Monday is the day!

I was in a snoozy catch up sleep this morning when my Dr arrived at my bedside and said to me..."You had better knit faster". WHAT??? Yes, my protein has doubled since the last reading, so she has decided the babies need to come out latest Monday.  So the theatre is booked, the stage is set, the date is up in the NICU unit...we will be welcoming our twins to the world on Monday 19th September...little Virgo Rabbits, fair of face! We are still waiting for blood test results on Friday, and if there is any reason for Dr to be worried about my liver or kidney function, it could possibly be earlier.  But for now...Monday it is. Wow.

I wish I could have kept them inside to grow some more, but I am so very chuffed that we have bought almost 3 extra weeks.  They will be 31 weeks and 4 days old - only 3 days short of 32 weeks, which is a long way from barely 29 weeks. I would have been in hospital for a total of 16 days before delivering them. We are so lucky to have received such amazing care.  The paediatrition will be coming around to chat to me sometime - need to start thinking about a list of questions...not that I even want to think about any complications - these babies must be strong and fight to grow well..the sooner they get to 2 kg, can suck, breathe and self thermo-regulate, the sooner they can come home.Our little boy is already 2kg which is great and our little girl is about 1.4kg.  Keeping in mind they lose about 20% of their weight just after they are born, they will both need time in NICU. Every baby is diffrerent, but I am hoping their stays are not too long. This means I will be a real NICU mommy - here every day for the next 4 weeks at least until my caeser heals. It is also possible that one baby comes home before the other...we will see.

I will also be getting another course of steroids to help them develop their lungs even more. I might also book another antenatal massage...last one for a while I am sure. On the one hand I am so sad to be saying goodbye to my belly and to feeling them move inside me, but on the other, I can't wait to see their little faces and look into their eyes and welcome them...We have been waiting so very long for this day, it is hard to believe it is really happening now....