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Crossing my fingers…..

Tomorrow I am finally 26 weeks! We have an OB appointment and she is going to start checking my cervix. I am worried. With Carter at 26 weeks I was dilated 2 cm, 90% effaced and placed in the hospital on bed rest- and there we went on a rocky ride for the duration of the pregnancy until Carter was born. With much begging my OB let me go home provided I adhered to the strict rules of doing nothing. I then learned that I am not a “do nothinger” person. In fact I cannot stand it! Just look at my life- Wife, Mom, full-time RN, graduate student & leader in Sabbath school. I love marking up my stupid day planner and accomplishing tasks. Its rather silly I think!?

 I have been at home since 22 weeks and have furiously worked to take care of most of my projects and obligations before I get benched for the duration of the pregnancy- I realized a few things…

I like not having too much going on, I love spending time with my son! In fact I am a little sad that soon I will be whisked away from him to care for the two new miracles I prayed for, and adjust to the demands of having 3 kids! I still cannot believe that I am going go from one child to three! A little bit scary! I know that I will love these babies like crazy but it will no longer be just us, me & Carter.

Then another thought dawned on me- what if I have to stay in the hospital for several weeks and can’t even see Carter?!? Because of the whole swine flu deal no children are allowed in the hospital, period. I just want these babies to be safe and if that is what it takes then I will do it. I just don’t want to leave Carter. How do you explain that to a 3 year old? Useless worries I know… Thanks for the vent cyberspace.

Laura