Here for the Duration...

My doctor came in last night at 11:30 to tell me that he and the Maternal Fetal Specialist had spoken at length and all the docs feel that I need to stay in the hospital until I reach 34 weeks (August 13th). Their reason is because of my being very dilated/effaced for a 32 week pregnancy - they are concerned that if I'm sent home and go into labor something could happen to the babies. That sounds like a good enough reason to me to stay put for the next couple weeks...though I am disappointed to not go home. I'm definitely not able to sleep well in the hospital due to being uncomfortable and the seemingly constant traffic through my room...why do the nurses have to bother you at night?!?! Makes no sense to me :)

Other than a few minor contractions last night, things were uneventful (unless you want to count the umpteen trips to the bathroom). Seems like all I have to do it look at a glass of water and I have to go!! Nene brought Jackson up to see me last night. He came into my room saying "game, game"...he remembered that last time I was here the "game" was to push the buttons on my hospital bed to make it go up/down. Unfortunately, he also called the nurse station a couple times but they were very understanding, thank goodness. One of the nice things about this unit is that the staff is used to long-term patients and are set up to accommodate children visiting. Jackson went to the nursery several times to look at the babies...he told me they were big so I'll be interested to hear what he thinks when he sees Maggie and William for the first time :)

Thank you all again for the emails and calls...they really help the time go by more quickly. In a few days I may not think that any of the time is going by very quick :) Thanks for the prayers and please keep them coming!