Hanging in there....almost 27 weeks

Hi everyone--sorry I haven't been able to post. First I had laptop issues and got my sister a virus on her computer. Then the WI-FI has been down at the hospital for the past 4 days. I was dying of boredom without it.

Our goal is still to make it to 28 weeks right now. I came in right at 25 and I will be 27 tomorrow (Wed), so we are making it day by day. It sucks being here, but when I have visitors, I am okay. When I don't have any visitors, I get a little depressed. I miss Allison a lot...haven't seen her since Saturday morning...she is sick right now, so hopefully she gets better soon so she can come visit. I feel bad complaining to Jim because he has so much to do right now, especially with Alli being sick. But our families/friends have been helping him out, making him dinners, watching Allison, cutting our grass, helping with the house, etc.

I will be here until I deliver the babies. My cervix is completely gone (effaced?), so now we just have to keep my contractions under control so I don't dilate. My contractions seem to be fine during the daytime monitoring, but at night, the past 3 nights have been showing a lot of them. I have not felt any of them though, so I'm guessing they are not that bad? I get an ultrasound everyday, which is fun to see the babies. Still holding out on finding out the sexes of the babies. Jim and I really need to start coming up with some names :) Any suggestions? Feel free to send an email or post a comment. We are getting desperate, especially for girl names! And, as much as I want to go home, its way to early to have these babies, so I want to be here as long as possible. So, first I make it to 28 and then day by day from there. I wish the hours away everyday so that another day will pass. Then of course, Sunday, they add an extra hour to my day....that wasn't fair :) Although I'm sure most people were excited about the extra hour of sleep.

The only really important thing I've missed out on so far has been Halloween and the parties that go along with it. But I guess I was at Ann's Halloween party in spirit :)

Ken, Janet, Ann, Jim, & Jason

Toni
Natalie & Mike

Jim dressed Allison and took her to a few neighbors houses, then brought her up to see me. She was so cute. She wouldn't wear her Barney mask that went with the costume...Jim said she insisted on wearing her Cardinal hat. She is soooo independent!

Grandma Lucy & Allison (our neighbor)

Alli trick-or-treating in Mommy's hospital room

My Halloween costume....believe it or not, I spent about an hour painting this mask.....funny the things you will spend time on when you have nothing better to do than pass time. I also painted a pumpkin for Alli :)

Jim and his dad finished our bedroom last weekend. I can't wait to see it. We just need a few minor things now, like decorations and outlet covers. So, we have new paint, baseboard, chair rail, carpet, everything new in the master bath.

Coming soon....new carpet in living room and hallway and kitchen walls painted. After that, we might be done with the home improvements until income tax time.....then we will get ceramic tile in kitchen and redo main bathroom.