Pregnancy Update #2

I suppose I better get use to watching lots of movies, reading books, and working crossword puzzles because this pregnant mama is now officially on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy. (can you sense the excitement?) I literally spent ALL DAY at the doctor yesterday and it was miserable. I failed my one hour glucose test so I had to spend all morning repeating it, this time for a three hour test. I thought I would die, but finally made it through, and was released to go eat lunch. Thank goodness because I was starving! After lunch, I met up with Jaime and headed straight back to the doctor for an actual visit. They hooked me up to the fetal monitors along with checking my cervical length. To make a long story short, I am having enough contractions that they are beginning to shorten my cervix to only about 1 cm. With that being said, I take medication every 4 hours to lessen my contractions and have been put on permanent bed rest to hold off labor as long as possible. I'll be 30 weeks on Saturday and my doctor would like to see me get to atleast the 36 week mark. Every day that Brooklyn can stay put and develop more is a good day. I get up to go to the restroom, take a quick shower, and that's it. I rely on other people to do things for me, which is awkward, but I am so grateful that people are willing to help. This poses a whole new set of stresses and concerns, but I try to remain relaxed and simply focus on the baby. God has been so good to us up to this point and I trust that He will take care of everything!