I went to my regular OB today. He's going to keep me on the med to stop contractions until Monday when I'll be 37 weeks (which is considered full term). He's delivered 3 baby boys in the past couple weeks who were of good weight, but born before 37 weeks and ended up in the NICU due to immature lungs. But by Monday, his lungs should be mature enough.

Glenn woke up from his nap today and had a bunch of gunk in his eyes and his eyes were red. So, while I was at the OB, Bob took Glenn to the pediatrician. Not only does Glenn have pink eye, but a possible double ear infection (she could see in one ear because the tube is still hanging out) and the start of a sinus infection. So, he's on antibiotics for the next 10 days. I told Glenn he needs to get healthy before the baby comes. Plus, he starts summer school on Monday. He should be fine by then. Poor kid, it always seems to take him a long time to get rid of an infection. He missed his last week of school because of a virus.

We went to the high risk OB this morning. The baby is doing great. We had the ultrasound and the baby's weight is estimated to be about 7 lbs, 2 oz (the average weight of babies at 36 weeks is 6 lbs), so he's going to be a big boy. Glenn was 7 lbs, 5 oz when he was born at 37 weeks, so this baby is bigger than Glenn was.

Last night, Glenn was on his tricycle, and he ran into the grass like he usually does. But then something finally clicked and he figured out how to steer his trike. That was exciting to watch. We've been working on trying to show him how to turn to go in the direction you want to go, and just really clicked.

A Good Night's Sleep

Yesterday, I felt the contractions come back around 4:00pm, so I took the meds the doctor perscribed and they pretty much went away. We did not have to go the hospital, and we got a whole night's sleep in our own bed. Glenn needed it, too, because he was getting a bit tired from not being home. We're much more relaxed knowing we have the medication to stop the contractions.

Today, Bob and Glenn went to get new fish for the fish tank. And they got fake rock with a treasure chest and coral that has bubbles coming out of it. I can't tell if Glenn likes the bubbles or the fish more.

This is getting frustrating. I was back in the hospital again last night. I dreaded calling my OB's office because I just wanted to sleep, but figured they were going to send me back. I was having contractions 5 minutes apart, but still not painful. Glenn went to another neighbor's house last night and we got to the hospital at about 8:30. I was on the monitors for 3 hours, and I finally asked someone to find out what they were going to do, because I could have been sleeping at home. Our nurse had talked to the OB much earlier, but then had to assist in 2 deliveries. They decided not to give me the injections to stop contractions this time. They sent us home and we picked up a prescription of something to help calm me and slow down the contractions. We got home just after 12:30 at night. I slept really well. So, I have to stay off my feet as much as possible and drink a lot of fluids. I still have not started dilating, so this could go on for a while. I go to see my high risk OB, who will monitor me for a bit and do measurements to see how big the baby is via ultrasound on Monday, and my regular OB on Tuesday (if I make it that long).

Meanwhile, Glenn put all the fish food into his fish tank on Wednesday. The fish did not survive, and our house stinks. I thought Bob had cleaned the whole tank, but he only replaced the filter and half the water (at that time, there was still one fish alive). So, now we have a rotten water smell in the house. But in Bob's defense, he had to clean the tank after having only about 4 hours of sleep between the hospital and a nap yesterday.

Last night was a long night. I have been having contractions since the weekend. But last night after dinner, they got closer together. They really weren't painful, just annoying. After 2 hours of averaging 7 minutes apart, I called my OB's office. They had me drink 4 glasses of water in an hour and lie on my side to see if the contractions were caused by dehydration. I already knew I wasn't dehydrated because I drink a ton of water. But I did it and they got closer together. Bob brought Glenn over to a friend's house (his first sleep over at a friend's house). Then we went to the hospital. We got there just before 10 pm. They had me drink even more water and did some blood tests. But they just kept coming. So, they gave me an injection to slow the contractions. It slowed them, but after 2 hours they picked right up again. So, they gave me another injection and a pill, and that stopped them. At 6:30, after getting only about 1 1/2 hours sleep, they told me I could go home. Of course we had to wait to get checked out, so we didn't get home until about 7:30. Thankfully our friend watched Glenn this morning so we could sleep. Plus, Glenn will nap this afternoon, so I can take another long nap. You can bet I'll be going to bed early tonight.

So, the plan is to wait and see what happens. If the contractions build up again, I'll call the OB, but I don't think they are going to try to stop them anymore. They want me to make it to 36 week, which isn't until Monday. Hopefully I can last that long. In the meantime, I'm supposed to get a lot of rest. So, perhaps my trip to Target yesterday and walk to the park was not a good idea. ;)