Holiday Madness Part Two

December 24, 2013

Its Christmas Eve and yep you guessed it! We are still in the hospital!! Usually tradition consists of gathering with the family, eating dinner, opening one gift, and loading up in vehicles to go look at Christmas lights! <-- My favorite part!!! We also try to make it midnight mass as well but obviously this year being on bed rest I wouldn't be able to do anything.

Breakfast of Champs!

I was still confined to my bed until the 24 hour urine analysis was done. I never would have thought how stir crazy you can go when you seriously CANNOT get up out of the bed. Not even to use the bathroom, that was my biggest issue. I felt so nasty and I was so ready to get up and relieve myself without help! lol

Brushing my teeth with a cup of water.. 

Finally!! The urine analysis was done and I was "allowed" to take a quick shower. I suppose the pure excitement of being able to move on my own free will and take a hot warm shower was too much because after I got back out and got my freshly washed gown on my blood pressure had shot back up but shortly after getting back into bed and settling down it went back down into the range they had wanted it to be in. 

We were hoping they would allow me to go home on bed rest but they decided it would be best to stay another night for observation. They monitored Isabelle the entire time and ordered a ultrasound to be sure she was doing OK and not under any stress. Our baby girl was just fine and wanted to continue "baking in the oven" ... for now.

Because we had thought things were getting better and had gotten my blood pressure under control as long as I was in the bed relaxing they decided to move us to the postpartum wing and our amazing nurse,Veronica made sure she got a bed for Daniel! Poor guy had a rough night in the "chair" they had for him in the L&D room. You'd think most fathers would be staying with the mothers so they would have something a bit more comfortable for them to sleep in. 

Taking a nice stroll to our new room..

Daniel lugging our stuff to our new room

Once we made it to our new room with TWO beds we got settled in and watched some Christmas caroling from the local School Choirs, being the emotional wreck I was at the time when the little kindergartners came on singing Rudolph I cried like a little baby! I'm not trying to wish time away but I am so excited to see Isabelle do all those cute little shows and things they do through out their school years! 

After ordering a Pizza (Daniel was tired of hospital food) and watching some TV we decided to call it a night. Hoping we may be able to go home on Christmas Day!