My sister is in the hospital on bed rest. She has mild pre-clampsia (don't know how to spell that for sure) basically it's just when you have high blood pressure and rapid weight gain and some other stuff. Right now it's ok, but eventually it will become severe and they will have to deliver the baby early either naturally or by c-section. The doctors think it will most likely be c-section and the baby will be a little bit early. Carrie is 33 weeks along so we are all praying she carries her for another 2 or 3 weeks so she won't have to be in the NICU for very long at all. She weighs 4 pounds right now :) So tiny, but still growing. Right now she is doing great. She is so active especially when they strap the heart monitors around Carrie, she kicks them! I guess she doesn't like things invading her space.
Carrie has a good attitude. Sitting in bed all day and not walking around gets aggitating and boring, but she is a good mama and willing to do anything to help her baby be healthy. I'm so proud of her.
Meanwhile, it stinks being away. I went home this weekend and spent some of friday, half of saturday and all of sunday with her. I hate not being around to help out and keep her company. My mom and Chris are very tired and stressed. Someone always has to be at the hospital with her so it's a pretty crazy schedule for both of them. But they are really hoping it will continue to be for another few weeks. I wish i was there to help out more. Jonathon and I will be going home every weekend from now until the baby is born so we can help out.
I got to take some outfits over to Carrie to pick out the baby's going home outfit. She picked out two different ones just in case she is really super small. They are very cute. I also packed a bear that her daddy got her and her baby blanket that Carrie and I hope she will take with her wherever she goes for the rest of her life (Carrie and I both have blankets like that, we still have them and take them everywhere...people make fun of us. we don't care).
A lot of people have been to the hospital to see her already. And even more have emailed my mom asking if they can help out at all. My family and I are more blessed than I ever realized to have SO many people around us that love and care for us. I am so thankful for them.
I will do better about keeping this updated now that i really have something to say haha. Things you can be praying about are...
~Carrie would continue to have a good attitude and not get discouraged.
~Carrie would be as physically comfortable as possible
~The baby would stay put for another 3 weeks (at least)
~Chris and my mom (Kathy) would get good rest at night and not stress out too bad
~Safe travel for my brother and I as we will be covering a lot of miles traveling back and forth from home to school.
~The baby would continue to grow and develop and arrive a very healthy girl
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