Crazy 48 hours

Hi everyone! Just a quick update, as I know several of you are wondering what this whole chain of events has looked like.

On Monday morning Misti was switched back to the magnesium. Her contractions were much stronger and much closer together. They slowed down for a while, but picked back up again toward the evening. She was in significantly more pain in the middle of the night-to the point that she told her nurse that she felt like she did when she was having Emersyn. A few minutes later the doctor was in, and sure enough, she was dilated to 7cm. The doctor said, "let's go have some babies!"....and Misti's response was "TONIGHT?!"....and of course, it was time. Misti was prepped and ready to have her c-section in about 20 minutes...I walked through the door, sat down next to Mist, and at 2:30am, Baby A was born. At 2:31, both B and C followed. They were taken immediately to the NICU (standard procedure)and B and C were put on ventilators to help their breathing. They said that we could go see the boys after a few hours, but after several attempts it was clear that Misti was having a lot of trouble sitting up. Misti spent the 4th laying in bed, recovering.

Yesterday, the 5th, was a great day for the boys. B and C both came off of the vents, so now all three are breathing on their own. A and B started eating yesterday too...C is a tad bit behind, but he's a fighter :) he's actually the most active out of the three, and should be eating today. They're big boys for 32 weeks.  B is 19 inches, and I think A and C are 17 and 16 inches respectively.

On the other hand, yesterday was brutal for Misti. They tried to get her up again, to no avail. Her blood work came back totally abnormal, and so to find the root of the problem they took her downstairs to get a CT scan. They found a bleed in her belly.....so misti went back to surgery at about 1:30 in the afternoon yesterday. That time was pretty stressful for everyone, and I know for misti it felt like the hits just kept on coming....not to mention the fact that she still hasn't seen the boys. They opened her up through the same incision and patched the problem. They drained quite a bit of blood- 2 liters. This wasn't a small bleed. We're all thankful they caught it in time. They have had to transfuse quite a bit of blood because of what she lost, but she is doing great now. She had a little trouble sleeping last night because of the pain, but I think the fact that she gets to see the boys today has got her all perked up. She is on some pretty strong pain medication, but with what she has gone through, there really isn't any chance of getting rid of the pain completely, at least for the next day or two.

So, the long and short...the boys are running the NICU, showing everybody 'how it's done'! Misti had a few scares, but she recovering well now. So everyone is good. I know the next question is 'what are their names?'....and those are coming. Misti wanted to wait to see them to make the decision...and thankfully, that will happen this morning.

I will update again with some pictures in the next few hours. The nurse is in....so gotta run. Thank you for all the prayers, Misti and the boys definitely needed them the last few days. As you can see, they worked:)

Love to all
Brennan