Status Quo...
We're still waiting. Pauline is getting about 5-6 contractions an hour. The doctors and nurses aren't concerned about that. If she gets more than that... they may re-evaluate the treatment.
Bottom line... we're here until those babies decide it's time to come out and play!
Things have been pretty uneventful the last day or two. We got a tour of NICU (Neo-natal intensive care unit) yesterday. That's where the twins will stay until they're strong enough to go home. We saw a pair of twin boys who were born at 28 weeks and had been in NICU for about 16 days (so they were about as old as our twins are now). Pauline seemed comforted by it... but I found the whole thing pretty disturbing. I understand that's the best place for them to be (other then in the womb) but the thought of seeing my little boy and girl connected to all those tubes and wires... I don't know how to describe it. It's a little frightening, sad, and frustrating all at once.
It will be hard to seem them like that the first time.
On a happier note... Pauline and the twins are doing great! Pauline's been able to sleep most of the night in the new room (fewer interruptions from the staff). She's been journaling and catching up on her reading. I've been relaxing and messing around on our laptop.
The biggest down side for me - no wireless internet access! That means I'll have to leave the hospital to do work on Tuesday.
- J
Bottom line... we're here until those babies decide it's time to come out and play!
Things have been pretty uneventful the last day or two. We got a tour of NICU (Neo-natal intensive care unit) yesterday. That's where the twins will stay until they're strong enough to go home. We saw a pair of twin boys who were born at 28 weeks and had been in NICU for about 16 days (so they were about as old as our twins are now). Pauline seemed comforted by it... but I found the whole thing pretty disturbing. I understand that's the best place for them to be (other then in the womb) but the thought of seeing my little boy and girl connected to all those tubes and wires... I don't know how to describe it. It's a little frightening, sad, and frustrating all at once.
It will be hard to seem them like that the first time.
On a happier note... Pauline and the twins are doing great! Pauline's been able to sleep most of the night in the new room (fewer interruptions from the staff). She's been journaling and catching up on her reading. I've been relaxing and messing around on our laptop.
The biggest down side for me - no wireless internet access! That means I'll have to leave the hospital to do work on Tuesday.
- J
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5/28/2006
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