26 weeks...

I am now 26 weeks. That is pretty cool considering when I came in here I was 24 weeks 5 days. I have no idea how long this will last but the nurses were excited that I hit 26 weeks. Their new goal for me is to get to 28 weeks. The babies are fine. Their heart rates are great, they are breathing now because of the steroid shots, and they are growing like they should be.

I was able to see my girls again this past Monday. That was cool. They came at night and hung out on my bed because I didn't have a room mate at the time. They watched Monster House and cuddled with me while Doug, his mom, and I talked. It was nice and relaxing and the girls didn't have to wear the face masks because they were in here with me. I really can't wait until I get my own room so we can hang out in the room and not have to worry about those face masks. Of course, good things can't last. On Tuesday, one of the head nurses came in and told me that I can only have the kids in here ONCE a week because it isn't fair to the other patients, who aren't allowed off of bed rest, if I am constantly bringing in my kids and they can't see theirs. On top of that they want to try and prevent the swine flu from creeping up here. I asked them if they would lighten up with that rule after the vaccines have come out. She said after people have been vaccinated I could probably see my kids more often, especially since I will be in my own room by then.

I moved into this room Monday and at the time I didn't have a room mate. A girl was put in here with me last night. I don't think she will be staying though because the doctors keep saying she can go home today or tomorrow. Then I will have the room to myself for a little while at least. It was nice just having me in here, although I did like talking to my last room mate. She isn't allowed out of bed and I am so I would go over to her side and we would chat about random things for hours. It helped to kill the time. I didn't like that her doctors would come in at 6am and then mine would come in at 6:20am. Then her nurses would come in and then mine would come in (on the days the nurses weren't the same). Needless to say, we were both tired on some mornings because of that. I did ask my nurse yesterday where I was on the list for my own room and she said I was close to the top. I am thrilled about that.

Oh, and yes I did complain about that one nurse. A lady comes in every week and asks me if anyone has been above and beyond in their service and if I had any complaints. I told her about the situation and she couldn't believe that would happen. She said that everyone does need to calm down about the swine flu and the nurse probably over reacted like that because people are tense about the situation. I suppose some women on this floor have chewed out a few nurses because they can't see their kids. I am not one of those women because I don't want to bite the hand that feeds me. When I am nice and understanding it seems like everyone else follows suit. Then my days are better and the nurses don't mind getting things for me. It's a win-win for me. :)