Drumroll Please....
It's nearly midnight & I'm just posting because the ultrasound didn't actually happen until 10:20, then there was talking about the it, then I had to be monitored for an hour. I just got off the monitors so sorry for all who were waiting to hear what was going on. It's been an evening filled with anxiety for me & I was driving my mom & Sam CRAZY! (Sorry guys!) But here's the news... the babies are still growing! The boy is now estimated to be 4 lbs 11 oz & baby girl is 4 lbs 1 oz. She did drop in percentile from 16th to 15th, but considering her previous pattern, she did pretty darn good. A lot of that is due to getting my liver condition under control as well as me finally getting my appetite back & actually eating good meals.
The reason that I'm not home tonight is because I have to get some tests run tomorrow. If they all turn out well, then I can go home tomorrow evening. At this point, Dr. Adam will try to get me to 36 weeks, which is Sunday the 3rd of August. I will have a lot easier time wrapping my head around that if I get to go home for at least some of it. If I find out tomorrow that I have to stay here, I might just go insane. If I do get to go home, the scenario will be that I have to come in several times a week to get the babies monitored & I'll have to come in if I have painful contractions more than 7-8 minutes apart. Each time I have to come in for the contractions, the situation will be reassessed & everything could change. So it's still very much up in the air.
As much as I'd like to be done with this pregnancy (I am starting to get unbelievably uncomfortable-- my short torso is just not made for 2 babies!) I am so relieved that they can make it longer. The longer they're in me means less time in the NICU & a better chance of them coming home with me. As much as I'd like a good week or two to recover from a C-Section without caring for babies full time, I do know that them coming home sooner is the best case scenario. What mother doesn't want healthy babies?!?! So of course, we're please with the results of the ultrasound!
I am SO thankful for all of the prayers & concern that has been offered by all of you on behalf of the babies. I have no doubt in my mind, as wonderful as my doctor is, that they wouldn't be doing as well without those prayers. So I thank you with all of my heart. It truly is a miracle that, with everything that has gone wrong, we're now looking at having the babies less than a week before our planned date. I don't think anyone anticipated that, including Dr. Adam. So thank you, thank you, thank you & I love you! GOODNIGHT!
The reason that I'm not home tonight is because I have to get some tests run tomorrow. If they all turn out well, then I can go home tomorrow evening. At this point, Dr. Adam will try to get me to 36 weeks, which is Sunday the 3rd of August. I will have a lot easier time wrapping my head around that if I get to go home for at least some of it. If I find out tomorrow that I have to stay here, I might just go insane. If I do get to go home, the scenario will be that I have to come in several times a week to get the babies monitored & I'll have to come in if I have painful contractions more than 7-8 minutes apart. Each time I have to come in for the contractions, the situation will be reassessed & everything could change. So it's still very much up in the air.
As much as I'd like to be done with this pregnancy (I am starting to get unbelievably uncomfortable-- my short torso is just not made for 2 babies!) I am so relieved that they can make it longer. The longer they're in me means less time in the NICU & a better chance of them coming home with me. As much as I'd like a good week or two to recover from a C-Section without caring for babies full time, I do know that them coming home sooner is the best case scenario. What mother doesn't want healthy babies?!?! So of course, we're please with the results of the ultrasound!
I am SO thankful for all of the prayers & concern that has been offered by all of you on behalf of the babies. I have no doubt in my mind, as wonderful as my doctor is, that they wouldn't be doing as well without those prayers. So I thank you with all of my heart. It truly is a miracle that, with everything that has gone wrong, we're now looking at having the babies less than a week before our planned date. I don't think anyone anticipated that, including Dr. Adam. So thank you, thank you, thank you & I love you! GOODNIGHT!
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I missed the name game....how about Luke and Leah? lol If we had a boy I think we might do Josh since we can't do Kyle now. And no, it's not after Josh Jones. ;) I had a hard enough time with girls but I love our idea of Alexa, I might steal that later if I ever have another girl or baby for that matter. ;)