9/30 - Goodbye September

As of today, I have been here for 3 weeks. I can't say it is going by fast, but I am happy at the progress I've made. Baby girl has been looking good and my contractions are random and still painless. I do have scary times when contractions seem more then normal or baby's heart rate dips ... but thus far it has been nothing to worry about.

Dr Teagle is attending some conference in the city today - Saturday. So there is some on call doctor that will be doing her rounds for her. She did assure me that she is just a phone call away and that if anything were to happen, so would come back.

I spend most of my day knitting a scarf for myself. It actually came out pretty nice ... it just took much longer then my other recent projects. Maybe over the weekend I'll attempt another one.

I can't believe September is over. I've spent most of it here at the hospital. I am very happy that baby girl and Tyler won't have a birthday in the same month though. :)

9/29

Today I actually managed to sleep in. Got my vitals taken and 7am, but fell back asleep. Dr Teagle was surprised to find me still sleeping at 8:30 when she stopped by. She is going to be at a conference in San Francisco for the rest of the week starting tomorrow, so another doctor will be checking up on me for those days.

Yay, I had my favorite nurse this morning, Michelle. :)

I tried to do more knitting of my scarf, but was totally not motivated. So itchy these past few days, even with the benedryl and the ointment.

Decided to crochet again and made teeny tiny booties, lol. Tried to alter the pattern myself to make it bigger, but didn't work so well. *sigh*

The Yee's came for dinner. Rotisserie chicken, baked potato and corn. A nice break from the cafeteria food. And for dessert, shave ice! WOOHOO!

Didn't really like what's on TV tonight ... except for Defenders.

My night monitoring showed 10 contractions in 2 hours. This seemed pretty high to me, but the nurse assured me that 6 contractions per hour were okay. Let's keep our fingers cross. We've already made it this far, so I am hoping for the long haul. Or at the least (from this point anyway), I'd like to make 32 weeks.

9/28

This morning I finished my secret project. I made a Christmas stocking! It came out pretty nice too ... I am very happy.

Dr. Teagle talked to me about different things for my rash, but a lot of them (especially the oral antibiotics) are in the class C of medicine which is not safe for use during pregnanct. What she did do was order a stronger steroid cream for me to use and prescribed a lower dose of Benedryl (25 instead of 50) to use during the day so I wouldn't get sleepy.

One of the other patients wanted to use the knitting loom, so this afternoon I crocheted another baby hat. Too bad it turned out too small. I had a different sized yarn and needle then the one the guy was using the video. I didn't think it would matter THAT much, but it did. LOL. Trial and error, I guess.

I was a bit tired this afternoon, but not enough to take a nap. Instead I started knitting a scarf. I must say that I find crocheting much easier and more fun.

I also gave the kindle a shot ... it's light and easy to read with no glare. I like it ... let's just hope the book Brad bought for me is good. :P
I am trying the new ointment tonight ... hopefully it works.

9/27

I had gotten side tracked with the beanie making that I had been neglecting my reading. I finally finished Breaking Dawn today. I am pretty satisfied with the ending ... I must say that it addressed all of my questions.

Karen, one of my other nurses was nice and brought me some new yarn to choose from today. So, I spent most of the day loom knitting 2 more hats (one was actually for Tyler) and crocheting one hat (which took twice as long then the loom knitting). I am very grateful for YouTube, lol. I was able to watch videos and learn how to crochet. How cool is that!?!?!

Brad worked from home today because we needed to get our heater fixed and the ducts cleaned. So I had visitors again for dinner, which is always nice.

In the evening, I started a new project. I won't say what it is till I finish it up tomorrow though, :P.

My night nurse was very sympathetic for my rash and actually called Dr Teagle to suggest some other remedies. Let's see what she decides on tomorrow.

9/26 - Week 31

Ahhh the weekend. The only reason I was happy to be indoors today is because of the crazy hot weather we've been having. I am loving my AC room! hehe ...

Keri and Lerma came to visit during lunch (McDonald's) with the kids. Kylie is so cute! She is such a happy baby. Dr. Teagle again came when I had visitors, lol. Rash still getting worse.

In the afternoon, I learned how to use a knitting loom to make beanie hats. I went crazy and made 3 baby hats! Takes about an hour to do one ... and I do them while watching TV.

I think tomorrow I am going to try and crochet one. Wish me luck!

Brad and Tyler came to visit with dinner from Hukilau. Yummy comfort food. They didn't stay long because Brad had to go to work for a bit that night with Tyler in tow. From what I heard Tyler did well there.

My rash is even more awful to day. The back of my hands have them and they look blistery and gross. I can't remember what chicken pox was like as a child, so I am thinking this is way worse. I had to have the nurse help me put on the calamine lotion because I can't reach my back on my own.

Week 31
This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

9/25

My PUPPS rash is a lot worse today. Now on my arms, thighs, neck and more on my belly and chest. It itches like crazy, I want to cry! All I have to put on it is the cream and the lotion ... but I can't say either has been helping.

Michelle one of my nurses brought me the New Moon movie to watch today. It's not as detailed as the book, but I liked it.

Kristal and Jayden came to visit and brought SubWay. Jayden is shy. :) Dr. Teagle came while they were here ... monitoring looked good, but I complained about the rash.

Brad and Tyler came with pizza for dinner. I was a pig and ate 4 pieces.

9/24

Grrr, got woken up at 7am this morning by the lab for a blood draw. Then since my room is right by the nurses desk, the tech came for my vitals saying that she knew I was already up...

I was still just laying there, not wanting to get up when the Dr came (I can't remember her name) for my ultrasound. It's been 2 weeks and they wanted to check on baby girl and see how things were going. Her fluid level is 6 ... she told me that the normal level is 8. 6 didn't seem to be all that bad for being ruptured. Dr. estimated baby to weigh 4 lbs and 5 ozs. :) This was definitely a surprise to me since Tyler was 4 lbs 4 ozs at 33 weeks and right now I am at 30 weeks and 5 days.

The weird rash could be an allergic reaction to something or it could be one of several different pregnancy rashes. Dr Teagle ordered another blood draw to rule out the harmful ones ... the non-harmful one that seems to be common is PUPPPS. I believe I had a mild case of it with Tyler. The rash has definitely got worse since I noticed it last night. It's most concentrated on the upper part of my chest and on my belly.

I did the norm today ... continued reading Breaking Dawn, watched TV, surfed the internet and took my afternoon nap.

Brad and Tyler came with Chinese food for dinner. The Yee's came a bit afterward for a visit. Man, Tyler and Haylie are so loud. I am surprised they didn't come in to tell us to be quiet. Especially since it was past 8:30, which is when I thought visiting hours ended. But ... the never kicked them out so I think they stayed a little past 9.

I watched the premiere of CSI NY during my night monitoring. I also broke down and took the Benadryl for the itching of my rash and put on Hydro Cortizone ... I hope they help ... :)

9/23

Today makes exactly 2 weeks of me being here at the hospital. I hate to say, but it still seems like the time is going really really slow, LOL.

Everything is looking good. Fluctuating contractions seem to be pretty normal from what I gather talking to the nurses. Some days are worse then other ...

Dr Teagle ordered an ultra sound for tomorrow to check on baby's weight and size and for amount of amniotic fluid

I decided to have a light breakfast this morning. Some fruit, cereal and yogurt. It wasn't as satisfying as my normal omelet but I did feel much healthier. hehe

Brad stopped by this morning as he always does before work. He is doing a great job, but I feel so bad having to watch him be tired and stressed at home without me. It's really a crappy feeling being so helpless.

Because I now had Breaking Dawn with in my reach ... after Rachel Ray and the Price I Right, I spent most of the morning finishing Water for Elephants. In the end, I did enjoy the book. I don't think I would have read it so fast, if I wasn't wanting to start Breaking Dawn ASAP, lol.

I wasn't feeling the cafeteria food today and had my nurse warm up my leftover Chinese food from Tuesday. (Thanks Vicky!) For leftovers, it was still very good.

I really thought I was sleeping much better now (still without the sleeping pill) ... but by 1pm I was ready for my afternoon nap. May as well take advantage of this while I can.

By the time I woke up it was time to go back on the monitor ... so I watched some TV and read. I was basically just waiting until the premiere of CSI, lol.

Time ended up flying by because Brad and Tyler visited. You don't know how much I miss them. Tyler always makes me smile. He says the cutest things these days. Kids are so honest.

He sat on my bed and had his dinner ... talked to his baby sister and played with me. I hope he knows how much mommy loves and misses him.

*Note - seem to have some sort of red rash on my belly. Will have to see what Dr Teagle says about it.

9/22

As I expected and Dr Teagle confirmed ... my contractions were much less than normal yesterday. Although I have been told the amount of contractions don't matter as much as the intensity and timing, I still feel much better having less.

Brad brought a kindle today loaded up with some books. He also brought to my attention that i had the Ipad with me all this time. :P

I spent part of the morning updating and downloading apps on the iPad with my normal shows in the background. Rachael Ray, Price is Right and Family Feud. Now I have some new games to keep me busy. I do have to remind Brad to bring me the charger though, as I the iPad is almost dead.

Cindi came to visit and drop off the 4th book in the Twilight series. We talked for a good while before she had to leave and go get lunch and feed Camden.

I am pretty much in a routine these days. After lunch, for what ever reason I am tired so I take a nap probably between 1 - 2 hours. For most of the afternoon I usually read a book or watch a movie. Today I continued reading Water for Elephants. It is definitely not a book I would have chose to read on my own, but I am enjoying it.

There wasn't anything I really wanted to watch tonight except for Criminal Minds. But I did end up watching a few new shows, which I rather much enjoyed. The Middle, Better With You, and the Defenders.

9/21

Dr Teagle confirmed what I already knew. Yesterday I did have more contractions then normal. Nothing to be too alarmed about, as long as they don't hurt and they don't come in a predictable fashion. Even with this news, I was still nervous.

I passed the morning watching Rachael Ray and the Price is Right while chatting with a bunch of friends online and trying to find a Japanese middle name for baby girl.

I was pleasantly surprised to have visitors for lunch. Duy and Carolyn dropped by with Pad See Eew with prawns. YUMMY! We talked stories for a while ... ahhh so nice to actually talk face to face with people. :)

I can't imagine why I was tired. It's not like I am in here running the marathon or anything ... but I ended up taking a short cat nap this afternoon.

I woke up rested though, so I am not complaining. I then watched 9 Months on NetFlix.

There wasn't much I was looking forward to watching on TV today. Lucky for me Vicky and Haylie came to visit with Chinese food for dinner. I know, so spoiled. My friends are awesome!

I would have to say that my contractions when back down today ... so hopefully Dr Teagle will confirm the same tomorrow morning.

9/20

My days are starting to get all blurred together. I'm having a hard time remembering what I did on a particular day, not that that is all that important. Today, however ... I do know that I have been having much more contractions then I usually do. They aren't painful nor are they rhythmic ... so from what I've learned from being here, this change shouldn't really mean anything. But of course, any change ... I still get freaked out.

I started a new book that I borrowed from the nurse, Water for Elephants. Everyone and their mother's (here at the hospital) seem to have read it and says it's really really good. I guess we'll see ... I haven't read enough to make an opinion yet.

I got side tracked with my new access to NetFlix on demand. I ended up watching the Ugly Truth in the afternoon. It was pretty entertaining.

The evening was easily entertaining with the many CBS season premieres! :)

Hawaii Five-O was surprisingly good enough where I will watch it again next week.

9/19 - Week 30

Woohoo, another milestone met. 30 weeks today!

For breakfast I had what has my "regular" breakfast these days ... ham, mushroom, onion omelet with sausage, hash browns, and a croissant.

In the morning, I hooked up to our slingbox at home and watched the recorded season finale for both CSI and CSI NY in preparation for the premieres next week. Can you believe they made Hawaii Five O? I never did watch it before, but plan to check it out on Monday.

For lunch I had turkey sandwich, chips and mandarin oranges. I didn't take the sleeping pill, so didn't sleep in long stretches. I ended up taking an afternoon nap. I could definitely get use to this. There was not much on TV ... so instead I watched SALT. It was a pretty good movie ... I just hope there's a sequel.

Brad and Tyler came for dinner ... yummy kalbi and chicken katsu from L&L. :) They stayed for a while and we talked and played with Tyler's toys.

For the rest of the night I stayed up and finished reading Eclipse. Yay, tomorrow is Monday! Probably the only time you will hear me say that. But I'm excited because my friends would be online. :)


30 weeks
Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

9/18

I am normally very excited for the weekend ... but sadly with all the time on my hands these days, the weekend is just another day to get through. It's actually worse then the weekdays because less people will be online for me to chat with, lol.

Regardless, I woke up feeling pretty rested today. I am proud of myself too because I didn't take the sleeping pill. I was starving and wolfed down a ham, mushroom and onion omelet ... damn people forgot my toast, but I didn't bother to call and complain.

For most of the morning I had the TV on cartoons while facebooking and surfing the internet.

I had a chicken sandwich with celery/ranch and chips for lunch and started reading Eclipse. I've noticed that time seems to go by faster when reading more so then when watching movies. That surprises me, so I am not sure it's because of the type of movies I am watching ... or that I am just sadly "into" these books. hehe

I doze off and took a short nap in the afternoon. Not really sure why I was all of a sudden so tired. In the afternoon, I watched PS I love you and cried like a baby.

Brad and Tyler came for dinner ... we tried watching The Horton Hears a Who, but Tyler wasn't interested. We ended up watching most of How to Train a Dragon. I can't say Tyler actually watched it, but it was on. We talked about the birthday party he went to and played with the Cars he brought. He is so talkative these days, its crazy. A little person who says exactly what is on his mind.

He asked if I was coming home today ... and seemed a little disappointment when I said no. I feel really bad for him. His life has changed so abruptly and it's hard to tell how he has been dealing with the change. I'm just happy that he is happy to see me. :)

9/17 - Aloha Friday!

Finally decided to go light on my breakfast and had cereal and yogurt this morning. Reminder to myself, have Brad bring me cereal ... the choices here are all the bland no taste ones, lol.

Dr. Teagle came to see me in the morning like she usually does. Seems my tenderness was only one sign of things being different for me yesterday. I didn't notice, but after she checked my monitoring ... she said that I had more contractions then normal. So she ordered a blood test to check my white blood count, which is an indication for infection.

I was pretty nervous throughout the day, with the thought in my mind that if I had an infection I would be forced to deliver soon. I was so relieved when the test came back with only a slight increase. It was nothing to be concerned about now, but the would definitely be keeping an eye on it.

I read New Moon for most of the day ... had a turkey sandwich for lunch. How sad that I actually eat much healthier here than I would be if I were at home.
I was pleasantly surprised when a few of my co-workers (Kenny, Melissa, and Diana) came to visit with homemade butterscotch brownies! We talked about my situation and even a little about work ... It was nice.

I had a full house of visitors in the evening. Tyler, Brad, the Yee's and Murakami's :) It was quite a site to see all of them squished in my little hospital room. They brought chicken katus curry ... my favorite! They stayed for almost 2 hours ... I was really sad when they had to leave.

*sigh* at least the weekend is here ... a good chance I'll have more visitors. :)

9/16

Today I had little more tenderness than normal in lower pelvic area, other then that everything still looking good. I am able to shower daily, so Brad will be bringing more more clothes.

I can't believe I've already been here for an entire week now. After how fast it happened with Tyler, I guess I was expecting the same experience. Needless to say, I am very happy it wasn't and I have gotten as far as I have. 30 weeks is my next goal. :)

I still haven't given up breakfast and had bacon/mushroom omelet with sausage and toast. For lunch a chicken quesidilla with rice and beans.

It's the fastest I've read a book in a long time. I finished reading Twilight today and plan to start New Moon tomorrow.

To give my eyes a semi break, I watched Slumdog Millionaire. As everyone has said, it was a really good movie.

It seems it was a busy day here in antepartum. My nurse said a bunch of people delivered.

Dinner was penne pasta with chicken and Alfredo sauce with dinner rolls.

I did skype with Tyler and helped Brad pick out my clothes from my closet. LOL. Just gotta love technology!

didn't do ambien tonight

9/15

I am usually a very breakfast loving person ... but I have come to realize I think it is because I don't get to eat a "real" breakfast that often. Usually Tyler and I are munching on pancakes, waffles, cereal, or yogurt and fruit. Sometimes the pancakes and waffles are homemade from the weekend. They last for a week if put in the freeze and still taste really good heated up and toasted. Lately it has sadly been Eggos, which Tyler doesn't seem to mind.

Anyway ... here I have been pigging out on breakfast and now I think it has lost all of it's appeal after eating pancakes, bacon and oranges.

For lunch I got an egg salad sandwich, chicken noodle soup, chips, cheesecake. *sigh* I miss cooking/preparing my own food. The little things we usually hate doing, how ironic.

I finally watched Twilight and even started reading the book! :)

Today I was blessed to have quite a few visitors. Wendy and Emma came with Chinese food, Vicky and Haylie came with shaved ice with ice cream, and Tyler and Daddy came with McDonalds ... but it was for Tyler. LOL!

It was NICE to see them all and to sit around talking. At one point, they were all squished in to my little rinky dinky box of a room. Good times!

9/14

Ahhh more relief. My IV site was remove this morning.

All I have left is the monitoring once a shift for 2 hours and the leg pulsating thing at night. :) I don't mind these. It's actually nice to hear baby ...

I also got wheel chair privileges! Brad and I went on the NICU tour in the morning. They have SEVEN rooms dedicated for the NICU. Not all of them are full now, but they looked to be equipped in the event they get that many babies. We saw a range of babies from as early as 26 weeks. I had a mixed bag of emotions. I felt sad seeing them so tiny, but happy at the same time knowing they were there and doing well.

Brad got us Pasta Pomodoro for lunch ... I'm loving the outside food. :)

Cindi stopped by to bring the twilight books. Brad left a little early to get the bike ready for tomorrow. He's leaving it here at the hospital, so he can ride it to work and have an easier way to get back if he needs to.

Tyler had his first swimming lesson of the Fall season. Poor guy is the only one in the class right now. He needed a lot of persuading to even go into the water. Not sure if it's the new teacher or the fact that I am normally the one who takes him to his lesson.

Had the chicken sandwich with fries for dinner saw When in Rome.

Was also able to video chat with Tyler and Haylie ...

9/13

Woooo! Dr. Teagle came by this morning and ordered the Magnesium and and IV to be stopped! It's hard to explain, but what a relief on my left arm. It was bent a way that it was starting to always have a dull pain. I still have the IV site on my arm, but now tubes or cords.

I was also able to take a long overdue shower. It felt nice and very refreshing, but was hard to do with my IV site wrapped with saran wrap, lol. Ahh and the pulsating blood circulation thing is now only needed at night!

What a break through. Everything still looking very good ... Brad worked from here today so he would be close in the event something happened.

He got us L&L for lunch and I got my usual chicken katsu. Oh so yummy! Something fried and with taste! The small joys in life. hahaha ...

He stayed pretty much for the entire day and then went off to mail the last of my eBay items and to pick up Tyler. It seems during the week it would be really hard to bring Tyler to come and visit.

Instead, we did skype video conference ... thank goodness for technology.

I tried the chicken breast sandwich for dinner and was quite please. It might be something I get again ...

I talked to Wendy tonight. Haven't had a chance to tell her what was going on ... and it was nice to talk to her. She's going to come and visit on Wednesday. :)

I had some slight contractions tonight. Turns out uterus gets irritated on a full bladder, so I need to empty it more often. Can you imagine that? More often then every 2 hours, lol!

9/12 - Week 29

Woohoo, today was a major milestone for us. We made 29 weeks!

I slept well in good 3 hour stretches, which is amazing. The only reason I am getting up is to pee! I did however sleep in a funny position, so now my back is hurting.

My amniotic fluid is still leaking ... but other then that baby looking good on the 2 hour monitoring. All is still a go to stop magnesium and hopefully IV by tomorrow morning. With this, I also might be able to take a shower! WOOHOO!

I had a lot of visitors today. The Murakami's came and brought me lunch. Polly, Tracy and Kathleen came and brought me candy. Tyler and brad came for a little longer then last time.

Tomorrow is going to be a BIG day. It will be the real test to see how my body reacts without the Magnesium. If it starts contractions, baby girl will be born ... if not, it will continue to be a waiting game. :) Ultimate goal is to make it to 34 weeks.


Week 29
Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

9/11

This morning I felt rested and much much compared to last night. For breakfast I had french toast, bacon, eggs and toast, milk and apple juice and a banana. Sounds like a lot of food, but I've noticed when you order lots they portion it pretty well.

Dr Teagle came in to check on me ... things are going very well I am very happy.

Brad brought Tyler by for the first time to visit and he was a bit scared. He didn't want to even touch my bed. And mostly hung out attached to Brad. I don't blame him. I must have looked odd in my hospital gown ... with the IV attached to my arm. Poor guy. I got his attention with my TV for a bit ... but shortly afterward he asked to leave. It's definitely hard not being able to see him more.

She set me up for an ultrasound and I was pleasantly surprised to get an estimate of the baby's weight at 3 lbs and 6 ozs. This made me feel A LOT better, in the event baby girl is born in the next couple of days.

The Yee's came and brought me Lee's sandwiches for lunch per my request. It was definitely nice having visitors. It's just nice to talk out load rather then do IM and watch TV and movies, lol.

Later that afternoon I met with NICU nurse. I asked questions about preemie babies and risks that come with it. Some things I knew from my experience with Tyler also being born early ... but it is a different game at 28 weeks vs 33.

Brad and Tyler came by in the afternoon to bring clothes, shorts and picture to hang on my wall. Tyler was still a bit shy ... but like I said, it was just great to see him. Brad set up a play date for the evening and took Tyler visit Andrew up in Fremont.

Saw a bunch of movies today ... How to train a dragon, Couples Retreat and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

I took the Ambien pill again and started my antibiotics orally. Now that I've gotten the 2nd steroid shot, they next step is stop the Magnesium on Monday morning.

On a totally random note, I am glad 9/11 is over. It would not have been ideal if I ended up delivering today.

9/10

My first night in the hospital was as expected. People coming in to check on my ... hardly any sleep, lol. I was set up for more IV fluids and medication and being continuously monitored. Contractions have slowed down and baby was looking good. I was hungry, well maybe thirsty ... but was only given ice chips!

Dr teagle came in the morning to check up on things.
She ordered me on a clear liquid breakfast (chicken broth, Popsicle and apple juice)
and because things were looking so well, I was transferred from labor and delivery to antepartum. It was quite an experience, as I got to ride in my bed as they show in TV, lol. Little things that made my day exciting.

Brad also came in the morning ... he was heading up to the city to get his things for work, so he would be able to work from home in the coming days if need be.

My new room was definitely smaller than the suite at labor and delivery, but it did have a window. The nurses were just as nice. This could be my home for the next 5 weeks.

I was able to eat regular food for lunch and ordered an open face turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes, chocolate pudding and more Popsicles. The menu here is quite large and is pretty much like room service. I just call in what I want and 30 minutes later it is delivered to my room.

Dr teagle came back in the after noon and things were still looking good.
I was taken off the continuous monitoring and the baby heart beat and contraction monitor straps removed. I would get checked for 2 hours once a shift. However, I still have the thing on my leg to help with blood circulation because of the bed rest.

I watched a lot of TV and videos today. Brad set me up with my laptop, cell phone, Nintendo DS ...

For dinner I had clam chowder and chicken salad sandwich, ice cream and chocolate chip cookie. Most of the food is bland, so I have been adding salt and pepper. It's not awful, but not excellent.

So the Magnesium is known to make you feel like you have the flu. The odd thing was, when I got the first dose the first night in like 20 minutes, I didn't feel a thing. But now that I am on the drip system, I seem to be feeling it more. Tonight I felt absolutely AWFUL. My face was flushed, I was hot, my chest felt like it had lots of pressure. I told my nurse and cried. She took my vitals and everything looked okay. I didn't even have a temperature, even though I would haven't argued against it. I ended up sucking it up for a while, then took some tylenol and an Ambien to help me sleep. In the midst of all of this, I also had to get my 2nd steroid shot and was given prenatal vitamins and stool softeners.

Splash 9/9

There was nothing unusual about that Thursday. I went to work, had my 28 week appointment with Dr Teagle ... and even took my (17P) progesterone shot. All was fine and dandy as far as I was concerned.

I was upstairs on the computer when it happened. A familiar "leaking" feeling of some liquid. It wasn't much and I was hoping it was not a big deal. But about 5 - 10 minutes later, it was a huge gush and now very obvious that my water broke.

I quickly drove myself to the hospital, since at this time I had no pain or contractions. Brad called our friend to come over to watch Tyler and he met me there.

I would say my water broke sometime between 9:30 and 10:00pm. I was immediately admitted to Good Sam Hospital Labor and Delivery where I awaited my doctor. When she got there they tested to fluid to confirm it was amniotic ... which it was. I was hooked up to the baby heart beat monitor and a contraction monitor. Apparently I was having contractions ... things were looking as if we would deliver that night.

I got hooked up to an IV for some fluids, in hopes it would help slow down the contractions, which it did. I was also given Magnesium, which is suppose to help slow down the contractions even more. The hope with this was for me to get 2 Betamethasone steroid shots (12 mg IM every 24 hours for two doses) to help the baby's lung development. In addition I also got antibiotics to help ward off infection.

After I was all set up, there was nothing to do but wait. It appeared the medications were working. Brad went home and I had a long sleepless night ahead of me.

Week 28

Regular check up with Dr Teagle went well. Since I took the medicine for the UTI, I haven't been feeling the tightening much. However, I have been pretty congested this past week. Zyrtec isn't working, so it doesn't look like it is allergy related. It seems due to the weird weather we've been having.

Got my 17-P shot.


Week 28
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.