So sorry for the delay in posting. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. It may take me a little while to post a podcast but I hope to do it soon. But I'll give the summary here. Because I was strapped to the bed with a zillion different wires, I wasn't able to move around and help labor along.  stayed at 6cm for awhile. Finally, things started to pick up a bit. I really wanted to get things going before 5pm so I knew m doc could be there to deliver me. Low and behold by about 4pm, I was about 10cm. We were in a regular L&D room but my doc told me to start pushing there. It was so amazing to reach that point. I was actually going to give birth! I was pushing well and making progress fast. My doc was worried because Quen--tin (the presenting baby) was showing some signs to distress during contractions. So they wheeled me into the OR. It was crazy in there! There were about 20 people in this small room. They got me situated on the table and I started pushing again. They used a vacuum on Q's head to make sure he was delivered fast. A few more pushes and he was out. It was an amazing moment to look down and watch this baby coming out of me. I honestly thought someone would tell me I was pregnant with monkeys or something. :) They whisked Q away to another room and then they started with the breech extraction of Sab--ine. That was crazy and nerve racking. It seemed to take forever for the doctor to find Sab--ine and pull her out. But they finally got her out with some pushing from me. Then they took her to a spot next to me and I tried to take a peek as they worked on her. As soon as I heard her cry it made me bawl like crazy. They delivered the placentas and stitched me up a bit. We were shocked when we found out that Q was 5lbs 11oz and Sab--ine was 5lbs 6oz. We were also amazed that they needed no NICU time and came home with me. I'll give the full details at the next podcast but just have to say how amazingly blessed we feel and totally in love.

Contrax started to get stronger so they took me up to L&D. As soon as I got up here, my water broke--huge gush! I was already 5 cm and in a lot of pain, so I got the epidural.  I haven't progressed much -- they started pitocin and at last check I was about 6 cm.  We're going to attempt a vaginal delivery, but it will be in the OR just in case.  We'll keep everyone posted!

Thanks, everyone, so much for your kind thoughts and encouraging words!  It means a lot.

So now it seems I may be contracting regularly. I'm 35w2d today. Really wanted to hold on to these babies at least until 36 weeks but they may have other plans. I'll keep you posted.

Sorry no podcast yet. It's hard to podcast from the hospital and I've been feeling pretty tired all the time. So the update thus far is that I was here until Thursday when the doc's felt it was safe to discharge me. BP was steady, labs were steady, etc. But as soon as I got home and started monitoring BP there, my BP was running around 140/90. So not good. Went in the next day for my appointment but being the realistic pessimist that I am, I brought my packed bag with me. And it was good that I did. BP was running high so doc felt it best to just admit me for the duration of the pregnancy. Good news is we did an ultrasound to check fluid levels and do a doppler on the blood flow in the umbilical cords and all looked well with the babies. So at least my stupid issues aren't hurting them.

Doc says we won't go past 37 weeks but he's skeptical I'll make it that far. I have a countdown going on my white board in my room that the RNs update for me each day. Right now, we're at 35w1d, 13 days to go until 37 weeks.

I am going to try and podcast tomorrow with more updates and info. Thanks to everyone for their kind comments. It's nice to know I have company while I'm holed up in the hospital. :)

Although BP is good and nothing has worsened, my doc is keeping me here at least until tomorrow. We'll run more labs then and we'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath. But I'm 34w5d so getting really close to 35 weeks. My husband and I took a tour of the NICU yesterday. It was comforting in that there are really very few 34 weekers in there. But we did see a few babies who were born before 34 weeks and were at 34 weeks gestational age. They all weighed about 4.5 lbs. Even though our 32 weeks u/s said our babies were 4.5 lbs already, they tend to be off. But wow, those 4.5lbs babies were so tiny. It was nice to have a visual of what's inside of me but also scary to see how small our babies are. I just hope I can grow them for a few more weeks.

Greetings from the hospital. I'm here being monitored for preeclampsia. Seems I have a mild form and am waiting until tomorrow to see my doc and figure out if I'll stay here until delivery or go home for bed rest. So hoping to go home but we'll see. The babies seem to be doing well and my BP has remained below normal. But I'm spilling protein. So a not-so-fancy podcast this week since I am not at my usual computer. But hey, you can't beat wireless in the hospital. Will try and update with blog posts this week. I am 34w2d today so every day counts now.

Back from a 2 week hiatus. Things are still going well. Still sleepy as all get out and have the craziest cankles you've ever seen but so thrilled to still be pregnant. I talk this week about another trip in to see the doctor--this time for cramping. And I also talk about the emotional mess I wanted to become at today's baby shower.