28 weeks - good and bad news

Before I start with today, I'll give you a quick update of the past few days. My SIL, Lisa and two of her little ones, Victoria and Leah, came by to see me Monday. They brought me some nice little snacks and we also let the kids open their Christmas gifts up here at the hospital so I could watch them open their gifts from me and Craig.



Tuesday, Craig took me down to the lobby for my exciting wheelchair outing and I managed to leave my cell phone on the couch where we were sitting. Thank God an honest man found my phone and called Craig to come get it. I can't believe I forgot my phone...that is just not like me, but then again, I was a little preoccupied with contractions.

Wednesday, my friend Jodi brought us dinner. We had a good time visiting with her. I keep forgetting to take pictures of my visitors...I guess I am already getting the mommy brain. :)

On a good note, today marks 28 weeks, which is a huge milestone for the babies. My belly really doesn't look any bigger to me, but the babies are growing.



We took a better shot of the baby monitoring and contraction monitoring that I do every day.



Today, we had our doctor's appointment. Craig was able to come this time, which I am very thankful for because it was not the best appointment I've had. The good news is, the babies all look great, they still have good fluid and good heart rates. The cord doppler measurement for Tyler's heart was a little off, but she said it is nothing to worry about because he is still getting enough blood flow and his placenta still looks fine. The bad news is my cervical length has shortened quite a bit since last week. It is now 2.5 or 2.6. Koster wants to set a new goal for 30 weeks rather than 35 or 36 weeks. Thirty weeks would put me at January 3rd. Obviously, if I can go longer, we will...they won't be wheeling me to the OR at 30 weeks just because it is 30 weeks. Thirty weeks is just our new goal.

Later this afternoon, we are having our NICU tour and consultation. I will update you on that in a couple of days. Thanks for all your prayers and please continue to pray that these babies will stay put for at least a few more weeks.