Because "I'm bad at taking pictures because Stacy is usually the one who normally does it" I unfortunately don't have any pictures of our previous accommodations to use as a comparison but I have included some pictures of our new room in the garden.
While the care was great in the critical pre-birthing unit, the room was a bit small. Our current suite has plenty of room for guests, it's own bathroom with a shower and on a selfish note a full pull out bed for me instead of the fold down cot size bed I had before. It also has a DVD player and nice TV as well as a stereo which will help us pass what will hopefully still be a great deal of time.
Stacy and baby continue to do as well as we can expect. She is now off of the IV support and taking nutrients and medication orally. She also no longer requires the continuous fetal monitor which is now only done twice a day.
Our greatest hope is that we can be here for as long as eight to 10 weeks before delivery but we know that it could still happen at any time since the labor hasn't technically been stopped and the risk of infection which would induce active labor is still quite high. Even so we're still very thankful that we've cleared the first 48 hours and take comfort in the fact that the baby's lungs are maturing with each passing moment since that time.
We've had some wonderful emails and comments from many of you and they are all greatly appreciated; as are the countless other thoughts and prayers.
If anyone has any questions about anything that they would like me to respond to or would like to inquire about coming to visit please post a comment here on our blog or email us at:
stacy.thomas97@yahoo.com
2 comments:
Dear Ones; It was so good to hear that things are still atable!! I presume that Stacy is confined to bed ... no walking around etc?!? Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you constantly!! Dave, Molly, Clayton & Sonia are enjoying Leavenworth today. Sasha is sleepint - worked night shift last nite and also will tonight. They all send their love and best wishes also!! Many hugs and lots of positive thoughts! Papa &Nana
Hi Nana and Papa, believe it or not Stacy is not confined to her bed anymore. She regularly gets up to use the restroom and to get weighed, shower, etc. Tomorrow they have a group session for the women at this station which they encouraged Stacy to attend. Also on Friday they have a craft class for the women to make collages. Both of those things are done in the center of the station where there are chairs and computers for the mothers to be to use. The unit is almost like a circle with 14 rooms surrounding that center. If I have a chance and can figure it out I can use our new camcorder which we bought ourselves for Christmas (in hindsight I'm glad we got it now instead of closer to the due date) to record more of the room, hospital and unit so people who can't get here can see what is going on. I tried to convince Stacy to go on camera and maybe even make a movie a la Sasha style to post to the blog but she wasn't into it. Thanks for the prayers.
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