Great news! After a week in the hospital, my doctor cleared me to go home this morning! Brady and I are so excited- we had been gearing up for a long stay, since most of the doctors and nurses I came in contact with assumed I would be on hospital bed rest for the duration of my pregnancy. However, my OBGYN was willing to release me with strict instructions- I am only to get up to use the bathroom and take quick showers, and I get two weekly excursions to his office for monitoring. Any change at all to my cervix and I am back at Baylor to stay, since I am still about 80% effaced and 1.4 cm dilated. It's strange to think that I won't be able to visit our babies' room again until after they are here, even though it's right upstairs! But I am thankful to be home sleeping in my own bed, using my own bathroom and shower, and eating my own food, even if it turns out to be a few days or weeks of reprieve. Now I just need to come up with some projects to keep me occupied for the next several weeks so I don't go completely stir-crazy! If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to let me know!
As far as my little stinkers go, we had a biophysical profile yesterday with a maternal-fetal medicine specialist to check on their progress. Both had strong heartbeats and were "practice-breathing"- we could see their little diaphragms moving up and down! We got some great profile shots of each baby- we got to see our little boy yawn and rub his face with his hand, and our little girl get a case of the hiccups. After all of this worry and stress, it was a good reminder that everything just might turn out
ok :) Didn't get their weights this time, but since it has been 5 days since their last measurement, I wouldn't be surprised if they were close to 3 lbs each by now. Grow, babies, grow!
Thank you all again for your calls, emails, texts, cards, flowers, thoughts, and prayers. I have not been able to respond to everyone yet, but don't think for a minute that we are not grateful for the support of all of our family and friends through this difficult time. Although we aren't out of the woods yet, I am doing so much better and I have faith that our little ones will be just fine- I can't wait until the day I meet them and am able to introduce them to all of the wonderful people that we have in our lives. Keep on checking the blog for updates- I am about to have tons of time on my hands, so watch out, blogland!
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