tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60650614074446029722024-03-14T03:17:50.611-07:00The Mayernik FamilyAmy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-24481148533676073462009-06-10T19:23:00.000-07:002009-06-10T19:26:58.619-07:00Not another.....EAR INFECTION... Audrey officially has her 7th ear infection in her right ear... She has officially bought herself an appointment with the ENT... We are seeing the Nurse Practioner on Friday... I figured the sooner we got in the faster that we can have the procedure... What a busy week in the doctor's office. Helmet assessment on Thursday and ENT on Friday. Well hopefully we will get everything done and over soon...<br /><br />Parker on the other hand is happy and well. No signs of any infection for him and he is not wheezing for once. Things seem to be on an up swing for him... Lets keep our fingers crossed...Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-15657106669834663872009-06-03T20:28:00.000-07:002009-06-03T20:38:32.299-07:00Physical Therapy update....Well our friend Ms. Holly came to visit Park and Audi today.... They are growing in leaps and bounds during their physical therapy sessions... Audrey is tolerating her stretching techniques with Ms. Holly much easier this week... or maybe she has just realized that she is much stronger than we think and she can wiggle her self out of the many holds we are doing. Mr. Park is doing a bit better as well. Ms. Holly was impressed to see him sit on his own today... we still need to teach Parker that when he is on his belly that he needs to turn his head and not face plant his head into the floor. <br /><br />So I am writing to update on Audi today. Her tortacolis is improving but now that she is upright on her arms and sitting, Ms. and I are noticing that she has a significant misshaping in her head. Her jaw and cheeks do not appear to be symmetrical. This makes her left cheek look larger than her right. Her ears are equal in distance from her shoulders but her right ear appears to be further forward than her left. So the question was what do we do about this issue.... I decided to call and make appointment to have her assessed for a molding helmet for her head... We will head to South Bend next Thursday (a week from tomorrow) to have her evaluated. Also because she continues to have slight tilt in her neck, we are trying a new neck collar on her... It is quite humurous to look at... It looks a bit like a life jacket (pictures will be posted soon). <br /><br />The asymmetry of Audi's head may explain a lot of the difficulities we have been having with her. It hopefully explains the six ear infections in six months, the feeing difficulties and her tilted glare when trying to focus on an object to see. <br /><br />Once again a will keep you updated when we know more about what is going on....Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-74924236456213304722009-06-03T13:45:00.000-07:002009-06-03T20:28:41.977-07:00Catching up on Blog world....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZaOEQD-W5Fkwy5nA7Syp2uDpS197dCLbvYsxiyrDy4wO_oyU_H4DNgsvLk5epEN3sLoOhd8AIzXJx7XSKYlJ0NsfMEzQvDEvsktepmuLdrZoq-7TKgTJwQXutDC4XC36dUhh4Yq6Jm8/s1600-h/baseballpark.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343308463881459986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZaOEQD-W5Fkwy5nA7Syp2uDpS197dCLbvYsxiyrDy4wO_oyU_H4DNgsvLk5epEN3sLoOhd8AIzXJx7XSKYlJ0NsfMEzQvDEvsktepmuLdrZoq-7TKgTJwQXutDC4XC36dUhh4Yq6Jm8/s200/baseballpark.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby4FVvE5JgPR3zSMCXPE5YYSGql9vBCuCdhxZAgl_TGGSdQYs7-KbEdPPzpWosykP0OYvO09SLY08N-Zzci5hErvaOTjMotxRLKw8ULYpWjLuAiwEqlV0dm8BYGGfkbvvl0GKeFrW8k4/s1600-h/audipearls.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343308461445909826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby4FVvE5JgPR3zSMCXPE5YYSGql9vBCuCdhxZAgl_TGGSdQYs7-KbEdPPzpWosykP0OYvO09SLY08N-Zzci5hErvaOTjMotxRLKw8ULYpWjLuAiwEqlV0dm8BYGGfkbvvl0GKeFrW8k4/s200/audipearls.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So I was informed the other day by a dear blogging friend that I am quite behind on my blogging. Well the world of twins has been very challenging lately...<br />So here is the quick update on the Mayernik family....<br />On April 26th.... Fort Wayne reached a blasting hot 85 degrees... We went from winter to summer literally overnight. I opened my windows and the house seemed to steam up with humidity. The babies lived in diapers most of the day. It was so hot that I thought both babies were clammy and hot because of the weather... Come to find out, Parker was hot because of some sort of stomach virus... We were wrapping up our bedtime routine around 8 pm and and Parker puked squash and cereal across my living room floor. Joe picked him up and he continued to vomit... It was so sad.. I have never seen a little baby so sick... Joe handed him to me and I quickly placed him in the kitchen sink and washed him off. Grandma just happened to walk in the door at this time. Parker was very warm. I gave him a cool bath. The next thing I know he went unresponsive... I freaked... Yes he was a having a febrile seizure. I thought we were going to make it through the entire month of April without a hospitalization.<br />We rushed him to the emergency room and he was quickly admitted to the Lutheran PICU. Our hospital stay ended up five days long... Only because Parker did not want to hold any food down...<br />May was an exciting month. The babies turned 6 months old. Can you believe that they are growing so fast. First steps has been in the house working the with the babies physical development. This month with physical therapy they have both learned to roll from from belly to back and also to sit on their own.... Parker is becoming very interactive. He will talk your ear off if you give him the chance. Audrey - lets just say that she is my bashful princess with a red-headed temper... She has learned Peek-a-boo and to shake her head no if we say no-no to her... She also has started to army crawl this last week.<br />As for Joe his business is busier than ever. He is away from home a lot but when he is here, I appreciate him incredibly. I could survive without him.<br />May was also huge for me. As of May 29th... I have officially lost all 87 lbs that I gained with my pregnancy... I am not sure how as I continue to eat a hot fudge sunday every day and splurge on McDonalds at least twice a week. I guess that I might have to breast feed until my kids turn one... just so I can continue to eat the foods I enjoy.<br /><br />I promise to keep you all updated on life as I have finally started to take some time to myself each day. I am finally getting out of my emotional bump in the road... i have to say that the meds are starting to work.</div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-43903159449585541482009-03-21T19:58:00.000-07:002009-03-21T20:06:14.048-07:00Twins, Twins and More Twins...Well today was a normal Saturday morning in the Mayernik household... The alarm clock went off at 7 am and Joe popped out of bed.. He jumped in the shower and than woke me up to do my favorite chore.. PUMP... He then got bottles together and woke Parker up and gave him his meds and started his feeding.. Got him dressed and then did the same for Audrey... Have I shared with everyone how blessed I am to have such a wonderful husband... Every morning he gets up and wakes the babies and feeds them (and gets them dressed) all so that I can sleep in a little and pump... I am married to a GEM of a man...<br /><br />We loaded the babes in the car and Joe headed to work.. I was off to the twins sale... That is right I went shopping and I am sure none of you are surprised one bit... I survived the sale and only spent three dollars...<br /><br />This evening I got a call... My friend Laura had her girl twins on Wednesday morning... They were born at 33 weeks and they are both in the NICU. I ask all my friends to please pray for babies Cora and Lucy as they fight their long battles of being premie babies... Both babies are beautiful and they are being weaned from their CPAPs and other oxygen... Neither are taking a bottle yet. Please pray for my friend Laura and her recovery as she was able to deliver Cora the old fashioned way and then had Lucy via C-Section... Audrey and Parker are so excited to meet their new friends...Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-23918818004383383502009-03-15T19:54:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:58:38.026-07:00New to Blog World....After much convincing from several bloggers, the Mayernik family is finally entering blog world. The last 24 hours has been a long exhausting journey. A journey from sunny Florida back to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Parker and Audrey had the longest journey of their short lifes this past week. We will update you tomorrow on their vacation as well as the updates on their little lifes.Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-48908158767474238242009-02-05T20:06:00.000-08:002009-06-03T20:10:35.299-07:00Seizures....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTaDJhWJuTUI7Ia_zgOG3beU2rEIoDCDqNvkYYJm054NL-s5o378SHGsNJqJI2Wwx8d6DFZNo_bXwUO8H2sZs-_alwghM8wpytGTxvsM1qbiRT_fORhzRYppWeFiZ6Qai1cg8eMElZho/s1600-h/Winter+2009+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343304246613277442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTaDJhWJuTUI7Ia_zgOG3beU2rEIoDCDqNvkYYJm054NL-s5o378SHGsNJqJI2Wwx8d6DFZNo_bXwUO8H2sZs-_alwghM8wpytGTxvsM1qbiRT_fORhzRYppWeFiZ6Qai1cg8eMElZho/s200/Winter+2009+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We were due to go home today... Not much time to type... but for the update... Parker is back in the ICU with Seizures and the doctors' are trying to figure out what is going on with him...<br />A loading dose of phenylbarbitol has been started and they have kept him on ativan to sedate him. He has continued to have cluster seizures throughtout the day..</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our journey has only just begun....</div><div> </div><div>Oh don't mind his little spots on his face... They are from the EEG performed... They have left little burns on his face and the he has an IV in his little head... but he seems content with it today...</div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-89503668172483771712009-02-04T20:02:00.000-08:002009-06-03T20:06:26.221-07:00MRI today and a swallow study for dessert.. hope to go home sooon...Well an MRI was completed today to rule out brain damage... According to the pulmonologist... Park's little brain is perfect... He shoud. be ok. He is not seeing an residual in his breathing except that he does not move air very well. He feels this is a result of his RSV infection in December. Because sedation was used for the MRI, Parker is being kept one more night in the hospital. He has been projectile vomitting ever since his sedation so a swallow study was ordered... He is refluxing clear into his thoracic cavity... so now we have to thicken his bottles... As long as our little man holds dinner down tonight and his bottle tomorrow... We will be heading home before lunch tomorrow... Please continue with prayers....Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-60073246126016577092009-02-03T19:59:00.000-08:002009-06-03T20:02:17.554-07:00Parker is Stable....Parker is doing much better today... He is off oxygen and we are being transferred from the PICU to the regular Peds unit... He is interacting like his normal self... smiling and cooing... I feel like my baby is back. Dr. Chowdary said that he will be going home on an Apnea monitor so that we can avoid any apnea or low heart rate events in the future... I will keep you all updated on what is happening... We pray to go home tomorrow...Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-57794723911764183582009-02-02T19:56:00.000-08:002009-06-03T19:59:48.150-07:00911 Emergency....Please Pray... at 12:38 p.m. this afternoon, I found Parker blue and lifeless in bed. He was not breathing and I could not find his heartrate... I began crying... I didn't know what to do. I started CPR and called my mom... She told me to call 911... TRAA was here in a matter of minutes and we were rushed to the hospital. He is now stable and on a nasal canula. A Ct Scan showed not abnormalities. An MRI will be performed when he is stable to rule out brain damage... I will keep you updated...Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-37140018993473442162009-01-03T21:25:00.000-08:002009-03-22T13:04:27.346-07:00Christmas in January...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jRMm7-Zfl4fkx0Ey-qK2FzniYNNpNfFTvAW64m5FN8OObizQs0ySe9bJm-OUywSYfBezxFg7MJ0xH8bzyULFFFAuCGCdt3r1GCKKunRZub_I04xDPmv9dtR3Uw2uJkYqFVkT4QjFp8M/s1600-h/December+2008+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316105296258842114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jRMm7-Zfl4fkx0Ey-qK2FzniYNNpNfFTvAW64m5FN8OObizQs0ySe9bJm-OUywSYfBezxFg7MJ0xH8bzyULFFFAuCGCdt3r1GCKKunRZub_I04xDPmv9dtR3Uw2uJkYqFVkT4QjFp8M/s200/December+2008+020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPUBJ5MH8vrcrDqtWmCtkXiyYy3v2B_wxjOHzTHZmSC9S59PvK9NTOouQ_1zNI5iAZWNWQ8zs6_oBgjqW0PigQriJqhj6ocxTs40p8VWYtcKTNFpl81YpOfCuJRrHroDIRHTCm2imF6A/s1600-h/December+2008+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316105287329728418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPUBJ5MH8vrcrDqtWmCtkXiyYy3v2B_wxjOHzTHZmSC9S59PvK9NTOouQ_1zNI5iAZWNWQ8zs6_oBgjqW0PigQriJqhj6ocxTs40p8VWYtcKTNFpl81YpOfCuJRrHroDIRHTCm2imF6A/s200/December+2008+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GWuqF1XWrSG9IjicTQcmysSxCB0Jcy6VzJMWgL1MdkGCzcr0aDNxYTYCO-TJHoUrO4KuW5q6B22oIQfWtVs5GPSY5hBDkeelaZGl4-_-SOV-fqt7YbATfqAVXds0NfSLu2o-mYGrlU4/s1600-h/December+2008+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316105276829198498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GWuqF1XWrSG9IjicTQcmysSxCB0Jcy6VzJMWgL1MdkGCzcr0aDNxYTYCO-TJHoUrO4KuW5q6B22oIQfWtVs5GPSY5hBDkeelaZGl4-_-SOV-fqt7YbATfqAVXds0NfSLu2o-mYGrlU4/s200/December+2008+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Now that we are home, tucked in and enjoying our own space... Joe and I decided that the babies still needed to experience Christmas at home. We were hoping to start a family tradition this year and do something that we would do each year... We decided that we will start a tradition next year... and it will NOT be a repeat hospital stay.. Not more holidays in the hospital. It would only be our luck that we would end up in the hospital on Ground Hog's day or Valentine's day this year.... </div><div> </div><div>We had dinner as a family and then started to open gifts.. Only to find that the batteries died on the camera... If only something could go right in the Mayernik household. We pushed the pause button and Joe headed to Walgreens for batteries.. We did not want to miss the little bit of Christmas we had left with the babies... </div><br /><div>Well after Joe returned from the drugstore.. both babies fell asleep.. We opened our gifts and also theirs'. Not like they would have opened them anyways... January 3rd definitely did not feel like Christmas.. To be completely honest, it felt awkward to open gifts... </div><br /><div>What is important is that Christmas is about the birth of Christ our savior... We read a biblical version of the Christmas story with the babies before we put them to bed for the night. Every year we will make sure to remind each of our beautiful children what the true meaning of Christmas really is...</div></div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-21098072269766992702009-01-03T12:51:00.000-08:002009-03-22T12:53:29.974-07:00Are we really going home???I can't believe it... After 9 days and a lot of coughing and low oxygen levels... Audrey is finally going home... Audi's O2 level stayed about 95% all night last night and we finally are heading home... We are so excited and can't wait to get out of the hospital... We will update you all when we get tucked in and home... Thanks for all your prayers and support...Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-91954032058312437762008-12-31T12:39:00.000-08:002009-03-22T12:54:40.311-07:00Parker is Dischraged... Waiting on Audi...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbTcHVkk2Fa7R9jXvHuVHvbBTFb9cOJoMDZoaVv8ulbsTJUEsgR0cH6VQhVSStQXmi9HYUZOLxrFyU3Tk9TylRsrhn15MFOrZycpk6fBEK3puo84kpiHvq5rT2R4VTB4g7mY35EBfrqc/s1600-h/December+2008+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316101805797735986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbTcHVkk2Fa7R9jXvHuVHvbBTFb9cOJoMDZoaVv8ulbsTJUEsgR0cH6VQhVSStQXmi9HYUZOLxrFyU3Tk9TylRsrhn15MFOrZycpk6fBEK3puo84kpiHvq5rT2R4VTB4g7mY35EBfrqc/s200/December+2008+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6ECx8GUFb4UpNAIo_fA6RfBsNeEGuylcTgFiQfRj0onBQuPsxAJDexl7OI6IXuCb3DrnNJUIQxHIbimUACVpm5EYas_z9tjt3hQ3vu6CxT9U3aAJ6ix9mphZJctERSINLC5l10Ny2fc/s1600-h/December+2008+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316101789159621170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6ECx8GUFb4UpNAIo_fA6RfBsNeEGuylcTgFiQfRj0onBQuPsxAJDexl7OI6IXuCb3DrnNJUIQxHIbimUACVpm5EYas_z9tjt3hQ3vu6CxT9U3aAJ6ix9mphZJctERSINLC5l10Ny2fc/s200/December+2008+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Well update on the babies... After six long days in the hospital.. Parker has finally discharged... His O2 levels are maintaining over 92% on room air and they are stable while sleeping.. He is going to require breathing treatment every 6 hours but he is doing great...<br /></div><div>Audrey on the other hand... it took her longer to get sick and therefore she is going to be stubborn and take longer to get well... She is still requiring oxygen, especially while she is sleeping... I think she is liking all the attention that she is getting from the nurses. </div><br /><div>So far the hospitalization has been great.. We have had wonderful nursing staff.. (well except for maybe one nurse... she is a little impatient). I have definitely had to be my babies advocate... I have been persistant in getting them proper care. We specifically have fallen in love with a few particular nurses... Susan was our favorite nurse this weekend... She loved the babies.. She flew all the way back from Minnesota this weekend just to work and turned around and flew back on Monday morning... Bethany was a great pick for our weekend day nurse. She had compassion like you couldn't believe.. She shared with us that she has been the mother of a chronically ill child... She was wonderful... Jayda... Lets just say that good genes must run in her family. She was wondeful (she is sisters with Michelle the Lacatation consulatant that I loved when I had the babies in November). Jayda helped bathe the babes one night and would come in just to love on them... She even got sprayed in the face by my breast milk (long story)... and Martha... I have never met a nurse that loved her job so much. Thank you so much Lutheran Inpatient Peds nurses for taking such good care of my munchkins...</div><br /><div>Now that Parker has been discharged, he will stay up at the hospital with me... I will have to get up now in the middle of the night to do his breathing treatments... No more Respiratory therapists for Parker... Come on Audi. it is your turn to get out of here...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-58034991494309286232008-12-25T20:30:00.000-08:002009-03-22T12:39:34.316-07:00Audrey is now admitted...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdMODkIEzpYraorNMLtmnilNrWidZoQ5d395_sMkTd1ROGfIAPPLv-03d4bhO3f02_b8FNKZyZzGvM9_l8jkwxRqvxQN0yDIOQ99_F6S1u8nPP_TNjqMZEiS3OVDJRn7FoXIp0sHa780/s1600-h/December+2008+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316099049978723234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdMODkIEzpYraorNMLtmnilNrWidZoQ5d395_sMkTd1ROGfIAPPLv-03d4bhO3f02_b8FNKZyZzGvM9_l8jkwxRqvxQN0yDIOQ99_F6S1u8nPP_TNjqMZEiS3OVDJRn7FoXIp0sHa780/s200/December+2008+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Room 332 as Lutheran Hospital is now the home for both Parker and Audrey...</div><br /><div>Audrey's wheezing is not improved... instead she is starting to behave more like Parker... She is coughing and have a hard time clearing her secretions... </div><br /><div>Dr. Cohen called to check on Parker and asked to speak with me... He wanted to know how Audrey was as well... I shared that she seemed to be going down hill... He decided to admit her with the same orders as Parker... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>IV's were started as well as breathing treatments... Both babies are now resting comfortably...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Merry Christmas Parker and Audrey...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Update - Parker and Audrey both are Positive for RSV.... The plan is to treat with IVF and breathing treatments... Both babies are on apnea monitors and pulse oximeters... We are hoping to see some improvement in the next 24-48 hours...</div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-53125281479861423812008-12-25T12:22:00.000-08:002009-03-22T12:34:14.376-07:00Santa brought two sick babies for Christmas....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuGufXvlFFnG91lbtJqQyVcoC_MSphFHi28TTtmaAtX16D2H0FScc4cVuq85kFlWPKm-cVUb3PmN6Kn-aUyNzrgNrXF0QWkW-Ntfi1I3dk79iIANCFTe7XjEMloObkFgV9An3q12ms7E/s1600-h/December+2008+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316097674219261506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuGufXvlFFnG91lbtJqQyVcoC_MSphFHi28TTtmaAtX16D2H0FScc4cVuq85kFlWPKm-cVUb3PmN6Kn-aUyNzrgNrXF0QWkW-Ntfi1I3dk79iIANCFTe7XjEMloObkFgV9An3q12ms7E/s200/December+2008+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well we kept our doctor's appointment that was scheduled for last night... Joe and I rushed out of bed this morning after a very long night with Parker last night. He struggled to breathe all night. His cough is getting so deep and after each cough he just cries in pain. He turns blue as if he can't oxygenate his little body. I cry everytime he does this.... I have feared the RSV virus ever since Audrey and Parker's birth.... I new that if I didn't get them to the doctor that they would only get more sick...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We dressed the babies in their red and white stripped santa outfits, bundled them blankets and loaded them in the car... Both babies so sick. Parkers temperature this morning was 102.3 axillary... The poor baby is so sick. Dr. Cohen got us right in at 9 am... He listened to Parker's lungs and said he is definitely wheezing... He was pretty sure that he had RSV... Dr. Cohen asked if was having any apnea... I said I noticed he turned blue after his coughing spells... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>HOSPITALIZATION - not what we were expecting on our dear baby boy's first christmas... Audrey has also started to cough and wheeze.. The doctor wants to watch her and not admit her unless we absolutely have to... I walked from the doctor's office over to the Hospital and we were admitted into a little room. I felt so claustraphobic... but all I was worried about was how sick my baby boy was at this time. He wouldn't even wake up... Hey struggled to breathe...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As soon as we got into our room a respiratory therapist came in and gave Parker a treatment... He coughed and cried through the entire thing... It was so depressing...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Next a IV nurse came in... Parker was stuck three times and finally a good IV was placed...He never moved or even made a noise with the IV stick... My poor baby is so sick... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I finally was able to feed my poor baby.. Joe went to the main desk to register the babies... I spent the time in the room getting comfortable.. Aunt Angie came to visit and help calm me and the babies... Papa and Grandma came after spending time with the babies... Uncle Troy called... I shared what was going on... He and Aunt Ashlee got in the car and drove straight up from Indy...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Parker is so loved... Lets get him on the mend...</div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-89736451198956824512008-12-07T11:30:00.000-08:002009-03-20T11:38:01.130-07:00One month already....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP9UO4VJhcL-RG7lrGANboTJEN0UPzSZc1iNszuk5jOSBklP9NJkUgSd_l2A5CSAmoymLu8o5TPj4TzrE6etEG1tFSBPYeFy0P0EXE3eh8QIP6XsnRqxfoEAOmcp3fbMSddf35Gpo-wQ/s1600-h/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315340887491548658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP9UO4VJhcL-RG7lrGANboTJEN0UPzSZc1iNszuk5jOSBklP9NJkUgSd_l2A5CSAmoymLu8o5TPj4TzrE6etEG1tFSBPYeFy0P0EXE3eh8QIP6XsnRqxfoEAOmcp3fbMSddf35Gpo-wQ/s200/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I can't believe how quickly time is going by... Parker and Audrey are officially one month old today (Pearl Harbor Day)... The are both doing wonderful at night... Only waking up once... We usually have them down to bed around 11 pm and they are up at about 4 a.m. and then sleep till after 7 am.. This has been a nice transition for us... Both babies definitely inherited Joe and my sleep patterns... We love our sleep... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am still adjusting with many post op problems.... I will not go into all of those but lets just say that I have been back to the Doctor's office three times for abnormal bleeding... We are just praying that it goes away real soon so that we can avoid any further surgery or procedures..</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I jumped right back into school ten days after delivery... I am so glad that I decided to get most of my work done prior to delivery... We have our final this week and all other work is done. I did take an incomplete in one course so that I could enjoy time with the babies and recover from surgery. I just have to have my 10 page paper completed by February 6th, 2009... Plenty of time right????</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The babies headed for their one month check... They are growing quickly... Parker was 6 lbs even and Audrey 6 lbs 10 ounces... They are growing big quickly... I can't believe how quickly they grow up...</div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-67654469564408452382008-11-20T11:21:00.000-08:002009-03-20T11:39:08.391-07:00One Turkey weighs more than two babies....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3deDhOonAdFE5bBj1HC_fmC2pFIAumIeKUBIlEcpFz4ri8GDBVYSY96dPAznPg1dzhq3WlLaMdTxI_8J87dRknLPIAvOTgvhPtZu89J-XpYaCL2ogtxUDBJaQ1w9QUI1rcCig_7r74-s/s1600-h/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315338637461588658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3deDhOonAdFE5bBj1HC_fmC2pFIAumIeKUBIlEcpFz4ri8GDBVYSY96dPAznPg1dzhq3WlLaMdTxI_8J87dRknLPIAvOTgvhPtZu89J-XpYaCL2ogtxUDBJaQ1w9QUI1rcCig_7r74-s/s200/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImBClS81p2zIsQiF5yB8BGJ2kGVkkHLOKLOJgwBys8R87u5ZIUA9sFc7O5C-5hv284TLKmdpkeUWACUUfNLOIk2BWWVtkQiO1fnqHMLRvUBKp9RXI4_jTjyZg17YrG-U902mTi15ZKOM/s1600-h/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315338634198978418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImBClS81p2zIsQiF5yB8BGJ2kGVkkHLOKLOJgwBys8R87u5ZIUA9sFc7O5C-5hv284TLKmdpkeUWACUUfNLOIk2BWWVtkQiO1fnqHMLRvUBKp9RXI4_jTjyZg17YrG-U902mTi15ZKOM/s200/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hcqFSASVDInQ5cvdQnFftf-Wp3YC-hrTKL-OQ9MbbFLrUstCCnb8rcpDGgXOxng48_NfcjD7BTrGUKszsGU7ALpqOL4C4eHJ4fsdK3L_N3ZVkmlq7ZO6GsM4oqEL8dh75p9f4Jyhh4U/s1600-h/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315338631179841138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hcqFSASVDInQ5cvdQnFftf-Wp3YC-hrTKL-OQ9MbbFLrUstCCnb8rcpDGgXOxng48_NfcjD7BTrGUKszsGU7ALpqOL4C4eHJ4fsdK3L_N3ZVkmlq7ZO6GsM4oqEL8dh75p9f4Jyhh4U/s200/Audrey+and+Parker+1+month+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Happy Thanksgiving Day - I am updating my blog four months after thanksgiving... yes that is right... In the world of twins it takes more than four months to catch up on life... We wanted to go back and share with you the journey of Audrey and Parker from the beginning... It is amazing how quickly they grow up... </div><br /><div>Thanksgiving day was pretty layed back... I spent many days on the couch... (still sore from the C-section)... </div><br /><div>The babies were loved on by many... My mom's family got together for the first time in over 20 years for the holidays... My Uncle Ted and Aunt Marcia came all the way from sunny Florida. Becky (my cousin) came from San Diego, Uncle Mark and Aunt Delphine from Michigan and then Ryan, Chelsea and the kids and Troy and Ashlee all came together at my Mom's.... Oh yeah... Little Penny (my Aunt's dog) was there as well... This Thanksgiving was extra special... My Grandma and Grandpa were with us... (My grandpa was diagnosed with Metastatic Lung cancer and a brain tumor last July). It was so enjoyable to be with the entire family.... The babies were great all day and definitely received a whole lot of love...</div></div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-18955720554186789192008-11-07T10:31:00.000-08:002009-03-20T11:19:01.339-07:00November 7, 2008.... 2 officially is 4....November 7, 2008 - The Big day has finally arrived... The suitcase is finally packed (officially at Midnight today) and the car is packed... Both car seats are secured in the minivan and I was awake for the first time ever before my alarm clock went off (at 5:03 a.m.)... I am not sure what I was feeling that more... I am not sure if was more fear or more excitement... I am not sure if I was nervous or ecstatic... I just new that in five hours my life would change for ever....<br /><br />This was the last morning that I would literally role out of bed onto all fours on the floor... and then push myself onto my feet. It was the last time that I would wake up in the middle of the night at least four times to go pee.... and it was the last time I would walk up the stairs and have to sit down because I could not catch my breath.... I crawled in the shower... I got out got dressed (in one of the three sweatsuits that I had been wearing for the last four weeks) and I put makeup on... I was going to look somewhat nice when I showed up at the hospital... then I woke up Joey.... I bounced out bed like Tigger the Tiger... He was so excited... He was going to be a "DADDY" today.... After we both up and dressed, I took the long awaited pictures... The last pregnancy pictures prior to delivery ( I didn't take many during my pregnancy because I felt so huge... I definitely regret this!!).<br /><br />We had to be at the Hospital at 7 am for check in... We left the house at 6:45 (the drive is only five minutes to the hospital). We got to the hospital and registered... WE checked in at the front desk and headed to the third floor... My C-Section was scheduled for 9:00 a.m... I started getting really nervous once I entered my room... I am not sure if I was nervous about the surgery or if was nervous about being a mom...(probably a little of both).<br /><br />I was placed on the fetal monitors... the babies Heartbeats sounded so great... I had never heard them on a doppler at this point because my OB always performed a ultrasound at every appointment. Both heart beats were always within 4 beats of each other... they often would synchronize... It was so incredible... God was so good... After being placed on monitor.. The nurse started my IV and started to bolus me with fluids... the anesthesiologist came in and introduced himself... Dr. Summerville... Let's just say "hysterical".. He was a riot and definitely helped me through the C-Section process... Dr. Wheeler came into the room at 9:15.... "Are you ready?", He asked... Well at this point.. I don't think I had any other options....<br /><br />I was wheeled to the OR and placed on the table at 9:30... Dr. Summerville started my Spinal and before I new it I was flat on the OR table, Joe was at the head of the bed and I couldn't feel my legs anymore... I remember the feeling laying on the table... I didn't know if I should smile, cry, laugh, scream or just be mellow... At 9:49 a.m. Dr Wheeler yelled, "Baby A: 9:49, Baby Girl... breech".. I just started to cry... I was convinced up to this point that I was having two boys even though I new after many ultrasounds that we were having a boy and a girl.... Not even a minute later Dr Wheeler yells, "Baby B: 9:50, Baby Boy... with a whole lot of hair".... I cried even more... I had a boy and a girl.... the first thing out of my mouth was, " Oh my goodness, I can breathe.." I could not believe the feeling.. My diaphragm dropped.....<br /><br />Our Baby boy, Parker Joseph, was rushed off to the nursery.. He was having problems breathing... They brought him to me so that I could have sneak peak... he was perfect with a full head of jet black hair.... Parker was 4 lbs 15 ounces and 18 1/2 inches....<br /><br />Our little girl, Audrey Lynn, they continued to do everything on in the OR... After they had her settled, they brought her over to Joe and I to hold... Audrey was 6 lbs even and 18 1/4 inches long...<br /><br />All the sudden the nurse took Audrey from Joe and Dr. Summerville asked Joe to follow the nurse out with Audrey.. She was going to have her bath... What Joe did not know at the time, was that Dr. Wheeler could not get my bleeding under control. He continued to call for several medications (methergine and hemabate (sp?))... He continued to manually massage my uterus and finally 1 hour and 12 minutes after my C-Section started... I was sewn back up and wheeled to recovery...<br /><br />About 10 minutes into recovery my beautiful babies were brought to me and I got to bond with them... Audrey was bald with big blue eyes and Parkers dark haired with big blue eyes... Both Beautiful. Not that I am biased...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315335192818060210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbfuf-DowQsQfBs6SsDj3uxTR0WGmfXWguYEOpKtuszRmTm5DtYSPZRGx2C5l1bOhYtCwVF1G0PJ-hd7ZtPBP3V2pSowicOUwDWjf5xOxpJDPr-zN1B1AUstIlVEQV2bK6-EdcKovcXk/s200/Parker+and+Audrey+021.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315335202363340546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWZrZ9X79wY6rMQdCLgWk0JVACvORtxEzJKtoRIBouu2p6h_CsfzfKI_Wo-KqYmAg0SSI7DN8kE2M9NcqDfyWCeIJzFSJjiAWDAaI7wivcm7QekbIyGcQuA6r7Nd5lvzvIurb9rPS1zA/s200/Parker+and+Audrey+022.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065061407444602972.post-14406976506836346412008-11-02T09:58:00.000-08:002009-03-20T11:20:34.539-07:00How Two became Four....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyGtSp23V8xb_yfCjpWsKMf1OyS9TEDZUaBP76B6eFTy4ZPeKdSPRcvajkk65AO5tfHq6OZjGLe3MbcnGsvGBfEUN7iUHAcxy7h9LGIUyY5ODNuHBxoodW1VvNm9wJmIGylKAuuamDgQ/s1600-h/IMG_8655_0001_001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315323745358052354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyGtSp23V8xb_yfCjpWsKMf1OyS9TEDZUaBP76B6eFTy4ZPeKdSPRcvajkk65AO5tfHq6OZjGLe3MbcnGsvGBfEUN7iUHAcxy7h9LGIUyY5ODNuHBxoodW1VvNm9wJmIGylKAuuamDgQ/s320/IMG_8655_0001_001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well God has brought many blessings, trials and tribulations into the Mayernik Household in the last 4.5 months.... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In March 10, 2008, Joe, my mom and myself made the long awaited drive (after three weeks of injections and medications) to Indianapolis to follow through the IVF process. On the morning of March 10th, I was put under anesthesia and had 20 eggs retrieved.... On March 13th.. we went back to Indy for the transfer of two great quality embryos... 11 over our 20 eggs fertilized... 1 seized on day 2 after retrieval and 10 continued to flourish into beautiful blastocysts... On the 13th two were transferred and eight were taken to the deep freezer.. (can you believe it... Joe and I have eight frozen frosties..). I spent the next 7 days laying in bed or on the couch watching TV... typing on the computer and completing school work. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The next 2 weeks was unbearable... I had to wait and wait and wait... Everyday wondering if the nausea I was feeling and the headaches were all in make believe. WE were told that we had to wait until Monday, March 31st to have our first HCG (blood pregnancy test) completed. It was suggested to not take a home pregnancy test as they can be inaccurate and can give false hopes or disappointment that is not needed... Well I couldn't take it anymore... On Friday, March 21, 2008 (Good Friday), I broke down and took a pregnancy test. I couldn't even wait for Joey to get home from work. It was 4:30 in the evening... and I had one test left under my bathroom sink... My sister-in-law Chelsea was down stairs on the phone... I pee'd on the digital stick... It read "POSITIVE". I could not believe it... and I did not believe. I ran down stairs and told Chelsea that I needed to run to Walgreens quickly... I ran to the drug store and I bought 4 more tests... I came home and took all TWO of the four tests... They read 1. POSITIVE, 2.POSITIVE.... I couldn't believe it... and surely could not wait for my husband to get home from work.. I ran back to Walgreens and bought two easter cards... One for Joey and one for my mom... Both cards were To daddy from Baby and to Grandma from Baby.... This is how I shared the great news with Joe when he got home from work.... Later that evening we gave the other card to Grandma.... Now ironically.. I signed both cards from Mayernik Baby #1 (and maybe #2.) Good Friday 2008 was a GREAT Friday in the Mayernik household...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well you would have thought I was convinced... Three positive pregnancy tests... Lets just say - it took much more convincing... I used the other two pregnancy tests and bought four more before the weekend was over. On Monday Morning, March 24, 2008, I called Dr Bopp's office (the fertility specialist) and notified them of my positive pregnancy test... They had me come in for the all awaited Serum HCG level (that was not scheduled until the next day). I went in a day early and the needle prick completed and left with butterflies in my tummy. The next four hours was ruthless... I could not believe that it would take so long to get results back. When the phone rang, I froze. I was scared to death to answer it (even though I already new the results...). I answered the phone and Erin (the nurse) said right away, "Congratulations Mommy, your HCG level is 189".... She confirmed all 9 pregnancy tests.... I was pregnant... I went back in two days later to have another test to make sure my numbers were raising properly.... Well lets just say mine was raising better than normal... They want it to double in 48 hours... Mine 48 hours later was 765... This was outstanding...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On April 4, 2008 - I started bleeding.. I called Joe at work and I couldn't get a hold of him. I started sobbing... I was forsure that I was going to lose this baby... I called Dr. Bopp's office.. They brought me in and completed another hormone level... They said there ultrasound equipment would not show anything at this point... I was so disappointed and afraid that the pregnancy was going to fail. Four hours later, Erin (the nurse) called me... She said, "OK, mommy calm down... your HCG is 32, 800.. Which is great... Do you want to go to Lutheran and have a Ultrasound...?".. Of course I did... but I still could not get a hold of Joe... I took my mom and we went to the hospital. The Ultrasound tech was taking the pictures and screamed out loud... She turned the screen to us.... We saw to LARGE circles on the screen... Baby A and Baby B.... Yes... We were officially going to be the proud parents of twins...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This was the beginning of our journey to the lives of the Mayernik Four... Pregnancy continued to be up and down with a whole lot of nausea and vomitting (for the first 6 months), a 85 lb weight gain, a dislocated hip and multilple physical therapy appointments. On November 7, 2008, The Two of us became FOUR....</div><br /><div></div>Amy "The twins mama" Mayernikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00782808219254568714noreply@blogger.com0