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!