Damn Contractions!

Yesterday was a non-eventful day until Kristi and Pollard showed up and all of a sudden the girls decided that they wanted to come out and play!

My contractions got all out of control, and the nurse even had to page the Dr! Before they would give me a shot of Terbutaline when I had more than 6 contractions in an hour, but after Kylee's little arrhythmia the other night they took it away. So that was no longer an option. The Dr. decided to go back to the Nephedepine (procardia) medication to help the contractions go away. The Nephedepine seemed to do the trick. But man, I just hate the way these drugs make me feel. They make my heart beat really fast, and make me really anxious (which doesn't help when I am already anxious!), but as long as it keeps these little ones inside for a while longer, I will deal with it.

The rest of my day yesterday was very nice. They moved me to a private room, which is good because I suck at sharing. Lindsay came by for a while, then Steph, then Erica. It was nice to see them and it kept me busy. A few more people came by after I had moved, but my room was soooo full that I am not going to sit and name them all. I will just say that I love having the company, and it definitely makes my day go by faster.

Sometimes I am feeling really optimistic and I think-"Wow, its already been over a week", and then other moments I think-"Wow, I have only done a week and I really need to do about 8-9 more!!". I am really trying to stay positive, because being negative is only going to drag this out. The unfortunate thing is that I am still human, and this whole situation is probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. I know that I will get through it, and I am so thankful for everyone that has been sooo supportive and helped me through.

Today the Dr. that admitted me is the Perinatologist on call, so I am assuming today will be the day that they re-measure my cervix. I have very mixed feelings about this. Part of me wants to know what the heck is going on, and the other part of me leans more towards the ignorance is bliss side. I guess my point is, I am just really anxious about it all. I am scared to hear bad news, but good news would mean I get to take a shower. I guess we will just have to wait and see what the Dr. says.

Other than that, things have been mellow. Oh yeah! Something cool I forgot to mention, my new room has a door to the outside with a patio. And even though I am not allowed to get up and go outside, my nurse propped the door open last night and I slept sooo good with the fresh air coming in. It makes such a big difference to breath in outside air.

Have a good day, and the girls and I will try and keep things quiet!