Our journey has brought many challenges and it seems we have reached our toughest yet. On Thursday August 13th Joanna's water broke @ 23 weeks pregnant with twin little girls inside. We spent the next 6 days @ Langley Memorial Hospital trying to take it easy and avoid labour at all costs. Hospital bedrest is is a little on the boring side as you can imagine, with many family visits and friends around filling in time, the longest six days of our lives zipped by. With many prayers we were able to secure a room at Womens Hospital for Joanna and we moved here that following Wednesday via ambulance. Being in Vancouver has posed a few logistical challenges, but nothing I can't tackle. The nurses here are super great and I feel confident leaving Joanna here at anytime. The docs see cases like ours all the time and as a result expect things that would otherwise be scary for us.
There are two girls, one of whose water has broken. The other remains intact. There have not been any contractions to this point. Were are very hopeful that Baby 'A's amniotic fluid continues to replenish at a rate faster than it is leaking. The main thing that we are praying for is that there is no infection, that is the number one thing to jeopardize the babies and Joanna's health at this point.
So at this point many are wondering how long can this go on? Great, I'm glad you asked. They have seem women with broken waters lay in bed for weeks and even months only to give birth to healthy babies close to term, this is our prayer.
I went back to work today, which was a little weird know my wife was laying in a hospital bed an hour away. That being said we need to have a house to bring my girls home too, and the bills don't pay themselves.
We already have felt the prayer and love from many friends in the form of meals, flowers, and not to be overlooked is time. Joanna's loves visitors and we have a close friend who is handling a visitation schedule for us. Email: thegirls@coastalfitness.ca for her contact info.
Updates to come!!
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Ryan,looks good and glad I could help set this up for you! Hugs to Jo and keep those girls healthy. I will come to visit soon.
ReplyDeleteJeannine
Brayden prays for you every night: "Help Ryan and Jojo keep their babies safe and healthy. Help them to stay in Jojo's tummy until November. Amen"
We are on our knees before God praying for you, our dear friends, and your babes.
ReplyDeleteLord, please keep them All safe. These next days and weeks will feel like a lifetime for them, Give them courage, strength, peace and hope. Please also be with the doctors, nurses, friends and family to provide the love, support, and expert care that is needed for Mom and the twin girls through these fragile times. Amen.
AMEN to the above, and, with just a hint of the 60's (my era...sorry!) MAY YOUR BABIES STAY UPTIGHT, OUTTA SIGHT, AND IN THE GROOVE!
ReplyDeleteJoJo...you are a radiant mother, albiet abit PRONE to lying on your side...keep the glow, and wallow in all the comfort and care that those great nurses and doctors I met the other day are obviously able to give you. Aside from God's, you are in such great hands!
Ryan, breathe deep and enjoy your floor sleeps in your current 'nursery'. It gives a new meaning for 'down time'. What a good daddy you are going to be....learning already how the kids can screw up plans you make, and bend the rules! But then, they are girls, and destined to be forever your little angels. They just wanted to make sure you were paying attention while Jo does all the work.
The little ladies have already made their mark in your lives in a big way, and seem to have drawn an audience for their first performance. Oh, the exhaustion of the anticipation. Oh, the bright reward!
Allegretto con brio...they will light up your lives in a new way.
At the moment, i wish you a deep peace, a good sleep every night, and two babies that stay put!
Lotsa love,
Pat, the cats, and the puppies.
ps. I put Carling's photo with mine on the blog profile.
What a beautiful comment above.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the blog. Please tell Joanna that Kate is praying for her every night before bed.
Terri vdz
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this blog... it will be a great way for us to stay informed but allow you update it at your convenience.
We love you all!
Cyndi & fam