No news is good news

Still no change. In fact, I have been feeling less pain and pressure today. The doctors came by early this morning and basically told us we are going to be here at the hospital till at least Monday. If nothing happens this weekend, they will re-evaluate the situation and decide where we should go from there on Monday. I don't know for sure but I figure I will get examined on Monday and if I haven't dilated anymore they will send us to the "camp" or send us home. I guess going back to Jonesboro isn't an option anymore since they can't really do anything else for us. I am afraid that they will want us to stay here since I don't have but a few weeks till I will be in the "safe" stage for delivery at Jonesboro. You have no idea how bad I miss my bed!! And my DVR! We don't even have a dvd player here! We are just hanging out, I am taking lots of cat naps. Jarrod had to go buy himself a air matress after sleeping in the fold out chair in the room Wednesday night. So, we are both getting more rest at night, now. The food they have been bringing me hasn't been too awful so far. I am on such a restricted diet because of the gestational diabetes that it doesn't really matter to me. Jarrod has been going down to the cafeteria or sandwich shop and bringing his meals back up to the room to eat. They have lots of choices for him to choose from so hopefully it will be a few days before he gets tired of the food here. I figure it's going to be a long, uneventful weekend! I will keep you posted!

Transferred to UAMS

Yesterday morning after my examination and another positive result on the fetal fibronectin test, my doctor decided that it was just too risky to keep me in Jonesboro. Jonesboro just doesn't have the facilities to take care of a preterm baby so if I was to suddenly go into labor and deliver he would have to be sent to another hospital(probably Children's)while I stayed in Jonesboro until I recovered. The last thing I want is for our family to be separated! So just in case they have sent me to UAMS in Little Rock. Here at least if I deliver both the baby and I can stay together until we are ready to go home. Just so you know the "transport" from Jonesboro to Little Rock was horrid. Honestly the worst 2 hours of my life. We got to UAMS and they put us in a labor and delivery room for a few hours until I was examined and monitored to make sure I wasn't actually going to go into labor. They have moved us up to another room (an antipartem room)for now. The good news is that I am off all the meds and iv. They are just keeping me here for observation and as a precaution. The dr we saw yesterday here said that my cervix is so thinned out that my water could break at anytime and I could go into labor pretty much at anytime. He said he wished he had a crystal ball to see how long we have(hours? days? weeks?),but he doesn't, and unfortunately there just isn't a good way to predict labor. So I figure we will be here for a least a few days waiting see to see if anything happens. There is a chance that if nothing happens they may let us go home, or go to a place they call "CAMP" which is for patients that they don't feel confident enough sending all the way home, but are stable enough that they don't need constant hospital care. Either way I only have 3-4 weeks until I am far enough along that it won't matter if I go into labor. So if I can make it that long I will be able to safely deliver at Jonesboro without any problems. We are just taking it easy. They are still keeping me on bedrest, obviously, but it's nice to be off the medications and iv. Thanks again for all the support! This has been one crazy ride so far and I am anxious for it to all be over!

Tuesday evening update

We saw the Dr early this morning and she decided to take me off the magnesium sulfate at noon today and continue to monitor to see if I have any more contractions, then she will check me in the morning tomorrow and I will be tested again for the fetal fibronectin and if that comes back negative then we can for sure go home, she didn't say what we would have to do if it came back positive again, I am hopeful we won't have to cross that bridge. I have been doing good today, since they weened me off the magnesium I have felt much much better, much more like myself. I will be so glad to get back home and in my own bed. I am so tired of laying in this uncomfortable bed. Jarrod did go buy me an egg crate mattress topper last night, since we thought we would be here till Thursday and it has helped quite a bit, but it's still soo uncomfortable! Jarrod went to work today and my mom stayed at the hospital with me. I have been trying to rest but between the different nurses coming in to get this or that and all the visitors I have had it's been hard. A hospital is definitely not a place you go to get rest!! They have also decided to stop taking my blood every 6 hours, since I am not on the mag, so I am hoping that we can get more uninterrupted sleep tonight. It seems like just as soon as we get good and asleep we are awoken by one of the nurses for something. Maybe tonight will be different! I am crossing my fingers that this time tomorrow I will be in my own bed! Which if that happens, Dr. Layton made it perfectly clear that I would be on strict bed rest, only up to the bathroom. She said if I can't do that at home they would have to keep me here, so I am going to do my very best if given that chance! Thanks again for all the emails, calls, thoughts, and prayers! Continue to pray for the safe arrival of our little guy!

Monday update. . .

Well we are still here. It looks like we are going to be here for a while. The doctor came in this morning and just wasn't ready to sound an all clear yet. She is going to wait until Thursday to check her again so she doesn't disturb anything or anybody. They don't want to cause her to go into labor. And she didn't come right out and say it but from the things she said I took that to mean that we will most likely be here till Christina delivers or goes into labor. If she goes into labor they will try to send us to UAMS.  Since nothing is really happening yet Jeanie is going to come up and stay tonight and tomorrow night with Christina so that I can go home and sleep and work on Tuesday and Thursday. She is still only on the monitor every 6 hours and they backed the mag down a little (her levels were getting pretty high) so that has made her feel a little better. Other than that we are still just hanging out waiting on something to happen. Thanks for all the calls, thoughts, and prayers they are very appreciated. Jarrod

Oh! and Happy Father's day!

I think this has got to be the crummiest father's day weekend ever for poor Jarrod!! Spending his time in the hospital with me running around getting stuff for me and helping me to the bathroom. . . .poor guy. He is indeed showing his true colors, and I know he is going to be a great dad. I can't get over how he just stepped up and took control of things. I am not a good patient to say the least! I hate having him, or anyone, do things for me! He is being very patient with me and I know I am so blessed to have a husband that takes such good care of me and our unborn child. I do hate that I missed Father's Day with the rest of the family, but I know they know we would be there if there was any way we could! To all the Dad's out there, Hope you had a Happy Father's Day!!

We're still here. . .

I made it back to the living today!! The magnesium sulfate they are giving me has some nasty side effects, one of the worst is flu-like symptoms and heavy chest. So I am really tired and not feeling good at all. But the good news is that none of the monitor readings can track any major contractions at least not with any sort of pattern that they can see. And the baby's heart rate remains great. We are really anxoius to talk to the dr tomorrow morning to find out where we go from here. . .if anywhere! At least if they keep me I think they will take me off the IV, I really hope so anyway. Thanks so much for all the emails, calls, thoughts and prayers! Keep the prayers going up! We are in good hands and are fully confident that the Lord will take care of our little guy.

Our Hospital Stay

Well we are in our second night here at the hospital. Everything seems to be going pretty good. She is only being put on the monitor every six hours now for 30 minutes at a time. She is able to eat real food now and i think that has made her feel better even though the magnesium still makes her feel bad. The second steroid shot has been given and they at least wanted him to make it 24 hours after that before he comes if he decides to still come early. As of now if she has him anytime soon we will still be going to Little Rock to deliver if at all possible. We will see her regular doctor again Monday to decide where we go from here. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers during this time. Thanks, Jarrod