One test down...

Today was a big day for me. For the last two weeks I have not had anything really to report other than weekly Birthday milestones for Lauren. Well today I had a test called a Fetal Fibernectin done. To keep it simple, it's a test done that will yield a positive or a negative result. If you have a positive result, there is a chance of labor happening in the next 2 weeks. If a negative result is yielded you have a very high chance that you will not go into labor in the next 2 weeks. There are other issues of course that can reduce the odds of delivering of course.

My test was done this afternoon around 1:00 and we found out that the results were negative. This news is a huge relief and I will keep on ding what I'm doing. Sitting, sitting, sitting...

Tomorrow I will have a cervical length ultrasound and I hope to get a good look at Lauren and see how much she's grown. I know I'm growing and I hop that she is enjoying this cafeteria food more than I am!!

I will post tomorrow after my test. Who knows when I'll get taxi'd down...they just sort of come and get me.

I do want to thank you who have made trips to visit me. I really appreciate the company and the conversation.

Well nothing new to report. I didn't know if I would get another cervical scan today or not. Turns out I didn't so there are no new results to tell you about. Things are pretty quiet...no major changes.

Renee taught me how to knit today so I have a feeling I will be giving scarves for Mother's Day since I won't be doing any shopping. It will be fun once I get the hang of it and get fast at it. It definitely will make the time go by...I told Matt to bring me a sewing machine up here and I could learn to do some creative projects...I don't think that he took me seriously. With as much HGTV that I watch I feel like I should be sewing drapes for Lauren's room or making pillows or something. I guess I would have to rely in Matt or Allie to pick out my fabrics though. Maybe I should just wait and take up sewing when I'm not bed restricted.

After Allie got out of school my sister brought Jake, Allie, and Maddie (my niece) up for a visit. She is brave, but she did it smoothly. They were good and brought me chocolate chip cookies that Mallory and Jake baked today. I have eaten waaayyy to many today. Mallory's been a huge help and it's so nice to have the kids at home and know that they are in good hands. I know it's not easy uprooting a 4 month old and then picking up my duties for 2 more kids, but she's done great!! They love their "Mousie" and I know the kiddos are going to miss her (Matt too). Thanks Mall for staying with them and helping so much. We all appreciate it!

I'm hopeful for many more quiet nights and will update with any new info I get or if I get bored.

Yay! My kids are home!!

I was so thrilled to see Allie & Jake on
Saturday. My Mom drove them back home and I could barely wait. Allie brought me lots of pictures and some new slippers and Jake just kept hugging and kissing me. It felt good to have them with me. They stayed for quite awhile until Matt decided to leave and venture out to Chipotle for dinner.

My Mom stayed with me and we had fun just catching up and talking about decorating and silly girl stuff. We had a yummy dinner and then it was off to bed for me. It's amazing how tired I get even when I do nothing.

Today the kids got to spend their day with Jim & Renee (Nae Nae & Papa Jim). I know they were excited to see them. Matt and my Mom ran errands for me...returned some dresses that I had bought, went grocery shopping, and did some cleaning around the house. Then they brought lunch and stayed until my Mom had to get home. I'm sure she's exhausted after a week of Allie & Jake...she will appreciate her quiet house soon enough.

Jim and Renee brought the kids up and to visit with me and brought me a yummy dinner. I'm going to get spoiled! I had to remind the kids to be good for my sister who is spending the week at our house to help out. I'm glad that she's going to help out...Allie's been out of school and will need some structure back. Mall is good with schedules ;-)

So my weekend was quiet, no change to report...I'll keep you posted. Hope you had a good weekend!

Happy 26 Weeks!

So today Miss Lauren is 26 weeks old and we are so thrilled to be celebrating this milestone. I had a cervical length test done yesterday and there was no change to report which is wonderful. There will be no change to my daily activities of sitting, but that's okay. We are pleased that there was no change and look forward to many boring days.

I'm still working and I'm glad that I am able to do so for my sanity. Who would have thought working would relieve stress?!? While my kids are in Kansas City I've been missing them like crazy, but my little prince calls me daily to tell me that he loves and misses me. It takes all of me not to cry on the phone. Allie is busy, busy, busy, she went to school with Aiden today. Apparently Aiden was so proud to have her with him and they just had a blast together. I know that they are having fun and that makes it a little easier to not see them. They will be back on Saturday and back to more normalcy. Hopefully Allie can adjust one more time to this and Jake, I think he'll do okay as long as he gets some hugs and kisses.

Take care until tomorrow!

Easier this way...

So with all of the emails bouncing back and forth I thought that it may be easier to just create a blog that I could update so that I didn't leave anyone out of the loop as to what's going on. So, in the event that this is the first time you're hearing that something is going on...here's the brief version.

Obviously my Doctors have kept a close eye on me with this pregnancy based on Jake's early arrival. I had an appointment on Friday, April 10th for a scan of my cervix length and they found that my cervix length had shortened. This is a sign of pre-term labor. I wasn't in labor or anything, but they referred me to the perinatal team (high risk specialists) for a consult and eval. I was admitted to the hospital on Friday and I've been here ever since. Since Friday I've received my steroid shots (these are for the lung development of the baby) and a progesterone shot, and I'm on daily doses of Procardia (to prevent contractions).



I will be here until this baby arrives I believe. I will most likely have weekly scans on to get a measurement on the cervix length. Other than that it's me getting up to go to the bathroom and shower...



The baby is doing just fine. She is quite the mover and very active.



Obviously we don't know what each day brings so pray for quiet and boring days for us!



I do want to say thanks to all of you for coming and visiting and bringing goody bags and books, magazines. I really appreciate it.



I'll try to update this to keep you all informed.