Thank God for Showers!
May 6, 2008
My bed rest is over and I’m so happy to be able to shower again. I’m sure Collin is even happier than I am! My bed rest started on Friday afternoon as soon as we got back from the doctor when they transferred 3 embryos. I tried to keep everything very low key, and mostly just slept, read and watched movies. My brother Josh, and his family came to visit me. There’s nothing like hugs and kisses from Josiah, Jocelyn and Jeremiah to cheer me up! They even brought pictures they colored for me at church.
My bed rest ended yesterday afternoon, and I have to be honest, I was a little bit nervous about getting up and walking around and taking showers again. I was afraid that something would happen, but our doctor and nurses have assured me that sneezing, laughing and coughing won’t jostle the embryo’s.
So now we wait. Collin and I are both overwhelmed with emotions. Excitement, joy, fear, anxiety. What if we get 9 kids out of this? What if we get none? Can we do this all over again? What color will the nursery be? Will TLC make a TV show called Collin and Kyla Plus 9? I know it doesn’t rhyme like Jon and Kate Plus 8 - but still. I find myself daydreaming about holding our little baby or babies, and imagining what a great dad Collin will be.
Speaking of how great Collin is. Have I ever said that I have the best husband in the whole world? Well, I do. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for Collin for keep bringing me my chapstick, or more Gatorade or to see why the DVD player’s not working again. He was the epitome of love and kindness. Not once did he complain. He held my hand when I was overwhelmed with emotion. Every few hours he would say, “Do you feel pregnant?” and every time it made me giggle. The first day I was on bed rest, Collin went out to buy a new DVD player since the one we were using was actually an XBox that only decided to work when it wanted to. He and his dad had been gone for quite some time and I was starting to wonder what was taking them so long. So, finally, I heard the garage door open and here comes Collin and Terry with two big hanging planters filled with beautiful, pink Petunias. He scored major points with that one! He scored even more points when he told me that the DVD player he got was a bargain $29.99!
I also have the best In-Law’s ever! Terry and Carolyn stayed with us from Friday night until this morning to help us. I will be forever grateful for their love and help. I didn’t have to worry about laundry or cooking and they even brought me peanut butter ice cream! Collin and I feel so blessed to have such great friends and family in our lives.
My doctor has told me to take it easy the rest of this week, so even though I’m officially off of bed rest, I’m still resting quite a bit and sleeping as much as I can.
We may not have much to share in this next week, but if anything comes up, of course we’ll let you know.
Hopeful Mommy-to-be
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that first shower had to feel SO good!
Take it easy! 