The babies are coming!

Went to the doctor today and the babies are coming! Luke's blood flow was about the same--not much change. Everything looks great with Luke--moving, practicing breathing, caught him yawning several times, and a good heartbeat. Dr. C said if there wasn't such a size difference and the fact that he isn't growing--you won't know there was a problem with him! Luke looks like a normal healthy baby-just tiny. Dr. C did a blow flow study on the babies brain and it was perfect! The decreased blood flow through the umbilical cord is not affecting his brain yet. So our options were:
1. According to Dr. C ----"try to squeak by and try to get one more week in." He said that Luke wasn't in distress at this time but he feels like any day he could start having problems and he could have permanent damage and/or lose him all together.
2. Go ahead and deliver these boys. This prevents any possible inter-uterine complications that could happen but they are only 28 weeks so there are many other risks to consider.

We chose to go ahead and deliver. It was very hard because I kept thinking "if we get one more week-maybe we could get one more week after that and so on!" The more we talked about it with Dr. C and then later with Dr. W, the more we realized that we are making the right decision. We don't want to risk the health of either boy but the risks of staying in me are becoming greater than delivery. Both mentioned that Luke will probably do better than Jack in the beginning because Luke is already under stress. Jack has been fat and lazy and not under any stress so coming early will be more of a shock for him.

Ken and I are both nervous and scared but also excited that we will get to see the boys. Even with our anxiousness, we have a peace that we are making the right decision. God is in control and we feel that it is time for the boys to come. I would do ANYTHING to keep them in longer and protect them a little longer but we know this is the best thing and we are actually doing really good. We will be heading to the hospital in a couple minutes to get checked in and prepped. The surgery will be around 6pm tonight. We will try to update as soon as possible. Please pray for us and for my sweet boys. Thanks for everyone who has been praying for us and we ask that you keep praying. We have a long journey ahead but we are expecting miracles and perfect health for our little boys!!
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