Baby Time??? NOT YET!!!!!

Another doctor's appointment today...I'm going to be seeing my doctor once a week now so he can keep checking my cervix. Last week when he checked me it was still closed. Today it was dilated to a 1, the babies head still feels like it is floating so that's good! I'm still having a lot of pressure, but to him everything still looks good...the longer this little guy will stay inside the better. Every week is a milestone. He said that right now we are aiming for 32 weeks. Of course if we make it past that it would be great! As for me, I'm really starting to go crazy!!! I really didn't think it would be this hard! I told Joe the other day that I have never wanted to scrub a bathroom or kitchen floor this bad!!



There have been so many people willing to help. My sister Heather comes over Mondays and Wednesdays to spend the day with me and I have been going to her house some of the other days. I'm so grateful to have her so close by. It helps that she has gone through the whole bedrest thing herself! My mother-in-law has been grocery shopping for us and doing dinners...it's been great! And luckily my sister Ashley is the crafty one in the family and she taught me how to crochet around blankets and burp cloths...something to keep me occupied! I've been looking at a few cross stitch things online, but I haven't found any that I love...or that I think are even possible for me to do! Anyway, I really want everyone to know that I am SO thankful to all of you that have helped us out! It's so nice to know that there are so many people who care. Thank you so much!!!!

Update

Well, I'm still on bedrest. I went to the perinatologist last week. Unfortunately they saw that my cervix had shortened again to 1.4 cm. I really wasn't expecting it to shorten that much in a week since I had been on bedrest. The doctor said he didn't want to see it shorten that much either. And then he surprised both of us when he said that if they could get me to 29 or 30 weeks then he would feel good about it. I knew that it was a possibility that he could come early, but I guess it was just a surprise to hear him actually say it. They put me on some medication to stop contractions if I start to have them and I also have to get progesterone shots once a week. I had a little scare yesterday, I was having some pressure and Heather ended up taking me in to Labor and Delivery just to make sure everything was okay.I still wasn't showing any contractions and hadn't started dilating...thank goodness!!! I just hope this little guy will decide to stay put for a few more weeks, at least!!! I tell him every day that he can't come yet...we'll see if he decides to listen. I go see the perinatologist again tomorrow. Hopefully it will be good news!!

BEDREST

So last week I found out that I am probably going to be on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy. My sister has an incompetent cervix so I asked my doctor at my last appointment if that could be a problem for me too. They sent me to get an ultrasound and they saw that my cervix had shortened. They sent me up to Labor and Delivery to be monitored and my doctor came to check me. I wasn't having any contractions, but my cervix was 50% effaced. So, here I am sitting on my butt ALL DAY LONG!! It hasn't been too bad, but I am starting to go a little crazy! I thought that it would be nice not having to work, but I guess under different circumstances it would. I want to figure out some things that will take up my time besides watching TV and staring at the computer. While doing my internet surfing yesterday I saw that Target had the stroller in that we wanted...they've been out since we first saw it! I texted Joe and told him and when he came home from work he had it with him! I was so surprised...it definitely made my day!! Joe has been so great through all this. He waits on my every need and doesn't complain about it. It makes me so grateful that I have him as my husband!!!

My first night on bedrest...nice and relaxing!

Heather and Aaron came over to make dinner for us and this is what the kids had fun doing with Cole's toys!!!

Peek-A-Boo!!!

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!