WEEK 30 HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday (7/9/14)

Woohoo!! I made it another week and if I could jump for joy I totally would! I feel so blessed for being able to make it so far in this pregnancy. I can definitely see the Lord's hand in this whole experience and my faith and trust in Him has grown.

Dave and the boys normally come on Wednesday, but because of their weird schedule I knew they weren't going to make it. I started looking for job opportunities for Dave again. We took a break from looking because of my pregnancy, but we feel that now would be a good time to start again.

Jon and Amy came to see me! They are in town from Nebraska and it was very nice to catch up with them and see what they've been up to. The rest of the evening wasn't too exciting. I watched TV while I finished the baby shoes for Misty and then went to bed.

Thursday (7/10/14)

I woke up really excited today because I knew Dave and the boys were coming by this evening. I went through my morning routine: order breakfast, be monitored, watch deal or no deal, shower and get ready for the day, watch price is right and then get my noon monitoring. About an hour after I was done being monitored I started feeling contractions! They put me back on the monitor, just the contractions one and they were picking them up. They were about 2-3 minutes apart for a couple of hours, but they weren't too painful so they continued to watch. I told Dave what was going on and how the doc said if I end up going into labor then they wouldn't stop it. We decided that it would be best to keep the boys home because we weren't sure what was going to happen. Dave came later that evening. My contractions would slow to every 5-8 minutes then go back, but by the end of the night they were about every 20 minutes or so. They took me off the monitor and by that time it was close to midnight so Dave went home and I went to sleep. I was pretty nervous because they kept talking to the doc and they did an ultrasound to make sure baby was still head down. I'm just glad things settled down because we want our little guy to have more time.

Friday (7/11/14)

So I made it through the night! I'm pretty sure I had contractions throughout the night and it triggered a dream that I was in labor, I never actually had the baby, just stayed in labor the whole time! I'm just glad I'm still pregnant.

The lady that delivered my food today called my breakfast boring, I thought it was a bit weird because my breakfast is pretty much the same everyday. Plus, the choices for breakfast aren't extravagant. Oh well, she makes weird comments a lot.

I had some more contractions, but nothing that concerned the nurses because they took me off on time. Everything is looking good with our little guy so let's hope things stay calm.

Dave took the boys to the doctor today for their well-checks. Oliver had to get 4 shots, but is now good until kindergarten. Lincoln had an easy check-up because he already had his shots. Dave took the boys to 7-eleven for free slurpees today and they loved it! I'm sad I'm missing all these fun experiences, but I'm glad Dave is taking them to enjoy it all. Dave took them home and then had to go back to work.

I learned how to crochet baby leggings! Not for our little guy of course, but for Misty. She wants to do a Dr. Seuss themed newborn picture and found a photo prop set that she liked and I'm going to make it for her. I probably won't get the yarn until I'm out of here so it's a good thing her baby girl isn't due til October.

The boys came today! They brought lots of krispie kreme donuts and boy were they delicious! I always love when I get to see all of my boys. We went on a walk and Oliver as usual sat on my lap and at one point he turns around and says "hugs" and then puts his arms around me and lays his head on my shoulder and stays there. It made my day! We enjoyed the rest of our walk and on the way back we were asking Lincoln about the signs and I pointed one out that said DIP. We spelled it and said it once or twice and then went on to STOP, which he has known. We enjoyed a little more time in my room and then they had to go. I ended my night by watching Harry Potter, the start of a marathon weekend on abc family.

Saturday (7/12/14)

I literally watched Harry Potter the entire day! There was a point when I started having contractions again, they kept the doctor informed in case this time it turned into full on labor. Thank goodness they calmed down. Our little guy is such a trooper! He has been handling contractions very well and his heart rate doesn't decel during contractions.

When I was getting ready for bed I received a text from Dave and Linc and it was them singing the song from Tarzan, two worlds. Lincoln loves to sing and he knows that song really well! I will admit that I got teary eyed. I love hearing him sing. I think that's his new favorite song.

Sunday (7/13/14)

Well it was another Harry Potter day! I guess it was a good way to pass the day. Dave has been on his own taking care of our boys and his grandma's since yesterday so I'm already prepared for less visits this coming week. He was planning on stopping by today, but by the time they had dinner it was too late. They had a good day and I got to talk to them at least. Nothing much besides that to report today. Baby boy is doing awesome and I haven't had many contractions, just random ones. I did lose a lot of fluid the past few days from all the steady contractions I had been having. I was actually very surprised at the amount of fluid I've had to lose! It just lets me know that our little fighter is doing great at making fluid! Now if only we could keep it.

Monday (7/14/14)

This week Dave will be taking the boys to different ward members homes so they can watch them for half the day while Dave works. He said the boys had a great time at the place they were at today. He put them down for a nap and kept working at home. They weren't able to come today, but will be here tomorrow! My day was pretty boring, but that's a good thing. The one big thing that happened was a growth ultrasound!! Baby is measuring 3lb 12oz and is measuring 3 days ahead (31.1 weeks)!! He is measuring about the 54th percentile and my fluid is 1.29cm, which doesn't surprise me since I lost so much with contractions. Oh his position did change and he is no longer head down, he us laying across my belly now. The specialist was surprised that I didn't go into labor, but says that it probably means it's coming soon...we shall see.

Tuesday (7/15/14)

 Not much to report baby wise, he continues to do well, leaking is down and pretty pale pink and hardly any contractions! I think he may have gone back to head down because I feel lots of pressure and like I have a pinched nerve. Who knows!

We had a fun evening! Dave brought Cafe Rio and some friends (Jason and Noelle). We enjoyed dinner and Oliver sat on the bed with me and kept wanting to feed me. He got down eventually and then started doing everything Lincoln did, which is fun to see. We decided to go out for a walk. We went to see the life flight and the boys and Ava had fun running around. On the way back Lincoln was on Jason's shoulders and we passed the dip sign, I asked him what it said and apparently he had already told Jason that it said DIP! So proud of my smarty pants.

I got to spend a little time with the boys before they had to go home. They had fun at the family's home that watched them today. They got to go to the park and to McDonald's, which was a treat! I guess they were more interested in playing than eating, but that's okay. We opened up Oliver's birthday gift from grandma and grandpa, some more Book of Mormon heroes. They were so excited! We talked about a few of them and said prayers before they left. It was a great visit!