Should I Stay or Should I Go...???

Well for my first real admission to the hospital this has certainly been an interesting week. I've really hesitated to update because I've had so many hormonal ups and downs, but I've been told I'm going to want to remember this.

Basically at this point the fluids levels around both Connor and Reagan have improved, and their daily testing is looking good. According to the doctors I look good too. I'm not really sure whether I should hug them or punch them when they say that LOL but I'm quite sure that's typical for a pregnant woman. At this point I'm carrying more baby weight than full term pregnant women and I'm told I have several more weeks to (endure) enjoy. I'm still having contractions despite meds to stop them, but they aren't organizing into any labor activity. Reagan has decided she is definitely going to be the first out the door, and has shoved her head so low in my pelvis I'm pretty sure she's going to fall out. I read a pregnancy email update that says at this stage of pregnancy, a baby's head is the size of an orange. Ohhh...so that's why it hurts to sit, lay, stand, move my legs! And here I thought I was carrying a few watermelons ;-) Whew, that makes me feel much better about delivery!

I've seen about 7 doctors in as many days. A few want to send me home, a few want to keep me, and a few don't seem to care either way. I go back and forth between wanting to be home in my own bed and being here where we're all safe and sound and I get to check in on the babies twice a day. So, the best we can come up with is to hang out until my real OB is back from vacation and trust her answer then. Though I hope it involves home, fewer meds, and less bedrest here within the next week or two. The average delivery of twins occurs at 35 weeks, and most babies have some NICU time until they reach 35-36 weeks of gestation. So...we're almost in the clear!

And just for fun, here I am showing off my huge ever growing belly.

Should have started this months ago!

I should have started this blog months ago, but today seems like a good day to give it a go. Today we are 32 weeks and 1 day pregnant, just past our most recent milestone. We had an appointment this morning with the perinatologist who decided we should be more closely monitored in the hospital due to some reduced amniotic fluid levels and smaller than expected sizes. However, if the constant kicks, jabs, and punches are any indication, I'd say these doctors are just a little paranoid and Connor and Reagan are just fine! In this post I'm going to include things I like about being in the hospital and things I...dislike:

Likes

Listening to the gallop of two tiny heartbeats

Knowing that there are doctors and nurses right across the hall if need be

No stairs!

Dislikes

Nothing is comfortable here

Nursing staff always seems to be in the middle of shift change when I need something

Wearing a gown with my butt hanging out

Not being able to eat 24/7, and the hospital food!

Here is a wonderfully terrific picture of me in my new home until the babies arrive. Taken with our camera phone, because it's the best I can do at the moment.

The end of our first blog post - yay! But, somehow I think it's just the beginning... ;-)