Week 2

Sunday

Sunday was a good, relaxing day. My mother-in-law came to visit me after church and then Adam came up to visit at half time. (I know, priorities, right?) I was allowed to take a shower on Sunday so that was very exciting. I had to sit down and keep the door open so I could stay hooked up to the IV, but it was still a great shower. I put on some cozy jammies from home and got back in bed.

My parents took Sydney to see Elmo at the arena and then they all stopped to visit after that. My aunt and uncle also stopped to visit and brought me my favorite cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory....Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. It was a great treat!

Monday

Monday I got a visit from a girl who went thru a similar experience. Her water broke at 22 weeks and she was on hospital bed rest all the way until 30 weeks when she had her son. She made me a bookmark with the verse Isaiah 26:3. "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." She was very encouraging and I'm looking forward to more visits from her. :)

Tuesday

Tuesday I got a visit from my friend Julie & her daughter Allie. They brought me Little Caesars breadsticks (my request for the day.) Allie watched Barney while Julie and I chatted and the afternoon passed by very quickly. Adam and Sydney came up after work. That is my favorite time of the day. We all eat dinner together and hang out, just like at home. My parents came to pick her up around 9:30 and then Adam and I went to bed. Adam has been AMAZING. He sleeps at the hospital with me every night that he has to work. It is so nice having someone there. He never complains about the constant IV beeping, monitors going off, or nurses coming in every few hours and waking us up. I'm so thankful for such a great husband!

Wednesday

I made it to 23 weeks! The morning started off great. My Dr examined me and said my cervix is still closed and the cerclage is still holding nicely. He gave me "bathroom privileges," which means I can get up and walk to the bathroom anytime I need to. Very exciting news! Then, I had a nice visit in the morning from 3 friends that I've known my entire life.

After they left, the madness started. My Dr. called me on the phone in the afternoon and said that he and the hospital were not in agreement over my care and he wanted to discharge me and move me to a different hospital. You can call me for all the details, but basically the hospital was trying to order all kinds of additional things my Dr didn't want done, just so they could bill insurance for it. So, I was the gossip of the nurses station all day! My parents picked me up and drove me 20 minutes across town to another hospital where my room was waiting for me. I got all settled in, had a visit from my doctor (where he gave me the whole scoop) and then had dinner with Adam.

Wednesday night my friends Lisa, Jessica, and Bri came to visit and brought chips and salsa. I got to shower after they left and Adam spent the night here again. We got a good nights sleep and were able to sleep in until 10am!

Thursday

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I'm enjoying the day by myself today. I was able to catch up on all my e-mails and paperwork and watch some QVC. My brother and his family came to visit this afternoon and the rest of my family will be coming up after they eat their Thanksgiving dinner. I'm doing well and am in good spirits. This will be such a short period of my life and I have so many things to be thankful for. Hope you all have a great holiday and great weekend!