Two Steps Up and One Step Back

A quick recap of a very eventful week.

This past Monday, we had an appointment for a sonogram at the hospital. "Speed and Trixie" have officially replaced "Frick and Frack," since it was confirmed that we're having a boy and a girl. The babies are developing well and everything looks great with them.

However it was discovered that the Missus would need to have a surgical procedure done, and now has to be on bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy. This is not uncommon with twins, but we thought we would have a lot more time, since we were only at about twenty weeks. The doctors would like us to get to at least thirty-four weeks, so we have over three months to go.

We checked into the hospital on Tuesday. The surgery went well and Linda is fine, but we're not sure when or even if she'll be sent home. She's in the hospital "indefinitely," according to the surgeon. The ward she's in (the High Risk Pregnancy Dept. at Inova Fairfax hospital) has a bunch of women carrying twins staying there long term, so there's a really good chance she'll be there for the duration.

This is both good and bad. Bad, because she'd really like to be home, but good because they keep a good eye on her there. Logistically, it's good too, since they deliver her meals and there's always someone there. It will be tougher if she comes home, because she'll still be on bed rest, but there won't be anyone around for her--I'll have to go to work sometime.

We're focusing on the positives--the babies are fine, the Missus is fine, and she's getting the best care available. We'll worry about everything else later.