We started the day heading to a car dealership to buy a mini-van (yeah, I know, ugh) and ended up with the babies instead.
What happened? Rachel’s water broke shortly after a test drive. A couple of hours later, we were in surgery. Well, technically, she went in surgery. I was there for the ride, and moral support or whatever.
Now we’re just sitting in a hospital room with all the time in the world. So, update time.
Baby stats
Mallory (baby A) is just over 4 pounds
Taylor (baby B) is just under 4 pounds
Hannah (baby C) just over 3 pounds
As you can see, they’re pretty little. They’re all just over 31 weeks, so that’s to be expected. Ok, pictures. See below.
They’re all looking pretty good and currently in the NICU baking. Mallory is breathing on her own without help. The others are breathing fine, but getting a little help to keep their lungs open. We don’t know how long they’ll be in. It could be weeks; it could be over a month. We’ll just have to wait and see. Apparently you know the most within the first 24-48 hours.
Rachel is fine. She’ll be attempting to walk soon and not really feeling too much pain. She’ll have to be in for about three days give or take.
I was asked at least five times if I was going to faint, or if I’ve eaten and my blood sugar was good, so I don’t faint. Apparently that’s pretty common? I don’t know. No fainting occurred.
Next steps? Recover, head home, and then just visit the babies every day until they can come home. Visits are extra limited right now, though.
Ok, that’s all I’ve got. Bye!