Well we may have an early Christmas present! Jack and I have had the best pregnancy. Very easy with no worries. On Wednesday after work I felt him move twice in a row and for some reason it just did not feel normal to me. I just had a weird feeling. I had never called my doctor about anything before but decided to go ahead just in case. She wanted me to go to hospital to just check it out. I actually waited over two hours before we went in and I felt really silly going!
Well I am glad I did! I was in pre-term labor with contractions less than three minutes apart! I had no idea! I took a series of shots which they thought would stop contractions. It didn't but did move them to six minutes apart. They also did a test on me to see if I was at risk to deliver within the next 10 days, which came back positive. They decided to keep me over night, start a drip to stop contractions and give me a series of steroid shots to get little Jack's lungs stronger.
This "silly" trip to the hospital was turning out a little different than we expected. On the way to the hospital Kenny and I actually were talking about where we should go to dinner for a "date night" when we were done getting checked out at the hospital! Ha! Definitely first time parents!
Kenny and I were scared but we knew the doctors knew what was best for him. It was a very, very long, uncomfortable, painful night but totally worth every single second for baby Jack! By the morning I had only had a couple minor contractions! I was taken off the drip and started the oral medication. By the end of the day I was ready to leave. I had to wait until 10 PM to get my final steroid shot and then I was a free woman! Well....free woman who can not leave her house, her bed, her couch....you get the picture!
Jack is healthy! He is still actually showing bigger than he is weeks old! That is a very good sign. He is 5 pounds 7 ounces. My belly has not grown in a month. I am just very small inside and will be high risk with my pregnancies, but as of right now everything is good!
The goal is to keep him baking for at least two more weeks! After 10 PM tonight his lungs should be much stronger and I will feel a little calmer about him coming. So much at once but I thank God that I listed to my instinct and called the doctor. And I want to thank my friends and family for their love, prayers, and support.
I definitely will keep you posted on this little man! Keep praying for him! You may just see a little man with a santa hat on his head this year!!!!
xoxo
Tam and Kenny
P.S.
Last weekend we took some maternity pictures that I wanted to share with you!
