Bedrest Mama part 2

I'm not sure how much TV a girl can watch. I mean, really... There's only so much Law and Order, the History Channel, and A&E. I have my iMac next to the bed to keep me connected. I journal. I email. I blog. I read. And, of course, people drop by.

Last night, my in-laws brought dinner over and we ate outside- me included. I sit up to eat and it was such a lovely evening. So they made up the table and I waddled outside to my favorite patio chair and we enjoyed dinner together. Beforehand, my MIL sat on the bed and she asked if we had been able to use the doppler with these babies yet. So I showed her and she was able to hear them. Her entire face lit up. She was so excited.

Earlier, I'd asked Peter if he was interested in a 3D/4D u/s in the third trimester (trying to look ahead...). He said "not really... I'd like a little mystery..." Okay... no big deal. So, yesterday, a blog friend posted 3D/4D pics of her baby and I show Peter. His response: "I want one. Can we go now???" After laughing at his change of heart, I explain that we have to wait until the third trimester (28w-32w is considered ideal). Then, we looked up Womb With a View and, for a bargain $175, we can have a half hour u/s plus DVD of the session, CD of 30-40 pics, and 8 printed pics. He's sold. There's one in Allentown, about 45 minutes away. We shall see...

I didnt plan on going to Adoration this morning. I planned on staying in bed and having Peter go alone. But I woke up 15 minutes before the alarm went off with a need to go. Given, I ended up laying down for part of it (the joys of 2am is that no one else is in the chapel) and was happy to crawl back into bed. But it was a need to go... to reach out to Jesus in thanksgiving.

Thanks for my son, Nicholas, who gave us the gift of love... Neither of us knew just how much a parent loves a child until that moment...

Thanks for my daughter, Sophia, who gave us the gift of a moment... Each second was an added gift and we had 2 more weeks of those miracles...

Thanks for my son, Alexander, who gave us the gift of peace... A peace that eradicated what could have been final days of fear and instead gave us a beautiful labor and day together...

Thanks for these babies, presumed daughters (put possibly sons), who have given us the gift of hope... The hope that they will live long, healthy lives and change their worlds for the better- as they've already changed ours...

I just needed to go. To be there. To, as Peter says, reach out and touch God's hand. To say "Than you." To just be.

The surgery was a week ago and appears to be a success. The discomfort is on its way out and the bleeding, although it was never more than when wiping (3x on Thurs morning and once on Sat morning), hasnt been back. We will have our sequential screen and our high resolution u/s on Friday at 7:30am. I'm not sure if the u/s yech will be able to see (or talk to us) about how my cervix looks. But, we shall see!