The Results

Well, I had the fetal fibronectin test that I blogged about yesterday and it was NEGATIVE! This is great news!

Now we just just have to continue waiting to see when Chocolate Marker is going to make an appearance.

Pump It Up!

On Tuesday, Wes, Grandma, and Uncle Flip took the kiddos to a blow-up, bouncy place in town called Pump It Up! Everybody had a TON of fun and Wes took a TON of videos. Here are a few of them. Enjoy.

Cervix Update

A lot of you have asked me questions about my progress. Well, I just got back from a doctor's appointment and I thought I should just write it all out.

The problem I'm having in this pregnancy is a short cervix. This is a problem because if one's cervix gets too short, one could go into preterm labor. Here's a picture of what's going on:

They not only measure the length of my cervix, but they can also tell if the "bottom" of the cervix is open or not. Here's the breakdown about how things have been going since the end of February:

• Sometime in the beginning of February: my cervix was 53-55mm and open
• February 24th (I was about 25 weeks pregnant): my cervix was 14-16mm and open (this is when I was sent to the hospital for monitoring, a steroid shot, and more tests. And it was when I was put on strict bed rest, which still totally sucks.)
• March 2nd (I was about 26 weeks pregnant): my cervix was 24-29mm and open
• March 8th (I was about 277 weeks pregnant): my cervix was 20-20mm and closed
• Today (I'm about 28 weeks pregnant): my cervix is 13-16mm and open

This is not good. I have to go back to the doctor tomorrow to have a fetal fibronectin test. The result of this test is either positive or negative. Negative would mean that going into labor in the next 2 weeks is not likely. A positive result, however, could mean two things: (1) going into labor in the next 2 weeks is imminent or (2) it could be a false positive (which, apparently, is very common). I've had this test done before (on February 25th) and it came back negative. But that was about 3 weeks ago. Fingers crossed that it's also negative tomorrow.

That's the update. For now.

Our Little Man

Our Cutie Pie

Grandma & Uncle Flip

Wes' mom (Grandma) and brother (Uncle Flip) cam down to visit and help out with the kiddos this week (thank you!). It's been a really nice break from the norm for G & V. One of the things they did this week was take the kiddos to Chick Fil-A. Here are a couple of videos from their outing.





I'll post more about their visit soon...

Just For Fun

Vivi and Uncle Flip

GG & Max

Last weekend, GG (my mom) and Max (her fiance) came down for a visit. It was a really nice break for G & V, who had been cooped up in the house for most of the week. 

GG came bearing all kinds of little trinkets she recently found while she was moving (yes, my mom finally sold her house!). The favorites from the bunch? Gavin absolutely fell in love with a flying plane and Vivian, well, was smitten by a little thing known as LIP GLOSS (i.e. chap stick). In fact, she applied the "gloss" every few seconds for about 48 hours before it was gone. Now she just carries the container around all day.

They played with Jacks on the floor for a while and we watched Bambi for the first time.

And then it was time for crafts! They each decorated a shamrock and a heart.

Of course lip gloss had to be applied during craft time.

Come back again soon!

Before school this morning...