40 days and 40 nights

Tonight marks our 40th day in the hospital and we are thankful for each moment. Kristy has been strong while maintaining an incredibly positive attitude. We've had many ups and downs and had started to look forward in weeks instead of days. Unfortunately tonight was one of the downs. During the heartbeat monitorings tonight, Jack had a substantial deceleration in his heartbeat and then a rapid aceleration following. The doctor team thinks that it may be a restriction in his blood flow that caused it. Fortunately, the 40 minutes that followed did not show any additional issues so no decisions need to be made tonight.

So... the team will be monitoring Jack and Ella more closely. We have another ultrasound scan scheduled for Monday morning. Also, Kristy now has to lie with a wedge on her back as the weight of the babies can squeeze the aorta and cause a reduced blood flow to Jack and Ella. We are hopeful that this will help, but even more hopeful that our prayers will be answered.

Yet another challenge for our miracle babies...