Long Night

Well, yesterday was an interesting day. It started out normal with David off to work at 10 and myself doing classwork. Around 7:30 or so David got home from work. I was laying on the ground petting Bandit. Then as I went to get up, so did Bandit and he tried to jump over me and landed on my stomach. That landed us in Labor and Delivery. Of course I was worried and still am some what about internal damage to him, but the doctors and nurses say that he should be fine. We got there and hooked up to monitors around 9:15 PM. Kyle's heart rate stayed great the whole time. That part would have let me go home around 12:15, but I was contracting. They decided to keep me there for another 2 hours to check to make sure I was not dilating. I have now been diagnosed with regular Braxton Hicks contractions that come very 5-15 min. Around 2:15 AM we were allowed to go home. Thank goodness for the 2 hour delay this morning!

I have to drink more fluids than I was already, keep an empty bladder, and sit for most of the day. I have been told that if they get worse then what I was feeling, to call and I may have to go back. Apparently I have had these for 2-3 weeks, but didn't know that is what they were. I still feel Kyle move which makes me feel good. We are trying to keep him inside for as long as possible. I am off to rest on the couch...which is where I will be spending many more hours it seems here in the next few weeks. Thanks to having a laptop I will still be able to get classwork done. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.