First of all, my blood pressure was pretty high! I hadn't been feeling well that day (tired, upset stomach, hurting, etc.) and they could obviously tell. I have not had any protein in my urine (can be a sign of preeclampsia) but my doctor told me if I continue to have high blood pressure, she would have to send me to the hospital for monitoring. She said it is common towards the end of pregnancy...especially with multiples. She wanted to check it again before I left.
We had our normal appointment: she looked at the girls via ultrasound and then examined me. She determined that I was about 2 cm dilated and that my cervix was starting to thin. She said that she gives it about a week...no more than four.
I'm sorry, what?! A week?
At this point, I was in a fog with a hundred different emotions swarming through me. I just couldn't believe that in as little as a week, my babies might be here! Of course, she was just giving her best guess; I realize that pregnancy is unpredictable and they could come at any time but I was just overwhelmed (not necessarily in a bad way). Obviously, I had a lot of questions at this point that she proceeded to answer. She said that although they would probably have to be in the NICU if born this early, it would mostly be to fatten them up a little and make them stronger~they are far enough along that the risk of problems has lessened considerably.
She wanted to check my blood pressure again before I left but made me sit for a little while and calm down before doing so....I wasn't upset per say, just anxious I guess. My blood pressure, although still a little elevated, had come down. I left with the intentions of returning in a week, twins permitting :)
I called James and immediately asked him if he was ready to have these babies....maybe I should have clarified because I think I made him think we were actually having them RIGHT then ;) He pretty much had the same reaction I did! That night, we felt a sense of urgency to get things done JUST IN CASE! So we did a few odds and ends that we had been putting off....ya know, important things like putting the car seats in the car (don't we need those in order to bring them home?! ;) ).
It's been a week since my last appointment and still no babies....so maybe, just maybe, they will stay put a little bit longer (thanks for the prayers everyone)! I see Dr. Peterson again today and will have an update for you soon, provided I actually continue this great blogging streak I'm on ;) We are getting more and more excited to meet our sweet girls! Of course, we want them to keep "baking"as long as they need to....but we are ready to welcome them home when God is ready to grace us with their presence! :)
PS: I was able to see my sweet girls taking practice breaths!!! That was such a sweet moment...I guess they really are preparing for their big debut ;)
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