Kari and Leia were born at 30 weeks, after I spent a little over a month in the hospital. The pregnancy was anything but normal, as was their conception.Jerod and I used IVF to get pregnant with our girls, after almost 5 years of trying. During the pregnancy, very early on, I started having episodes of bleeding. Because of this, I went on bed rest fairly early in the pregnancy. After a while, my doctors okayed me to go back to work. I worked for a month, and then I went into pre-term labor at 23 weeks. Bed rest was the only recommendation that could be made. At 25 weeks, I was hospitalized because my body was not stabilizing, and the girls were trying to come early. At that time, we were told we wouldn't make it to 28 weeks.Being admitted to Texas Children's Pavilion for Women was the best thing that happened in the pregnancy. The nurses and my doctors were able to get me stabilized until 30 weeks when my body decided to go into labor naturally.On September 28, 2015, the twins were born. Kari weighed 4 lbs 5 oz, and Leia weighed 3 lbs 12 oz. Kari was born healthy, just little, and had to only have a CPAP for a few days.Leia, on the other hand, was born with Hydrocephalus secondary to Aquaductal Stenosis. This means there is a block in the third ventricle in her brain which causes an accumulation of fluid in her 1st and 2nd ventricles. Because of this, her head is very large, and will have to have shunt surgery to help resolve it. She will always have to have the shunt, and will most likely have to have multiple surgeries in the future whenever it fails.Both girls are doing well, and are considered feeders and growers here at Texas Children's Hospital. They have been here a month, and we aren't sure how much longer they will have to stay here. Any money that is donated will go to their hospital bills, and expenses that we have while they are here (parking, food, etc).
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