The Mack Truck

Brad here (yes, I'm blogging for the first time). I'm sitting in Plano Presbyterian Hospital with Meredith who has just been placed on permanent bed rest. We went to the perinatologist for our 20 week sonogram on Monday afternoon and got a really good report on the twins. Then the Mack Truck hit. At the end of the visit, he measured her cervix and it was 9mm. I'm no doctor, but I've heard that anything less than 25 is not good. The perinatologist sent us immediately to our OB who measured it again and it was 10 or 11mm. At that point, they admitted her into the hospital to be put on complete bed rest. This morning (Wed), they performed a cerclage, which is a fancy way of saying they stitched up her cervix to prevent early labor. She is 20 weeks and 0 days today, so there's a long way to go and the chances of her going home before the babies get here are slim and none.

We're making ourselves at home here. We have internet access, a dvd player, and tons of books and magazines to keep her occupied, not to mention a refrigerator where we can keep junk food that will help her gain that 50 lbs! I'll do my best to keep this blog updated and once she's feeling better in a few days, she may start doing a little bit of this herself. She's a trooper and has a really good attitude about all of it, so I'm really proud of her and the sacrifice she has made and continues to make for our twins. Thank you to all of you who have already sent e-mails and called - we really do appreciate your support and prayers.