Here We Go Again On Bed Rest!

February 7th, I had my 22 week appointment and was put on complete bed rest. Dr. Manas also ordered a terbtaline pump to be put in my leg which will give me continuous medicine to help control the contractions. My cervix went from 3.3 to 1.23 in just two weeks and I have been contracting quite a bit. So it looks like we are in for another long road of bed rest. This time, I actually have to stay in bed and not on the recliner in the living room. I am allowed to get up to go to the bathroom and shower. I can also sit in the recliner for my meals but that is it. Matria (healthcare agency for high risk pregnancies) comes to my house once a week to give me a 17P shot (another med to help with contractions) and monitor the pump, baby and me. I also have a home monitoring systems that monitors the contractions. The results are sent over the phone line to Matria. Matria calls me with the results several times a day and give me orders like give your self an addition dose of meds, drink more water, lay still for one hour and remonitor, etc. It is a wonderful agency and the nurses are great! My nurse who visits me every week is Mary Beth. She drives a 1 ½ hours just for my visit. She is a God Sent!

Andy has jumped in full force as the primary care taker of MaKayla and me. He is doing a wonderful job. I did manager to freeze 20 large meals before going on bed rest to help him out a little. I am sure they won’t last long but at least it helps some! It isn’t easy for him to take care of two demanding women =).


February 10, 2008 Mommy reading books to MaKayla in bed. I feel so bad she doesn’t understand why Mommy can’t get out of bed and play with her. She comes up to the bed and lifts her little arms up to me and cries. It just breaks my heart!


February 9, 2008 Daddy and MaKayla playing. Andy wanted to show me how much they looked like each other. I still think she has my eyes and lips.


February 2, 2008
Mr. Mom is cleaning the house with baby in tow.