I’ve now hit 24 weeks. And after the past week and a half, I feel like we should have a small celebration every Friday that we’re able to check off another week in this pregnancy. To be safe - the boys REALLY need to wait another 12 weeks to arrive.
It was unfortunately another crazy week for the babies and me. It started out good… I was glued to the sofa all weekend (doctor’s orders). However, I did sneak out of the house on Sunday
with Dan & Gabby to visit a very cool pumpkin patch with the little neighbor boy, Trent, (and his aunt) from across the street while his mom & dad were up at the hospital with twin sister Sophie. This pumpkin patch is not like any pumpkin patch I have ever been too… we’re talking train rides, a pumpkin mountain, food stands, endless pumpkins and fall colored flowers, the best scarecrows I have ever seen and a spooky corn maze. On another note, Sophie, Gabby’s friend (Trent’s twin sister), still needs lots of prayers. So, send all the positive thoughts and prayers you can to little Miss Sophie when you have a moment today. She’s gone through 3 major surgeries in the past 3 weeks and is having a really tough time. The neighborhood is hoping to see Sophie come home VERY soon. She has amazingly strong and thoughtful parents. And actually, the neighbors in our rental neighborhood ALL seem to be amazing and so thoughtful. There seems to be a group of 5 houses/families that literally treat each other like family and have adopted us into their close knit circle. One family brought us dinner last Saturday after hearing I was craving pasta. They hadn’t even heard about the week’s drama. One mom will send emails while I am working from home saying “Hey Jodi, I’m running out… do you need me to get you anything?” I’ve never before experienced anything like it and we hope to continue these friendships after we move back home.
I digress… where was I… oh yeah.
So, Monday and Tuesday I was glued to the sofa again, working from home (doctor’s orders). Wednesday and Thursday I planned to work in the office. Well, on Wednesday, I started getting contractions in the afternoon hours. They were consistent enough that I decided to leave work around 4:30 and head home to lie down. Well, Wednesday night – there were 2 hours where I was having contractions every 7 minutes. I chugged as much water as I could and went to bed hoping this was not going to be a 911 night.
Thursday’s MD appointment went well. We looked at the babies and their heart beats are great. My cervix is still fully closed and didn’t get any shorter which is also good. Bad news is that my cervix is still short enough to cause concern 
(between 1.5 – 2 cm). And after alerting my MD to Wednesday night’s consistent contractions, she said I have to call her on her cell and call or go in to Labor & Delivery if that happens again. Great.
(between 1.5 – 2 cm). And after alerting my MD to Wednesday night’s consistent contractions, she said I have to call her on her cell and call or go in to Labor & Delivery if that happens again. Great. Over the past week, I’ve read message boards and googled my symptoms. It seems as though a lot of other women with these symptoms are on strict bed rest, if not hospital bed rest. Great again. My doctor is not a fan of 
strict bed rest (it’s known to cause blood clots). But, she is a fan of restrictions. So, she said she wants me to repeat my work from home/office schedule that I did this past week. Then I’ll see my MD again next Thursday, along with having another growth ultrasound. And if things get worse, she threatened to pull me from work. Not sure if she just meant to only work from home or to discontinue working all together. But, either way… hopefully, I won’t find out.
strict bed rest (it’s known to cause blood clots). But, she is a fan of restrictions. So, she said she wants me to repeat my work from home/office schedule that I did this past week. Then I’ll see my MD again next Thursday, along with having another growth ultrasound. And if things get worse, she threatened to pull me from work. Not sure if she just meant to only work from home or to discontinue working all together. But, either way… hopefully, I won’t find out. Oh, and I’ve decided Dan is truly the WORLD’S GREATEST HUSBAND!! While he’s always proven to step-up when needed, over the past week and a half he’s been an all around over achiever. Not only has he been doing most of the Gabby care (lifting, diaper changes, etc.), he’s been doing all the grocery store trips, the cooking, etc. He has also become Gabby’s total playtime buddy… as they’ll spend at least an hour at the park together every day, play chase & run, etc. She’ll even say “Dada, wanna go to the park with me?” as if her daddy always just goes along with her to have some fun. Not only has Dan been helpful to us over the past two weeks, but tonight he made a huge Italian dinner for Sophie’s family, and he’s been bringing Gabby over there every day to spend playtime with Trent (because Trent misses his sister so much). Dan truly ROCKS!!
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