April Fool? Or maybe not so much...34 weeks update.

Where to begin?

I am 34 weeks! Yay! The Ultrasound Wednesday morning showed Griffin to be 4 pounds 14 ounces. My fluid was high, but still normal and all seems to be fine with my gestational diabetes and blood pressure.

I woke up Wednesday morning (6am) contracting a way. I knew I was going to the MD's midmorning so I waited till my 9:30 appt. He confirmed that I was contracting but he decided at 34 weeks, with no obvious progression and me not needing pain medication, I would need to just tough it out-so we spent the day trying to keep me distracted.

Over the course of the day, the contractions were harder to be distracted from and eventually at 1am I could take no more (pain, no sleep=bad combo) so I went up to the hospital to be monitored and seeking something to help me relax a bit.

Griffin looked beautiful on the monitor, but I was indeed having 2-3 minute apart contractions-so I got some *good* meds and dozed a very little bit. The medicine wore off all too quickly and it was going again on 6am-no sleep in 24 hours plus lots of pain and concern=not a good combo.

So, my MD decided to give me a stronger shot that should induce sleep-hopefully 4 plus hours worth. I did get that delicious sleep I needed so badly and then thought I'd be released. But, as all plans are made to be changed, this plan of mine was not my MD's plan and he decided I should stay for another night of observation (boy, did I not see that coming). So, I surprisingly stayed through Thursday and thought that today, Friday, would be my day to finally head home...nope, not that plan either. Apparently, in the middle of the night while I was sleeping soundly (but on the monitor for Griffin), Griffin decided to get some attention for us. I had nurses in and out trying to change my positioning (to improve his heart rate) and I ended up with an IV...and being the L&D RN I am, I trended back thru the tracing to see lots of yucky decels in Grffin's heart rate and thus, I have felt very emotional over *ALL* of this. I've fought back tears since the wee hours of the morning. I have had specialized ultrasounds to confirm that Griffin is ok for the moment, but my MD is not comfortable sending me home...so the current plan is hospitalization until delivery and I could need a c-section at any moment...vaginal delivery is probably out of the equation now;-(

Anyway, the boys have come up to visit. I'm well stocked with some current Redbox titles. I'm sad and lonely yet comforted by close medical care. I've had lots of time to rest and think. I can't believe Griffin will be here so soon (I think:-).

So, that's my post about feeling like an "April fool" but apparently I wasn't and God has been the great physician protecting Griffin and I all along.

I can check comments and email from my hospital room but don't have my phone charger. Please pray for Tim as he's unexpectedly now Mr. Mom and Dad, etc for who knows how long.

Here's my happy picture (s) right now: