Baby Mama Drama

This weekend we will be celebrating our anniversary in a room with WiFi, cable TV, shower, and reclining bed. Unfortunately, the bed is not big enough for the two of us. Today we checked into our honeymoon suite, room 3 of St. Mark's hospital in Salt Lake City :-/

Yesterday at our 20 week check up we found out were having a boy! AND a girl! which was good news, but that bad news is Martha was diagnosed with an "incompetent cervix" (more common with multiple births) and reccomended for surgery. Our doctor suggested we get a second opinion from a Perinatologist, so today we took work off to go down to Ogden Regional for an appointment. The specialist there confirmed our Logan doctor's recommendation, and sent us to St. Mark's in Salt Lake where it looks like we will spend the weekend. Sometime tommorrow, Martha will undergo a cervical cerclage procedure. After the surgery, they want to keep her here for a couple more days until things are under control. Unfortunately, we didn't prepare for a weekend stay, so we came only with the clothes on our back. We also didn't bring our cell phone chargers, so if you need to get a hold of us you might have to dial Room 3: 801-743-6772. Room 232: 801-743-6741

In general, the surgery is relatively low risk, but there is still a chance the amniotic sac (water) could break, causing premature labor. There is also a chance the surgery could cause an infection which could also lead to early labor. We are hoping for the best and appreciate those who keep us in their prayers. We'll keep you updated as things develop.

Update #1: It's now Friday at about 3:00, the surgery went well; now we are just waiting until everything is stable enough for us to return home. It will probably be sometime on Sunday. Wow, I had no idea how boring being confined to a hospital could be.

Update #2: Friday 7:00pm - Martha's friend Janet payed us a visit and brought a bag of cell phone chargers. We found a donor for Martha's phone, so feel free to give her a call, I'm sure she'd love to hear from ya.

Update #3: Saturday 4:00pm - I was going crazy cooped up here so I drove back to Logan late last night. We now have our chargers, clean clothes, reading material, etc. to make our stay more pleasant. They will probably release Martha sometime Monday morning and then she will be on bed rest for two weeks maybe longer.