Home at Last

I've been home for 2 days now, and it is so weird! It is very hard to be as restful at home compared to being in the hospital. I'm not completly bound to my bed. I can rest in bed or on the couch. I can even eat meals at the table. But since I can do all of those things, it's hard to remember that I have to stay resting.

The first night home was overwhelming. Who knew a ride in the car and eating dinner could be so exhausting! Callie was completely surprised when I walked in the door. She said, "Mommy, you're not supposed to be here." Then she gave me the longest kiss ever. Tim's mom came over that day and worked herself to death trying to get the house ready for me to come home. She was so sweet to do that. She changed the bed, cleaned up, and even cleaned out the fridge! I was so grateful.

I hardly slept at all the first night home. How ironic is that? You can't wait to get home in your own bed, then you can't sleep. Weird! Last night was better. I'm still pretty tired though. I'm going to have to go to bed earlier I think. Old habits die hard. Hopefully tonight will be better.

We have a dr appointment tomorrow morning and are having our 3-D sonogram. I will get the pics from that posted as soon as I can. If coming home on Monday wore me out, imagine how tired I'll be after a 2 hour dr appointment. :-) I'll let you know how it goes.

Great News!

I got the best news ever today! I get to go home this evening!!!!! I haven't had any fluid leak since last Wednesday morning. So the dr. came in this morning and ordered two tests to see if there was any amniotic fluid present. Both tests came back negative which means that the slow leak that I've had has sealed! I will still be on total bed rest at home, but I am so excited to sleep in my own bed tonight. I was so terrified almost 3 weeks ago that I would have a baby in the NICU at this point that I don't know how to express how overwhelmingly thankful I am. I know that all of the prayers that all of you have prayed on our behalf (as well as the ones I've sent up) have been the answer.

At this point I will see the dr every two weeks as I normally would at this point in my pregnancy. I will be 30 weeks tomorrow, so we'll the see the dr this week, then again at 32 and 34 weeks. After 34 weeks we'll see him every week until this little guy decides to be born. Theoretically I could carry him to full term, but we'll wait and see on that. There is no need to deliver me at 34 weeks now because I am no longer considered "ruptured". We will just continue to pray that I do not go into pre-term labor again. If I do then Jack will be born at that piont.

We are not going to tell Callie that I'm coming home tonight. She has a playdate at Ben's (her best friend/boyfriend for those of you that don't know), so I'm planning to surprise her when I get home. I am so happy that she can just come in my room to see me if she wants to hang out instead of it having to be a choreographed circus just to get her here for an hour.

I have so many things to be thankful for and so many wonderful family and friends that have supported me over the last 20 days. Please continue to pray for us that I will not go into pre-term labor and that this little guy will stay put!

Have a great rest of your Monday because I'm going to!!

20 Thoughts About Bed Rest

1. I feel better than I've felt since finding out I was pregnant.
2. There is no laundry or dishes to do in the hospital.
3. I can't get a cup of ice for myself.
4. I'm afraid I will forget how to be independent when I get home because . . .
a. people take my order for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
b. turn the thermostat up or down at my request
c. someone brings me clean towels and takes away the dirty ones
d. someone empties the trash and cleans the toilet
e. someone changes the sheets on my bed EVERY DAY
5. I'm getting a lot of reading done.
6. I've read about 10 magazines.
7. Callie is very particular about asking me where I'm going when I get up to use the restroom and then insists that she come with me to "make sure I'm ok".
8. Crunch-N-Munch is delicious.
9. I get to hear my baby's heartbeat for 20 min to an hour twice a day every day.
10. I get to have a sonogram every single week until he's born.
11. I get to talk to Jeri every day on the phone, and we even talked for 2 hours on Saturday! We haven't done that since we were in college.
12. All of my meals are brought to me in bed, and I don't have to clean up afterward.
13. I have to wear these cuffs on my calves that inflate so that I don't get blood clots. The actual inflating is quite nice, but the cords get on my nerves.
14. They insist on taking my blood pressure every 4 hours whether I'm sleeping or not.
15. The TV at the hospital does not have the Food Network or HGTV.
16. I'm watching sports I never knew existed.
17. Michael Jackson died . . . did everyone know that?
18. Thankfully the hospital has WIFI and the networks put shows online.
19. I do get restroom and shower priviledges.
20. Bed rest makes monthly pedicures very difficult.

Week 29 Sonogram

Well, I am VERY happy with the results of my sonogram today! My amniotic fluid level is 18 cm, which is 2 cm more than last week. It's not a significant increase, but still in the "normal" range for someone with ruptured membranes. Jack has turned and is head down once again. Woo Hoo!!!! He has gained a pound and a half and is now weighing in at a whopping 3 lbs 6 oz. I am so excited about all of this news.

Tim came up to spend the morning with me and will back this evening with Miss Callie. Hopefully she'll be in a better mood today than she has been the past two nights. She slept at home last night, so maybe that will have helped her mood.

Thanks for the encouraging thoughts and all of the prayers. They are definitely working!