To my husband and children I write that I may share the beauty I see in our daily lives. May our short time together be filled and shared amongst each other with the love we can only receive from our Lord above. You are dear to me, my purpose and richest part of my life. I love you.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
In Need of Prayer
I just got back from Labor and Delivery (L&D). I have had contractions since yesterday. They didn't seem to be doing anything but annoying me after such time. I went in to L&D just to be safe and the contractions were so mild most of them were not showing up on the monitor. They did an exam before releasing me to see if there had been any progress and found me to be at 2 cm and 50% effaced already! This is not a normal thing for me so I started crying. They gave me a shot to stop the contractions and monitored me and baby for another hour, then sent me home. I know it's very typical for many women to walk around 2 cm dilated until they reach full term. I hope this to be one of those cases. I'm really nervous right now as our little Matthew needs another good 4-5 weeks before I feel somewhat good about his arrival. He's in excellent health right now and I pray that he will stay that way.