WE MADE IT!!!!!

It's week 34!!! And I am still pregnant! I didn't think I would make it here.

So many updates to post!

I started off the week with the 24 hour urine test and it came back showing higher levels of protein. I am beginning to be pre-e. So, not only does Callista have to worry about her blood flow through her cord, my kidneys are stealing her protein as well. I am not showing any issues with my liver enzymes though. My blood work came back perfect. I am just showing protein in my urine and higher blood pressure readings.

Yesterday I woke up to a resident telling me that I was going to have 2 more steroid shots as a booster for the babies. Then she followed that up with the peri on for the day scheduling my c-section for Friday. She wanted to speak with my primary since he is on Friday. It wasn't a definite, but she definitely had me awake, excited and anxious.

The peri came in yesterday with the plan, which of course had changed since the morning resident update. Dr. L mentioned the steroid shots and that I would be miserable for two nights (she wasn't kidding). They are going to stop the brethine tomorrow, which means they are not going to stop me from going into labor!!!!! If I start to feel contractions coming on, there is no stopping them!!!! I could go into labor before the weekend! Of course the babies could decide they are not ready and stay in for weeks:) Now those would be my stubborn little girls. I am anxious to see what will happen.

The peri today added more on to the whole labor thing. Starting tomorrow if the babies are not reactive they are going to do the c-section. I won't have anymore BPP's (biophysical profiles). Did I mention one of them fails EVERY MORNING??? So, again who knows what is going to happen starting tomorrow.

Can you tell I am a little anxious?

I've decided that the steroid shots are the devil. I didn't get any sleep last night. I was jittery, restless and hot, then cold. It was horrible. I slept from 11pm-12am. Then at 2am I had a dose of brethine and another 5mg of ambien. It did not make me sleepy. I was up all night. I tried to take a hot shower, did nothing. Finally, the residents came in about 5am and offered benedraly... yay it worked, I was able to sleep from 6am-9:30am. My nurse did not want to wake me up, but the peri already came in and she had to give me my meds. She was sweet.

I was a raging hormonal witch last night though. (keeping it clean for my nieces). The lady across the hall goes through out the night to smoke. Yes, she smokes. She is pregnant on the high risk floor smoking, but I won't even get started. Well, every time she went in or out she would SLAM her door. It bugged the hell out of me. I told my nurse about it this morning and she was going to talk to her about it today. She was more than happy to tell her that she needed to be quiet or they would keep her from smoking at night for disturbing other patients. She woke me up a couple of times during the nice 3 hours I was able to sleep. I am not looking forward to another night like last night. I had the last steroid shot today.

Oh and the blood flow ratio is still perfect for Savannah and intermittently absent for Callista. She is showing ratios that range from 4.3 to 5.6. They have been doing more than one ratio per reading now. It took a long time to get a reading today, she was showing more absent than not =( She is really going to do better on the outside than the inside.

My next post may be my last belly post!!!! I was going to take it today, but I had to send the hubby home to wash baby clothes and he is not feeling well. I don't need him to get me sick, no thanks! I need him healthy in case we have babies this week too!!!!!!