And The Beat Goes On

(28w5d, Hospital Day 13)
Quite the rollercoaster we have going on here.
Looks like this actually may go on for a bit longer than we would have guessed a few days ago.

My blood pressure has stabilized on the medication and my blood work is rock solid.
Go figure.
I am feeling good, and as the babies looked stellar on monitoring this morning, I am expecting to still be tucked into my comfy antepartum bed tomorrow (and maybe the day after *gasp* should I dare hope???).

The babies appear to be growing well and estimates put them around 1 kilo (2.0-2.5 lbs). Their kicking has gotten stronger and I periodically find a foot or hand sticking straight out of my belly.

One important thing about making it until tomorrow is that I will receive another steroid dose. Recently research has shown that a "booster" steroid injection (given if the woman hasn't delivered 2 weeks after the initial steroid doses) can improve outcomes. Right on. We will take any help we can get at this point.

btw... I did get a big smile from Dr. Peri for getting to 28 weeks. But he said he wouldn't be REALLY happy unless I get to 29 weeks. Talk about moving my cheese :).
(at 29 weeks not only is survivability >95%, but the rates of retinopathy and brain bleeds decrease significantly. Sign me up!)

I have survived to gestate another day...

P.S. I have great nurses! Last week I had J three days in a row. Then she was off for three days and when she returned two days ago (the day after things looked like they were tanking), she walked into my room first thing in the morning and asked, "Who broke my patient????". Well, it appears she got me "fixed" again :-).