Shannon Fukuyama gave birth to her twins, Kai and Abi, on August 15, 1998 at 31 weeks. Here is her pregnancy journal, week by week, as Shannon gave us a glimpse into the miracle of her wee cave dwellers and the roller coaster ride of a pregnancy she traversed. From left to right . . . Emily (7), Graham (5), Shannon, Kaitlyn (10), David (16), Peter, and Alex (9). Shannon's Journal Entries:   Introduction   Meet Shannon!   Week 1   A New Cycle Begins   Week 2   Getting Away!   Week 3   But I Haven't Gotten the Book Yet!   Week 4   What do TWO lines mean?   Week 5   Ultrasound Nightmares   Week 6   Just As It Should Be   Week 7   Telling the Kids   Week 8   Boiled and Pickled?   Week 9   Be Careful What You Wish For   Week 10   Reality Check   Week 11   Raging Bacteria   Week 12   Grasping for Hope   Week 13   Where's the Wheelbarrow?   Week 14   Constant Roller Coaster   Week 15   Ultrasound, Amnios, Answers,   & Help Pushing the Wheelbarrow   Week 16   The Waiting Game . . .   Week 17   Amnio Results!   Week 18   Mixed Blessings . . .   Week 19   Uneventful? What's that?. . .   Week 20   The Name Game   Week 21   Summer Break! Help!!!!   Week 22   Good News/Bad News   and Pregnant Dreams   Week 23   VACATION!   Weeks 24 and 25   Belly Art!   Week 26   Complications   Week 27   Balancing Act   Week 28   Subtle Changes?   Weeks 29 & 30   My Confinement   Week 31   Surprise!   Birth Story   Birth Announcement   After Birth   The NICU Experience   They're Home!   Kai and Abi Come   Home at 5 Weeks   Update February 28, 1999   Update July 1, 1999   return to journals index StorkNet Home | return to top family planning | pregnancy | parenting | family life | for fun | shopping | tools | community Copyright © 1998 Shannon Fukuyama. All rights reserved. Site Design by StorkNet Please read our disclaimer and privacy policy. Your feedback is always welcome.