28 weeks 5 days

Happy Tuesday!
We're still here at Methodist Hospital.  Things have been going okay, some times more on edge than others, but the babies are still doing well, and seem to be content... for now.  I just wish this mama's body was strong enough to hold them in like a 'normal' pregnancy.

We had an anatomy ultrasound yesterday.  The babies are looking great, showing no distress (that's always a concern with long labor/ongoing contractions), and are measuring (approximately) 2 pounds 8 ounces and 2 pounds 14 ounces.

The doctors have been fantastic here.  Everyone seems to be on the same page with 'the plan' and they're very intuitive to me and with everything going on.  I was checked this morning, still dilated to 5.  I'm still having frequent contractions, but again, not significant enough to be changing my cervix... but in the same breath they make it clear that things could change at any time, and things could proceed fast.  We're hoping and praying things can stay like this as long as my body allows.

Yesterday we also got an 'official' tour of the labor and delivery unit and the Level II NICU, which is just down the hall from where labor and delivery is.  What an amazing facility!  Each baby has their own room with their name on the window. It was scary looking at everything, but yet a comfort to see how advanced technology is to be able to take care of these little miracles.

My leash is getting a tad looser today... a nurse is taking us to St. Mary's Hospital, just down the street, to tour the Level III NICU, which is where the twins will go if they are born before 30 weeks.  This is a privilege a lot of parents don't get to do, since a lot of preterm babies come without warning.  We're trying to prepare ourselves as much as possible, if that's even possible.

That's the update from the world of hospital living!