Sunday, August 23, 2015

9 days until we meet you - Sunday August 23rd

Dear Baby Ethan,

I got a good night of sleep.  Things were quiet, and I am thankful we had another night with no issues.  We have not had any bleeding since Tuesday morning August 18th.  I am a bit depressed today.  It is very quiet here.  Your dad and Rose are with the family in Lincoln for baby Anna Beth's baptism.  I'm so sad to miss it.  But, it would not be safe for me to make that drive and be far away from a hospital if a bleed started in the middle of the drive.  We are also concerned that insurance could reject payment for my stay if I left.

Here are some pictures!


I did some online shopping today! I've been pretty good about staying away from that, but I am starting to see the end of the tunnel on being pregnant and getting to a normal life with you.  I am certainly thankful for every day that you get to grow inside me.  But, it has been a long road.

Your sister Rose is also staying in Lincoln for a few days.  Your daddy is feeling sick, so it is good he is getting a rest.  Rose should be back in Omaha on Tuesday night.  So, just a couple of days until I get to see her.

I got to have dinner with your daddy.  We went outside for a bit.  It was nice to get to chat with him for a bit.  We were figuring out our plan for the last weekend before you are here! I'm hoping he will be able to put in the outlet we need next to the treadmill.  I hope to get back to it once

So far we have spent 39 days in the hospital.  I'm so excited that we are on the home stretch, just 9 days until we meet you! I am praying you stay in me that long, so you can be healthy and strong.   Dear Lord, please help Ethan's lungs, digestive tract, GI tract, bowels, eyes, ears, and all systems to be in great working order.  Please help him to not have asthma and help pumping and breast feeding to go well.  Saint Blaise, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Antony please pray for my baby Ethan that he would stay inside until September 1st.

Thank you Lord that we have made it this far, we made it to 34 weeks!  Please be with my baby Ethan and help him to be strong and healthy.  Please help him to be able to go home with us on Friday September 4th.  I know he will have to be in the NICU for at least two days for monitoring.  Please help all of us to get able to go to church together on September 6th.

Upcoming Events.

We will likely get to see how your growth is this week.  They will consider doing a scan of you next week, perhaps on Monday the 24th, to be sure your growth is going well.

Your birthday will likely be September 1st!  Just 9 days!

Love you,

Mommy

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