Wednesday (6/25/14)
WOW! I can't believe we made it to 28 weeks!! It used to seem so far away and well honestly like an impossible date, but here we are at 28 weeks and still going strong! So I watched Rocky V today and I like a quote from that movie. It's very fitting for our situation I think, "a fight ain't over 'til you heard the bell and we ain't heard the bell". Our fight isn't over, our little Rocky is still fighting and he's winning. He's a strong little guy!
When I woke up today, for some reason I thought I was back at home. I slowly opened one eye to take a look around and I was a little sad when I saw that I was still in the hospital. Oh well, I got over it. Not much happened today, I tried to fix Misty's baby blanket and it wasn't working so I gave up for the day. I guess when you crochet you shouldn't watch a show that doesn't allow you to count stitches, it gets way off!
The boys came over today. I saved them half of my dinner and of course the fruit. I also saved them an oatmeal cookie from lunch and then at dinner they gave me two oatmeal cookies so the boys, including Dave, each got one. It worked out well. They played and finished all the food and then we went for a walk outside. The boys enjoyed playing around and running around for a while. We went back upstairs and Lincoln sat on the bed with me while the nurse took some vitals. Of course the curious little boy asked her all sorts of questions, but the nurse asked the first one:
N- did you enjoy your walk?
L- yeah
N- where'd you go?
L- to see the water tower fountains
N- was it fun
L- it was excited
(She took my temp via ear)
L- why are you listening to my mom's ear?
N- do you want me to listen to your ear?
L- yeah
N- wow you have beautiful eyelashes
L- thanks
N- can I have some of yours?
L- but you have those (pointing to hers)
He's a silly boy!
Thursday (6/26/14)
So I'm having another bleeding episode again...i woke up around 3am and thought to myself oh no not again! I was put on the monitor for the rest of the morning til about 9am. The doc said as long as it doesn't increase, I don't have steady contractions and baby continues to look good then they won't be too concerned. I had some contractions throughout the day, but nothing steady. It's been off and on, it nothing too concerning.
Today I decided to take apart the blanket I was making for Misty's baby and to start over. I was getting a bit frustrated trying to fix it so after about 12 hours of working on it I unraveled the whole thing! Oh well, I figured out a new one and as soon as I get a bigger hook and one more color of yarn I will start over. I watched the last Rocky movie today, it was a pretty good one.
I talked with Dave and he is going to take the boys to the horse parade in Lehi and then run errands so he won't make it tonight. After the parade he called me and said that they loved it! They were throwing candy and at first they weren't getting any because they were on a corner and there was a big group on either side of them so Dave told Linc that the next time he needed to show them his biggest smile and wave really big to them...it worked because after that each person with candy threw a bunch just to their little group of three.
Sometime after the parade Dave took the boys to the store and at some point Linc fell and was sad. Oliver looks at him and says "oh no, Lincoln okay? What happened?" And then he gave him kisses and hugs and after Lincoln was okay he put his arm around his little brother. I wish I could've been there, but I'm glad Dave calls to tell me these things.
Friday (6/27/14)
I woke up at 5a.m. and was hoping that my bleeding was just a dream, but sure enough it wasn't. I'm hoping it stops today, but at this point I'm thinking I'm going to make it to 34 weeks and then they are going to have to induce me. I'm sure I've said it before, but I would much rather stay in he hospital so that I have a better chance of having a regular delivery than a c-section. I want to be able to walk out of the hospital and get right back to normal (whatever that might be this time) just like the other times. Plus after being on bed rest for this long I don't want to have to deal with recovery from a surgery, but I guess I'll have to deal with whatever comes my way.
I had a few visitors today! Rachelle came by to see me. It was really good to catch up with her, it's probably been since our MSW graduation that I've seen her! When she found out I was in Utah she contacted me to see if she could visit. It's always interesting to see what my classmates have been doing the past 4 years. Things seem to be going well for her, which I was very happy to hear. She is so thoughtful, she brought me some delicious cake bites from the sweet tooth fairy. We will definitely be visiting again.
Mike and CeCelia also stopped by for a quick visit. I got to hear some good news from them and chat a bit before they left. They told me how a friend of theirs had a baby around 26 weeks and was 1 1/2 pounds and now that same baby is in high school or grown up. It's crazy to think about that, but what's crazier is that my little (or should I say big) guy weighed in at 2 1/2 pounds at 26.5 weeks. We joked about him coming and then not looking like a preemie because for some reason I grow really big babies, which is a good thing in this case!
We had dinner as a family tonight and although the hospital food isn't all that bad I forgot how good the outside food is. I ordered dinner and gave it to the boys and Dave brought us burritos and they were so good! After everyone was done eating the boys each gave me a surprise. I love it because they have me close my eyes and say "surprise" and then give me whatever it is, which today was gummy bears and chocolate raspberry milano cookies. Oliver found a few more things from around the room and also surprised me with those. I surprised the boys with a piece of carrot cake and they loved it.
When the nurse came in Lincoln without hesitation asked, "can you get a wheelchair for us so we can go on a walk". I love that boy! He is not shy at all and will make sure he is heard. She brought in the wheelchair and Oliver quickly gets on and starts saying walk. On our way out of my room I noticed that they were cleaning out room 3! I told Dave that was the girl I met on Tuesday and I think she had her baby!! It was sad, but she would be 28 weeks Saturday and her water had only been ruptured for about a week so my guess is baby is okay. We went outside and when we got to the fountains they were off. Oliver stood in front of them and kept saying, "oh no...off".
Dave asked the boys if they wanted to play duck duck goose. They did very well! I was even included in the game although I was never goose. Linc had his turn being "the duck duck goose leader" and did a good job with how the game was played. When it was Oliver's turn I was very surprised at how well he did. He would pay each head saying duck and then chose someone to be goose. It was a very fun evening full of lots of laughter!
Saturday (6/28/14)
Today was a pretty good day. I had some visitors in the morning, Rob and Caitlin came by with their boys and they brought me my favorite flowers gerbera daisies! They are in town for a visit and they made time to come and see me, which I totally appreciate. It's been a few years since we saw them because of law school and them moving for Rob's job. It was a fun visit, but just like with my boys once the kids are done the visit is over.
The rest of the day passed without excitement. The boys had a busy day at home so weren't able to visit me, but it sounds like they had tons of fun! They went to a parade that Sabrina was in, played in the water outside and helped Dave wash the car. Dave went paintballing that night so they definitely had a fun filled day.
The baby continues to look good and his heart tones are always amazing! I love how every time Lincoln comes he always asks about my heartbeat and if they need to do my heartbeat. My bleeding has pretty much stopped so that's good! I got through another episode and am still here, but I think my guess is that I'll be here til 34 and then they will have to induce me. I guess only time will tell.
Tonight I learned how to crochet some ballerina type slippers and I added a little flower to each. They will be part of Misty's baby gift. For my first pair and having learned a new stitch I think they came out pretty good.
Sunday (6/29/14)
This morning was a pretty lazy morning. I had breakfast, had my first monitor, read/listened to some talks from lds.org and then watched a how-to video on YouTube to crochet a loafer/mocassin slipper. After a shower I crocheted the new slipper and then came up with a pattern of my own for a flower to put on it. Again part of Misty's gift, but I still have to make the second shoe.
I took a nap and then Dave called to say they were on their way. I hurried to order dinner, but it worked well since Dave was bringing the boys' dinner here. It was really good to see them! I fed them dinner and Oliver wanted to just eat the "noonles" and Lincoln ate the chicken and noodles. A while later Oliver was in the stroller playing around and then the nurse came in to check on me, Oliver starts saying "walk, walk, walk" and then Linc walks over to her and says, "can you get a wheelchair for my mommy so we can go for a walk, are you busy?" It's their new thing to ask for a wheelchair, each in their own way. I absolutely love it!
We went outside and had some fun running around time, or rather me watching the boys and Dave run around time. They ran a bit of a distance away from me and then the life flight helicopter flew over and was getting ready to land. Linc and Dave stayed where they were to watch and Oliver came running over to me saying , "hecopter, hecopter" over and over. When he got to me he said it again and then points to his ear and says "isten". It was very sweet because he wanted me to see it too. He climbed on my lap and then Linc and Dave came running over and Dave put Linc on my lap and then he pushed us to where the helicopter landed. We walked by, saw them pulling the hurt person out and onto a stretcher and then we made a loop and started walking back. I saw some sprinklers on so we made a detour so the boys could run through. As soon as we stopped Oliver basically jumped down and then Dave took the boys' hands and they ran through, but as they reached the end they turned off. Then they found the puddles and started playing in them!! They got soaked, but had so much fun so it was definitely worth it.
After that it was time to go back up to the room and then we did our book of Mormon heroes. I love hearing the boys and what they are learning, Lincoln knows their names and a good amount of their stories and Oliver is learning their names. We said prayers I gave them their treat and then said goodbye. As Lincoln was leaving he looks at me and says, "are you going to be sad when we leave?". Of course I am, I hate saying goodbye to my family, but just as Linc says one of these days I will be able to go visit them.
Monday (6/30/14)
I started bleeding some more, but not a lot. Still no contractions, but a little bit of cramping. Our little guy continues to look great so that's the most important thing. When the doc came by today I asked him if I could have an hour of outside time on Sunday because it's Oliver's birthday and we are planning on doing cake outside. I have to admit it's weird asking permission for something like that!
The day was pretty uneventful before the boys came. I just watched TV, did a little shopping for the boys and took a nap. I tried to get myself to crochet, but never got around to it. Oh well...maybe tomorrow.
The boys were on their way a little earlier than normal! When they got here they had sonic slushies. I shared some vegetables with them and they shared their drink with me. They played around and Dave sat with them on the rolly chair and they had to sing to make the chair move. They had lots of fun and I enjoyed hearing them sing. We went outside and after a little playtime we had family home evening outside. We sang head shoulders knees and toes and they loved it! Of course we did it super fast at Linc's request. Then we talked about our knees and how we pray to Heavenly Father. We played telephone with things we pray for and it actually went well. The first round it was me, Linc, Dave and ended with Oliver and actually said family so it worked! We played duck duck goose for a bit before going back up to the room. I love watching them play! Oliver actually waits til he gets goose before he gets up to run, otherwise he sits there watching and saying "dadda goose" until he gets patted and then he gets up and runs with the boys. We finished the night with B of M heroes and prayers. It was a good evening.
Tuesday (7/1/14)
Wow it's July already!! When I woke up this morning I had absolutely no idea what day it was, I thought it was Sunday, then Saturday and then I just had to think for a minute about yesterday and what happened to figure out the day. For most of the morning I still kept getting confused. It was a pretty calm morning and then around noon I started feeling contractions, after about 15 minutes they weren't going away so I called the nurse in and asked to be monitored. I had contractions for about 4 hours! Some were stronger than others and for a couple of hours they were anywhere from 2-6 minutes apart. Luckily they slowed down and then eventually stopped! They were a little concerned only because little guys heart tones were being weird after each contraction. After that I just relaxed.
Dave came over tonight and when he walked in the room he was holding a snow cone as big as my head! It was sooooo good! He said he thought I would like something from the outside world haha! We enjoyed it together while watching Veronica Mars. It was a nice relaxing night and a great way to end my 28th week!
Saturday (6/28/14)
Today was a pretty good day. I had some visitors in the morning, Rob and Caitlin came by with their boys and they brought me my favorite flowers gerbera daisies! They are in town for a visit and they made time to come and see me, which I totally appreciate. It's been a few years since we saw them because of law school and them moving for Rob's job. It was a fun visit, but just like with my boys once the kids are done the visit is over.
The rest of the day passed without excitement. The boys had a busy day at home so weren't able to visit me, but it sounds like they had tons of fun! They went to a parade that Sabrina was in, played in the water outside and helped Dave wash the car. Dave went paintballing that night so they definitely had a fun filled day.
The baby continues to look good and his heart tones are always amazing! I love how every time Lincoln comes he always asks about my heartbeat and if they need to do my heartbeat. My bleeding has pretty much stopped so that's good! I got through another episode and am still here, but I think my guess is that I'll be here til 34 and then they will have to induce me. I guess only time will tell.
Tonight I learned how to crochet some ballerina type slippers and I added a little flower to each. They will be part of Misty's baby gift. For my first pair and having learned a new stitch I think they came out pretty good.
Sunday (6/29/14)
This morning was a pretty lazy morning. I had breakfast, had my first monitor, read/listened to some talks from lds.org and then watched a how-to video on YouTube to crochet a loafer/mocassin slipper. After a shower I crocheted the new slipper and then came up with a pattern of my own for a flower to put on it. Again part of Misty's gift, but I still have to make the second shoe.
I took a nap and then Dave called to say they were on their way. I hurried to order dinner, but it worked well since Dave was bringing the boys' dinner here. It was really good to see them! I fed them dinner and Oliver wanted to just eat the "noonles" and Lincoln ate the chicken and noodles. A while later Oliver was in the stroller playing around and then the nurse came in to check on me, Oliver starts saying "walk, walk, walk" and then Linc walks over to her and says, "can you get a wheelchair for my mommy so we can go for a walk, are you busy?" It's their new thing to ask for a wheelchair, each in their own way. I absolutely love it!
We went outside and had some fun running around time, or rather me watching the boys and Dave run around time. They ran a bit of a distance away from me and then the life flight helicopter flew over and was getting ready to land. Linc and Dave stayed where they were to watch and Oliver came running over to me saying , "hecopter, hecopter" over and over. When he got to me he said it again and then points to his ear and says "isten". It was very sweet because he wanted me to see it too. He climbed on my lap and then Linc and Dave came running over and Dave put Linc on my lap and then he pushed us to where the helicopter landed. We walked by, saw them pulling the hurt person out and onto a stretcher and then we made a loop and started walking back. I saw some sprinklers on so we made a detour so the boys could run through. As soon as we stopped Oliver basically jumped down and then Dave took the boys' hands and they ran through, but as they reached the end they turned off. Then they found the puddles and started playing in them!! They got soaked, but had so much fun so it was definitely worth it.
After that it was time to go back up to the room and then we did our book of Mormon heroes. I love hearing the boys and what they are learning, Lincoln knows their names and a good amount of their stories and Oliver is learning their names. We said prayers I gave them their treat and then said goodbye. As Lincoln was leaving he looks at me and says, "are you going to be sad when we leave?". Of course I am, I hate saying goodbye to my family, but just as Linc says one of these days I will be able to go visit them.
Monday (6/30/14)
I started bleeding some more, but not a lot. Still no contractions, but a little bit of cramping. Our little guy continues to look great so that's the most important thing. When the doc came by today I asked him if I could have an hour of outside time on Sunday because it's Oliver's birthday and we are planning on doing cake outside. I have to admit it's weird asking permission for something like that!
The day was pretty uneventful before the boys came. I just watched TV, did a little shopping for the boys and took a nap. I tried to get myself to crochet, but never got around to it. Oh well...maybe tomorrow.
The boys were on their way a little earlier than normal! When they got here they had sonic slushies. I shared some vegetables with them and they shared their drink with me. They played around and Dave sat with them on the rolly chair and they had to sing to make the chair move. They had lots of fun and I enjoyed hearing them sing. We went outside and after a little playtime we had family home evening outside. We sang head shoulders knees and toes and they loved it! Of course we did it super fast at Linc's request. Then we talked about our knees and how we pray to Heavenly Father. We played telephone with things we pray for and it actually went well. The first round it was me, Linc, Dave and ended with Oliver and actually said family so it worked! We played duck duck goose for a bit before going back up to the room. I love watching them play! Oliver actually waits til he gets goose before he gets up to run, otherwise he sits there watching and saying "dadda goose" until he gets patted and then he gets up and runs with the boys. We finished the night with B of M heroes and prayers. It was a good evening.
Tuesday (7/1/14)
Wow it's July already!! When I woke up this morning I had absolutely no idea what day it was, I thought it was Sunday, then Saturday and then I just had to think for a minute about yesterday and what happened to figure out the day. For most of the morning I still kept getting confused. It was a pretty calm morning and then around noon I started feeling contractions, after about 15 minutes they weren't going away so I called the nurse in and asked to be monitored. I had contractions for about 4 hours! Some were stronger than others and for a couple of hours they were anywhere from 2-6 minutes apart. Luckily they slowed down and then eventually stopped! They were a little concerned only because little guys heart tones were being weird after each contraction. After that I just relaxed.
Dave came over tonight and when he walked in the room he was holding a snow cone as big as my head! It was sooooo good! He said he thought I would like something from the outside world haha! We enjoyed it together while watching Veronica Mars. It was a nice relaxing night and a great way to end my 28th week!
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