30 Weeks Celebration!

30 Weeks! We've made it this far! I think I say the same thing every week but, really, this is a great milestone. Though I'm still shooting for at least 4 more weeks, getting to the 30s feels real good. To top it off, it's been a celebration day.

First off, my parents came to visit... And they brought my pup along! It's been more than 2 weeks since I've seen her and I have missed her terribly. I was wheeled down to the grassy area outside and met her there. She was so excited to see me! She came bounding over and had so much enthusiasm - it was priceless. We sat outside for almost an hour and visited. Wonderful!

 It gets better though. The OB who admitted me came to see me yesterday (I haven't actually spoken to her in person since I was admitted). First off, she said she was surprised I was still pregnant, as she expected these babies to come much earlier. She confirmed that Baby A has a low lying placenta, but not previa, AND that there is a chance I could deliver vaginally (if things continue to cooperate). She said the clot is much smaller and no longer a huge concern, though there is a chance I still may bleed it out. The main problem now is my shortening/funnelling cervix and the risk of pre-term labour. With that, though, there really is no way to tell when it could happen. So, the plan is still to aim for 32 weeks, at which time I may be transferred to the closer hospital. OR... (this is a very small chance, and we're not even telling people the possibility of this) I may be given permission to go back home on strict bed rest if things are stabilized. Even if I went into pre-term labour, the hospital is only an hour away and my local hospital could handle things until I reached there. I'm really trying not to consider that as a real possibility and get my hopes up, but it was still encouraging to hear that things are going so well.

Then... The best news of all... She told me that she thought my husband should take me out for dinner! I earned a dinner pass away from the hospital. Hooray!!! So tonight, I am dressing up (in my limited wardrobe, lack of make-up and hair-styling products) and going out for some Thai food. It's a perfect way to celebrate 30 weeks. I'll post a picture of my going-out outfit later, but here is one of my 30 week bump (taken yesterday).