Wednesday (6/18/14)
Another surprising week! I thought this past week was gonna be it for sure with contractions and bleeding and other changes. I guess it just wasn't time yet. I've been praying that our baby will stay in until he is ready to make it in this world so until that time I will try to relax. I've gone back to leaking off and on, but that doesn't worry me anymore. I know baby is making fluid and I know he is swallowing fluid too! He is constantly getting hiccups and let's just say whenever I hear or feel them I can't help but smile. His monitoring continues to look great. The doc came in and was going over everything, he said that 28 weeks probably doesn't seem so far away now...and he certainly is right!
I got a DVD player put in my room today! I told Dave to bring a movie when they came so we could do a movie night. When they came over the boys gave me a beautiful surprise...an orchid! I love it, hopefully I can keep it alive. Dave also brought me a surprise from Nativa, the book dressing your truth. We talked about it on the phone and she got the address from Dave and surprised me with it. It was very thoughtful. Once they got settled and had some fruit and cheesecake we watched a movie and had popcorn. The boys enjoyed it for a while, but then just wanted to play. Oliver was pushing the stroller around and Lincoln was playing catch with Dave, he was doing a good job catching with one hand. After a while Oliver wanted to get in his stroller and then he wanted Lincoln to get in. Oliver would say "Lincoln (and point to Linc's seat) sit". Of course because Linc is such a great big brother he sat with Oliver until the movie finished, which was about 15 min. After the movie they went home.
Thursday (6/19/14)
This morning when my doc came in he told me he was proud of me and to keep up the good work. I take no credit, our little guy is a fighter, he is determined to make it. I'm so grateful for his strong-willed little spirit and am excited to meet him when the time is right.
Today was a pretty boring day. I crocheted a little and watched Rocky II, which I did enjoy. Dave went to a WIC appointment for me and got me all signed up. I wanted to make sure I was all ready to go because they are the ones that will be getting me a pump after the baby is born. Dave was a really good sport about it and is willing to do anything for our family.
Dave came over at night and we watched veronica mars. We talked about our days and a few other things, but mostly we just relaxed. Dave told me that coming to see me and relaxing with me is his favorite part of his week. He's pretty tired all the time because of all he does and all he has to keep up with. Before he left I asked him to take my laundry, yup just one more thing for him to do. Thanks hun!
Friday (6/20/14)
Today I realized that Oliver's birthday was only about 2 weeks away. I asked Dave if he and his mom could give him a party. As I started coming up with ideas I started wishing I could be there and started realizing there was a high possibility that I wasn't going to be able to. That just led to sadness and tears so I tried to distract myself by watching Rocky III. I guess it worked, because I wasn't sad the rest of the day. Things have settled down for the most part and I leak on occasion, but nothing that I worry about. Baby's heart rates continue to look good and there are no concerns from the doc or nurses. Lately the nurses have been leaving me on for about an hour, sometimes because they get busy with other people or they get distracted and forget. It's not a big deal because it's not like I'm going anywhere anyway. Today I was looking up photographers to get some photos done of our little guy while he is in the NICU. I've heard it's good to take pictures and remember all of the things that have happened and since I love pictures, well why not!
Dave and the boys came over today and joined me for dinner. Dave dropped off Oliver and then he and Lincoln went to Chick-fil-a, which I can see everyday from my window, to grab some food to bring back. They played for a bit and we hung out. After a while it was time for them to go home and go to bed.
Saturday (6/21/14)
Today was a pretty uneventful day. I watched my new TV show, Scandal, and crocheted pretty much the entire day. Dave went to play frisbee golf early this morning and then is going to play golf late afternoon. The boys took an extra long nap today so they didn't have time to come see me. It's okay because Dave needs the break. Dave tells me that Lincoln always asks him if they can got to the hospital to see me. He's a sweet little boy, but I know he has fun at home on the days he doesn't get to come. I was able to face time with them before they went to bed, so that was nice.
Sunday (6/22/14)
Dave and the boys went to Theo's blessing and then after hanging out at Tim and Tam's for a bit they came to the hospital. After a while my in-laws came with Krystal and Andrew. We ended up going outside after a while of talking so the boys could run around and play. It was nice to see everyone. I found out that they were going to go camping on July 5-6 so Dave wouldn't be able to have Oliver's birthday party on the 5th like he thought. His mom suggested having cake on his actual birthday at the hospital outside. We finished our visit and when my time was up we went back inside to get the boys ready to go and everyone else took off. They stayed for about 10 more minutes and then we said good-bye for the day.
I talked with Dave later and we decided to just do the "cake party" on the 6th here at the hospital. I let him know I would just ask the doc and nurses if I could stay outside for an hour that day instead of 30 minutes. I guess it's okay because Lincoln hasn't had a "real" birthday party yet, so a family cake thing for Oliver will be the usual. I'm sure he will have fun either way. Dave and the boys were able to face time me in the evening as they were hanging out outside. Oliver wanted to show me his strawberries and then how he could go down his big slide all by himself. They also wanted to show me how they could be spun around and get dizzy. They had to go when dinner was ready and it was already past their bedtime so they had to hurry and eat. Oh how I miss my happy and silly family!
Monday (6/23/14)
I knew the boys were coming tonight so I was definitely looking forward to that! I made progress on Misty's baby blanket and watched my show. I haven't had bleeding or much leaking so I'm happy about that. Baby is still looking good and the doc still has no concerns. I sent Dave a text telling him I was excited to see him and the boys, he told me that Lincoln always asks about me and says, "soon mama will come visit us at our house".
Tim and Tam came by with the kids and we got to visit for a bit. Dave and the boys got here about 10 minutes after they did. They boys all got to play together and Lincoln got to admire Theo. He loves babies! He wanted to share a pretzel with Theo, but we explained that he doesn't eat food yet, just milk. After they left we went on a wheelchair ride outside. It was a really nice day. The boys ran around. Lincoln at one point looks over into the water fountain and says, "I miss the water towers" and then sadly sits on the grass. I let him know that maybe he could see them another day and that there is a park that they can go to where they can actually play in the water towers. He was fine after that. Oliver was running at one point and carrying a large rock and he tripped and fell. Dave picked him up and he must have had the wind knocked out of him. Dave brought him to me after calming him down a bit and I asked him what happened and if he got hurt. Poor little guy was sad, but he quickly climbed down and began saying, "rock". Apparently, he just wanted his rock again. The boys were getting tired so we went upstairs and as Dave cleaned up I gave the boys the strawberry cheesecake I saved them and then we did some scripture stories and prayers before they left.
Tuesday (6/24/14)
Today I got a shot, it was the tDAP vaccine. I was going to get the flu shot too, but they don't carry them in the hospital so I only had to get one shot. Dave was worried when I told him I was getting the flu shot because the doc keeps saying that fever means time for baby to come out. I clarified with the nurse and she said it would be fine to get a fever after the flu shot, but that I didn't have to worry about it because I wasn't getting it for the above reason. I watched Rocky IV today...it was a good one! While I was watching I was on the monitor and at one point baby's heart rate was up to 175-190 and stayed there for a few minutes. Maybe he was watching/listening too, I don't know I was a little nervous to see it that high, but thankfully it came back down to 150-160 where it normally is. I started looking into creating a family yearbook and I think I will start doing that while I am here (if Dave can find our external hard drive with all of our pics) or after we move into our own place and we can find all of our stuff.
The nurse came in to check on me before shift change and as usual she asks if there is anything she can do or anything I need and as usual I say no I'm good. She then tells me that I'm such an easy patient, which I have heard often from all of the nurses. It makes me wonder what the other girls ask for or have them do. They have mentioned other patients being, well let's just say high maintenance, so I'm glad I can make their jobs easy. I don't know if I wrote this when it happened, but one night the nurse came in asking if I could hear the girl next door kind of yelling because she was in pain. I let her know that I couldn't and she replies, "Oh good, I just kept thinking poor Melissa has to listen to that".
I've just been working on Misty's baby blanket and well updating my blog. I talked with Dave and he said he might come over tonight. I told him he didn't have to because I'm sure he has things to do and with as little free time as he has I know he could use the break from driving down here everyday.
Later in the evening I had a visitor stop by. It was a girl from my floor, she's two doors down in room 3. She was with a friend and her husband. They put together some little gift bags from the community because she said she know it's rough being in this situation. She pPROMed just over a week ago so she was new to the game...so to speak. I told her my story and she was very surprised that I've made it almost 9 weeks after my water breaking. It gave her hope that she could make it longer. They really liked my room, they said it was really big and a perfect view for the fireworks. I invited her to watch them with me. It was nice to talk with them, although it was a bit weird to see another person from my floor. I feel like we are always behind closed doors. A little bit later the ladies from the parent support group stopped by to check in on me. They brought me a little charm necklace that says I can, to add some encouragement. When they leave they always say stay pregnant and we hope to see you next week, so far it's worked.
Dave ended up coming over and I told him all about my visitors. He could tell I enjoyed it and he was glad that I did. He brought me some sweets, which we enjoyed while watching veronica mars.
Our journey through a pPROM pregnancy. It's not always easy, but it's definitely a fight to remember!
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
WEEK 26 HIGHLIGHTS
Wednesday (6/11/14)
Saturday (6/14/14)
Dave took the boys to the Orem summerfest today. They had lots of fun, they went on a few of the carnival rides and enjoyed the other activities they had. They went home for their naps and then when they woke up Dave started getting them ready and Lincoln asked where they were going and Dave told them the Scottish festival. Lincoln told him, "but I don't wanna go to the Scottish festival, I took a nap so we could go see mommy at the hospibal". He called me and I let Lincoln know that he would come see me before the fireworks.
Jon and Jhana came to visit me today. They even brought me some of my favorite chocolate, fererro rocher! We talked for a couple of hours and then when Dave got here with the boys and Jhana's brother they left for the fireworks. Dave got here later than he expected so they only stayed for about 30 minutes before they had to leave. The fireworks started at 10pm and I saw them from my hospital window while lying in my bed. It was nice knowing that we were watching the same thing.
Pregnancy related update, I started having a few stronger contractions that I could feel and could definitely identify them as contractions. They put me on the monitor and I continued having them for a couple of hours, but the big ones stayed about 10-15 minutes apart. I had some smaller ones with cramping and irritability in between but I couldn't feel those. I let Dave know what was going on just in case he needed to come to the hospital. Luckily they stopped and I made it another day.
Sunday (6/15/14)
Today started off great! Dave came over late morning with the boys and we had a sort of father's day celebration. Dave opened his presents, or took them out of their packages is more like it. No wrapping this year. The boys played with their toys and kindle. Then we went for a father's day lunch. We got some food from the cafe and ate outside. The boys played and Dave joined them. Then when my time was almost done we walked around to the front of the hospital to take a look at the fountains. We went back to my room and all sat on t couch while the boys played with the kindles. They were both doing alphabet tracing and I was telling Dave that I want Lincoln to do more with a pencil so he can improve the way he writes and holds it. He got up and brought back a stylus for Lincoln. After using it for about 10 minutes, he turns to Dave and says in a very excited voice, "I love this pen". It was so cute. Now we will be getting the boys their own because it will definitely help with writing. They had to go home, so I gave them the cheesecake I had for them and as usual they ate all the strawberries first. They left and then I had to go on the monitor.
After being monitored I was laying down for a bit and then I felt a leak, but it felt different than normal. Turns out it was blood...just straight blood, not blood tinged fluid like I've had off and on. They decided to put me on the monitor for continuous monitoring to make sure nothing changes with the baby. I have to say the L&D experience is definitely different. You basically have to have no shame! Every day the nurses ask about bowel movements, how urination is going, and when you leak or bleed they always want to look at the pad. Sometimes they are in the bathroom with you, not usually unless something new or different is happening. Just a weird experience.
Dave sent me some pics of the boys eating their first strawberries from their very own plants! He said they were the best strawberries he's ever had! The boys want to bring me one tomorrow, so very thoughtful. It sounded like Dave had a good day, other than my news that I'm bleeding.
Okay so back to me again, I thought it was going to stop or at least slow down, it before I went to bed I had a little more. Still gave me hope because it was just a little. The nurse tucked me in and made sure the monitor was in a good place for me to sleep with and I went to sleep.
Monday (6/16/14)
I woke up in the middle of the night because I felt a small gush and I was hoping for fluid, but it was blood. The nurse came in and did her thing and then I fell back asleep. I woke up again at 6am to another several small gushes. My first thought was I just want to punch a wall or something! Somehow I found myself to blame and then had to remind myself that this is out of my hands and not my fault. It's not like I'm jumping around or doing things that I shouldn't. So I got up, went to the bathroom and there was more than in the middle of the night. Still not huge amounts, but they are now weighing my pads. The nurse said they are watching me for placental abruption, which can cause the baby to go into distress. I knew that's what they were watching for because of my support board group that is really helpful with all things pPROM. The nurse said they will get me in today to see the MFM and also let me know they will be starting an IV and drawing blood, to check for levels of different things. I think I'm going to try to get off the monitor long enough to take a shower one last time before I have to go back to my dreaded one handed IV showers. Those were not fun...and how am I supposed to get dressed with an IV! Oh no, does this mean I have to go back to the hospital gown...grrr. I guess I will have to just wait and see, I must say I hate those words...wait and see, I feel like that's been my life for the past 7+ weeks and it's still continuing.
The new nurse came in and I asked her about the IV and she said it really just depends on the bleeding. I also asked her if I did have to get on the monitor would I need to go back to wearing a hospital gown and she said I could keep wearing my clothes. I took a shower and then got back on the monitor while I waited for the doc. He told the nurse that I could go back to every 4 hours being monitored because baby looked good and I wasn't contracting. The rest of the day I felt a little weird, like sick or tired or just different. Luckily the bleeding stopped. Dave and the boys came over for a little bit after going to a viewing and they all looked so handsome in their suits. They brought me a wonderful surprise...two strawberries from their very own strawberry plants! They were very sweet and delicious, of course I only had one bite because Lincoln ate one and then I shared the other with Oliver. We played a little and then Dave changed them into their jammies. We did a Book of Mormon heroes story time for FHE and then they had to leave. I didn't stay up much later because I was exhausted!
Tuesday (6/17/14)
Today felt like the longest day ever! The doc woke me up at 7:30am and then I had breakfast and was monitored and then I took a two hour nap. I could've slept lots longer, but I figured I'd better get up and shower. The rest of the day passed super slow...I crocheted and watched some shows. The monitoring went well and other than a little leaking not much happened.
After work and dinner Dave called me and said he was taking the boys to Lowe's, he wanted to get them out of the house because they had been inside all day. He asked me if I needed anything and I told him no. Out of nowhere he mentions something about a triple berry pie and how that sounds delicious, well of course I agreed, when does that not sound delicious! He had to go and take care of the boys so I told him I'd see him later. When he came over that night he had a plate in his hand that he gave to me...it was a piece of triple berry pie! He said instead of going to Lowe's they went and bought the pie and then he baked it before he came. What a thoughtful husband! I let him know that we were going to be taking a tour of the NICU today so he let the nurse know that he was here.
The nurse came in with a wheelchair and took us over to the NICU. I think I have been preparing myself because I know it can be overwhelming. I had a list of questions that I wanted to ask, but I also had the mindset that this was a more clinical thing and not a personal thing which helped alleviate some of my anxiety (and probably the feeling of wanting to cry). It was really interesting to see everything and even a few babies. We saw a baby that was born at about 24 weeks and was now about 26 weeks. He was super tiny! They had a hand and footprint thing on his isolette from father's day and his little prints were about 1 1/2 inches. The most amazing part about seeing that little guys was knowing that my baby inside of me is at the same stage as the little baby we were looking at! We went through all the areas of the NICU and asked tons of questions. The boys will get to meet him and they have sibling time every weekend for 5 minutes each, which I think will be plenty to start with. They also have a parent support group each week, which I'm sure I will be taking part of. It was a good experience, although I think Dave was a little overwhelmed.
When we were done we went back to my room and I enjoyed my pie! We discussed our thoughts about the NICU tour and then we watched a few episodes of Veronica Mars. I was nice to be able to sit and relax with him, I definitely miss that!
Wow I cannot believe I've made it this far! I have to have hope that we are going to make it lots further. I will admit that I've gotten a bit nervous because of my body changes. The doc and nurses say that my cervix is most likely changing and they want to keep a close eye on me. I asked the nurse about a c-section and the process and how it would all go. I just want to be prepared for whatever might happen. She let me know that in my situation labor can come on out of nowhere and progress quickly. She asked to keep them informed about any changes. I've continued to have contractions here and there, but nothing steady.
Dave came over with the boys and we had a good time. They played around and Oliver wanted to put stickers on himself. He would point, say "this one, me" and I'd ask him if he wanted that one on him and he would say yeah or mm-hmm and nod his head. I like when he names the stickers he wants: truck flower rainbow happy and more. Lincoln started peeling off some stickers and putting them on Oliver's back and then Oliver saw a heart sticker, says "heart Lincoln". I give it to him and he goes over and puts it on Lincoln. Then they had fun putting stickers, well mainly on Oliver. I love those guys.
After they left, Dave sent me a text later that night and he said as he was putting Lincoln to bed he was telling Lincoln how much I miss him and his response, "yeah, I know. I'm so glad you are here to take care of me...now scratch my leg it's really itchy." My silly boy. Reminds me of when we go on our walks and he says "wait up guys I have an itchy" and then stops to scratch his leg.
Thursday (6/12/14)
I continue to have contractions every now and then, but still nothing consistent. Dave has decided to check in with me every couple of hours. Well today I started to crochet. I pretty much spent the entire day watching pretty little liars and crocheting. I'm trying a new pattern so I hope it turns out. It's a blanket for Misty's daughter.
The boys came for a visit in the evening and we had fruit and some cheesecake. We went for a walk outside and I showed Lincoln how to play hopscotch. Oliver followed right after Lincoln doing and saying everything he does. They had some fun tackling Dave and then we had to go back upstairs. The boys played a little more and then they had to leave.
Friday (6/13/14)
Today is Friday the 13th. Yesterday Dave reminded me that things seem to
always happen on the weekend, so we just need to get through the
weekend and then we should be in the clear for another week. I have been enjoying my new café menu, but I think today was
just a bad food day. Breakfast was alright, I had my usual eggs, bacon and
sausage (I try to eat as much protein as possible) and fresh fruit. Lunch I
thought would be good, after all how difficult is it to make a good spaghetti,
but it was pretty bland. Dinner well not so good either. I ordered the steak
and it tasted a big gross. I guess you shouldn’t order steak when it’s cooked
in bulk.
Other than the food, today was an okay day. All of the
baby’s tracings went well with no major decelerations. I keep trying to get the
baby moving on video, but each time I try he stops. I guess he’s already camera
shy. I got some bill stuff done today and took a nap to pass some time. Dave laughed
when I told him and said I probably want to sleep to pass some weeks til the
baby can come out. If I could do that I totally would! I had to re-start the
blanket I was crocheting. I decided that I didn’t like the way it was turning
out so I started over and I like the way it looks now. I still have a long way
to go so it’s a good thing her Misty’s baby isn’t coming til October.
Dave took the boys to the Scottish festival today after
work. He told me that they tried hagus, Dave said one bite was enough for him,
but Lincoln actually liked it and kept eating it. Oliver, well he didn’t even
try it. Dave wanted to take a picture of them both trying their first hagus,
but Oliver didn’t even let Dave put it near his mouth. I guess he’s just not as
adventurous as his brother. They had fun from what Dave told me.
Dave called me after the boys went to bed to basically tell
on himself before Lincoln did! So he starts off by telling me that they were
driving and Lincoln says, “dad you just ran a red light”. Dave started to say
that he didn’t and Lincoln kept telling him that he did so Dave says that
everyone makes mistakes and that was a big one and apologized, even though Dave
insists that he didn’t and it was probably a red arrow and not the light.
Lincoln told him “I’m going to tell mommy when I see her that you ran a red
light” so Dave figured he would tell me first before Lincoln told me! Oh man,
my little guy is so funny. That story made my day for sure!
Saturday (6/14/14)
Dave took the boys to the Orem summerfest today. They had lots of fun, they went on a few of the carnival rides and enjoyed the other activities they had. They went home for their naps and then when they woke up Dave started getting them ready and Lincoln asked where they were going and Dave told them the Scottish festival. Lincoln told him, "but I don't wanna go to the Scottish festival, I took a nap so we could go see mommy at the hospibal". He called me and I let Lincoln know that he would come see me before the fireworks.
Jon and Jhana came to visit me today. They even brought me some of my favorite chocolate, fererro rocher! We talked for a couple of hours and then when Dave got here with the boys and Jhana's brother they left for the fireworks. Dave got here later than he expected so they only stayed for about 30 minutes before they had to leave. The fireworks started at 10pm and I saw them from my hospital window while lying in my bed. It was nice knowing that we were watching the same thing.
Pregnancy related update, I started having a few stronger contractions that I could feel and could definitely identify them as contractions. They put me on the monitor and I continued having them for a couple of hours, but the big ones stayed about 10-15 minutes apart. I had some smaller ones with cramping and irritability in between but I couldn't feel those. I let Dave know what was going on just in case he needed to come to the hospital. Luckily they stopped and I made it another day.
Sunday (6/15/14)
Today started off great! Dave came over late morning with the boys and we had a sort of father's day celebration. Dave opened his presents, or took them out of their packages is more like it. No wrapping this year. The boys played with their toys and kindle. Then we went for a father's day lunch. We got some food from the cafe and ate outside. The boys played and Dave joined them. Then when my time was almost done we walked around to the front of the hospital to take a look at the fountains. We went back to my room and all sat on t couch while the boys played with the kindles. They were both doing alphabet tracing and I was telling Dave that I want Lincoln to do more with a pencil so he can improve the way he writes and holds it. He got up and brought back a stylus for Lincoln. After using it for about 10 minutes, he turns to Dave and says in a very excited voice, "I love this pen". It was so cute. Now we will be getting the boys their own because it will definitely help with writing. They had to go home, so I gave them the cheesecake I had for them and as usual they ate all the strawberries first. They left and then I had to go on the monitor.
After being monitored I was laying down for a bit and then I felt a leak, but it felt different than normal. Turns out it was blood...just straight blood, not blood tinged fluid like I've had off and on. They decided to put me on the monitor for continuous monitoring to make sure nothing changes with the baby. I have to say the L&D experience is definitely different. You basically have to have no shame! Every day the nurses ask about bowel movements, how urination is going, and when you leak or bleed they always want to look at the pad. Sometimes they are in the bathroom with you, not usually unless something new or different is happening. Just a weird experience.
Dave sent me some pics of the boys eating their first strawberries from their very own plants! He said they were the best strawberries he's ever had! The boys want to bring me one tomorrow, so very thoughtful. It sounded like Dave had a good day, other than my news that I'm bleeding.
Okay so back to me again, I thought it was going to stop or at least slow down, it before I went to bed I had a little more. Still gave me hope because it was just a little. The nurse tucked me in and made sure the monitor was in a good place for me to sleep with and I went to sleep.
Monday (6/16/14)
I woke up in the middle of the night because I felt a small gush and I was hoping for fluid, but it was blood. The nurse came in and did her thing and then I fell back asleep. I woke up again at 6am to another several small gushes. My first thought was I just want to punch a wall or something! Somehow I found myself to blame and then had to remind myself that this is out of my hands and not my fault. It's not like I'm jumping around or doing things that I shouldn't. So I got up, went to the bathroom and there was more than in the middle of the night. Still not huge amounts, but they are now weighing my pads. The nurse said they are watching me for placental abruption, which can cause the baby to go into distress. I knew that's what they were watching for because of my support board group that is really helpful with all things pPROM. The nurse said they will get me in today to see the MFM and also let me know they will be starting an IV and drawing blood, to check for levels of different things. I think I'm going to try to get off the monitor long enough to take a shower one last time before I have to go back to my dreaded one handed IV showers. Those were not fun...and how am I supposed to get dressed with an IV! Oh no, does this mean I have to go back to the hospital gown...grrr. I guess I will have to just wait and see, I must say I hate those words...wait and see, I feel like that's been my life for the past 7+ weeks and it's still continuing.
The new nurse came in and I asked her about the IV and she said it really just depends on the bleeding. I also asked her if I did have to get on the monitor would I need to go back to wearing a hospital gown and she said I could keep wearing my clothes. I took a shower and then got back on the monitor while I waited for the doc. He told the nurse that I could go back to every 4 hours being monitored because baby looked good and I wasn't contracting. The rest of the day I felt a little weird, like sick or tired or just different. Luckily the bleeding stopped. Dave and the boys came over for a little bit after going to a viewing and they all looked so handsome in their suits. They brought me a wonderful surprise...two strawberries from their very own strawberry plants! They were very sweet and delicious, of course I only had one bite because Lincoln ate one and then I shared the other with Oliver. We played a little and then Dave changed them into their jammies. We did a Book of Mormon heroes story time for FHE and then they had to leave. I didn't stay up much later because I was exhausted!
Tuesday (6/17/14)
Today felt like the longest day ever! The doc woke me up at 7:30am and then I had breakfast and was monitored and then I took a two hour nap. I could've slept lots longer, but I figured I'd better get up and shower. The rest of the day passed super slow...I crocheted and watched some shows. The monitoring went well and other than a little leaking not much happened.
After work and dinner Dave called me and said he was taking the boys to Lowe's, he wanted to get them out of the house because they had been inside all day. He asked me if I needed anything and I told him no. Out of nowhere he mentions something about a triple berry pie and how that sounds delicious, well of course I agreed, when does that not sound delicious! He had to go and take care of the boys so I told him I'd see him later. When he came over that night he had a plate in his hand that he gave to me...it was a piece of triple berry pie! He said instead of going to Lowe's they went and bought the pie and then he baked it before he came. What a thoughtful husband! I let him know that we were going to be taking a tour of the NICU today so he let the nurse know that he was here.
The nurse came in with a wheelchair and took us over to the NICU. I think I have been preparing myself because I know it can be overwhelming. I had a list of questions that I wanted to ask, but I also had the mindset that this was a more clinical thing and not a personal thing which helped alleviate some of my anxiety (and probably the feeling of wanting to cry). It was really interesting to see everything and even a few babies. We saw a baby that was born at about 24 weeks and was now about 26 weeks. He was super tiny! They had a hand and footprint thing on his isolette from father's day and his little prints were about 1 1/2 inches. The most amazing part about seeing that little guys was knowing that my baby inside of me is at the same stage as the little baby we were looking at! We went through all the areas of the NICU and asked tons of questions. The boys will get to meet him and they have sibling time every weekend for 5 minutes each, which I think will be plenty to start with. They also have a parent support group each week, which I'm sure I will be taking part of. It was a good experience, although I think Dave was a little overwhelmed.
When we were done we went back to my room and I enjoyed my pie! We discussed our thoughts about the NICU tour and then we watched a few episodes of Veronica Mars. I was nice to be able to sit and relax with him, I definitely miss that!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
WEEK 25 HIGHLIGHTS
Wednesday (6/4/14)
WOOHOO!! I can't believe I made it to week 25! I think it's safe to say that the doctors never thought I would get here and I am totally proving them wrong! I thank Heavenly Father each day for allowing me to keep this baby growing another day. His monitoring continues to look great and things have been stable. I've had a few days without leaking, but today I had a little leak although nothing to be worried about. I spend a good amount of my day looking for a job for Dave. I read some and watched a bit of TV.
This evening my boys came for a visit! As usual when I know they are coming I ordered a fruit plate for them to have when they get here. They ate it up as soon as they saw it! They played with their new craft/toy I made them and loved it. They took me on a walk around the hospital grounds and it was really nice. At one point we got to some sprinklers and Dave ran past them first. He tried to get Lincoln to go, but he was hesitant. I asked Oliver if he wanted to go and he happily obliged. He climbed down from the wheel chair and then ran through them straight to Dave. After that we were able to get Lincoln to go through and then they all ran back together. We finished our walk by playing red light green light and then Dave told me that Oliver won a game of red light/green light in his sunbeams class at church and won a candy bar! Way to go little buddy! He definitely learns a lot from his big brother. When we got back up to my room we had a little bit of ice cream while Dave folded and put my laundry away (he is such an awesome husband) and then they packed up and had to head home for bed.
My hospital stay has been manageable. I know why I am here and I know it is best for our little baby. Knowing that the boys are happy definitely makes it easier and being able to see them definitely makes me happy! I will finish today's post with something I posted on Facebook today about baby movements: Feeling/watching baby move around is so different when there is no fluid to cushion those movements. You can see my belly jump around with each movement and sometimes I'll run my hand along where I see him and I can easily feel his whole limb! Very weird, yet pretty cool!
Thursday (6/5/14)
Today was a pretty boring day for me. Dave had a bit of a crazy day. He had to get up and get the boys to his sister's house before work and then pick them up after work. It was a bit of a drive so by the time he got them home and fed them and his grandma it was just about bed time so they didn't make it out to see me. I expected it though so it wasn't a disappointment. To pass the time today I had a Harry Potter marathon and colored a counting book that I'm getting ready for the boys.
Friday (6/6/14)
Today was a better day because I knew the boys were coming. They brought dinner and we are together. They also brought cupcakes for us to decorate! Dave helped the boys make them last night. They also brought several packages!! Some were my amazon order of toys and books for the boys and then they also brought 6 caramel apples that Misty sent for all of us to enjoy and my pajamas that Misty sent me. We are very spoiled.
The other big news for me is that I graduated to a new menu. It's the cafe menu and they have a new menu each day! Yes it's exciting because I've already had everything on my regular menu at least two times. Today I also got some beautiful flowers from my sis-in-law Krystal and her family. It was very thoughtful and not only brightened my day, but my room as well.
Okay so back to the visit. We had fun decorating some cupcakes and then the boys played. Dave always asks how the baby and I are doing and well things have been pretty good. Once they start to get restless then it's time for them to go home.
Saturday (6/7/14)
The boys came in the morning and brought donuts. I saved them my fruit and a bagel to have later. When Lincoln comes in the room I always get a hug and usually some sort of surprise and then he asks "mommy what did you save us?" because he knows I always save them a dessert or their favorite my fresh fruit plate. Oliver always goes for the oranges and grapes and Lincoln goes for the melon. They both love the strawberries and I eat the pineapple. It works well!
I gave them the magnetic fishing set and one of their favorite books, Little Blue Truck. They enjoyed both. After playing for a while Dave gave Lincoln some of the bagel and as he was eating it he kept saying, "this is sooo good". He really enjoyed it. We went on a walk outside before they had to leave. The boys were excited to see the fountains on and Lincoln asked Dave, "can we take mommy on a walk to see the water towers?" He was very excited! They enjoyed running around and playing and I enjoyed watching them. After that they had to get ready to leave. Dave was taking them to Utah lake to play for a while.
CeCelia, Mike and Easton came to see me in the evening and they brought me a snow cone. It was delicious! In Nebraska they are not the same, the ice is so chunky and hard and just not as good. They also brought me a bunch of shows to watch! That was exciting because the internet isn't that great here so streaming shows can get frustrating sometimes. It was good talking to them.
Overall it was a great day. Our little guys continues to do well and things with me remain the same so that's good news.
Sunday (6/8/14)
Dave and the boys came over Sunday late morning. We watched a church movie and I gave them some Jake and the Neverland Pirates puzzles. They also wanted to play with their fishing poles. We went for a walk to the fountains and the boys ran around and tried to get the water. It was pretty windy so the must kept getting them and they would run away...It became a very exciting game. Sometimes the mist would blow on me, but I couldn't run away. After a while Dave moved me to another part of the fountain and at one point the water blew on me, not a mist, so I stood up and stepped to the side. Dave came over immediately and moved the chair for me, after laughing a little and saying I needed a good experience. It was funny. Dave had me take a picture with the boys in front of the hospital sign and then we were ready to go back upstairs. On our way back as we passed the fountains the whole spout switched to our direction and we both got soaked! He tried to go as fast as he could while pushing my wheelchair on the grass. It was pretty hilarious! We were both laughing. It was a bit chilly because it was windy so as soon as we got to my room he had me change. We can't take the chance that I get sick or a fever because that would mean immediate c-section. After I changed I read the boys a book while Dave cleaned up the toys. Then he packed up the boys and they went home for lunch and naps.
Kevin and Hayleigh came for a visit in the evening. I got to meet their new baby Grayson. He's so tiny! He's six weeks old (about 7.5lbs and 20.5in) and I told them that we've never had a baby that small! For some reason we make big babies, which is crazy looking at me and Dave. This baby will be our first small baby and he's going to be tiny! It was really good talking with them and catching up. We have such great friends who are not only here to support me, it Dave and the boys as well. We are definitely loved and we appreciate all the support!
Monday (6/9/14)
Today I learned how to make survival bracelets out of paracord. It was Dave's project that he started, but since he hasn't had time to work on it he decided to bring it to me because I have lots of time! I found some tutorials on pinterest and I was ready. I made a red one and a bright green one that had a hand chain saw weaved into it. Dave loves survival stuff so he had all the supplies ready to go. It was pretty fun so now I'm ready to get more creative with multiple colors and new designs. The nurse was very interested in what I was doing and thought it was really cool.
While I was working on the bracelets there was a knock on the door, I figured it was housekeeping or something, but it was an old classmate from my BYU MSW days. Jesse works here at the hospital and came to visit. It was nice to talk with him. I realize I am now able to tell my story without getting overly emotional. It's still difficult, but I can hold back the tears lol. Sometimes I think if I start to cry I'm not going to stop so I stay focused on the positives of the situation.
Later in the evening the boys came by. Knowing they were coming I ordered a fruit plate at every meal and saved it for them. I know how much they like fruit! Lincoln did his normal, came in I got my hugs and then he went to my side table and asked what I saved him. He was excited and so was Oliver! They devoured it all! After that Oliver kept giving me big hugs over and over and over. It was very sweet, so I enjoyed every hug and gave him big hugs right back. We hugged and smiled and laughed. He played with the fishing set and I worked with him on his colors and numbers. I love the fishing set because it's more than just a toy, it's a learning toy.
when he was done he went over to the abc stickers on the window. Dave went to play with him and then Lincoln brought Buzz to the bed. He sat with me and played with Buzz asking me all kinds of questions and engaging me in his play. I enjoyed having special time with each of them. It was really special and I hope it made them feel special too. We had a simple FHE and then they got ready to go home. I read them Too Many Dinosaurs, which h they love. Both of the boys know the book so it's fun for me to read and the stop randomly and let them finish the sentence or word. When they left Lincoln reminded me that he was supposed to get the station for the trains so Dave pulled it out of the closet and gave it to them. As he was leaving Lincoln says, "that is so cool, I can't even open my eyes until someone gives me that bridge". He says the cutest and silliest things.
Dave told me later that he told the boys that they should leave the bridge at the hospital and Lincoln told him, "but mommy promised that we could take it home with us", can't argue with that!
So later that night I'm not sure what happened to me. I've been so strong, but I all of a sudden had an overwhelming feeling of how much I missed my family. It was the first time in the 2 1/2 weeks that I've been here that I actually cried. It was just a little, but I think I had my first mini breakdown. I prayed for the strength to continue this journey and then I went to bed.
So a quick update on baby and me. I've noticed some changes happening and I hope it's not getting close to delivering baby. He needs more time. I've had a few contractions and more leaking. I've been feeling more pressure, but nurses say it's most likely that baby is growing and of course with lack of fluid gravity is just weighing him down. I've also had some lower back pain off and on. His heart rate continues to look good and the docs/nurses don't seem to be concerned. They just want to keep an eye on all the changes. I'm not worried, but I can feel things changing so I'm just more aware.
Tuesday (6/10/14)
Hmmm...what happened today? Not much with the baby, he continues to do well. I keep hearing how amazing his heart rate tracing is and how he looks like an almost full term baby. We've definitely got a little fighter on our hands! He's a strong baby and we love him so much already.
Nativa called me and we talked for over an hour. She mentioned how even though it's been a while we can just pick up where we left off. I had the same thought. She's going to be moving to California because her husband is finishing his residency in the LA area, now maybe I'll be able to see her when we get out there.
Tamera, Tim and their boys stopped by for a visit. It's always nice talking with them. I had some catching up to do, I can't believe their little guy Theo is already 2 weeks old. Time sure does fly! Now if I can make it in here for two more weeks that would be amazing! Willie had fun playing with the toys and he got some cookies too. That made him happy
Dave came over after putting the boys to bed. We were supposed to take a tour of the NICU but they needed to stabilize a baby so we had to postpone. Instead we went on a mini datw. Dave wheeled me down to the cafe and we got some fries. We went outside to eat them and talked about our days. After a while we went back up to my room and watched veronica mars. While we were watching I had my last monitor of the night and then after that I felt some contractions. I guess this is when I felt things starting to change. Well here's to another week!
WOOHOO!! I can't believe I made it to week 25! I think it's safe to say that the doctors never thought I would get here and I am totally proving them wrong! I thank Heavenly Father each day for allowing me to keep this baby growing another day. His monitoring continues to look great and things have been stable. I've had a few days without leaking, but today I had a little leak although nothing to be worried about. I spend a good amount of my day looking for a job for Dave. I read some and watched a bit of TV.
This evening my boys came for a visit! As usual when I know they are coming I ordered a fruit plate for them to have when they get here. They ate it up as soon as they saw it! They played with their new craft/toy I made them and loved it. They took me on a walk around the hospital grounds and it was really nice. At one point we got to some sprinklers and Dave ran past them first. He tried to get Lincoln to go, but he was hesitant. I asked Oliver if he wanted to go and he happily obliged. He climbed down from the wheel chair and then ran through them straight to Dave. After that we were able to get Lincoln to go through and then they all ran back together. We finished our walk by playing red light green light and then Dave told me that Oliver won a game of red light/green light in his sunbeams class at church and won a candy bar! Way to go little buddy! He definitely learns a lot from his big brother. When we got back up to my room we had a little bit of ice cream while Dave folded and put my laundry away (he is such an awesome husband) and then they packed up and had to head home for bed.
My hospital stay has been manageable. I know why I am here and I know it is best for our little baby. Knowing that the boys are happy definitely makes it easier and being able to see them definitely makes me happy! I will finish today's post with something I posted on Facebook today about baby movements: Feeling/watching baby move around is so different when there is no fluid to cushion those movements. You can see my belly jump around with each movement and sometimes I'll run my hand along where I see him and I can easily feel his whole limb! Very weird, yet pretty cool!
Thursday (6/5/14)
Today was a pretty boring day for me. Dave had a bit of a crazy day. He had to get up and get the boys to his sister's house before work and then pick them up after work. It was a bit of a drive so by the time he got them home and fed them and his grandma it was just about bed time so they didn't make it out to see me. I expected it though so it wasn't a disappointment. To pass the time today I had a Harry Potter marathon and colored a counting book that I'm getting ready for the boys.
Friday (6/6/14)
Today was a better day because I knew the boys were coming. They brought dinner and we are together. They also brought cupcakes for us to decorate! Dave helped the boys make them last night. They also brought several packages!! Some were my amazon order of toys and books for the boys and then they also brought 6 caramel apples that Misty sent for all of us to enjoy and my pajamas that Misty sent me. We are very spoiled.
The other big news for me is that I graduated to a new menu. It's the cafe menu and they have a new menu each day! Yes it's exciting because I've already had everything on my regular menu at least two times. Today I also got some beautiful flowers from my sis-in-law Krystal and her family. It was very thoughtful and not only brightened my day, but my room as well.
Okay so back to the visit. We had fun decorating some cupcakes and then the boys played. Dave always asks how the baby and I are doing and well things have been pretty good. Once they start to get restless then it's time for them to go home.
Saturday (6/7/14)
The boys came in the morning and brought donuts. I saved them my fruit and a bagel to have later. When Lincoln comes in the room I always get a hug and usually some sort of surprise and then he asks "mommy what did you save us?" because he knows I always save them a dessert or their favorite my fresh fruit plate. Oliver always goes for the oranges and grapes and Lincoln goes for the melon. They both love the strawberries and I eat the pineapple. It works well!
I gave them the magnetic fishing set and one of their favorite books, Little Blue Truck. They enjoyed both. After playing for a while Dave gave Lincoln some of the bagel and as he was eating it he kept saying, "this is sooo good". He really enjoyed it. We went on a walk outside before they had to leave. The boys were excited to see the fountains on and Lincoln asked Dave, "can we take mommy on a walk to see the water towers?" He was very excited! They enjoyed running around and playing and I enjoyed watching them. After that they had to get ready to leave. Dave was taking them to Utah lake to play for a while.
CeCelia, Mike and Easton came to see me in the evening and they brought me a snow cone. It was delicious! In Nebraska they are not the same, the ice is so chunky and hard and just not as good. They also brought me a bunch of shows to watch! That was exciting because the internet isn't that great here so streaming shows can get frustrating sometimes. It was good talking to them.
Overall it was a great day. Our little guys continues to do well and things with me remain the same so that's good news.
Sunday (6/8/14)
Dave and the boys came over Sunday late morning. We watched a church movie and I gave them some Jake and the Neverland Pirates puzzles. They also wanted to play with their fishing poles. We went for a walk to the fountains and the boys ran around and tried to get the water. It was pretty windy so the must kept getting them and they would run away...It became a very exciting game. Sometimes the mist would blow on me, but I couldn't run away. After a while Dave moved me to another part of the fountain and at one point the water blew on me, not a mist, so I stood up and stepped to the side. Dave came over immediately and moved the chair for me, after laughing a little and saying I needed a good experience. It was funny. Dave had me take a picture with the boys in front of the hospital sign and then we were ready to go back upstairs. On our way back as we passed the fountains the whole spout switched to our direction and we both got soaked! He tried to go as fast as he could while pushing my wheelchair on the grass. It was pretty hilarious! We were both laughing. It was a bit chilly because it was windy so as soon as we got to my room he had me change. We can't take the chance that I get sick or a fever because that would mean immediate c-section. After I changed I read the boys a book while Dave cleaned up the toys. Then he packed up the boys and they went home for lunch and naps.
Kevin and Hayleigh came for a visit in the evening. I got to meet their new baby Grayson. He's so tiny! He's six weeks old (about 7.5lbs and 20.5in) and I told them that we've never had a baby that small! For some reason we make big babies, which is crazy looking at me and Dave. This baby will be our first small baby and he's going to be tiny! It was really good talking with them and catching up. We have such great friends who are not only here to support me, it Dave and the boys as well. We are definitely loved and we appreciate all the support!
Monday (6/9/14)
Today I learned how to make survival bracelets out of paracord. It was Dave's project that he started, but since he hasn't had time to work on it he decided to bring it to me because I have lots of time! I found some tutorials on pinterest and I was ready. I made a red one and a bright green one that had a hand chain saw weaved into it. Dave loves survival stuff so he had all the supplies ready to go. It was pretty fun so now I'm ready to get more creative with multiple colors and new designs. The nurse was very interested in what I was doing and thought it was really cool.
While I was working on the bracelets there was a knock on the door, I figured it was housekeeping or something, but it was an old classmate from my BYU MSW days. Jesse works here at the hospital and came to visit. It was nice to talk with him. I realize I am now able to tell my story without getting overly emotional. It's still difficult, but I can hold back the tears lol. Sometimes I think if I start to cry I'm not going to stop so I stay focused on the positives of the situation.
Later in the evening the boys came by. Knowing they were coming I ordered a fruit plate at every meal and saved it for them. I know how much they like fruit! Lincoln did his normal, came in I got my hugs and then he went to my side table and asked what I saved him. He was excited and so was Oliver! They devoured it all! After that Oliver kept giving me big hugs over and over and over. It was very sweet, so I enjoyed every hug and gave him big hugs right back. We hugged and smiled and laughed. He played with the fishing set and I worked with him on his colors and numbers. I love the fishing set because it's more than just a toy, it's a learning toy.
when he was done he went over to the abc stickers on the window. Dave went to play with him and then Lincoln brought Buzz to the bed. He sat with me and played with Buzz asking me all kinds of questions and engaging me in his play. I enjoyed having special time with each of them. It was really special and I hope it made them feel special too. We had a simple FHE and then they got ready to go home. I read them Too Many Dinosaurs, which h they love. Both of the boys know the book so it's fun for me to read and the stop randomly and let them finish the sentence or word. When they left Lincoln reminded me that he was supposed to get the station for the trains so Dave pulled it out of the closet and gave it to them. As he was leaving Lincoln says, "that is so cool, I can't even open my eyes until someone gives me that bridge". He says the cutest and silliest things.
Dave told me later that he told the boys that they should leave the bridge at the hospital and Lincoln told him, "but mommy promised that we could take it home with us", can't argue with that!
So later that night I'm not sure what happened to me. I've been so strong, but I all of a sudden had an overwhelming feeling of how much I missed my family. It was the first time in the 2 1/2 weeks that I've been here that I actually cried. It was just a little, but I think I had my first mini breakdown. I prayed for the strength to continue this journey and then I went to bed.
So a quick update on baby and me. I've noticed some changes happening and I hope it's not getting close to delivering baby. He needs more time. I've had a few contractions and more leaking. I've been feeling more pressure, but nurses say it's most likely that baby is growing and of course with lack of fluid gravity is just weighing him down. I've also had some lower back pain off and on. His heart rate continues to look good and the docs/nurses don't seem to be concerned. They just want to keep an eye on all the changes. I'm not worried, but I can feel things changing so I'm just more aware.
Tuesday (6/10/14)
Hmmm...what happened today? Not much with the baby, he continues to do well. I keep hearing how amazing his heart rate tracing is and how he looks like an almost full term baby. We've definitely got a little fighter on our hands! He's a strong baby and we love him so much already.
Nativa called me and we talked for over an hour. She mentioned how even though it's been a while we can just pick up where we left off. I had the same thought. She's going to be moving to California because her husband is finishing his residency in the LA area, now maybe I'll be able to see her when we get out there.
Tamera, Tim and their boys stopped by for a visit. It's always nice talking with them. I had some catching up to do, I can't believe their little guy Theo is already 2 weeks old. Time sure does fly! Now if I can make it in here for two more weeks that would be amazing! Willie had fun playing with the toys and he got some cookies too. That made him happy
Dave came over after putting the boys to bed. We were supposed to take a tour of the NICU but they needed to stabilize a baby so we had to postpone. Instead we went on a mini datw. Dave wheeled me down to the cafe and we got some fries. We went outside to eat them and talked about our days. After a while we went back up to my room and watched veronica mars. While we were watching I had my last monitor of the night and then after that I felt some contractions. I guess this is when I felt things starting to change. Well here's to another week!
Sunday, June 1, 2014
WEEK 24 HIGHLIGHTS...AGAIN
Saturday (5/31/14)
Well we had a little set back yesterday, but today was a new day and it was for the most part pretty good. I woke up to the boys calling me to Face Time. Apparently they had a rough night and were up around 6am. They looked happy when I talked with them and were enjoying the fire. I never got to see pictures, but Dave took some so I'm sure I'll see them eventually. The rest of the day passed and I have to say it was pretty boring! I tried to keep busy and made some lists for Dave, looked up some job stuff, read, watched TV and took two short naps. Dave went shopping for me and when they came to visit he brought tons of cool stuff! He found some really awesome window clings that are geared towards learning (colors, numbers, ABC's, shapes, and fun ones), snacks, my new kindle (thanks Misty!), the boys' portable DVD players, and my special surprise that Misty sent me (a Pajama Gram). He also brought our little guys first gift, a cute outfit from Danielle (a cousin). It was so thoughtful of her to send that! Dave was exhausted from the week and the camping trip. They stayed for a couple of hours and Dave brought a pizza for dinner. I ordered salmon because Dave wanted me to try everything on the menu and I figured since he is here he could have it. I tried one bite and didn't like it, way too "fishy" for me. Lincoln loved it! He pretty much ate the whole thing and of course Oliver ate the broccoli. We also had the pizza and shared a strawberry cheesecake for dessert. I love how Oliver says "bah-beh-bee" and how Lincoln used to say "da-bu-dies". After dessert they went home to sleep and I played on my kindle, watched some shows and had two more baby monitorings before going to sleep. I always seem to fall asleep on my last one, but it's around 11pm so I'm usually done for the day by then. Oh I finished my antibiotics today...woohoo!
Sunday (6/1/14)
Today was a good day! Nothing major happened, it was just a good day. They brought the sacrament by in the morning and left a spiritual thought. I guess that's the good thing about being in Provo...haha. I took a nap before the boys got here. Dave let me know that he wanted to take me for a walk outside today. When they got here he had a pitcher full of fruit smoothie and it was delicious! We ate dinner and then we went on a wheel chair ride. Lincoln walked/helped push and Oliver got to ride on my lap. We hung outside for about 20 minutes and I watched the boys play while talking with Dave. It was a beautiful day to be outside. We went back to the room and hung out some more before they had to leave. It was a really good visit. After they left I enjoyed some TV and then went to sleep.
Monday (6/2/14)
Last night was pretty horrible! For some reason I woke up every 1-2 hours and my neck was super sore. I think it was a pretty productive day today. I made some foam letter cutouts for the boys name so Lincoln could practice spelling his name and of course some for Oliver so he didn't feel left out. I also make a pom-pom color sorting box so the boys could practice their colors. I also put together a fun and simple FHE for later in the evening.
Dave called me to tell me some exciting news...the mail lady hit the mailbox at home and totally demolished it! I saw a picture later and it was really bad!! Fun story to hear while I lay here in the hospital. It's always nice to know what is going on in the real world. The boys came to see me after dinner and Lincoln walks in and finds the fruit I saved him. He grabs it and sits on the couch to enjoy and Oliver joins him. We had family home evening and talked about good thoughts and bad thoughts and how Heavenly Father wants us to have nice thoughts. I drew a face on a piece of paper and taped it to a cup and then I had strips of paper with different thoughts on them. I read them and let the boys either put them in the cup (our mind) or in the garbage. They loved it!
I pulled out the things I made for the boys and they loved playing with them both! While playing with the little pom-pom balls Lincoln says, "we have to say the colors and then put them in". He's definitely my kid! I would ask Oliver to find a specific color and then have him put it in the bin. We played with their name letters and I helped Lincoln spell his name. They played with Dave and Lincoln wanted to see how fast he could identify the letters and shapes. They continued to play with their toys for a bit and then I think it was almost 9pm when they had to go home. I love getting my hugs and kisses before they leave. Oh I have to add, I love Lincoln's comments when he comes here. When I get out of bed for a minute Lincoln looks at me and says, "mommy whey are you out of your bed, get back to bed" and last night as they were getting ready to leave he looks at me and says, "we are going to go home now, but you have to stay in the hospipal". Such a sweetheart!
I'm continuing to remain stable and the baby monitoring is looking excellent! The nurses always comment how great his heart rate is for being so little still...I love hearing that! Another really good day!
Tuesday (6/3/14)
Today was a pretty boring day to say the least! The good news is that there were no changes with the baby so that was good. I took a nap, I ate, did some physical therapy workouts, talked to my mom, Misty and Dave. I also read and watched lots of TV. I missed my boys today and that's probably what stands out the most from my day. Good news is I get to see them tomorrow!
Well we had a little set back yesterday, but today was a new day and it was for the most part pretty good. I woke up to the boys calling me to Face Time. Apparently they had a rough night and were up around 6am. They looked happy when I talked with them and were enjoying the fire. I never got to see pictures, but Dave took some so I'm sure I'll see them eventually. The rest of the day passed and I have to say it was pretty boring! I tried to keep busy and made some lists for Dave, looked up some job stuff, read, watched TV and took two short naps. Dave went shopping for me and when they came to visit he brought tons of cool stuff! He found some really awesome window clings that are geared towards learning (colors, numbers, ABC's, shapes, and fun ones), snacks, my new kindle (thanks Misty!), the boys' portable DVD players, and my special surprise that Misty sent me (a Pajama Gram). He also brought our little guys first gift, a cute outfit from Danielle (a cousin). It was so thoughtful of her to send that! Dave was exhausted from the week and the camping trip. They stayed for a couple of hours and Dave brought a pizza for dinner. I ordered salmon because Dave wanted me to try everything on the menu and I figured since he is here he could have it. I tried one bite and didn't like it, way too "fishy" for me. Lincoln loved it! He pretty much ate the whole thing and of course Oliver ate the broccoli. We also had the pizza and shared a strawberry cheesecake for dessert. I love how Oliver says "bah-beh-bee" and how Lincoln used to say "da-bu-dies". After dessert they went home to sleep and I played on my kindle, watched some shows and had two more baby monitorings before going to sleep. I always seem to fall asleep on my last one, but it's around 11pm so I'm usually done for the day by then. Oh I finished my antibiotics today...woohoo!
Sunday (6/1/14)
Today was a good day! Nothing major happened, it was just a good day. They brought the sacrament by in the morning and left a spiritual thought. I guess that's the good thing about being in Provo...haha. I took a nap before the boys got here. Dave let me know that he wanted to take me for a walk outside today. When they got here he had a pitcher full of fruit smoothie and it was delicious! We ate dinner and then we went on a wheel chair ride. Lincoln walked/helped push and Oliver got to ride on my lap. We hung outside for about 20 minutes and I watched the boys play while talking with Dave. It was a beautiful day to be outside. We went back to the room and hung out some more before they had to leave. It was a really good visit. After they left I enjoyed some TV and then went to sleep.
Monday (6/2/14)
Last night was pretty horrible! For some reason I woke up every 1-2 hours and my neck was super sore. I think it was a pretty productive day today. I made some foam letter cutouts for the boys name so Lincoln could practice spelling his name and of course some for Oliver so he didn't feel left out. I also make a pom-pom color sorting box so the boys could practice their colors. I also put together a fun and simple FHE for later in the evening.
Dave called me to tell me some exciting news...the mail lady hit the mailbox at home and totally demolished it! I saw a picture later and it was really bad!! Fun story to hear while I lay here in the hospital. It's always nice to know what is going on in the real world. The boys came to see me after dinner and Lincoln walks in and finds the fruit I saved him. He grabs it and sits on the couch to enjoy and Oliver joins him. We had family home evening and talked about good thoughts and bad thoughts and how Heavenly Father wants us to have nice thoughts. I drew a face on a piece of paper and taped it to a cup and then I had strips of paper with different thoughts on them. I read them and let the boys either put them in the cup (our mind) or in the garbage. They loved it!
I pulled out the things I made for the boys and they loved playing with them both! While playing with the little pom-pom balls Lincoln says, "we have to say the colors and then put them in". He's definitely my kid! I would ask Oliver to find a specific color and then have him put it in the bin. We played with their name letters and I helped Lincoln spell his name. They played with Dave and Lincoln wanted to see how fast he could identify the letters and shapes. They continued to play with their toys for a bit and then I think it was almost 9pm when they had to go home. I love getting my hugs and kisses before they leave. Oh I have to add, I love Lincoln's comments when he comes here. When I get out of bed for a minute Lincoln looks at me and says, "mommy whey are you out of your bed, get back to bed" and last night as they were getting ready to leave he looks at me and says, "we are going to go home now, but you have to stay in the hospipal". Such a sweetheart!
I'm continuing to remain stable and the baby monitoring is looking excellent! The nurses always comment how great his heart rate is for being so little still...I love hearing that! Another really good day!
Tuesday (6/3/14)
Today was a pretty boring day to say the least! The good news is that there were no changes with the baby so that was good. I took a nap, I ate, did some physical therapy workouts, talked to my mom, Misty and Dave. I also read and watched lots of TV. I missed my boys today and that's probably what stands out the most from my day. Good news is I get to see them tomorrow!
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