She Has a Name!

And actually she has had a name for a little over a week now but since my internet hasn't been working at the hospital here for the last week I haven't been able to share it in the blog!

I am excited to be able to even share this with you. Chad was pretty set on not settling on the name or at the very least not sharing it with the world until she was born. I on the other hand REALLY needed to name her and name her NOW. I think with the admittance to hospital bed rest he finally realized how badly I needed to do this. So, with his permission I announce that our baby girl's name is......

NORA GRACE

Isn't it perfect? I do really love the name and love how it flows with our family names. And I love being able to tell each nurse that asks and those that don't even what her name is. It has also been fun to get little writings and drawings from Anna with her sister's name on it.

Speaking of little Nora. She is doing great. I still love our time together in the morning and evening when she is on the monitor and I can hear her little heart beating and every little (and mostly big) movements that she makes.

Just met with the doctor too and next Monday we will have another ultrasound to see how that cervix is looking. The drugs they have me on have been doing the trick for the contractions so it is possible the cervix could be looking better. If that is the case, a usual course of action would be to wean me off of the IV drugs to see if the contractions continue to stay away or come back. If they stay away an oral drug can be given to accomplish the same goal. And then possibly go home to continue bed rest there after 32 weeks. Or things could be looking the same or worse and I stay here. We continue to take it a day at a time and will see what Monday brings!

I have had a rough week but things are looking so much brighter now. With the internet being down I was really disappointed to not be able to web cam with Chad and Anna especially on days when they couldn't be here. And those times when I had company and then they would leave were really hard.

But after having a good honest conversation with a good friend about my emotional health and using my time here to grow with God and spending time in the Bible as well as a message from another good friend about reciting Psalm 118:24 every morning to start my day, I had a great uplifting morning in the word.

And then the internet started working again... And while that may be counter intuitive to spending more time with God, I think it actually is complementary to making my spirits brighter. I already feel more connected to the world, have some control over our family life, and can get back to the wonderful support I was getting from other bed rest moms whether it by on message boards, forums or blogs. I look forward to chatting with the family tonight after swimming lessons too!

I feel like I have turned a page.

And now for our continued gratitude... I just feel like we can't say this enough but so many people have been so fabulous in helping us get through this! Getting Anna off the bus, visits and meals, working on projects at the house including getting Nora's room ready!, and calls/tweets/facebook messages/emails. Every one of you have been so fantastic. THANK YOU! Wish there was more I could do or say!