24 weeks !!!

We have made it to our first milestone, 24 weeks! We are praising God for taking us this far, and trusting that He plans to take us further.

Last night I had some uterine irritability which they said happens to some people as they transition from the Mag to the Procardia. Because of this Dr. S decided today to digitally check my cervix and also run a test called fetal fibronectin. When they checked my cervix they said it is the same as what Dr. Z had described, high, long, and dilated to a 1-2. The doctor that did it said I am closer to a 1 than a 2.

Dr. S said that we would suspect the fetal fibronectin test to be positive because I have already shown signs of preterm labor. However, he said it is still worth checking because if it were to come back negative we could breath a sigh of relief and know that my risk of delivering in the next couple weeks in <5%. Well, unfortunately we were not that lucky. As expected the fetal fibronectin came back positive. Which means that I am at high risk for delivering in the next couple weeks, which we already knew. It does not mean I will deliver in the next couple weeks, it just means that I am at high risk....no new news there :)

I also had my glucose tolerance test today to check for gestational diabetes and I am happy to report that I passed! I do not have gestational diabetes. So I do not have to give up my oreos, or ice cream, or any of my other little sugar coated guilty pleasures :)

Now that I am off the Mag my box of crayons is filling back up. Not sure when it will be totally full. Between pregnancy brain and the lack of much intellectual stimulation while on bed rest, I am still not at my smartest. Oh well :) That just means Dave has to be a little more on his toes than usual. The twinners are back to their rambunctious selves as well. The Mag made them sleepy too. That will definitely mack things interesting for the nurses since they have to start doing full monitoring now twice a day since I am 24 weeks. Which means they have to have the uterine monitor on & both baby heart beat monitors the whole time. Good luck with that!

So overall, a good day! Our next milestone is 26 weeks and we are praying that God has it in his plan to take us there. In the mean time we praise Him for each day that He blesses us with. Thank you for your continued prayers and support.

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