Uh oh....a brief scare, a hospital stay, and bed rest

On Monday, June 16, we arrived home from our beach vacation after making the long drive from Washington, DC (we drove from NC to DC on Sunday the 15th). Meghan was having some regular back pain and was generally uncomfortable. That night, around 3 am, she woke up very sick and got sick several times over the course of the morning. When she called the doctor that morning, she told Meghan to go to the hospital. We drove to the hospital and found out that Meghan was 1 cm dilated and was having contractions 2 to 3 minutes apart. That's when the scary part began....

Meghan was started on an IV to get her hydrated, some drugs to slow down the contractions, and she was injected with steroids to help develop the babies' lungs in case they were born (at this point they were less than 28 weeks). They then transferred her to Beth Israel, which is clearly a good hospital, since it is the Official Hospital of the Boston Red Sox....

Meghan spent the next week in the hospital, being monitored for contractions and having lots of attention from the nurses. They think she got very dehydrated from the virus that she caught and the resulting vomiting, and that may have caused the contractions. Happily, on Tuesday the 24th, she had an ultrasound and the doctor declared her stable enough to be released to home...where she is right now...on bed rest. Thanks to all who visited her in the hospital and said prayers for the health of the babies and the Baby Mama. We hope the babies stay inside the human incubator (i.e. Meghan) for another 6 to 8 weeks!

Below is a photo of us in the hospital....since our 4th Wedding Anniversary was June 19th, this is the only official photo taken during our 4th anniversary stay at the Hotel Beth Israel!