Duke Results

When we got into the exam room this morning I was very excited to find out we were going to get a quick look at the girls!!! They did not do any types of measurements or anything because they were just done last week, but they did check their positioning and their heart rates. Makayla was being shy today so we did not get a peak at her face, but her heart rate was 140 which is awesome. Makenzie let us see her face long enough to get two quick photos of her (although she was trying to cover up with her arm), but we got a quick peak and noticed that just since last week her cheeks have gotten even chubbier! That makes me feel so much better knowing they are growing!!! Makenzie's heart rate was good as well in the uppper 130's.

Then onto the fun part...measuring the cervix internally. Unfortunately my cervix has shortened even more...they were getting a range depending on how they had the wand was positioned and whether they were applying any type of pressure or not, but the range went all the way down right below a 2 all the way up to a 3 if I was just lying still. Due to the fact that it has shortened in just a weeks time they decided it was best to start the steroids. This will help to speed up and develop the girls lungs and help with their growth as well. I had my first round of steroids today and will then head back in to my OB in the morning for the second round. Because they did the internal cervical exam today we could not do the fetal fibernectin today as well because it could cause a false outcome on the test. In order to avoid any false outcome we will now do the test tomorrow instead...please pray for a negative result on this!!!

So tomorrow we will do the test, get more steroids, and meet with our regular OB and discuss things with her. Then next week we go back to Duke (on Carl's 30th birthday might I add) and there is quite a few different scenarios that could take place, but to be honest I'm not even going to think about those things and go there...I'm just gonna keep it positive and take it day by day.

Thank you all so much for all of your thoughts and prayers, calls, messages, emails, meals, support and everything! It truly means so much to us!!! Please keep it all coming and we will keep you guys posted!!!