Latest Update

I have been having these crazy headaches while here at the hospital and some prior too. Sunday was a doozy so they decided to have me get an MRI on my head Monday night. About an hour before going down to get that done I started to have some major contractions. I thought all would be fine but it turned out halfway through my MRI they got much worse. They checked me while on the MRI table but I was still not even dilated and I was only effaced to 40% so they finished with the exam and then sent me back upstairs and was on machines for most the rest of the night. I was having contractions about every 3 minutes so they gave me some morphine and some meds to stop the contractions which they were successful at doing a couple hours later.
Tuesday was just a normal day and then Wednesday morning around 5:00 AM they started again. They were coming every 2 to 3 minutes until about 11:00 AM. The doctors all came in and we decided a c-section would be the way of delivery. I was only 80% effaced and so it was determined that once I got to a 3 they would schedule the OR for me. The perinatologist tried to stay non-bias to my decision but it was pretty obvious she thought c-section was the wiser way to go. We were all ready to have our cute girls and then labor just stopped again. Everyone was completely surprised.
I am not gonna lie, this is starting to get really draining and I am sad to admit but I am now just ready to have them come. I had my second dose of steroids which finished yesterday and I am not sure I can keep going into labor and then stopping again.
Today, no progress. I have mixed feelings about this. They did an ultrasound this morning and the girls weigh 3 pounds 14 oz each give or take some oz.
That is the latest with the Smiths. :o)

It's Official

I thought for sure I would be going home today... but it was decided that I will remain in the hospital until our cute little girls are born. That could be days or weeks at this point. It is hard not knowing but I guess that is what it is like then a person is pregnant with no problems as well.
Yesterday my neighbor here at the hospital delivered her twin boys at 29 weeks. I believe one was 2 pounds 15 oz and one was 2 pounds 11 oz. Rob and I took a tour of the NICU and saw the two little boys. They are so cute but so little and covered with tubes. It gave me a lot of motivation to keep my girls inside as long as possible.

The Hospital

So yesterday I went in for a NST and ended up being transported by ambulance to Utah Valley Hospital to get checked in. The doctors wanted to just monitor me for a few hours and see what happened to my blood pressure (I was diagnosed with mild preeclampsia at week 24) and blood work was doing. Turns out my blood pressure is still elevated and over night I started swelling quite a bit. So this morning I was planning on leaving.... but I am still here. They decided they want a 24 hour urine test and see those results before letting me leave.
The girls look fabulous! I am so happy about that!! My body is what is causing the problems. This Friday we will be 30 weeks. I am sure the girls will stay in until then but then it is kinda up in the air from there.