Unexpected trip to the ER.

Dizzy, uncontrollable shaking, blurry vision.

The first months of the pregnancy were miserable for Jessica because of her constant nausea. When she wakes up she would vomit. She would eat crackers and will vomit them few minutes later, or eat yogurt, and vomit later; or eat cereal, or milk, or granola bars, or any lunch food or any dinner food; and vomit all of it. And even after vomiting, she would have to visit the bathroom again multiple times.

So, she started losing weight, instead of gaining it. The doctor was worry that she was not getting nutrients for herself. The babies will be ok for a while. So, he prescribed her the best medicine that he knows works for these cases. She got the medicine. And it was like a miracle. Finally, she was able to eat, go out to restaurants, and even allow me to cook or see any food without any nausea. It works like wonders!

6 to 12 weeks, and a belly!

A visible belly!

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
(Psalm 139:13-14)

We spent Christmas time with Jess' parents in Oklahoma. For few days we had a couple of 75-degree days in winter time. That's a nice change from Michigan weather, in the month of January we've been in the single digits temperatures. I tell you: it eventually gets old. The days down in Oklahoma were relaxing; we got to see a lot of friends, work on the cars, see Bethany's new place, and meet the Jangla family again. But we wanted to go back to Michigan soon for our first appointment with the first MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) specialist on January 2nd.

After a short wait we got into the ultrasound room. For the first time I got to see and hear the babies heartbeats (around 176 bpm). It sounds like a train. And they are so tiny, around 25 mm (1 inch). Then we sat down with the doctor. He explained that some doctors (including him) would advise to perform a "Cerclage" (cervical stitch) during weeks 12 to 14. This will help to prevent early delivery or pregnancy loss. But other doctors would advise not to do that procedure and rely on close observation of the pregnancy. Also, he indicated that we should make a final decision to which hospital we wanted to use for the baby delivery. We heard that in our state there are two very good and highly specialized hospitals that deal with high risk multiple pregnancies. So we selected the one closest to home. And this meant to go to a second set of doctors.