33 weeks today!! (Day 3 of my captivity)

Today (Thursday) marks a very important milestone for the pregnancy - 33 weeks!! Praise God!! We're hoping to get at least one more week with them inside. Any more and that would just be an added benefit and miracle!

Last night was better than the night before. I think my combined sleep was somewhere b/w 4 and 5 hours - much better than the 1 1/2 the night before. I only had about three contractions all night so they are under control for now. Praise God! My morning started early with a visit from the lab at 5 am but I was already awake. They had a hard time getting blood so after failing twice on my left arm (two different spots) they went for my left hand - ouch! Luckily that worked and they went on their way. About 30 minutes later I was given my morning meds and was able to sign onto work within a reasonable time this morning. :)

I've already had a visit from Dr. V (general OB) and she thought things looked good. She said they gave me the Terbutaline shot last night because they wanted to get me through the steroid period to protect the babies. After Friday they more than likely will not fight labor if it begins to happen due to the dangers involved as I previously mentioned in yesterday's post (pulmonary edema, etc.). She said her gut feeling is that week 33 will be uneventful and we'll start to see some changes by week 34-35. She said if I am able to make it to week 36 they will schedule the c-section for that particular day. She said there's no point in going beyond that for safety reasons but also because the babies will have already received an extra boost from the steroid shots. It looks like the babies will have nice birthstones - Rubies. :) (Of course Ben pointed that out to me!! Rubies are one of his all time favorite stones!)

I had my measurement ultrasound today over lunch. They wheeled me over to the medical building where the Perinatologist's office is located. It took approximately 2 1/2 hours to get through the measurements. The babies are all growing exceptionally well. They are all over 4 lbs now which is incredible!! Way to go babies!! Baby A (girl) is our smallest - 4 lb 2 oz, 16 " long, and 38th percentile. Baby B is now our biggest - 4 lb 6 oz, 18 " long, and 49th percentile, Baby C is 4 lbs 4 oz, 17" long, and 42nd percentile. The doctors were super pleased!! The other bit of great news is that my cervix has lengthened again after being on hospital bed rest for the past few days. I was admitted because it went from 3.5 cm to 2 cm and now it's back up to 3.5 cm. Hooray! Unfortunately, the doctors want to keep me here the remainder of the pregnancy so I guess this hospital room will be my home for the next 1-3 weeks.

Ben is coming tomorrow (Friday) to spend the day with me in my room. Hooray!! He is going to work remotely from the room while I work. It will be so nice to have him here. I can't wait to see him! He's also bringing me some of my own pillows so I'm hoping this will continue to help with my sleep - although, each night I'm able to sleep a little more and more. Praise God.