Today's Craft

I've see these cute crochet flowers and hats on Etsy so I thought I'd try it out for myself. Here is a picture of the flower, and here in a bit I'm going on a car-ride to Michaels so that Chris can pick out some more yarn for me. Chris had to work for most of the day today, so it almost felt like another weekday.

Here's a pic of my craft:

What I Did to Entertain Myself Today

So I made some matching earrings and a necklace today. I considered a bracelet, but I'm really not much of a bracelet person. I don't like how it hits the keyboard while you type. Today's been another good day. I'm really not finding it hard to lounge around....YET. It helps that it's an overcast day and that college basketball is on.

Chris has "Safety Day" today at work. Last year they gave away 18 Vizio's at the end of the day. In order to be eligible to win- you have to be accident free over the past year. So he's definitely in the running. Fingers crossed he wins.

That's all for now. I'm watching Everyday Italian and the dogs through the window, they are entertaining.

Prayer and Improvement

I want to thank you all for your prayers. Chris and I visited with the high risk dr this morning, and she also did an ultrasound to check on the baby and cervix. The head is still measuring a few days ahead, and the legs a few days behind- so I'm still convinced this is our child, hah! She also measured the cervix and found some improvement, so the bedrest is helping. I am allowed to be up on my feet around an hour a day. So that should leave enough time for showering, bathroom trips, snacking and making dinner every so often. I'm even allowed to go out to eat dinner every once in awhile, woohoo!

I had some friends come over today during lunch and it was GREAT t0 have company. I am so blessed to have great friends who have blessed me with or offered their company- you are so greatly appreciated. I hope you know.

That's it for now. Oh yea- my Dell Mini came in today. So I'm coming to you live from the couch on the Mini, and YES- I realize KU lost today.

Bedrest.

So it's official, even after a week of rest and not working out I have been put on bed rest. I have just a few errands to run and need to turn in my short-term disability paperwork at work.

So to recap, I had a LEEP procedure a few years ago. And it's know that LEEPs and cone biopsies can cause issues during cervix effacement (shortening) and dilation (opening) before you reach the 37 week- full term status. My dr has been keeping a close eye on the cervix through trans vaginal ultrasounds and everything was looking great......until the 17 week ultrasound. It revealed that my cervix had shortened from 4cm to 2.8cm. This new measurement didn't completely scare my dr, but she told me to take a "rest" week to see if no exercise would help the situation. I went back in yesterday for a follow-up and ultrasound revealed the cervix had further shrunk to 1.9 cm. This didn't sit well with the dr. After our consult, she went and met with a high risk dr. She came back in my room- and with the most apologetic face I've ever seen- informed me that I needed to be on bed rest ASAP. I have also been placed on a weekly progesterone shot to help the cervix. One great piece of news is that I show absolutely NO signs of dilation, it's nice and strong.

So here I am, blogging from my recliner (hey, at least I'm not bound to the bed and couch only!!). I got to see some great shots of the baby yesterday at the full anatomy scan. The heart looked strong and everything was right on track. So praise God that my condition is not affecting the baby at this point. OH...I go in to meet with a high risk dr this Thursday to sit and talk about options and statistics. Then, I have a follow up with my regular dr next Thursday. I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of quality time at the dr over the next few weeks. It's strange to go from working out 4-5 times a week, working 4o hours, walking the dogs, and going back to school to DOING NOTHING! (Well, I'm hoping I can set up a little craft table by the recliner)

If you can, I ask that you pray for a few things right now.
1) Baby Sanders and his/her development
2) My condition
3) the dr's that are treating me
4) Chris, he's so busy with work already and his responsibilities just increased dramatically.

No workinng out for me

So, per DR's orders I am OFF of exercise right now. Apparently my cervix is having a hard time keeping up with all the activities I want to do. I go back for another appointment on Tuesday to find out if my week of rest has helped the situation. They have also started me on a weekly progesterone shot to help the situation. I just keep praying for, well...nothing in particular. I just pray that God helps the DR's make the best decision in my treatment. I'm a little worried and a little stressed, and it doesn't help that I have this WONDERFUL upper respiratory infection mixed in with some allergies. It's also March and mid-terms aren't too far away. I try not to think about everything all at once, because then I turn into a stress-ball. I've been so apathetic in the evenings and just want to hang out with Chris and watch TV. I have no desire to study, at all! One thing that I've started is voice recording the lectures and then I listen to them in the evenings. I hope this helps!

So one great thing about all these repeat ultrasounds is that I get to see baby "E" everytime too! I love listening to the heartbeat and watching the somersaults, kicks and jabs. I can't wait to feel those first movements! (or at least recognize them). Also, I'm very thankful I have a dr who has been keeping a watchful eye on my situation.