Week 35 - Only a Couple More Weeks!!.....And We Have a Court Date

Our carrier told us that she noticed the twins have dropped this week which has made it easier for her to breathe now but that she's also had to pee more often.  There really is no set time frame from when the babies "drop" to when she goes into labor but hearing this just reminds me that we're super close to our surrogacy journey coming to an end.

She had the growth scan today and Twin A has a heart rate of 142 and is weighing 5lbs 9oz; she is also head down in the "first out" position right at our carriers cervix.  Twin B's heart rate is 140 and is weighing 5lbs 3oz; unfortunately she is breech and her butt is right next to A's head jockeying to be the first one out.  She has an appt with the ob on Monday to discuss whether or not she will have to have a c-section since B is breech.  I feel bad because I know that she really doesn't want one but on a selfish side, if a caesarean is scheduled then it will allow us to plan our trip to Wisconsin instead of making a mad dash up there when we get the phone call.

The ultrasound also showed an "appropriate" cervical length which is great; she isn't effacing or thinning which means that the girls will likely stay cooking a bit longer.  The girls appear to have no developmental issues at all and both have good blood flow in their cords.  At this stage, the main thing the girls will be doing is putting on weight since the developmental process is complete.  Even if they were born now, they would likely spend little (if any) time in the NICU.

Our attorneys contacted us a few weeks back to inform us that the court date is set for June 9th.  Given that the twins will be born no later than the 4th (38 weeks) and that they told us that we would have a court date prior to delivery, this then began a string of heated emails between me and the attorneys.

One of the main reasons we went to WI at the 28 week ultrasound was to sign the court documents so our attorneys could file them with the court in order for us to get a court date prior to birth.  This was to expedite the whole court process and would allow us to take the girls home faster.  I asked them why we didn't get a court date prior to delivery like they said we could get and they replied that it was up to the judge.  I then asked them to call the court clerk or the judge to get this date pushed up by explaining our situation that we are out of state, that we were moving a few weeks later and that there is no legal reason to have it done after delivery.  In short, they refused.  Needless to say we are not on the best of terms right now and Chris is their primary contact.

Now it really is just a waiting game.  Most twins are born between weeks 34 and 36 so it could be any day now!!!