"I just wanted to send an update on what has been going on with us and our growing family over the last few days...! It has been a little crazy, but I'll start by saying the baby and I are doing fine! She is healthy, weighing in at 2 pounds today :) I'm right at 27 weeks, so starting the 3rd trimester soon. Yay! Now for the details...
Tuesday was a busy but normal day, and I had a JA meeting after work so I got home around 9. Around 9:30 I was changing to get ready for bed and realized that I was bleeding... luckily Stephen was home, we called the doctor and she called us back within a few minutes and said to get to the hospital. PS I am hysterically having a meltdown at this point, but we got in the car and drove to Baptist Women's Hospital in Germantown. I have a thing called placenta previa which they found a few months ago, and that can cause the bleeding. I had never heard about this until they told me I had it, but basically the placenta is partially "blocking the exit" (as Anna put it!). So long story short, we got to the hospital around 10:00, got hooked up to the monitors and heard her heart beating for a long time, had an ultrasound around 1:00 am, then they let us go at 2:00 and told me to reschedule my next dr. appt for as soon as possible and to be on bed rest until then. Thankfully the baby was just fine!
Yesterday I stayed home, and this morning I went to the dr. for the check up, glucose test, ect. I never imagined it, but she said I have to be on bed rest until the baby comes! I just did not realize that would be the answer to this thing... and the craziest part is if I have any more bleeding at all I have to go to the hospital until the baby comes... which could be 3 months! There is a chance she will come early, or have to be delivered early by c-section. They gave me steriod shots to give her a little growth spurt in case she has to be taken early. The goal is to make it at least to 32 weeks, which is only 5 weeks from now. So that's where we are and what's going on! I wanted to let you all know because I would appreciate your prayers so much... and if any of you are in the area feel free to come on by the house - I will certainly be here!"
That is what is going on with the little girl and me right now. I am psyching myself up for the world of free time, reading books, flipping through magazines, surfing the internet, watching as much tv as I want, and chilling on the couch all day - because I must. For the little one :)
Day 3 of bedrest has entailed this:
9:15 am - steriod shot #2 in the behind. Ouch. My sweet mama took me to the doctor so it was fun to hang out with her! The doctor is my new favorite (albeit only) outing.
11:00 am - returned many e-mails to my sweet, sweet friends to let them know we are a-ok. My nurses, Riley & Lila were standing by.
1:00 pm - watched re-run of the Braves 9th inning, 7 run come back to beat the Reds 10-9. I watched it yesterday, but it was so good I didn't mind watching it again. I love the Braves.
2:30 pm - got my first visitor! Casey Coleman came all the way from Birmingham to see me! Ok, not really, she is here for her step-sister's wedding, but still, we had a great visit and it was so fun to see her!
3:30 pm - talked to my aunt on the phone. I have the most wonderful fam!
4:00 pm - returned more e-mails and got to spend some quality time with my first born, Riley.
Now I am catching up on the blog so that about brings us up to speed! And so it begins...
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