Busy Times

Alot has gone on in the last few weeks. Two weeks ago I got home from work to discover we'd been broken into. Thankfully they only took two items - the laptop and the Wii. They didn't destroy anything but the back door, which we are thankful. It really sucks that this happened so close to Christmas and with a baby on the way, but we realize it could have been much worse and are thankful that it wasn't. Since then we have regrouped, replaced the door, and gotten a security system. I had a very hard time being at home, feeling safe, and sleeping, but now that we have the security system, I feel much better. We felt violated and were not happy that we would have to pay for these things out of pocket unexpectedly [the deductible on the insurance was more than the cost of the repairs and stolen items] but again, it could have been much worse.



I had a regular visit today that turned into a 5+ hour visit by the time it was all over with. It was very exhausting - mentally and physically. Over the weekend I felt as if the baby had dropped and I was right. He's getting ready to make his appearance. I have been feeling differently and I told her all about it and she wanted to check things out to see exactly what's going on. She did an exam and then ordered an ultrasound to get some exact measurements. My cervix is thinning and getting ready for Waylon's birth, so she wanted to see exactly how thin it was. I had to wait a long time at the ultrasound office [which is thankfully right across the hall] because they had to squeeze me in. Nick was unable to come to this visit this time because of work obligations, but as soon as I called to tell him that this was going on, he came right over. We didn't get in until about 12:10. I had hoped that we'd get to see a picture of Waylon, but we only got to see the top of his head in this one since they only had orders to measure the cervix and not the whole shebang. I was hoping we'd get to sneak a peek! After all of that, we were told to go eat some lunch [thank God!] and come back in an hour. We did that and the Dr. read the results to us. Thankfully I didn't need to be admitted to the hospital. I did have to get a steriod shot [and another one tomorrow morning] to hurry up the process of strengthening and developing his little lungs because it looks like he is going to get her early. She said based on everything she's seen going on in my body she anticipates that I'll deliver at about 35-36 weeks...which is in another 2-3 weeks from now. This is not set in stone...we'll have to see what happens with my body and how things progress. Could be sooner, could be later. We'll just have to wait it out.



We were initially worried that would be too early and he may have problems, but she assured us that since I had already made it past the 32 week mark and I was getting the steriod injections that we were in the clear. Depending on when he's born he may have to stay in the hospital a few days longer, but nothing major. We are just praying that he's healthy no matter when he's born. I've packed a bag for him and we need to get our own bags together as well. I'm so glad that his nursery and supplies are all ready for him to come home and I don't have to worry about any of that. We just need to get ourselves ready...mentally and physically! At least Christmas is next week, which will provide a good time to see family and visit before the baby's born.