Thankfully, it has been more productive around here lately in terms of the house...and it needs to pick up even more...especially after my doctor's appointments the past couple of weeks.
Last week, I had another ultrasound and Bennett is continuing to look great. He is still measuring big and weighed in at 4 lbs 11 0z!! But my cervix was starting to thin out again and he has dropped really low in my pelvis....and I was already at 0 station. I went back to the hospital last weekend for another set of betamethasone injections for his lungs.
This week, I was checked again and now he is +1 and I am 1 cm dilated. My doctor said that he will hopefully stay in there another couple of weeks and that I am going to have changes with him being that low and putting that much pressure on my cervix. She thinks that we would be really lucky to go near 36 weeks, and that 36 would probably be our max.
I will admit....this slightly stressed me out...
I just want him to be okay...and I want to bring him home with me when I have to leave the hospital.
Ultimately, I keep reminding myself that God has kept him in there this long...which is truly a miracle and a blessing. And hopefully, God will continue to keep him in there until he will be safe outside!!
In the meantime, Will has been hard at work on the nursery! And it is almost finished and the windows finally came in...they just have to be installed. Other than that, we just have little things to do like hang things on the walls, put pictures in frames...and wash everything once we get our laundry room back!!
Here are some before and after pics!!
The before (kind of scary):
The "nursery" when we looked at the house:
After the walls were insulated, drywall installed, and painting started:
Disaster!!
The AFTER:
Some up-to-date with only a few things left to do:
Last week, I had another ultrasound and Bennett is continuing to look great. He is still measuring big and weighed in at 4 lbs 11 0z!! But my cervix was starting to thin out again and he has dropped really low in my pelvis....and I was already at 0 station. I went back to the hospital last weekend for another set of betamethasone injections for his lungs.
This week, I was checked again and now he is +1 and I am 1 cm dilated. My doctor said that he will hopefully stay in there another couple of weeks and that I am going to have changes with him being that low and putting that much pressure on my cervix. She thinks that we would be really lucky to go near 36 weeks, and that 36 would probably be our max.
I will admit....this slightly stressed me out...
I just want him to be okay...and I want to bring him home with me when I have to leave the hospital.
Ultimately, I keep reminding myself that God has kept him in there this long...which is truly a miracle and a blessing. And hopefully, God will continue to keep him in there until he will be safe outside!!
In the meantime, Will has been hard at work on the nursery! And it is almost finished and the windows finally came in...they just have to be installed. Other than that, we just have little things to do like hang things on the walls, put pictures in frames...and wash everything once we get our laundry room back!!
Here are some before and after pics!!
The before (kind of scary):
The "nursery" when we looked at the house:
After the walls were insulated, drywall installed, and painting started:
Disaster!!
The AFTER:
Some up-to-date with only a few things left to do:
A a pic of his little clothes in his closet:
I love the way everything turned out. It may be the only room in the house that is even near completion...but I love love love everything about his room and love to sit in there.
I think that it makes everything real...Bennett is going to be here soon...and he is still safe and healthy. So much heartache has happened in the past year....and now God has given us another chance. This room used to be a room of sadness for me, and now it is one filled with excitement, hope for the future, and a lot of love.
I can't wait to meet our little guy...but I sure do hope he can wait a few more weeks to meet us!!
Please pray that he can be patient!!
I think that it makes everything real...Bennett is going to be here soon...and he is still safe and healthy. So much heartache has happened in the past year....and now God has given us another chance. This room used to be a room of sadness for me, and now it is one filled with excitement, hope for the future, and a lot of love.
I can't wait to meet our little guy...but I sure do hope he can wait a few more weeks to meet us!!
Please pray that he can be patient!!
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