Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Day 23
I'm still in the hospital on bed rest but I have been taken off the IV. Now I'm taking oral medication to prevent contractions. The babies are doing well Baby A, Jack, weighs 3 lbs. and 10 oz. while Baby B, Tedder, weighs 3 lbs. and 12 oz. They both have good heart beats and move around constantly. Since I have reached the 32 week mark, they could be here any day now.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Day 18
Eighteen days down and hopefully only 3 more days to go. I will be 32 weeks on Sunday and the doctors plan on switching me from the magnesium sulfate delivered via IV to a pill form. On Monday I'll have another sonogram and if everything looks good - I may get to go home on Monday!!!! Everyone I know is praying for such an outcome.
It will be so much easier on my body and my husband if I am at home. There's nothing quite like lying in your own bed, not being hooked up to an IV and having people constantly waking you up at night to check your blood pressure. We have a fridge and microwave to move upstairs into the bedroom and some food to stock up on - that way I don't have to go up and down the stairs to get food.
My parents came to town last week and helped get our house ready for the boys. They cleaned the carpets, swept & mopped the floors, cleaned the bathrooms, put the baby bedding together, and cooked food for my poor fast-food eating husband. I'm so blessed to have such willing parents to spend their vacation time taking care of us.
Our car seats have come in, as well as a box of diapers ordered from Amazon Mom. We should be getting the boys back packs/diaper bags and Christmas stockings in the mail. We decided to go with a back pack instead of a normal diaper bag because of the amount of stuff needed when we do travel out. Jack has a lime green bag and Tedder will have a royal blue bag. We'll alternate between the two.
It will be so much easier on my body and my husband if I am at home. There's nothing quite like lying in your own bed, not being hooked up to an IV and having people constantly waking you up at night to check your blood pressure. We have a fridge and microwave to move upstairs into the bedroom and some food to stock up on - that way I don't have to go up and down the stairs to get food.
My parents came to town last week and helped get our house ready for the boys. They cleaned the carpets, swept & mopped the floors, cleaned the bathrooms, put the baby bedding together, and cooked food for my poor fast-food eating husband. I'm so blessed to have such willing parents to spend their vacation time taking care of us.
Our car seats have come in, as well as a box of diapers ordered from Amazon Mom. We should be getting the boys back packs/diaper bags and Christmas stockings in the mail. We decided to go with a back pack instead of a normal diaper bag because of the amount of stuff needed when we do travel out. Jack has a lime green bag and Tedder will have a royal blue bag. We'll alternate between the two.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Day Six
I am on day six of my hospital bed rest. I never knew that laying around all day could be so boring and tiresome. Mostly because my muscles are sore from having to frequently sit up in bed...I never knew stomach muscles were so important. The food is adequate but comes at odd times which often causes me to become very hungry between meals. The good side being the snack area for us pregnant folks is stocked with ice cream and pudding cups! The choice of channels on the TV is awful and I don't have any DVDs to watch right now. I think once I'm back in bed I'll try to pull up a movie on Netflix.
I have a stock pile of books (thanks Amy) but have had some blurry vision thanks to the magnesium to read that much. Don't worry, I'm sure my reading skills will kick in soon.
My parents are coming in next week to help my husband get the house "baby ready". Like washing baby clothes and bedding, cleaning up, cooking and freezing meals, etc. They are also going to help him test drive and hopefully purchase a minivan....he dosen't want to make such a big decision by himself.
I will see the specialist on Monday who admitted me...pray that she lets me go home mid-week or the end of this next week. My test are looking good, the babies are fat and active with good heart beats, and I'm not having any contractions. I will be staying at home until baby day.
"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever." Psalm 136:1
I have a stock pile of books (thanks Amy) but have had some blurry vision thanks to the magnesium to read that much. Don't worry, I'm sure my reading skills will kick in soon.
My parents are coming in next week to help my husband get the house "baby ready". Like washing baby clothes and bedding, cleaning up, cooking and freezing meals, etc. They are also going to help him test drive and hopefully purchase a minivan....he dosen't want to make such a big decision by himself.
I will see the specialist on Monday who admitted me...pray that she lets me go home mid-week or the end of this next week. My test are looking good, the babies are fat and active with good heart beats, and I'm not having any contractions. I will be staying at home until baby day.
"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever." Psalm 136:1
Two baby heart monitors, a contraction monitor and leg
compression thingys (?) --> I was living the good life.
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