The idea is to stream the events of the Convention over the internet and allow more interactivity and such. I asked whether it was possible to save the streaming video and embed it for later play, and they said it would be possible. I haven't found a way to do it with the video of the press conference itself, however, so hopefully they didn't just misunderstand. After all, embedding streaming video is really only of limited use. The whole power behind YouTube and TiVo is that you don't have to be there when it happens.

You can see the page here but, of course, being streaming, there's nothing to see now.

Update: Just as they said, there is a place for "past clips" where you can see and embed previously aired video.  Very nice.  Look for a familiar mention around 13:30.

Leesa's been discharged and we're back home now.  She's been put on bed rest until delivery to try to prevent any further problems, but the doctor says that it's unlikely that we'd get a complete placental abruption -- which is my big fear.  Still, no reason we won't end up doing the very same thing later today or tomorrow.  But we know that God's watching over our little ones, no matter what.

It's a rough thing this father bit and I know it only gets harder.  It's a never-ending source of stress, fear, anxiety, and even terror -- to say nothing of the strain on sleep and finances.  Last night they refused to go to sleep and kept dodging and kicking the fetal monitors, turning what should have been an hour of observation into a night-long, sleepless marathon of find-the-baby.  I already have a long list of reasons to spank them once they finally get here and are big enough to know why.  Maybe I'll just make them wait until they're 18 to get their driver's license.

But, then again, we saw them on the ultrasound again today.  They were asleep (no wonder after last night).  Kate was lying sideways and Natalie was lying with her head resting on Kate's belly.  It was very cute.

So, you know, it's ok.  Whatever my little girls need. 

It started out as an ordinary day, but it is certainly not one.

I'm sitting here, reclined in a chair, next to my lovely wife.  She has three fetal monitors, an IV full of yummy dextrose, and a pulseox sensor.  The fetal monitor beeps every once in a while to indicate the Natalie and Kate's heartbeats.  Kate has been particularly bad in this area as she keeps moving around and away from the sensor.

It started earlier today with a yell from Leesa that I can honestly say I hope I never hear again.  I've always maintained that men (most men, anyway) are hardwired with a feature -- a cut-off switch, if you will -- that is tripped when a woman cries.  It's just something that says: "Stop what you're doing right now.  If you're busy, stop.  If you're angry, drop it.  Fix the crying now."  This was something else, though.  It was a mix of fear, anguish, panic, despair, and confusion coming from my beloved.  The kind of thing that goes right to your hindbrain.

It was blood, and lots of it.  The doctor has said it's a partial placental abruption.  Basically, the placenta has come partially loose from the uterus.  Which is bad, but it could be worse - and that's the real danger right now.  She's been admitted and we'll be here for a couple days at least.  Personally I'd feel safer if they just kept her after that until she's full term, but we'll see how it goes.

We certainly appreciate any prayers for us and the girls.  I'll try to keep this up with any status changes when they happen.