Let the Bed Rest Begin

The time has come for me to park my butt on the couch for the remainder of my pregnancy :( We went to our High Risk doctor appointment yesterday. The babies look fantastic as usual. We even got a cute little 3D on baby A. Baby A is weighing in at a whopping 1lb 10oz. His/her head is measuring a week ahead. (G says that's the Mottinger) Baby B is weighing in at 1lb 8oz. Baby B also had his/her hand between his legs so I'm even more convinced that is a little boy! My body on the other hand... is being a pain. My cervix is now down to 1.5 (should be at least above 2.5 but ideally above 3) with some funneling (dilation from the inside.) When that happens they start doing a test every 2 weeks called Fetal Fibronectin. It's a relatively newer test. Basically if it's negative it's something like 80% chance of not going into labor in the next 2 weeks. If it is positive then they will admit me for steroids. The thing with positives is they aren't as reliable as the negatives. There can be a lot of false positives for various reasons. So negatives are really good; positives are whatever. The doctors goal for me at this point is 28 weeks, which is super scary because that's only 3 weeks away. It's looking like the babies will most likely have NICU time. But at 28 weeks their survival rate is 90%. The nurse at the hospital said 28 weekers do really well. And I can stay at Frederick Memorial here in town if they come at 28 weeks instead of going to Baltimore or DC. I'm on modified bed rest, which means I can get up to make myself lunch as I'm coming back from a bathroom trip and I can do some sitting up instead of lying flat. I may even be able to go out to dinner one night a week YIPPIE! Fortunately G's Mom is here until June and has been a huge help. My mom is going to come next weekend and I think Em is coming from Jersey for a couple days to watch movies with me. I'm so happy I was able to make it to my shower and get most of everything unpacked and put away. It's crazy to think I had planned on working until this week. I truly believe had we not been insistent on stopping work and changing doctors I would have lost these babies. The new doctors have just been fantastic. They have never once made me feel bad about calling them. They have been super proactive. One of them even worked on the study for the fetal fibronectin test when she was going through med school! They are taking such good care of us. G is handling everything so well. He is definitely my rock. So any prayers you can spare for our nuggets would be greatly appreciated!

Baby Shower and V-day!

Two huge milestones for the nuggets happened this past weekend. They reached viability day on the same day as my shower. It was the most beautiful shower I could have asked for. My mom and best bud Misa spent so much time on it and it showed. We had it at the restaurant where my baby brother is a chef, The Columbus Inn, in Wilmington. It was so special to have him make some of the food for us too. My mom made little centerpieces with mine and G's baby pictures on it. We got so many gifts we were almost unable to get everything back home. Our family and friends were so beyond generous. My in laws made the 10 hour trip from Maine to come. I hope they know how much that meant to us both. We got to hang with them for a couple days which was awesome since we probably won't see them for a while. G's mom came home with us and is staying for about a month to help out. THANK GOD!! It was just the best day. I know it sounds cheesy but we felt so loved. Everyone was genuinely happy for us. Our nieces and nephews and my little cousins were very attentive in helping us open the presents. SO cute! Ugh I just can't say enough about how perfect it was. I had a whole speech planned to say thank you to everyone and all I could get out was thank you before I started crying. So if you were there, or sent gifts, we thank you so much! You all are so important to us and we appreciate everything you do!

Here are some of the highlights. My cankles made an appearance but I will not be sharing those pictures!