28 Weeks and Counting!

First of all, I want to thank everyone for all of the phone calls, visits, food, magazines, thoughts and prayers. Matt and I are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives and we truly appreciate everything. Little Benton is doing wonderfully - he doesn't seem to affected at all by what has been going on. The sonographer did another ultrasound this morning, and he is weighing in at 2 lbs 10 oz! She told Mom and me that normally babies weigh that much at 30-31 weeks - and we are only at 28! Our little boy also moves around ALL THE TIME. :) He has gotten big enough that I can actually feel his little heels as they move along the top of my belly (sounds uncomfortable but is really cool!)

Well here's the play by play of the last week:
Since my bleeding has been so unpredictable, and they always seem to occur at night, Mom and Matt have been alternating nights staying with me. I'm so thankful for this; not only do I have company in the evenings, but I also have someone here with me in case something happens. I did have a 3rd bleed last Friday morning at 1:45 a.m. Strangely enough, the 2nd bleed had happened exactly a week prior - same day and time. The doctors have decided what is happening is a subchorionic bleed. Basically, there is a hematoma (bruise) that has developed between the main placenta and the uterine wall. When it fills with enough blood, it begins to bleed. The problem is that if the hematoma fills and does not bleed, it will eventually cause the placenta to abrupt. The doctor explained that I will know if it's the "big bleed" (the one that will result in an emergency c-section) because a major abruption will put me in excruciating pain. Luckily, I have not had any pain before/during these bleeds - just back pain/contractions afterward. This 3rd bleed did reaffirm the fact that I need to be in the hospital, since the nurses and doctors were able to immediately tend to me and check everything out.
Other than this episode, last week went really well. The beginning of the week was pretty busy - ultrasounds, exams, doctors' visits, etc, but I quickly settled in. I'm not able to leave my room often, but Mom and I have been on a few walks around the L&D floor - and by walks I mean, a slow crawl down the hall a few steps and then back to the room. :) We also went on a wheelchair ride around the hospital. She took me to see where the Children's Hospital, McDonald's, the cafeteria, and gift shop are. It was exciting to get out of the room for a little bit! I am catching up on all the sitcoms I never had time to watch, and I've gotten lots of sleep. :) We had lots of visitors, which was wonderful and definitely made the days go by faster. Last night, we had a mini Super Bowl party in my room. The Brinkleys and the Prossers brought all kinds of fabulous food - chicken wings, pizza, jalapeno poppers, corn dip, brownies...it was delicious! I ate a ton - it was a definite break from hospital food! Like I said before, we are so lucky to have such great friends!!