Cookies

I was reading another blog and came across this website that has the cutest cookies I have ever seen. The cool part is that they will ship the cookies any where. Check out the website Eleni's Cookies.

Another day

So today is Monday, and I have now been in the hospital for 8 days. Yes 8 long days. Well I guess this week has gone by pretty fast. I went for an ultrasound this afternoon and the doctor said that things look good. Good as in they have not gotten any worse. We hope that things would get better, but we know that will not happen, so all we can hope for the things to stay the same. I haven't talked to the doctors over here today, so I am not sure what is going to happen, but I am hoping that in the next say or so I will go up stairs and then by the end of the week go home. Going up stairs means that the baby will only have to be monitored once a day, unlike now she is monitored one hour every eight ours.

So when I know more I will keep you updated.

Pictures from my room

I thought I would share a few pictures that have been taken this week from my room here at the hospital. Enjoy!








(This is the comment that Aaron wrote under the picture when he posted it to flickr ~

"It is 3:43 am. I am sitting in a hospital room at OHSU while my wife sleeps, I can here the beating heart of my baby girl who is not due until September 13th. They have our baby on a heart monitor to listen to the beating to make sure her heart is beating properly. There is a fear that we may have to deliver early due to irregularities in the heart beat.

For the last 2 nights I have sat in this hospital room and listened to the sound of my baby girl. Tonight, I got out and walked around the grounds and I found this sculpture in the courtyard. I have never been a fan of sculptural art, but this one caught my attention. It is beautiful. It is a mother rabbit carrying her baby. The expression conveyed on the mom shows so many emotions. The desperation of knowing there is something wrong with your child and the hope that everything will be alright.

These are feelings I am having right now. I am tired and I still have hope.")

Unexpected

So on Monday Aaron and I went to the doctor to check on the baby and see how she was doing, and we got some news. News is that I am now on bed rest here at the hospital. So after a two and a half hour ultra sound on Monday, they let us know that the blood flow from the placenta to the baby is not very good. They let us know that because of this she is about four weeks behind in size. She is measuring at about 23 weeks and I am almost 28 weeks. She weighs about 1 lb 4 oz. They also said that they don't think I will make it to 40 weeks. Their goal is for me to make it to 32-34 weeks. So what that means for me... not sure. I could be here in the hospital for the next 4-6 weeks or they might let me go home. I am hoping they let me go home.

Don't get me wrong it's nice not having to do chores and having some one take care of things for you, but I am not that kind of person. I also can't stop thinking about all the things that need to get done at home. Oh and I miss my dogs.

Well enough for now, I will write more tomorrow.

Been a while

Alright, so I know that it has been a while since I have posted a blog. Sorry. I have been really busy, but now I will have lots of time on my hands to write. I will try to post every day or so and keep everyone updated.