Hold on baby! Don't come out yet!

I got really sick on Monday night- it started with just a stomach ache.
Then I started throwing up... and couldn't stop.
By 9am Tuesday, I knew Chris had to come home from work to take me to the hospital.
He got home as soon as he could, I arranged a babysitter for the kids not knowing how long it was going to take. (THANKS friend for watching the kids!!!) I knew I had to go in to get some fluids since I couldn't hold anything down and that dehydration causes contractions.

We got there about 1pm ish. And they sent me to the Labor and Delivery Triage room- where they immediately gave me an IV with fluids and hooked me up to what felt like a million monitors.

Shortly after getting all hooked up, we learned that I was having contractions every 3 minutes and that my cervix was softened. They increased my fluids and gave me a shot in the fluids to stop my nausea (which kicked my butt and made me feel like crap for about 20 hrs). Then I also got a shot in the back of my arm of something (forgot the name I was SO out of it by now) that would help stop my contractions.

I sent my husband, Chris, home to be with the kids so my friend could go have dinner with her husband and spend a little time with him after work. That shot had helped... for about an hour until my contractions came back and I was having them just under 2 minutes now.

I called Chris and my friend and she said she's come back to spend the night with the kids and Chris could come with me. Because now the baby's heart rate was dropping too around every contraction I had. There was talk about an emergency c-section if we couldn't get them under control. Our poor baby is only 30 weeks! I was beyond scared and when I got that news, I was all alone. It was SO hard to deal with. My emotions went way over me and I already couldn't think straight and comprehend what was going on because of that nausea medicine they gave me.
Then a specialist came in with an ultrasound machine to check the baby's position, see if the cord was wrapped around her neck, and basically check her viability. I could barely stay awake during this ultrasound... and any expecting mother will tell you that it's one of the best parts of being pregnant- just to get a glimpse at your little one...
I drifted in and out and woke up to them giving me a Magnesium Sulfate bag. The nurse told me it wouldn't make me feel good.... so I said I already don't and fell asleep.
Chris got back to the hospital sometime around after my second ultrasound which again was checking to see what was happening with the baby and her heart rate dropping during my contractions.
They gave me a little green pill. And he and I fell asleep. Not to long later they moved me into a delivery room.
I tried to keep my family informed via text and facebook- but I can still barely remember the details, so texting back and forth with them was hard because I fell asleep in between the letters I typed.

They finally for my contractions slowed way down to 1 or 2 an hour (which I currently still have going on). Her heart rate stabilized too! They finally got to reduce the Magnesium Sulfate. Which is a very painful thing to have going through your body. It feels like it settles on your chest making it even more difficult to breath then it was. Imagine a 200 lb person sitting on your chest.

Around 8am, they said I was doing better still with the few contractions a hour and her stabilized. So I sent Chris home to the kids and so our friend could go home and find out what her baby was that afternoon!
In between all of this, we were packing to move into a new house (which we sign for today and move into tomorrow with them help of Chris's friends and one of my friends is going to help and watch the kids so I can just direct moving boxes traffic from a chair.). So whenever Chris was home, he was packing away.

I told Chris to come back up with the kids around Noon - which is when I'd be finding out about what was going to be happening with us (stay or go home). I was very happy to hear that the baby and I were good and could go home...on bedrest! When Chris came in with the kids, I was so happy to be able to be with them again. So we packed up and headed out! So grateful for all the prayers and well wishes that the baby gets to stay inside the womb and get bigger!

We want to say thank you to everyone - especially everyone praying, watching the kids, and helping us move! And also all the offers to help!

** and one thing I kept thinking about the whole time-- I don't have any cloth diapers for a baby this small!!!! I need to order some! and I need to wash the ones I have!

So to baby-- please stay longer!!! Get bigger and stronger, stay healthy and come out n about 10 weeks!