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Week of November 18th We had an exciting 28 week celebration to say the least. We were surprised to have many doctors and nurses participate with us in many kind ways. I was looking forward to getting outside for the first time since I was admitted. So since I was having a good day then our outside jaunt was not delayed. At 10:00am I was wheeled outside my room and was met up with the other quad mom who is in Phoenix from New Jersey to have her babies. She is 3 weeks ahead of me and doing great. The trip down to the healing garden was wonderful and it certainly was nice to breathe in fresh air for a change and to feel the warm Phoenix sun on my face. We came back up to my room where a cake and a decorated bed awaited me. We were so surprised to get all this attention. It was an emotional day for us reaching 28 weeks gestation since there were  plenty of times in the past where we never thought we were going to make it to the next day. Cameron enjoyed all the excitement too and kept saying "babies" while pointing at my belly. It was so cute. We are so grateful for all the kind nurses and doctors who gave us their personal time to celebrate with us. They continue to go above and beyond the call of duty to make us feel comfortable and that we could go on another day no matter how hard it was sometimes. My sister Tina was here during this day and how nice it was to have her here from Glenns Falls to help us out. We are so fortunate to have such great family and friends! We have received such nice cards and notes of encouragement from so many people. Thank you to each and every one of you!!! This board is in my room which Carl updates each morning with our gestation date, the  calender date and the nurse I have that day. Also on the bottom, Carl shows off his artistic skills by drawing a new scene each week. This week, since we were celebrating 28 weeks gestation, he drew in the scene of a place we have gone to in the  past for 4th of July Fireworks. It's of Ticonderoga, New York. It shows the park and fair  rides along with the water fall and river that goes through the town. Also if you look really hard, it shows Carl and I walking along the path with 5 boys in front. Carl is so talented! Carl, Cameron and Myself with Kristen and Mike at the healing garden. They too are expecting quadruplets and traveled here from New Jersey. The remaining days of the week were once again filled with ups and downs. My mom arrived on Friday to join us through Thanksgiving. I was really looking forward to seeing  her. Saturday my contractions started up heavy again and I spent the day trying to figure out ways to slow them down mentally along with trying to keep my cervix from opening any more. I was now officially at 8 cm dilated and my magnesium was once again heightened to control everything. I was now at 6 grams an hour. This high level was something that they rarely do however my body seemed to be tolerating it so they  said they would try it. The doctors did say they would not go any higher than that. At the start of the night shift on Saturday night, the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) had been warned that I most likely will be delivering that night and to have everyone stay close to their beepers. Doctors and nurses were also put on alert for the event that I need to deliver later that night. I still didn't feel yet that it was "time". We road through these crazy times before and we didn't deliver so I seriously thought that this was going to be no different. I was given another blood transfusion Saturday night as a last ditch effort to relax things as nothing seemed to be working. Around 9:00pm things started to settle down and I simply took a sleeping pill to help me relax. I wish Carl could have taken one himself since he usually gets no sleep on these uncertain nights. I tell him to rest yet he continues to stay watch for me as I sleep and he stays awake to speak to doctors about my hour-to-hour progress. He is amazing!!!!   page created with Webpage Designer (NS)