27 Weeks

I survived a full week and a day of strict bed rest. I do not know how...it does seem like it went quickly. That doesn't make any sense either since the days are endlessly long. It is a relief to have reached another milestone. I pray we can continue! Today I did feel like I could have a breakdown. I just wanted to be done. I really feel weak today and I need prayers for strength to continue this painful thing called bed rest. I will blame my emotions on hormones because clearly I am so lucky to still be pregnant. Since being on bed rest I have experienced "finally" all of those pregnancy symptoms that I have never had to experience..heartburn, reflux, bloating...the list goes on. I don't know who said pregnancy was a beautiful thing! Definitely not when you have complications.  I have had lots of visitors this past week which has made the time pass even faster. It is so nice to have such sweet friends! They have brought me all kinds of goodies! Who knew a girl would get so excited over nail polish:) My husband has been good about using the technology to allow me to be included in routines at our house. Thanks to FaceTime I get to watch Aubrey during bath/bedtime, and even got to share "breakfast" with her one day. We really thought she was going to have to go to daycare this week--which was incredibly hard to swallow. Aubrey has been my job and I knew it was necessary but was still not settled on it. Prayers have been answered though and it looks like we have some friends who can watch her and keep her until I've served my "sentence". I am anxiously awaiting my appointment on Monday with my Perinatologist to see what my status is. Nurses I work with told me to be prepared to be readmitted. I am not ready for that:/ Really don't want to go back unless it is imminent. It has been so nice to not be in the hospital. I can't even imagine how many times I would've cried had I stayed. So that is how you can be praying...that there will be no changes or be even better on Monday. That would be encouraging and could maybe get me through another week of bed rest. Well I don't really have any more news..pretty boring around here which is good. I will survive..one..day...at....a...time!