Quite a Scare

As some of you have heard it has been a long week for us! It started on Tuesday with my Docs apt, where I told her I thought I had been having quite a few, what I thought were, Braxton Hicks. She sent me for an internal ultrasound where they found that my cervix was "short" (meaning thin for this early on). I am 29 weeks now. So she told me to "take it easy". Well, I started some antibiotics for an infection but the contractions kept coming and Thursday and Friday the pain from that and my back were pretty severe. So I called in once again Saturday morning and she told me to meet her at the ER. She checked me and assured me that she was sure I wouldn't be dilated already but they were gonna check just to be safe, the look on her face said it all. She was just as surprised as I was that I was dilating. They ran some tests to determine if they needed to transport me to Sioux Falls, and told me to consider the reality that the baby could be coming now, and is about 2 1/2 lbs, and to get ourselves prepared for that...which of course made me pretty much HYSTERICAL! Well, they didn't have to, they kept me for about 30 hours and gave me LOTS of drugs. Some for infection, some for pain, some to stop the contractions, and some steroids to prepare Makennas lungs should she come soon. Well, the medicine helped a lot and they decided since I hadn't dilated any further to let me come home to my own bed for now. Unfortunately pretty much on bed rest until further notice. I will be having weekly apts to check my cervix and contractions but we all have every hope she will make it at least 6 more weeks with a little TLC and some good drugs! I appreciate my friends and neighbors out here who have been so sweet and quick to help...it could be a long few weeks!