26 weeks...

...And, I swear at some point I'll have more to say again rather than just pregnancy updates.  At the moment, though, my brain only seems to be able to function on an "I'm OK, babies are OK, work is crazy, let's go to bed" level.

Anyway...

So, things are good.  I just got back from the MFM and the babies are doing fine and my cervix is doing great (back up to the mid to upper 3 cm range -- actually normal).  But... the babies' fluid levels have gotten too low.  The sonographer couldn't even measure a pocket of fluid for Baby A.  His bladder was full, though, and so was his stomach.  So, there's definitely fluid in there, it's just too low.  And, they haven't been moving around as much as they were -- which I think also comes from the low fluid (I think...)  Since low fluid is a side effect of  the NSAID I'm on to reduce contractions and lengthen my cervix, I'm now back off of it.  So, now I am supposed to basically be on my butt on the sofa whenever I'm not teaching -- which  was mostly what I was doing, anyway.  (Except when I'm in the bathroom since I'm drinking insane amounts of water trying to get the fluid levels back up.)

So, hopefully my cervix will stay where it is, now, even without the meds.  And, the MFM believes the fluid levels should get back to normal quickly.  He also says "I have other tricks up my sleeve," so, I believe things will be OK.  We did another fFN test, but we won't have the results until tomorrow.

I'm totally fine with going off the med because it makes me totally loopy --- hence some of the lack of blogging or commenting, lately.  Between 1.5 to 2 hours after I take it, I suddenly start feeling totally spacey and like my hands are detached and moving through water...  That feeling lasts for about an hour or two.  Since I was taking it three times a day, two of those events would happen while I was at work.  Which was kind of entertaining... but difficult to deal with.  Teaching while high is...uh...interesting.  The MFM said "that's not supposed to be a side effect of the med but I've had many different women say they experienced the same thing, so, yeah, apparently it is!"

So, here I lie on the sofa.  Waiting for my brain to come back...  (And counting the number of times I wrote "totally" in the last paragraph and now thinking this med makes me a Valley Girl.)

Ooh, the other big news of the week -- we bought a minivan!!  Woohoo!!!   After losing three different possibilities that went within 24 hours of posting before we could get to the dealer (one we missed in a one hour period between talking to the dealer on the phone and my father-in-law going to see it), we finally lucked into one while up in Iowa for our nephew's 4th birthday this weekend.  It's a silver '05 Odyssey with decent miles and in great shape.  We're absolutely loving it so far.  We debated a lot about getting a newer one but we just couldn't justify the expense.  After spending so much over the past few years in medical expenses, I just wanted to buy something we could afford outright but was still pretty nice.  So, an older, but "fancier" Honda was the way to go.

The van is a big deal.  I've been dreaming about one for years.  In fact, one of my very first blog posts was about how much I wanted a minivan.  (You have to get past the ranting part first...)  The van makes me feel like we are moving forward.  The van is me saying "I am going to have babies.  It is going to happen."  I mean, I know I'm 26 weeks pregnant with two babies.  I know that.  And, even if they came now they'd have a very good chance of surviving.  (Please don't come for another 10-12 weeks, boys.)  But, still sometimes I don't think it's really "clicked," yet.  Signing the check and taking the keys was a big statement to myself.  It let me believe.  It is letting me get moving forward on everything else.

Slowly but surely.  And, apparently from the sofa.  But, we'll get there.