Happy happy birthday, sweet Stacee!
In celebration of our baby mama's birthday, the girls behaved themselves very well today! OB appointment went well; they monitored her for a while and praise God she had no contractions! Sonogram showed both girls look very good developmentally with each weighing right at 3 pounds. Being typical girls, though, they want to do things their own way and are both hanging out head up. If they don't turn between now and time of delivery (whenever that may be), they will be delivered via c-section.
Stacee was sent home with an oral medication (procardia) to be taken as needed if she starts having contractions again; but the contractions do not stop within an hour, she is to go to the hospital. They were very happy to be told Dr. B has upgraded her to partial bed rest for the next couple of days. They will watch and see how her body reacts and if things go well; she will be allowed to continue on partial bed rest. I know this would be a huge blessing; allowing her to supervise the completion of the nursery, as well as all the other things that need to get accomplished before these little ones arrive.
She will see her high-risk pregnancy doctor tomorrow and will now start seeing her primary ob/gyn weekly.
Thank you for your continued prayer.
Christie
Monday, January 25, 2010
Stacee update
Received update from Ryan around 12:30 and they were going home soon. Stacee was having contractions 20 to 40 seconds in duration with a rate of 12 or so per hour. They gave her a shot of tributaline to help relax the uterine contractions. Babies heartrates continue to be awesome. She will see her regular ob today and high risk ob tomorrow.
Fetal fibronectin test was negative, which is good. (I believe this indicates if delivery is likely in the next couple of weeks).
Please continue to pray.
Christie
Fetal fibronectin test was negative, which is good. (I believe this indicates if delivery is likely in the next couple of weeks).
Please continue to pray.
Christie
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Stacee, Ryan and girls
Please be in prayer for our sweet Stacee. She is 30 weeks along in her pregnancy with our grandbabies (twin girls--Mila and Ella) and has started experiencing some preterm labor. She went to the hospital last Thursday, they monitored for a while (babies doing well), gave her a couple of doses of terbutaline to stop uterine contractions and put her on bedrest for the weekend with plans to see her ob on Monday.
This evening we were over to take dinner and celebrate Stacee's birthday (which is Monday). She was experiencing mild contractions all day despite being on bedrest, and around 9PM went back to the hospital (they are there still).
Obviously, she's upset and worried about so many things that still need to be done (especially finishing the painting and putting together of the nursery) before our sweet girls arrive. They have the majority of their furniture for the nursery, car seats, stroller and some clothing, however baby shower is not until next month therefore they have no mattress's, sheets, receiving blankets, or other basic necessary items, yet.
Please pray for Stacee's health and the health of the girls', as well as for comfort and peace for both Stacee and Ryan. Pray that they will rest in knowing God is in control, His timing is perfect and as His word promises He has knit these babies together in their mother's womb--they are fearfully and wonderfully made and all their days have been written in His book before even one them has come to pass.
We are blessed to have each of you as faithful prayer warriors and never take that for granted!
Love, Christie
This evening we were over to take dinner and celebrate Stacee's birthday (which is Monday). She was experiencing mild contractions all day despite being on bedrest, and around 9PM went back to the hospital (they are there still).
Obviously, she's upset and worried about so many things that still need to be done (especially finishing the painting and putting together of the nursery) before our sweet girls arrive. They have the majority of their furniture for the nursery, car seats, stroller and some clothing, however baby shower is not until next month therefore they have no mattress's, sheets, receiving blankets, or other basic necessary items, yet.
Please pray for Stacee's health and the health of the girls', as well as for comfort and peace for both Stacee and Ryan. Pray that they will rest in knowing God is in control, His timing is perfect and as His word promises He has knit these babies together in their mother's womb--they are fearfully and wonderfully made and all their days have been written in His book before even one them has come to pass.
We are blessed to have each of you as faithful prayer warriors and never take that for granted!
Love, Christie
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
update
It's been a couple of weeks since I last updated, but what can I say; it's hard to make time when I'm back at work, therefore I try to fit it in when I'm super tired and then I'm worried about exactly what I've written in my delirious state. ;)
Woo hoo! Good news...we made it 2 for 2 and are declaring the holiday hospital streak officially smashed! I'm even thinking of taking the packed bag out of the car.
We spent a very quiet New Year at home; very benefical to have extended time to rest and recuperate from our "eventful" fall.
The only excitement we've had lately is no school last Thursday due to weather; along with our discovery of a slab leak. It seems suddenly having heated tile floors is not a good thing, although they felt quite nice on the cold tootsies during last week's frigid days.
We spent Thursday with no water (read inability to brush teeth, shower or potty!) as well as the jaw rattling sound of an area of our kitchen floor being jack-hammered. I hate it when you overhear the boss say to his worker "I thought this was going to be a piece of cake". YIKES! Despite the challenge posed, the plumbers did an excellent job; they were efficient, kind, and great about cleaning up after themselves.
Unfortunately (fortunately?) there was no water leakage inside the house, however, if you don't have water leak within, insurance does not cover...bummer! So, three days of work and $1500 later; we once again have fully functioning plumbing. The only thing left to do is replace the few tiles they had to remove. I'm so thankful our new appliances have not been installed yet; I wouldn't want them dirtied by that fine dusting of silt from jack-hammering.
Ron's doing ok; discouraged to be having a spell of daily yakking, regardless of what he does or does not eat. His labs are staying within normal range further affirming Heparin must have been the culprit messing with his potassium level. All other vital stats are stable as well. He looks great but continues to have very limited energy and stamina. I'm sure most of us would feel this way if we were yakking daily, too.
Please pray as classes begin next week. He has wisely chosen to take only 2 classes this semester: he will retake the Anatomy & Physiology (which he had to drop last semester due to extensive amount missed last semester because of hospitalizations) and his next Math course.
We have a busy weekend ahead of us with a shower Saturday, honoring our newest addition to the family. Malorie Kate is a 9 month old sweetheart from China; daughter to our nephew and niece Jeremy and Julie, and little sister to the best big brothers, Jonah and Hudson. We are so excited to spend time getting to know Malorie Kate over the next 6 months as Jeremy and family are home on furlough (they work with Campus Crusade for Christ in Athens, Greece) until June.
On Sunday we'll be at my sister's after church rooting on the Cowboys.
Also, continue to pray for Ron; the daily yakking really gets to him and he's been in a bit of a funk the last several days. . . Ugh! Weight is stable; no change in energy level; still sleeping about 12 hours a night (almost always interrupted because of couging due to reflux). He does admit that some of the extended sleeping could be due to the fact it kills time; what's the use in getting up when you have a whole day stretched out in front of you but can't really do anything?
Thanks faithful ones!
Christie
"Peace isn't the absence of pressure. It's the presence of God and our attitude toward His provision in the midst of our stress."
"…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" Philippians 4:11b (NIV)
Woo hoo! Good news...we made it 2 for 2 and are declaring the holiday hospital streak officially smashed! I'm even thinking of taking the packed bag out of the car.
We spent a very quiet New Year at home; very benefical to have extended time to rest and recuperate from our "eventful" fall.
The only excitement we've had lately is no school last Thursday due to weather; along with our discovery of a slab leak. It seems suddenly having heated tile floors is not a good thing, although they felt quite nice on the cold tootsies during last week's frigid days.
We spent Thursday with no water (read inability to brush teeth, shower or potty!) as well as the jaw rattling sound of an area of our kitchen floor being jack-hammered. I hate it when you overhear the boss say to his worker "I thought this was going to be a piece of cake". YIKES! Despite the challenge posed, the plumbers did an excellent job; they were efficient, kind, and great about cleaning up after themselves.
Unfortunately (fortunately?) there was no water leakage inside the house, however, if you don't have water leak within, insurance does not cover...bummer! So, three days of work and $1500 later; we once again have fully functioning plumbing. The only thing left to do is replace the few tiles they had to remove. I'm so thankful our new appliances have not been installed yet; I wouldn't want them dirtied by that fine dusting of silt from jack-hammering.
Ron's doing ok; discouraged to be having a spell of daily yakking, regardless of what he does or does not eat. His labs are staying within normal range further affirming Heparin must have been the culprit messing with his potassium level. All other vital stats are stable as well. He looks great but continues to have very limited energy and stamina. I'm sure most of us would feel this way if we were yakking daily, too.
Please pray as classes begin next week. He has wisely chosen to take only 2 classes this semester: he will retake the Anatomy & Physiology (which he had to drop last semester due to extensive amount missed last semester because of hospitalizations) and his next Math course.
We have a busy weekend ahead of us with a shower Saturday, honoring our newest addition to the family. Malorie Kate is a 9 month old sweetheart from China; daughter to our nephew and niece Jeremy and Julie, and little sister to the best big brothers, Jonah and Hudson. We are so excited to spend time getting to know Malorie Kate over the next 6 months as Jeremy and family are home on furlough (they work with Campus Crusade for Christ in Athens, Greece) until June.
On Sunday we'll be at my sister's after church rooting on the Cowboys.
Also, continue to pray for Ron; the daily yakking really gets to him and he's been in a bit of a funk the last several days. . . Ugh! Weight is stable; no change in energy level; still sleeping about 12 hours a night (almost always interrupted because of couging due to reflux). He does admit that some of the extended sleeping could be due to the fact it kills time; what's the use in getting up when you have a whole day stretched out in front of you but can't really do anything?
Thanks faithful ones!
Christie
"Peace isn't the absence of pressure. It's the presence of God and our attitude toward His provision in the midst of our stress."
"…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" Philippians 4:11b (NIV)
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