CXVII - An Exciting Update

Short but sweet, some exciting (at least to us) news to share.  We've got the c-section scheduled, its in

the books.  We will be delivering on Nov 7th (11/7 aka CXVII... some of you in the family will get it) at 11:30am.

With that said, I do want to stress that this is assuming that everything continues down the best case path we have been on.  This date doesn't mean that there is no chance of going sooner.  With mo-di twins it is still very possible that they will come sooner.  Its all going to depend on how they continue to develop.  As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, with this type of twins they will get to a point to where they simply stop growing.  We are hoping, and on track, for that to happen at the 36 week mark, but it could happen sooner. We will know more at our next ultra sound next week.

I also want to clear something else up that I may have been leaving a little muddy over the past several months.  While I have mentioned that 36 weeks is "best case", this doesn't mean that anything less than 36 is "bad case".  Once we get to 32 weeks, which will officially happen this Thursday, the girls chances of being healthy are equal to if they were to carry to full term.  The only difference is that they would need some extra time in the NICU to provide a nurturing environment to help their bodies develop the rest of the way.  After 32 weeks, they will develop just as well in the NICU as they would still inside.  If they come sooner than 36 weeks, its not "bad" in sense that the girls health is at risk.  Nothing wrong happened, and there weren't any set backs.  Its just that nature kicked in and decided it was time to go.  So when I say "best case", that is how it relates to Teri and I in that we won't have an extended stay in the NICU.  Its an inconvenience for us and a lot of added stress only being able to see them through a pane of glass, but the girls will be fine.   For the rest of you family and friends that can't wait to meet them, in 2 days, the only thing you have to worry about is when they will actually get here.