Doctor Appointment Update.....I saw the doctor yesterday and everything seems the same. The only difference is he said I was a finger-tip dilated, but he did not seem impressed with that. He just said that I need to do what I am doing, which is stay off my feet.

It seems like forever, but I know it is only about 8 more weeks until my stiches come out and I am off bedrest. Full term is the goal here, no NICU.....so I must do the best I can to do what I am supposed to do. Of course there are not guarantees, but I need to do everything I can to keep him in there.

Most women get tired of pregnancy around 7 or 8 months, but it is so much more intense when you are on bedrest. What I do is look at Bryan and Patrick because they are little, or any of the children really and I say....."the baby you are pregnant with now, could have been them....."

If the baby was to be born from now forward he has an excellent change of a normal life now, however, he would be in NICU for about 2 months. I just don't want that so I must remain strong.

Well, I will now post my birth story and day late for Michael. I hope you enjoy that story. Next Doctor's appointment is February 8. I will be almost 30 weeks....