February 17th, 2011 - 28 Weeks, 2 Days

Today has been relatively uneventful, which is not a bad thing in our situation. Amaraa has been bleeding a little more than usual, but so far it hasn't been enough to cause concern. We had a visit the other day from a lady who is part of a group called "Parent to Parent." It is a group of mothers who were on bed rest in the hospital with their pregnancies. She gave Amaraa a bag of things to keep her entertained. It included some scrapbook pages, construction paper, and scissors for scrapbooking, notepads and pens, a puzzle, a word-search book, a sudoku book, colored pencils, and the book "Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul". The group brings pizza in for the patients and their families on Tuesdays and they have a scrapbooking night every Thursday for patients with wheelchair privileges (unfortunately, Amaraa is only allowed up to the bathroom and for a quick shower, so she can't go). Anyway, it is a really cool group who obviously understands what it's like to be stuck in the hospital for an extended period of time.
The nurses here have been great. Amaraa has seen most of them multiple times, so she has developed friendships with a lot of them. The doctors have been great too.
Amaraa misses the kids a lot. I bring them to the hospital as much as possible, but since we live so far away from the hospital, it's only possible for me to bring them twice a week or so. It's not a very exciting place to be, but the kids really love hanging out with their mom when I bring them. I don't know what we would do without Amaraa's mom staying with us. She has really helped out with the kids -- cooking and cleaning and babysitting. I probably would have had to drop out of school this semester if it weren't for her. My parents help out on the weekends when I travel to Price to work also. That gives Amaraa's mom a rest and is a lot of fun for the kids. They love going to Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Well, one more day behind us. We appreciate the outpouring of support and love from our friends and family. We love you all. Thank you!