Once again, God has been so gracious to us and these sweet miracles! We had a great report this past Monday in Memphis! The babies, as always, were precious, and to our naked eyes, looked as if they had grown. (They only weigh them every other week). My cervix had lengthened back out- Praise God! They measured it three different times- 3.6 with pressure; 3.7; and 4.2! It had gone up from 2.9! We are so very thankful! Such an answer to your earnest prayers! We ended up not having to stay in Memphis, so I am back at home for at least another week! They also performed another test on my cervix to predict if I could possibly go into labor in the next two weeks, and thankfully, it came back negative! Again, God has been so very good to us, and we are so thankful! As always, the babies were precious, and they are getting fat on their cheeks, so they look really cute- and actually more like babies! I absolutely cannot wait to kiss and squeeze all over their sweet cheeks. Our Baby A must have been tired on Monday. Remember, she has it a tad bit rough because she is on the bottom. She was curled up in a ball and, as usual, did not want us to take her picture. However, we got it anyway! She even has the same little pouty lips that Andy has! She is just too cute! She is literally pushing down on me, and I feel as if she could come out at any time. My doctors assure me that I'll know if she is coming. Sure hope so! :) Sweet Baby B was right on top of her. I can already tell they may fuss one day. Our little B may be an agitator! Ha! He was trying to kick her, but no worries, she'd get him back and get right back in her ball. He was precious, and he may end up being a tad bit more spunky than we have been thinking. Surely one of these sweet babies will be laid back! Just kidding. With Andy and me as their parents, they're bound to be full of energy. Yikes. Precious Baby C had the most room in the pack as of Monday. He is still right under my right rib/ heart. Super comfy- at least for him! :) He is still all about that little thumb. When the sonographer was scanning him, she all of the sudden got really quiet and said, "oh my gosh!" Not exactly what I wanted to hear. Totally freaked me out. After my freak out session, she just explained to me that she had seen HAIR on his head! (I could teach a class in what not to say to a pregnant woman getting a sonogram)! The nurse was shocked at the amount of hair he already has! She then re-scanned A and B to see if they had hair, and sure enough, we could see their fuzzy hair too. She then went on to tell us that babies don't get hair this soon, so she was surprised. No need to be shocked. She just should have looked at Andy's head of hair, and she wouldn't have been surprised. Needless to say, I can't wait to put bows in our girl's hair! B and C still look so much alike- it's crazy. It will be so much fun to see if they are going to be identical. There is still a 1-2% chance they could be, and the nurses think we may be part of that percentage. We won't know until they arrive though. We then met with the doctor who was very pleased with how well they were doing! In fact, he told us we could come back in two weeks, but I, the ball of nerves person that I am, opted for the one week option. This totally surprised me because last week, he had acted like I would be staying in Memphis for the long haul. We are so thankful for another week at home! They will begin to do physical activity tests on them when we go next week, which will measure their development thus far. Each child will receive points for how well they do. Please pray that it goes well!
Please continue to pray for all 5 of us! We need it every second, every minute, and every hour! Please pray that they would continue to grow at the same rate and that my cervix would stay long. They have told us that if one of the trips begins to outgrow the others, we will have to start the steroid shots and be put in the hospital to be monitored more closely. This is a very possible scenario. Please also be in prayer for Andy and me as we prepare to be parents to these sweet babies. I'm not sure all the reading in the world could prepare us for what we are about to undertake. Only prayers, along with some reading, will prepare us! Praise God that we have made it this far! I'll be 28 weeks on Saturday- which is a milestone for which we have been praying! I've been on bed rest for seven weeks, and we pray that we'll stay on bed rest for a few weeks more. They have yet to give us a certain week that they will take the babies. Instead, they just say, if we make it to 30 weeks and are ok, then we'll shoot for 32. If we make it to 32 weeks and are doing ok, then we'll shoot for 34. And so on. Please be in prayer for the unknown. We're scared. The closer we get, the more scared we both get. Praise Him for them- for every kick and every punch. It's unbelievable how much we love them- and we don't even know them, but we're so thankful that they are known and have been known by their Heavenly Father before they were even conceived. Please pray for Andy as he is working his tail off, both at work and at home. Please pray that God would provide strength for Him daily. Please also pray for our appointment today in Oxford - progesterone shot day- OUCH! Please pray that these babies would out-score everything on whatever the physical activity test measures next week. And lastly please pray that they each child would be ok physically, mentally, and most importantly spiritually. Praise Him from whom all blessings flow~
To Him be the glory...
Maggie
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