I can't believe tomorrow will be 29 weeks for Baby Cain, and Wednesday will be two weeks that I have called this hospital my temporary home away from home. At least tomorrow marks one more day that Cain's little body will continue to grow, develop and get stronger, and right mow that's the best thing for him.
As for me, my contractions have been worse the past couple of days, increasing and intensifying at night. Of course, this is normal with preterm labor, so until today they had been giving me meds just to manage the pain. Today, my doctor decided to increase my other meds which will help control my contractions, so we'll see how that works tonight. Hopefully, I will get some much needed rest as I didn't rest much last night.
I also had another ultrasound today, and the amniotic fluid has remained around 36 which is still pretty high, but at least it is consistent. The specialist has also allowed the nurses to only monitor Cain once a day instead of twice a day. I can't tell you what huge blessing this is. Because I have so much amniotic fluid, monitoring Cain is extremely difficult. The doctors usually want a one hour continuous monitor of him, but we rarely ever get it because he is constantly moving. Therefore, the one hour monitoring usually turns into two to three hours of being on the monitor, and trying to be completely still so we don't lose track of him. As you can imagine, that's not easy to do when I am having contractions. Also my increased size makes it even more difficult to breathe, so those two to three hours pass etremeely slow. Anyway, because Cain's heart rate and activity has been consistenly good, we are down to 30 minutes a day for monitoring. Praise God!
On another note, Ben's mom brought Coop to seed me again today. So far, I haven't had to go a day without seeing him. Thanks to my mom and dad and Ben's mom, they have managed to make it possible for me to spend time with my son, and I can never thank them enough for that. It has also helped to keep Coop's anxiety down about me not being at home, and that is yet another blessing. God has truly blessed us with wonderful family members. Anyway, during Coop,s visit today, he used the potty and not just to pee! I was so proud of him. He's been doing so well potty trainig, but I was afraid this big change in his life would cause a setback. Apparently, though, he'x continuing to progress just like his brother. Again, another blessing.
And so as I go into tomorrow, I try to remember to continue to count my blessings. God has been so good thus far, and I know he will continue to be. I know he has great plans for Cain and Coop and all of us. Even though we don't have our amnio results yet and probably won't until Friday, I know God has it under control. Whatever the results, we can deal with it with help. Please continue to keep is all in your prayers.
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