Miracles Can Happen: Standing Tall

03 February 2011

Standing Tall

Today was a very big day for us.... I have been working from home the first Thursday of every month. I meet with our CDO Support Broker and Bryce's physical therapist (aka Mr. Dan).

Mr. Dan has been with us since Bryce came home. Bryce has always hated PT but is starting to trust Mr. Dan more and more each week.

Bryce's braces came in, so today was Day 1 of trying them out. Mr. Dan had Bryce standing at the coffee table. It was amazing to see Bryce standing there with very little assistance. You could see the excitement in Bryce's face. He knew he was standing tall like a big boy! After a while, Mr. Dan just let go. I have to admit I was nervous but just sat on my hands. After all- we have to start somewhere.... For around one minute Bryce stood there all by himself. Once I realized what was actually happening, I told Matt to hurry and grab the camera. We only caught a couple seconds of the moment, but I will never forget any part. I couldn't get the video to load so hopefully Matt can figure this one out later.

It was so exciting and so unexpected. We were so lucky to have all been home together...even Cohen knew that something exciting just happened! It's moments like these that keep us going! I was so proud to see my little peanut standing tall today. He continues to surprise us every day.

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From the beginning...

On January 5, 2009 we found out we were having twins!!! We were so excited and never dreamed that we would have any problems getting them here. All we could think about was how special it would be to bring two little ones into this world at one time.

It was a few weeks later that we found out there were issues with the pregnancy. It appeared that the twins had Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), but after several tests it was found that there was a growth discordance in the twins. Baby A (Cohen) had more placental share that Baby B (Bryce). After finding this out I was put on full bed rest at home. We had ultrasounds every other week to check the babies growth. It was a constant worry whether the babies would make it.

At 20 weeks I would be admitted into Good Sam Hospital with pre-term labor complications. Those complications would turn into cervical length problems and from there a one night stay turned into 54 days of trying not to go absolutely insane. Each week we would have a new scare. I became very ill with blood poisoning and there was a fear that the infection got to the babies, luckily it did not. I also had daily contractions, some days more than others and began dialating. I developed gestational diabetes, only after passing the glucose test a week before.

At 28 weeks (and one day) real labor set in and I gave birth to two very small but very beautiful boys - Cohen Matthew and Bryce Anthony. This is their story...