WEEK 31 HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday (7/16/14)

I feel extremely blessed to have made it this far! I can't believe it's been 11 weeks since my water broke! I'm also grateful for all the support and kind words I've received from family and friends. When we found out about pPROM in April I never would've thought I'd still be pregnant in July and here I am with three weeks left! Things have continued to go well and baby is looking great. I haven't had bleeding, just very light pink fluid loss. I've had very few contractions and am feeling really good!

So Dave and I have been looking for a car, we need something a bit more gas friendly than our jeep for when I'm out of the hospital and need to travel back and forth several times a day to see our little guy in the NICU. He ended up finding a reasonably priced one that was in alright condition so he got it! The boys were excited for a new car. On the way home Dave told the boys that they could have a sucker when they get home for being so good during the whole process and Linc says, "no way man, suckers are for going potty in the toilet". Later that evening Dave was talking to Lincoln and he saw a cup from the hospital and he says, "it's mama!!" Dave told him they were going to see me tomorrow and then he wanted to see me, he kept saying, "but I wanna see mama now". My poor baby, I can't wait til I get to see him all the time...except I can wait to give this little one the time he needs.

I started crocheting again today. I was bored so I started making a blanket. We will see how it turns out.

Thursday (7/17/14)

The boys are coming today!! This has been the hardest week because I've never seen them as little as the past week since I've been here. I know Dave is doing his best to handle everything while his parents are on their cruise and I appreciate it all, I just miss my family. I took a long afternoon nap today. The baby looks great still. And I'm still having very few contractions. I did start to bleed a little today, it's been almost a week so I was hoping maybe I wouldn't anymore, but I guess I was wrong. Dave and the boys came by and we are dinner together. When the nurse came in Oliver ran over to her and asked for a wheelchair. Then when she said she would go get one Lincoln saw one down the hall and he say, "may we use that one that's far far away". They took me to see the car and then we went to see the life flight. There were no helicopters so we started walking back, Linc was holding on to the side and his foot fell and it got run over by the wheelchair...ouch! He was very sad and in pain. Dave looked at it and it looked okay, he was just hurt. We heard the life flight and quickly turned around to watch it land. That took his mind off of his foot. As they were watching, Oliver was walking towards the fence and didn't realize there was a curb and he fell flat and caught himself, but managed to scrape his legs. He was sad so I held him for a minute. Then he sat next to Lincoln and Linc looks over and asks, "are you okay Oliver", it was very sweet. We walked back to the room and hung out for just a little bit before they left. As they left I got up and then realized I forgot to give Dave my laundry so I opened to door and when Linc saw me he says, "mama go back to your bed".

As I was being monitored I had a few contractions and the baby's heart rate accelerated with each contraction. When the nurse came in to take me off she said that was actually a really good thing because it means his systems are all working together and in the right way and then says that it usually doesn't happen until about 32-34 weeks. Our guy is awesome! His heart rate has been accelerating like that for weeks. I guess that's one less thing to be concerned about so I just hope it continues and strengthens. It was a good day so I'm hoping for another one tomorrow.

Friday (7/18/14)
Not much happened today, I read a book that Nativa gave me called, dressing your truth. Other than that I just relaxed. Dave took the boys to the carnival today in American Fork. He wanted me to see them on their favorite ride so he called me on face time. It wasn't the best connection, but I got to see them. They looked so cute. Well I guess that was my day. This past week has been really slow and really hard for me. I think I'm just starting to get overly anxious to get out of the hospital, not to be done with the pregnancy just to leave the hospital!!

Saturday (7/19/14)
The boys came early today and they brought Jon. He was helping with the car. The nurse today left me on forever so I didn't have a chance to get ready before they all came over. Lincoln wanted me off the monitor so as soon as the nurse finally came in the room he walks up to her and says "can you please turn the heartbeat off so we can take my mommy on a walk". Thank goodness for a little boy that speaks his mind while using his manners. We had a fun time, but they had to head home. They took a nap and then went with Dave and grandma favero to go see the new planes movie. Lincoln new the whole plot after seeing it and Dave said they both enjoyed it and ate lots of popcorn. I didn't do much today, just went to sleep early to get the day over with (can you tell I'm having a hard time getting through this week)!

Sunday (7/20/14)
I had the same nurse as yesterday and again she left me on the monitor forever! I guess I'm just easily irritated these days, but I deserve it right? I've been here for almost 8 weeks I can have a bad week. I had my first temperature increase today. I got a bit nervous! They did another blood draw to check all my levels. It came back alright, my white blood cell count was one point above normal, but not enough to indicate infection.

Dave and the boys came by today...that's always fun and always makes my day. That might be one of the reasons my week was so hard because I didn't get to see them as much as I normally do. Another early bed time today.

Monday (7/21/14)
I had a friend come and visit today. Ashley, a girl I met in Nebraska moved back to Utah. She lives up near lagoon so I totally appreciate the effort. It was nice to chat with her for a while. She had her little boy here at this hospital and he was born 10 weeks early due to complications. She had nothing but good things to say about the NICU, which is always nice to hear. She brought me a puzzle book, lots of fun pens and some birthday Oreos, my favorite!

Later that evening Dave sent me a picture before they got to the hospital, it was his certificate from the bar association making him an official (currently unemployed) lawyer in Arizona!! After all this craziness is over then he can start working as a lawyer. I'm so proud of him! The got to the hospital and we had a good time. I'm glad they aren't bored of coming here. They love playing in my room and outside and I love watching them play. Before they left we did our routine of scripture heroes and prayers. I absolutely love hearing Oliver pray, it's so cute! Dave surprised me with a couple Mexican tacos and they were delicious.

When they left I finished crocheting a little hat for Rocky and then went to bed. I guess two family visits in a row made me feel much better!

Tuesday (7/22/14)

Today was a slow day. I think the most exciting part was I had a peach slice on my breakfast fruit plate! I'm getting a little tired of pineapple, melon and grapes so that was a fun surprise!! I read more today and relaxed. Dave was planning on coming tonight, but they all went out for his sister's birthday so by the time he put the boys to bed it was too late. I've been pretty tired lately so I went to bed after saying goodnight to Dave. I'm glad my positive attitude is coming back...life is just better that way.