Tomorrow!!!!!!!

This is it!

Less than 24 hours from now I will be checked into the hospital. Sometimes it still feels like a dream, that they will call me up and tell me that they have changed their minds. I keep running through the scenarios in my mind and trying to prepare myself. It is probably a little crazy but I'm excited... and nervous... and a little scared. Not scared in a terrified way... more like, I remember what it was like to have Abby and the thought of that is a little overwhelming. Is being naive better than knowing? Though I know it will be different, that each birth(s) is different.

Yesterday I was reading up on epidurals a little more, since I've never had one... and they mentioned that most give them when you are between 4-5 cm dilated. Hah... I'll most likely be almost 4 by the time we start! Of course you need to be in active labor too. What I think I'll end up doing is waiting as long as possible to get one and have the nurses just tell me when we are getting to "The point of no return" I dont want to slow down labor and I sure don't want to give my babies any problems because I had it. Who knows... if it goes fast enough maybe I won't even need one! (One can only hope)

I haven't been able to sleep well in the last few days, and it has nothing to do with thinking or being nervous. The babies are 'sliding' so far up when I lay down to sleep that they are literally right on top of my ribs. It hurts so much! Saturday night I was up every, single, hour... last night wasn't AS bad but I was up more than four times and that is enough. I guess the girls think they are getting me ready for when they come. I sure am ready for them to come!

I've been in cleaning mode too. I had Tom help me rearrange the basement so that the guest bed is in a better position. (Looks so much better) and I organized a little down there. There is still a lot to do but I don't have the power to do that much that fast! Two loads of laundry are done and the dishes have been unloaded and loaded. With how many times I've picked up you would think the house would be squeaky clean... but not with Abby around!

Tom has a cold... ugh. I'm hoping he will be over it by tomorrow! I dont know what they do with parents when they are sick. Perhaps they will have him wear a mask? I wonder if it is the same thing Abby has been battling. I'm praying he gets over it and that I don't catch it!!!

I will not post updates on Facebook as to how labor is going. Depending on how everything went and when the girls arrive I may post a birth announcement and picture on Facebook and on here. It will not be my first priority I am sorry to say. We plan on texting a picture & announcement out soon after they are born. We will also inform you at that time if we would rather have you wait to visit or stop by. Again a lot will depend on when they come. If you want to be on this list and aren't sure if I have your cell number please message me via Facebook or leave a comment below and I will contact you. (I don't want to put my personal contact information up for people to see)

Also: If you are feeling REMOTELY sick at all... please refrain from visiting us in the hospital. The girls will be still very small and can easily catch something and get very sick. We also ask that you wash your hands at the sink before coming into the room as a precaution. (I'm sorry... there is just so much going around I hate to risk my girl's health after everything we have been through)

Ok! I think that is it! I need to finish a few things before I head up to Sioux Falls to do some last minuet errands. Thank you for all of the prayers and thoughts... God has brought us so far and I am thankful for all of you. Please pray for us tomorrow... (and for me) that I will have the strength and the endurance to bring these little girls safely into the world.