25 WEEKS

We've made it to 25 weeks.

I have a much better day the beginning of the day. Brian and Luc spent most of the day up here. We ate lunch together, went on a couple of rides in the wheel chair, watched a movie, and napped together. It was a fun day until this evening.

First of all, I have an IV port in case of an emergency blood transfusion. The port has to be changed every three days to a new vein. My vein kept moving which made it difficult for the nurse to get it in there. It hurt like crap. After digging around in there, she said "I'm just going to pull this one out and start over on another vein". Ugh seriously? So they finally got that in.

Around 6:15,we were going to eat so Brian and Luc could go home. I got up to go to the bathroom and had another gush of blood. At this point, my emotions are taking control. I just want to go home. I really thought I was going home tomorrow. Not anymore! On top of having to stay here indefinitly, wheel chair rides and showers are off limits for me...at least until I have no more bleeding for a couple of days again. So Sarah came to get Luc so that the doctor could check me and everything could calm down. I have to be on the monitors overnight now. Another night of no sleep.

So this should be enough drama for one day...not for me. After I calmed down, Brian decided to go get Luc from Sarah and go home to bed. About 15 minutes after he left, the baby's heart rate dropped (or so the nurse thought) to 70-80 bpm (he's usually around 140s). The nurse threw my bed back, put the oxygen mask on me, started an IV of fluids, and called the doctor to immediately come to room 13. Luckily, Brian was not quite to Sarah's so he came back. I have been monitored ever since. The baby is fine. Personally I think the nurse over-reacted a bit. The baby comes off the monitors all the time from moving around. I think she should have calmly tried to find him on the monitor before she freaked me out.

My nurses have talked with me about keeping Luc up here more often and him spend the night sometimes. They say that it helps the long term moms so much by having their kids around. I guess that is what we'll have to try. I'm so ready for some normalcy.