A Time For Every Season....

December 25th - Its Christmas, I was allowed to leave the hospital for a few hours. Don't tell anyone, its a secret! I was able to go home and put my feet up on the couch, cuddle with my cats and enjoy opening presents with John's family. It was a special day with loads of snow! I bet Drew will love snow when he gets older! December 15th - Drew was put on the ultra sound today and weighed in at 3 pounds 4oz. He is very healthy, but just a little tired from mommy's ordeal. It has been confirmed that I will be staying in the hospital until I am 34 weeks along. That seems like forever to me right now. John has been such a servant through this whole ordeal. I finally told him to go home and get good nights sleep - I will be spending my first night in the hospital alone. Well, I guess I am not really alone, little Drew keeps rolling and kicking tonight, reminding me that he is here too! The Lord has been ever present as well reminding me to take it one day at a time. ...

2004 goes down in history as the year I made my life public. I guess with so much happening during my first pregnancy and so many people praying for our little family, it just made sense.  So I am sitting here on confined bedrest in the hospital, listing to Fernando Ortega and sipping tea which doesn't taste very good. I have writers block, what does one write for her very first post? 12 weeks pregnant December 9th - Today I went in for another checkup. My doctor is worried that I am having too many contractions, I am only 26 weeks along and 2 cm dilated. The good news is I can't feel any of the contractions! So, with much anticipation and nerves I drove over to Baylor Grapevine hospital to be admitted for a few days of observation. I called John, who was at work, he rushed right over and spent the night with me. What a man! The chair/bed they gave him looked so uncomfortable! That night I was put on magnesium to stop my contractions. The medication was awful and it made...