Possibly going home!!

Thursday, June 7, 2007 (24 weeks, 3 days)
I've officially been in the hospital for a week. The time has gone by fairly quickly so it's hard to believe that I've been here this long. This morning one of the specialists came to see me. It has now been confirmed that I DO have a placenta abruption...I thought that had been ruled out, but apparently not. The good news is that the separation (abruption) is small. The doc said that I could still be in the hospital for several weeks. However, my regular OB came in a little while later and said that as long as I did not have any spotting by 5pm today, she will discharge me!! So, there's a very good chance that I could go home tonight. :) I will, of course, go home on strict bedrest and if the bleeding starts again I'll be back in the hospital until the babies are born. I will have the same restrictions at home as I did at the hospital...can get up for the bathroom and to shower, otherwise, I have to by lying down. The list of things I can't do seems to be ever growing...I can't drive, I can't sit up in a chair (or in bed), I can't walk up/down stairs, etc. It's a very good thing that we have the extra bedroom/bathroom downstairs...looks like I'll be relocating there for the next several months.

Most of my Atlanta family is coming over tonight to help Brandon get everything set up for me to be home. They're having to move some furniture around, transfer my clothes/bathroom stuff downstairs, install a mini-fridge, go on a grocery run, and so on... A couple of my neighbors are putting a meal schedule together and are going to help us with Jackson as needed. Brandon and I are very blessed to have family (in & out of town) and friends that are willing to bend over backwards to help us. It's very humbling to be on the receiving end of such generosity, love and support. Thank you all so much!

I'll update tonight and let you know whether I'm at home or in the hospital. Keep your fingers crossed and those prayers coming :)