Thursday.

Today was filled with more tests and sadness. Luckily, I'm healthy and can undergo an operation. And, equally lucky, they have scheduled us for the first appointment of the day very early tomorrow morning. No time to think about it in the morning. In addition to the operation tomorrow, they will also hopefully be able to take out some fluid from around Bea. My belly has swollen from measuring at 5 mos pregnant to 7/8 mos in just a few weeks. So, taking the fluid out will take pressure off Bea and also make me a lot more comfortable (it's pretty painful to move right now). Matt will update the blog as soon as possible tomorrow afternoon - we'll both be staying in the hospital tomorrow night -- so it's a matter of finding internet access.

We feel as ready as we can be for what will happen tomorrow. We met with the chaplin today and had a brief, but meaningful blessing ceremony for both girls. It was hard to get through, but it was a great comfort to us both. In fact, I asked the chaplin to find us any prayer written by a certain author I like and she actually brought the specific one I had in mind - even though I had never told her the title. We thought that meant God was truly looking down on us all. Additionally, the radiologists and ultrasound technicians are putting together a CD of the pictures that were taken of the girls yesterday.

We really enjoy reading the posts and emails you are all sending. It's the first thing we do when we get back to our hotel room -- it makes us feel very connected, at home, and loved. It's so nice to hear from people who are familiar to us when we feel so out to sea.

That's all for now,
Love,
M & M & B & E