Day 9 of my captivity

Having Ben here made my day extra special. :) He spent the night and worked remote from my hospital room today. It worked out well because I was also working but we could both be together. I love it when he visits!!

Today was another uneventful day for the pregnancy, which is a good thing. My NST (non stress test) took FOREVER this morning because baby C was not cooperating. He was mad about the monitor pushing on him so he kept rolling around and they kept losing his heartbeat. Now, in a perfect world the NST should only take 20 minutes and they measure the babies' hearts the entire time. Mine took well over an hour because of baby C. I was in a lot of pain. I can't move during the procedure or they will lose the heartbeats so being on my back that long is hard. It feels like my ribs are breaking and my back is getting crushed. Not fun. I was thrilled when they came in to take the machine off me... instant relief. As for the results, they were fine. Baby C was just a little difficult today. I had some contractions but nothing out of the ordinary so there's nothing to worry about.

Dr. H came in and we did our best to get a "release" for the Harry Potter movie. She thought we were pretty funny to ask and said she would give me one but the hospital no longer allows it. I guess insurance companies were getting mad about it and denying claims. That obviously would be a problem if our insurance refused to pay for my hospital stay so we didn't go. Bummer. We were so looking forward to going to the movie this week. I guess we'll just have to go after the babies are born. :)

Ben talked me into getting a belly cast here at the hospital. The volunteer services department comes to your room and they cover your belly with plaster that hardens into a cast of your belly. It was a little painful to take off since they didn't use quite enough lubricant underneath the cast but after a few quiet tears, I got it removed. It's now drying on a table in my room. In two days the volunteer department will come back with paint so Ben and I can paint the cast this weekend when we need something to do. While I have no clue where or what to do with the finished project, I'm glad Ben talked me into doing it. It will be a nice thing to look at down the road. A reminder of God's many blessings in our lives - 3 precious babies and a successful triplet pregnancy.

The MSC unit that I'm staying on just hired a massage therapist. She's supposed to start on Monday. She came in this afternoon to meet the staff and my doctor (Dr. H) grabbed her and asked her to give me a back massage tonight before she left. She came in about 6:30 and gave me a hip and back massage in my room. It was a nice treat. I guess I will be getting another one on Monday too. :)

Tomorrow is another big milestone for us - 34 weeks!! Only 2 more weeks to go. Please continue to pray for the babies, Ben's travel back and forth to the hospital, and for my pregnancy and comfort. I am getting extremely uncomfortable now and each day gets that much harder. Two weeks to many people sounds like a piece of cake but to me it's two more weeks of increasing discomfort and pain. I know it's worth it but I need your prayers!! Ben too! We're on our way to take home babies!! Praise God!