We had another appointment this morning and got more good reports. Melissa is still doing really well...low blood pressure, great cervix...all that kind of stuff! It was not a full growth ultrasound, so we don't have all the latest growth measurements on the boys, but Dr Strauss did check the heartbeats and all three boys look great. They are still all three head down (Melissa's ribs had already determined this from all of the kicking, but the ultrasound confirmed).
We do have a growth appointment next Wednesday (1/12), so we'll have full measurements and weights then. Our best guess is that they will be around 4 pounds by next week. At 26 weeks, they were 2 pounds...then at 30 weeks they were three pounds...next week will be 34 weeks. Our forecast didn't involve an excel spreadsheet...it's just simple math :)
After the growth appointment next week, we'll be seeing the doctor weekly from here on in (we believe on Tuesdays). We are locked in on January 27th, unless something changes and we don't make it that long. That will be 36 weeks, and that's as long as he'll let her go. We are even booked on the calendar for an 8:00 am c-section (first one of the day).
Given how well Melissa is doing, she's still working. She plans to go back on Monday and keep on going until her body says no more. Dr. Strauss continues to be amazed at how well she's doing (we all are) and says that, medically speaking, there's no reason she can't keep working. He's even encouraged her to do whatever she feels like doing, and says that her body will tell her when she needs to stop working.
The blog updates will be more frequent the next few weeks, but the countdown is on (19 days, 8 hours, 50 minutes for anyone who is counting).
Love to all and thanks for the thoughts and prayers!!
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