Is it January yet?

Hi Everyone~
Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Being on bed "arrest" has finally taken it's toll on me emotionally. I won't lie, it's been a rough couple of weeks.

I am now on two different medications to help keep my contractions under control and I have been diagnosed as having an "irritable uterus". Basically this means that my uterus is triggered by a variety of things, like having a full bladder, being dehydrated (no win situation there), nausea, changing positions, babies shifting, etc, etc. If the contractions don't cause any changes to my cervix then they are considered more of an annoyance than anything else. Since my cervix has shortened, it's a different situation. I am being monitored weekly by my High Risk OB to make sure there is no dilating going on. As long as there is no dilation I can continue on bed rest at home. If I start to dilate then I go on hospital bed rest.

Jeff is continuing to take good care of me. Unfortunately I am still suffering from all day sickness, so keeping me fed is quite a challenge, to say the least. Family and friends are also helping out with a variety of things and for that we are grateful.

I'll be 25 weeks on Tuesday and the boys are looking good and moving around A LOT. My hope is that December is uneventful and flies right by. That's a weird thing to say since December is usually my favorite month of the year. 51 days until Inauguration Day, which will be a HUGE milestone for us.

Thank you for all of your positive thoughts and prayers. They are helping me "keep my eyes on the prize" that is at the end of all of this.

Love to all, Rebeca

Bed Arrest

Yay for November!! Here is a list of the "Top 10 Exciting Things" that happened this week while I was on bed "arrest":

10. The Lakers have started off strong!!

9. My spinal headache went away! After spending 4 days with this excruciatingly painful headache and being told by my OB's office that I probably had a sinus infection (not too happy with that nurse right now), it went away like Dr. Wong (the best anesthesiologist in the world) told me it would.

8. Teresa, my sister, brought me Rice Krispie treats on one of her many visits. Some of you know this already, but Jeff and I are still amazed by how efficient this woman is. She has our kitchen straightened up in the blink of an eye while getting lunch ready for the 3 of us. She has been a tremendous help so far!

7. Nancy and Jim sent us a box of movies that are all new for me. Some of the titles include Happy Feet, October Sky and West Side Story.

6. My mom cooking for us. My favorite meal she has made so far is her lasagna. Mmm...we ate that lasagna for 3 days!!

5. Jeff giving me a shot in my tush. More details on that below!

4. Going over to our neighbor's house for some home-made chili. It was my big outing of the week. The chili was very good, but I have to say the most exciting part of that outing was going through their son's bowl of Halloween candy. (Of course hanging out with them is always fun!)

3. A visit from my dear friend Allison. We listened to music, indulged in some valuable girl talk, and most importantly, she signed me on to Facebook. She is probably more excited about this than I am at this point, but I am glad to have one more way to spend my time.

2. We saw our boys on Friday at our Dr's appt. They were active as usual and are both almost a pound!

1. How can you not put the election at the top of the list? I know that not all of you voted the same way that we did here at our house, but what an incredible moment in history. I'm sure that most you can agree that our current president hasn't done that great of a job and I think we are all ready for a change. I find it very cool that when someone asks our boys who was president when they were born they will be able to say Barack Obama. (fingers crossed they come after Jan 20) After I voted, we went and got some french fries, which added to the excitement of the day.

We got some more unexpected news at our Dr's appt on Friday. I guess I have been having contractions without realizing what they were. I always imagined contractions to be painful and something obvious. So when the tech asked me if I had been having any contractions, I quickly said no. Then I described to her that sometimes my stomach gets really hard and uncomfortable. That's when I was given the news that I was experiencing contractions. I usually have 3 or 4 a day. So the Dr prescribed me progesterone shots that are supposed to calm my uterus down. Jeff gives me a shot in my glutes once a week. Hopefully they'll do the trick and I can keep resting comfortably on my couch and not in the hospital.

Here's a picture from our ultrasound. The babies were being very cute and "playing" together. This picture is mostly of Baby B, but if you look carefully you will see that Baby A is either reaching over for a hug or giving him a little smack. I'd like to guess they are attempting to hug each other! The membrane between them is thin like a sheet, so they can feel each other's arms/legs/ etc. How cool is that?

On a sidenote, my rebeca@fassett.com email has not been working well. My regular laptop has a virus of some sort, so I can only access some of my old messages. There were many emails that I have not been able to reply to! My ms1cbeca@hotmail.com has been more reliable, so if you want to send an email, use that address.

I hope you are all well!

Love, Rebeca