Change of Delivery Plans

It has been an emotional evening.

From the moment we arrived at the hospital this afternoon, it seemed that everyone who came in our room was encouraging a c-section over a natural delivery. This was a first during this pregnancy, as the multiple doctors we visited over the past few months were all in favor of a natural delivery because both boys were head down. So needless to say, the feedback we were getting while prepping tonight was a little unnerving.

You see, the problem is that our main doctor is out of the country, and choice #2 is not on call for another 7 days. We knew this going into this week but didn't think it would pose a problem. However, the doc lined up to deliver us tomorrow caught wind of our concerns and called our room. "It's risky," was her description of a natural twin birth, and she then told me she had delivered two sets of twins naturally in the last FIVE YEARS. Wow. Another doctor currently on call (from another practice) told us she always delivers twins via c-section, and has not done a natural twin birth in years.

Rattled by all the new information, we were then put on the spot to decide whether to try and grab the 8:30am c-section slot or wait all day trying to induce, with a high likelihood of a c-section being the result anyways. We had minutes to decide. Wasn't quite fun.

We prayed it through, and decided if the doctor delivering us is not comfortable with a natural birth, we need to, for the sake of our boys, go with the c-section. Still hoping the 8:30am opening is a possibility and that should be confirmed around 6am. The good news is we get to meet our sons even sooner, and that puts us at peace as we try to rest tonight.

Thanks for all of your calls, texts, tweets, etc!

Oh, what tomorrow will bring...

At The Hospital

It's Monday evening, about 6pm. We checked in at Northside at about 4pm, and quickly settled into our room. It's a spacious corner suite with a nice view (of the parking deck). The plan is to spend the night here and they will induce us in the morning. There is no telling how long labor will last, but we should have these two little ones sometime tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks for all the prayers, texts, tweets, and calls! We will keep the blog updated with the latest, so check back regularly.

Still Waiting...

Well, I guess the Eggplant Parm is only a myth for us. It's been 48 hours since we ate it and still no labor. We will be checking into the hospital tomorrow afternoon or evening, and we are looking forward to the scheduled induction on Tuesday.

STAY TUNED :)

Scalini's Eggplant Parmesan: Fact or Fiction?

There are many urban legends about what can induce labor. From Primrose Oil, to a bumpy car ride, to eating spicy food, it seems like everyone has an idea of how to speed up the process. However, none is more talked about or has received more publicity than eating the Eggplant Parmesan from Scalini's Italian Restaurant in Atlanta. Previously featured on Good Morning America and countless print articles, Scalini's has a wall of pictures of babies that have been born from mothers who had recently eaten their popular dish (they actually give gift certificates and onesie's to mom's who deliver within 48 hours of eating it!!). Many claim this to be a marketing stunt, but when the doctor told Kelly she'd have to wait until Tuesday to be induced, we decided to try anything...

Check out this video of our trip to Scalini's.

Induction Date Scheduled!

Well, we gave our plea with legitimate tears for an induction tomorrow but after testing me and the babies "we are too healthy" to induce before our 37 week mark on Tuesday, December 15. With that said, we will check in the hospital on Monday and start induction first thing Tuesday morning. We are thankful for such a healthy report and still hopeful something happens naturally between now and then!

36 Weeks and Ready!

Today we hit the infamous 36 week mark. If only we knew months ago we would make it this far! We spent the night making final touches to the nursery and we are so ready to meet our sons!!!

False Alarm

Here's a quick video update from Adam, including the scoop on
why we were at the hospital all day today...