All of our appointments went well. On ultrasound both girls both girls appear to be growing on track and no signs of twin-to-twin transfer or other distress. We were so happy to see that they are doing well, since we want to them to stay put for the long haul. They also said that my body wasn't showing signs of pre-term labor so my next appointment will be in two weeks. We met with the Pediatrition who manages the neontal care unit at UW. He gave us an idea of what we could expect if our girls were born at different weeks. He talked about how even though Isla may not look like a typical newborn, if she makes it through birth he whole heartedly beleives she will know that I am her mom. That she will know my smell and my touch and that they will help to make sure that our time together is everything that it can be. Needless to say I had to blink back tears. He also let us know now that we have made it past the 24 week mark and Ava's outcome improves drastically with every week that she stays put. Things really start looking better after 28 weeks as far as survival and long term health. We are hoping to greatly surpass that, and would love it if Ava could skip the NICU all together.
Again, thank you for all of your prayers and support!
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