and thinking the girls were coming--FOOLED HIM AGAIN!!!)</div>
<br /><div>I was hurting and contracting for hours yesterday when I finally broke down and had Jim call the DR., mainly because I wasnt feeling Stacey move very much and I got worried about her. The DR. thought I better go in and be monitored for a few hours. Turns out things are ok and they ran a test on me to see if I had a chemical that would show preterm labor (FFR of FRR??) The test was negative and that is a good indication that I will not go into labor in the next 2 weeks and possibly not before 37 (which is 3 or 4 weeks away). This is good news...until I read that the test is still very inconclusive or unknown when it comes to multiples. So, they may have wasted time, who knows. I am still having alot of pain, especially in my back and I am taking so many tylenol and tylenol 3's that I am starting to worry about my liver...every 6 hours is ALOT of pills, I have never taken that much before. The DR. supposed to call me back and tell me what to do about this!!!</div>
<br /><div>Love, BETH</div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-86547153664482698592009-01-05T03:26:00.000-08:002009-01-05T03:42:23.555-08:00Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tuq8WOXgiRwDepWhGLYsplrbFA-Lq5SvgsEHUoNwa061aHDquA4zM6ml7zzJ8cbf46vnXSPrbYKVh8tSel5jGNnawc-fV6kNTrPiVzzJeruAyp1FThV8T5W1-YhphJlT0FCcGfoccO8/s1600-h/DSC00739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287770413610842130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tuq8WOXgiRwDepWhGLYsplrbFA-Lq5SvgsEHUoNwa061aHDquA4zM6ml7zzJ8cbf46vnXSPrbYKVh8tSel5jGNnawc-fV6kNTrPiVzzJeruAyp1FThV8T5W1-YhphJlT0FCcGfoccO8/s320/DSC00739.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>I wasn't sure that everyone knows I am home, so I thought I would take a minute to update. I came home Friday night and will try to get into the clinic early this week to check and make sure that things are still ok.</p><p>As long as my blood pressure stays in check and the protein levels stay reletively low I should have no more trouble for a while--keeping my fingers crossed!!!</p><p>I am happy to be home, relieved that things are fine and ready to get all this over with now :)</p><p>Love to all</p>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-90725418431975027702009-01-02T03:15:00.000-08:002009-01-02T03:19:44.191-08:001-2-09Well, still waiting and I have no idea when I am coming home. It is up to the High Risk Doctors and they dont know if they will meet today or Monday...I have a feeling that I am going to lose it if they want me here til then.<br />I am so crabby and upset right now, I feel like a prisoner!!! My blood pressure as well as my proteins and blood sugar have been fine and there really is no point in my continuation in the hospital. If me or the babies were in serious risk..then I would understand. BUT WE ARE NOT!!!<br />I need some patience and understanding right now.<br />I think I bit off everyones head (who called me) yesterday.<br />Sorry for that!!!<br />I hope that everyone has a good day :) I know that I would if I was not in here.<br />All my Lovefainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-46535132457041109162009-01-01T02:24:00.000-08:002009-01-01T02:41:37.793-08:002009Couldn't sleep...thought I would blog a little. I was told yesterday that I have MILD preeclampsia, so that is good news. My proteins are around 630 and the point where they panic and get the babies out is around 3000. So, I am FAR from that!!<br />I was sick with headaches, nausea, and vomitting all day yesterday and I really can't remember anything past 10:00 as I was given shots and pills to knock me out for the night.<br />I am wide awake now @ 4:38 a.m. but at least I am rested and I feel much better!! :)<br />I hope that everyone had a safe and wonderful New Years Eve. I sure was lonely but I think that not feeling good anyway made the whole night matter even less.<br />I am sure that years from now...after the twins grace us with their presence and our lives are turned topsy turvy...that I will look back on last night with fond memories...of peace and quiet and being alone.<br />Good Luck to everyone in the New Year...May 2009 ROCK!!!! :)<br />I am still here for a few more days and could use a few emails to cheer me up<br />Love you allfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-19329020432166018452008-12-30T18:19:00.000-08:002008-12-30T18:28:13.466-08:00I am in UAMSI am ok and so are the babies...but it looks as if we may be spending New Years in UAMS hospital in Little Rock.<br />My blood pressure is high and all night last night I was having contractions. The contractions have stopped, but they are still concerned about the preeclampsia that I have now been diagnosed with. I have high proteins in my urine and the high blood pressure--no swelling as of yet though.<br />My blood pressure has been good since they gave me the steroids to help the babies lungs develop. But that is why it has been good. The steroids are keeping it down. So, tomorrow morning will be the last dose of steroids and then they are going to wait and see if my blood pressure skyrockets...if it does I may not be going home...they will put me on complete bedrest and try to get everything under control..if the preeclampsia worsens we will have to get the babies here sooner than planned. They are 3.8 and 3.11 pounds right now and that is actually pretty good for twins. This is one of the best places to have preemies--as I am told..so that makes us feel better too.<br />I am also now taking insulin with my gestational diabetes...I tell u what, the girls are FINE, it is momma who is misbehaving.<br />I just wanted to let everyone in on what was happening, crazy huh???<br />Happy New Year to all of u and urs!!!<br />All My Love<br />BETHfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-72037360353288484832008-12-26T21:27:00.000-08:002008-12-26T21:44:13.844-08:00Christmas 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWyX52ekq_Wq9xQC_o84yzu_it4ErnxQ3-MjUG4iJin9nmBMffqrUl9GrCt6bWCHZaZnoHPAHV8uhJM4OqCXMbEaq6dlwNjIf6O-I7fb18UaY8SI2DFPoL9hhmmiPNczkefZOZiOmIGA/s1600-h/DSC00587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284341532360354930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWyX52ekq_Wq9xQC_o84yzu_it4ErnxQ3-MjUG4iJin9nmBMffqrUl9GrCt6bWCHZaZnoHPAHV8uhJM4OqCXMbEaq6dlwNjIf6O-I7fb18UaY8SI2DFPoL9hhmmiPNczkefZOZiOmIGA/s320/DSC00587.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Christmas Eve was spent with Terry, Phyllis, Tyler, and Aunt Judy over @ Jim's Dad's house and we had a great get together and I forget how much I miss just hanging out and talking with my in-laws. Phyllis outdid herself with her snack foods and Mom and Dad both outdid theirselves with the gifts. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve.</div><br /><div>That night when we got home, Sebastian was RESTLESS & EXCITED!! It took til almost Midnight to get him to sleep. Jim and I wanted to play Santa so bad that it was a very long night for us. </div><br /><div>We went to bed around 1 and to our surprise slept until 7 and that was because of me--not Sebastian. We were all up and dressed before waking Sebastian to tell him that Santa had come.</div><br /><div>He hopped right out of bed and ran to the living room. Santa was here and he brought him everything + what he asked for. CJ, Angie, and Ethen came over around 9:30 and opened gifts, Ethen was so overwhelmed with everything and it was hard to get him to focus...lol...He is too cute :) He wasnt feeling very good either and actually went to the DR. today, he is on the road to recovery though.</div><br /><div>Christmas afternoon was a different story..after I was satisfied that Christmas dinner was done, Dad, Jim, Sebastian, and I went to the hospital. I had been hurting for days and it had just gotten worse--the pain in my side became unbearable. After some tests, they determined that I was dehydrated and wanted to run a few bags of fluids through me before sending me home. Also, after the unltrasound we figured out that my kidneys were hurting because of the lack of fluid in my system. They went to look at my liver, gall bladder, and kidneys and when the technician was on the spot that hurt, I screamed out and she said--Well that is ur kidneys!!! Surprised me as I thought that it was my gallbladder, because I have had gall stones for years. </div><br /><div>ANYWAY, long story short, I am having to double my water intake (which for me IS ALOT!!!, Dad says I am going to turn into a fish drinking that much water and I tell u it is miserable drinking that much). The dr. reassured me that it is easy for a woman carrying twins to become dehydrated and that there is nothing to worry about. </div><br /><div>I go to the Dr. Monday and I will find out some more results from some other tests that I had to go back and have run today...I will post again then.</div><br /><div>I hope that everyone had a MERRY CHRISTMAS and I feel awful not being able to call anyone and wish them Merry Christmas, but I was in the hospital all day and did not get home until 10:00 that night. Know that I was thinking of u!! ALL MY LOVE, BETH</div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-82511724449407042372008-12-18T15:59:00.000-08:002008-12-26T21:48:27.911-08:00Sammy (A) and Stacey (B) @ 30 weeks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwJ_gY9qHqMa6cgNkBp7U2ZtpX_Fa7ikozcvvrgsRa2csqaRzT8u-YUJYQ1NPJVfWm0dPSUczMQkaRCMWNApErctHG2_OmyYxbCHmQkQ_iDTOXKWmZ_oFuMlrTb84J7viQGWNkkvvB5w/s1600-h/Sammy+12-18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284342633367712930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwJ_gY9qHqMa6cgNkBp7U2ZtpX_Fa7ikozcvvrgsRa2csqaRzT8u-YUJYQ1NPJVfWm0dPSUczMQkaRCMWNApErctHG2_OmyYxbCHmQkQ_iDTOXKWmZ_oFuMlrTb84J7viQGWNkkvvB5w/s320/Sammy+12-18.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2f0nAD5JcuKaF6nV8hX7-WBhGZfw3RPwhgi2oRjz6Qlj8ZWthFqN7x0iStzpAzjfuvfWtz6mZA_775Gu77tVArx4u30yyL2eS0jqibNGtcOn3XWQvPDilEmjRiiNplF1daVUMY5e8ys/s1600-h/Stacey+12-18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284342304817814466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2f0nAD5JcuKaF6nV8hX7-WBhGZfw3RPwhgi2oRjz6Qlj8ZWthFqN7x0iStzpAzjfuvfWtz6mZA_775Gu77tVArx4u30yyL2eS0jqibNGtcOn3XWQvPDilEmjRiiNplF1daVUMY5e8ys/s320/Stacey+12-18.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The girls are growing GREAT!!! They are weighing in @ 3 lbs. 4oz and 3 lbs. 6 oz. (in that order). There is plenty of fluid surrounding Sammy and nothing to be alarmed about anymore :) Boy, am I relieved on that one. Sammy's due date is now 2/27/09 and Stacey's is 2/25/09...We are just ready to get them here!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sammy is still smaller than her sister but only by a 4% margin which is wonderful. With only 10 weeks or less to go, they are starting to take their toll on my back and legs as well as it is SO difficult just to roll over in bed at night...I can't even imagine what it is going to be like when they are 5 or 6 lbs. each.<br /><br />Christmas is only a week away and I am sure that all of u are just as busy as me. The ice this week was nice, I just love it...especially when I don't have to get out on it. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HEE</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HEE</span>. Sebastian had a blast and was sad when it all started to melt yesterday. Having him home 2 days (unplanned) was rough on me...we blew through 2 of our activities that I had planned for his big 16 days off (that starts next week). We made Christmas Magnets and Dough Ornaments..that was REAL FUN!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">After tomorrow night we will have all of our shopping done and will be ready for the big DAYS next week. I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas!! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-27267121295167078762008-12-09T12:06:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:09:17.164-08:00Results are in from the 2nd ultrasound....and they did not find a blood clot either!! So, maybe it is not there at all...Jim says that the pain is easing up so this could all be OK!!!<br />He is still going to be taking his 5 mg. of Coumadin daily and having the INR checks regularly.<br />We can just hope that this all ends soon and he knows now NEVER to go off his medication without DR. authority :)<br /><br />Hope this finds everyone well.<br />Love<br />BETHfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-72328709798221862252008-12-06T12:31:00.000-08:002008-12-06T12:54:43.439-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz_WCIC1Ok7YBcQDni8PDOuzR6dbgIOuFYxTzAPU16f76L_zr7rxXYLadHqGuWGk3X2T-UoPC683MmyT5q9OgXwWK7CKS23a4KChynoLodCM79ck5l2LXnjv8Z5SxwV1suKyuv6a10Ko/s1600-h/DSC00151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276779954167298402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz_WCIC1Ok7YBcQDni8PDOuzR6dbgIOuFYxTzAPU16f76L_zr7rxXYLadHqGuWGk3X2T-UoPC683MmyT5q9OgXwWK7CKS23a4KChynoLodCM79ck5l2LXnjv8Z5SxwV1suKyuv6a10Ko/s200/DSC00151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ksrbXZazM77t5YOHjWlZFjCbbCsahB-jF-65Lnq6yzySOoLg0mqvFJj4-DmGIyF-NPteM4XzyvCo0IHGgVqstXYDGuQiQJFV00nH33ndwHCUFCb1LNBqQNVgbzH46y1iGIiB899P4Go/s1600-h/DSC00165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276778804442011826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ksrbXZazM77t5YOHjWlZFjCbbCsahB-jF-65Lnq6yzySOoLg0mqvFJj4-DmGIyF-NPteM4XzyvCo0IHGgVqstXYDGuQiQJFV00nH33ndwHCUFCb1LNBqQNVgbzH46y1iGIiB899P4Go/s200/DSC00165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We put up the tree Thur. night (even though neither of us felt up to it). </div><br /><div>Sebastian had a BLAST, he is just like me and loves to do that kind of stuff, he gets the biggest kick out of the holidays. I AM SO GLAD!!! He put all of the ornaments on and they looked wonderful (of course I am going to fix them, lol.) He dug through the boxes and paper and had all of the snowmen out and displayed before Jim and I could even get the tree up...and we have one of those that u just shake and plug in...lol..he was just excited and full of the spirit that night :) </div><div> </div><div>We took some pictures with my NEW CAMERA/VIDEO CAMERA that I forgot to brag about. Jim was not going to rest until we had a camera for when the girls get here.</div><br /><div></div><div>I have finally started my Christmas shopping (after being sick for a week) and it is starting to be FUN (as it always is). The shopping ,the colors, and smells of Christmas that fill the house is always my favorite part..The house smells like oranges, cinammon, and chocolate...LOVE IT!!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>There isn't going to be a very big Christmas this year, but we are going to make the best out of it for Bash..after all he is all that matters and I am sure that we won't have many more (if any) Christmases with Santa in the mix...have to make these last ones count. I am dreading the day that he is that grown :(</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Speaking of the tree...yesterday Jim comes home for lunch and Dad and I were gone shopping. He walks in and notices that the tree is disheveled and goes to investigate...there in the middle of the tree are 3 of the cats (all at different levels, according to size--Little Man on the bottom, Rusty in the middle and little Tiggy near the top). So, there they are and they know they are caught red handed...Jim says that they froze like statues and just looked at him, none of them moving a muscle. I found this hilarious as the thought of them getting IN THE TREE had not even crossed my mind.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>For anyone wondering...Jim's doctor had not called with any results and we have no idea if there was anything on the ultrasound, but I will post when we know. </div><div> </div><div><br />Love to all, write more later</div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-81837334859568154872008-12-04T07:19:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:47:27.004-08:00Blood Clot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq4LrqWg5OF39ehcDIsP4u-tkIbEHzSnTmUjOHZJHBpl-vpRcc0UmfWImK5yVByE78fNx9cyc2NC_mdLso12_UB3hzt6gM2fd92Ff3WzWBQqGi21Rgw3IjbXvInbb98o0mOfks9U6V7g/s1600-h/DSC00140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275962050007742914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq4LrqWg5OF39ehcDIsP4u-tkIbEHzSnTmUjOHZJHBpl-vpRcc0UmfWImK5yVByE78fNx9cyc2NC_mdLso12_UB3hzt6gM2fd92Ff3WzWBQqGi21Rgw3IjbXvInbb98o0mOfks9U6V7g/s200/DSC00140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Another day another scare with Jim....Monday he comes home and is worried because his left leg hurts, and he scares me because he says that it feels just like it did last June when he had the clot in his right leg.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Unbenownst to me Jim had COMPLETELY QUIT taking his blood thinners when his mouth was infected last month (because of the excessive ibuprofen use) and did not start them back.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Tuesday afternoon he was in the E.R. and they ran tests...they did full leg ultrasounds (on both legs) and came up with nothing...told him that the clot could be very small and in a small vein and they could not see it. They know that his major veins are clear, but they sent him home and told him to come back if it gets worse because they can't do anything until it gets bigger. THey also told him to get in touch with his doctor and get back on his Coumadin.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>So, the adventure continues...He went to have his blood levels checked this morning by his doctors clinic and his doctor just called him and wants him to have another ultrasound at 11:15 TODAY...so I guess when I know something I will post...Please just keep us in ur thoughts! I have done nothing but cry for days and worry sick...If he is hospitalized it is another financial hardship...no to mention that his life is in jeopardy everytime he has to go through this stuff. I think he has realized that he will most likely be on these blood thinners the rest of his life, I know we would both feel better if we knew what in the world is causing this to happen to him.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Take care. Love to u all</em></span></span></span></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-14446714016233710562008-12-01T16:58:00.000-08:002008-12-01T17:10:48.001-08:00Week after ThanksgivingWe had a GREAT Thanksgiving--after all...:)<br />Dad and I cooked all day and Jim did not have to work very long at the liquor store!! Sebastian helped Mommy make the Dressing (which is a tradition in this family!! and he enjoyed it) CJ, Angie, and Ethen stopped by and we had a wonderful visit! It was rough not seeing them for 3 or 4 weeks...Ethen is running around after Sebastian now and we all just loved that...Sebastian said--"WHEW!!! he is wearing ME OUT!!" and we told him to wait until there were 2 of them chasing him around...lol...He will be really tired then.<br /><br />Friday morning I woke up with a bad stomach flu or something, it could not have been the food as I was the only one who was sick in the house. I feel better today and boy am I glad!!<br /><br />Today was a pretty good day after getting ready to take Scamp to the vet...I realized that the card may have said Monday but the date said the 2nd and his appointment wasnt even until tomorrow--Dad was already warming up the van and I hollered out to him that we didnt have to go anywhere...u should have seen the look on his face...he was confused and it was priceless!! lol<br /><br />Since we were dressed and ready to go somewhere we made a trip to SONIC!!! Which opened back up TODAY after being closed for 4 months (while they built the new one!!) Boy was I happy..this pregnancy has been pretty miserable without that Sonic cheeseburger in my life, lol.<br /><br />Scamp goes for his recheck tomorrow, I go to the Dr. Monday (8th) and then to have another Twin scan on the 18th. Cant wait to do it all, besides going to the dr. I havent been going anywhere besides Wal-mart!!!<br /><br />I will keep everyone posted...bye 4 now :)<br /><br />P.S. Update on Baby Shower...It will be sometime in Januaryfainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-26418638975597993422008-11-25T09:35:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:22:38.114-08:00Thanksgiving/Dr's visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNlHkb_i-2nMZSiNi5QO6fRU_vtXQ3ZSd8w_3OH63J0ARITMcmkzbelePqJL4yw9RaaIH2MH-zNtWxRX22ps6Tu_fIj8TNxKy_yYo_lj6W86KDT8n2VFLdHRWNhK7d3FGB5qPMQS9-HY/s1600-h/papa+and+bash.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272656946941940130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNlHkb_i-2nMZSiNi5QO6fRU_vtXQ3ZSd8w_3OH63J0ARITMcmkzbelePqJL4yw9RaaIH2MH-zNtWxRX22ps6Tu_fIj8TNxKy_yYo_lj6W86KDT8n2VFLdHRWNhK7d3FGB5qPMQS9-HY/s200/papa+and+bash.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Szk6BfjuU5UeWX7z8ktnXiR7C0Rp5WkfYRjQoJHLGvq1fmrsAmQyRD5pS-5tpJNy9teHil2EJlXy3xoEAnxjRm-3hkGeU-5Soj_CVjHehJA7-X4c9xgDhkUaud1FzUpPpluHzx03WIc/s1600-h/nana+and+bash.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272656598632907186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 107px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Szk6BfjuU5UeWX7z8ktnXiR7C0Rp5WkfYRjQoJHLGvq1fmrsAmQyRD5pS-5tpJNy9teHil2EJlXy3xoEAnxjRm-3hkGeU-5Soj_CVjHehJA7-X4c9xgDhkUaud1FzUpPpluHzx03WIc/s200/nana+and+bash.jpg" border="0" /></a>THANKSGIVING</div><br /><div>Well with the holiday just 2 days away I am all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nostalgic</span> and missing my Grandparents more than ever...The thought of them not seeing the new babies is bothering me to no end. I miss them all year long it's just that I think of all the memories over the years more on the holidays. It breaks my heart to think that the girls will not know them...at least Sebastian had 4 years with them and remembers things...little things like Nana taught him to cross his fingers and Papa called him Jasper and sat on him when he was in his seat...lol...but he does have memories and talks about them often :) There is a piece of my heart that is missing with them gone and I would do anything to have that filled again. Our lives will never be the same and I know that someday we will have a holiday full of love, laughter, and family again. Last year we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas... I am just not looking forward to this years, there isnt much going on and I am not up to going out of my way to make things better right now. My brother and I are estranged right now and mom is in St. Louis with no plans to be here for the holidays. I know that we will make the best out of it because Sebastian needs the best memories we can give him right now. </div><div></div><div>I hope that everyone has a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving...Live, Laugh, and Love </div><br /><div></div><div>Love to All, BETH</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>DR.'s VISIT</div><br /><div>Moving on...yesterdays visit at the doctor has me concerned...not just with my health but also with the type of treatment that I am receiving. </div><br /><div>1. The doctor pointed out that the proteins in my urine are almost to the point where they worry...and we have to watch that more carefully. (Proteins plus high blood pressure equals Toxemia) AND I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DONT</span> NEED THAT!!! But my blood pressure is under control with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">meds</span> so I guess we will just wait and see what happens. </div><br /><div><br />2. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Doctor</span> hardly answered any questions that I had and did not do anything that I asked of him. Then he tells me to come back in 4 weeks...I was sick of it by then and kinda lost my temper...I told him I was uncomfortable with that...these twins are getting closer and closer to being here and I want to be monitored a little more closely as this is only the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> time that a Dr. has even seen me and I have no idea what is going on. I wish there was something that I could do--find a different doctor or something I do not feel that they have mine or the babies best interest at heart and I REALLY do not want to have any of these doctors deliver them. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">don't</span> need any more stress on my plate...</div><br /><div>3. When I called 2 weeks ago, they put me on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">bed rest</span> because of all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">the</span> pain that I was in..when I mentioned that to him he told me to take it easy but to still stay active and eat right and get plenty of exercise...is he joking I cannot even go and get Sebastian from school, I think that I know my limits and I think he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">doesn't</span> even know what has been going on. (BTW this is the first time that I had met with this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Dr</span>.) He then repeated the above about exercise and watching my weight, etc...when I asked him if I had gained weight since the last visit.....They have been on me because I had done nothing but lose weight in the beginning and then not gain any for the last 3 months. I was told that I needed to gain at least 35 lbs. by the last <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Dr</span>. that I saw...After telling me that I gained 11 pounds since the last visit he then told me to watch it...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">WTF</span> is going on...I cant take much more of this,,,I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">don't</span> know if I am coming or going anymore. </div><br /><div>4. I told him about the new kittens that we got and that I knew I should be tested for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Toxoplasmosis</span> as they are all the time on and around me...he told me not to change the litter box. I told him that I did not do that but I was worried still because I know that pregnant women should be tested so nothing is given to the babies...He said stay away from them until after the babies are born...sure that makes sense but I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">wasn't</span> talking about the future I was talking about my concerns as of right now...He is a complete <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">dumb ass</span> and if something is wrong with them after they are born then he can account for it. I called the clinic today and told them that I refuse to see this doctor again and they are supposed to get back with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry for the rant, I am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">just</span> extremely upset and needed to vent.</div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-5598663838348570012008-11-20T14:17:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:33:16.301-08:00Scamp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF12dJkl5mN87XOSWNKX7WxMMYD96cwVlIAJ_RH9OgSGSe_PsBRsq_NjOW4P_llSxku7ETE4q7K19e3fVlLSt0wrFYIcN-I0TkzZfX0lK7_p8h6Y2cnG8gOEDbUXfUYfEQOwTN71s-9jo/s1600-h/100_1714.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270869111221290482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF12dJkl5mN87XOSWNKX7WxMMYD96cwVlIAJ_RH9OgSGSe_PsBRsq_NjOW4P_llSxku7ETE4q7K19e3fVlLSt0wrFYIcN-I0TkzZfX0lK7_p8h6Y2cnG8gOEDbUXfUYfEQOwTN71s-9jo/s320/100_1714.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The poor baby, Saturday night Jim was walking down the dark hallway and stepped on Scamp's leg...he let out a SCREAM and could not walk!!!! I was worried sick for 2 days wondering if it was broke and what the vet was going to say..(I was terrified at the thought of them wanting to put him to sleep...and I wasn't having that he is my baby...I Love him as much as any of my family members--NO JOKE!!) Monday morning they xrayed and said it was BROKE IN 2 PLACES. They put him on pain meds and sent him home....they did not even splint it but seem to think he will be fine. We just have to keep him confined and off the leg for the next 2-8 weeks...with Scamp this is going to seem like an eternity..he is already miserable and trying to dart out of the closet every time I open the door. I tried walking him with his back legs up and he wasnt having it...so he has all this pent up energy and I am not getting any rest at night staying up and worrying about him....hopefully he will be better soon!! I feel so awful and I am not even the one who stepped on him :( He is almost 18 years old and just doesnt deserve to be going through all this.</div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356919766796862893.post-18057827637396464922008-11-20T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:44:05.052-08:00Sammy and Stacey @ 25w4d<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB68Xzwo4T8xFDyhjBJM9EvPSYnu_KAt_K60INgBq8AGlV3WLAlrXPlvE2uD5Xr622KRyq6Ae58QdhOPfhY-0SZ1zyzfkqgpQGa4edYjLBIeeHdToKYbANoVXksBgAbttVpGCw9uBvcB0/s1600-h/Sammy+11-20+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270857299212084786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB68Xzwo4T8xFDyhjBJM9EvPSYnu_KAt_K60INgBq8AGlV3WLAlrXPlvE2uD5Xr622KRyq6Ae58QdhOPfhY-0SZ1zyzfkqgpQGa4edYjLBIeeHdToKYbANoVXksBgAbttVpGCw9uBvcB0/s320/Sammy+11-20+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyGjYReYWJIsVJJqch_cbOewgoZHdQrBH1KEfeyLnVJ4CxHhhh342IeUNu2HMr1Mbyyd_u9bM6N_mrnpQJj6z7H8fVF-U8BC5zn-27GRZiPXoFgFVEzhCKBtBnLj4r4H0yyv5XOBdIlY/s1600-h/Stacey+11-20+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270856867456021986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyGjYReYWJIsVJJqch_cbOewgoZHdQrBH1KEfeyLnVJ4CxHhhh342IeUNu2HMr1Mbyyd_u9bM6N_mrnpQJj6z7H8fVF-U8BC5zn-27GRZiPXoFgFVEzhCKBtBnLj4r4H0yyv5XOBdIlY/s320/Stacey+11-20+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Went to have another ultrasound today and the girls are doing good. They are measuring in at 25w2d and 25w6d. Sammy (A) weighs 1 lb. 12 oz. and Stacey (B) is 1lb. 15 oz. In 3 weeks they have gained a lb. each...I have a feeling they won't be small babies. The dr. said that they are great size and looking good and to come back in a month. I am so happy as I was worried about Sammy Jo's fluid levels...it has not gotten any smaller which is AWESOME--she is in good shape!! I have been worried sick about her fluid and am glad to have one less thing to worry about this month :) Still can't get over the fact that there are two coming, it gets more and more exciting all the time, I cannot wait for them to get here. I see my regular doctor Monday--until then this is all I have to update everyone on the girls....Take Care. Love, BETH</div><div> </div></div>fainscamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531358659058813991noreply@blogger.com2