I just thought I would update everyone on my sister Julie's condition. She is pregnant with identical twin boys and has been on strict bedrest for 5 weeks now. Her doc admitted her to the hospital last Friday (30 weeks) because of contractions and leaking amniotic fluid. The hope is to make it to 32 weeks. That is the cutoff point where there will likely be no long-term effects on the babies. They have given Julie magnesium to stop the contractions and it makes her very sick (vomiting, headaches, etc.). They did an ultrasound on the babies and they are doing fantastically. Twin "A" is 4 pounds already! ...and twin "B" is not far behind at about 3 1/2 pounds. They monitor them around the clock and as long as they can keep contractions under control and the babies are not in distress they will keep them in, but the minute one or both babies show signs of distress they will do an emergency C-section. Babies will likely stay in the hospital for about 6 weeks. Please keep them in your prayers.
Julie and PJ are amazing troopers through all of this. They will be the best parents ever! We love you both. Hang in there!
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Keep the updates coming! I check often, i'm so worried for them! They are in our prayers!
little julie holland pregnant with twins? your family has grown up, but i hope everything goes well for julie and the 2 babies.
oh and amy there has been something stuck in my head ever since i started reading your blog....leigh brown, leigh brown, leigh brown brown brown. (you know how funny that is? now you can have it stuck in your head too!)
Thank you for the update! I have been thinking about her. What a brave girl-- hope she can hang in there! I am sending her and her babies lots of love :)
Good luck to your sister! They'll be in our prayers. Loved the post of your cell phone pics. Amy and Lucy look so cute skating! Jeff - you and Kenny and your bikes are too cool for words. Except you are a little bit cooler because you blog.
p.s. We wish we lived by you guys too and we'll be in Salt Lake over Thanksgiving...let's get together for sure!
We'll be praying for your sister and the babies. She must be so miserable. Thank goodness they are so big allready!
I can't believe Jeff is riding his bike to the top of the Alpine Loop. That is a major climb. All I have to say is WOW!
Glad to hear Julie's doing well.
Dave is my boyfriend! We've been dating for almost 2 years now. We met at a mission reunion. We served in the same mission, but didn't meet until after. He's in Florida for the summer working, so it's been tough, but it's almost over! :)
yeah for being home and finally getting the internet. Thanks for all your prayers and text messages. we really feel blessed right now.
My (your) little kiddies are getting so big. I can't believe how grown up Lucy is! We'll be there next year for ice skating in Sun Valley!
Julie amazes me. I am glad for the update because I have been thinking a lot about her ever since your original post. We will continue to pray for her and the babies.
I hope everything goes well for "little Julie" (as shellie said). She deserves some healthy happy babies after all of this!
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