Preterm Begins

I have done a pretty bad job of keeping up with Cori's pregnancy... here is a recap from where I left off:

25 weeks, Mothers Day, I woke up not feeling great... we went to Sunday School, then I asked if we could just come home.  I laid in bed all afternoon, drank lots of water, but started getting intense contractions in my back... by 4pm, we were headed to the hospital to see what was going on.  They hooked me up to the monitors and watched... at one point I was contracting every 3 minutes and it was debilitating.  Brent took Luke to the QT for some slushies while we waited for test results:

A shot of terbuteline and an overnight stay later (Luke left me one of his books to read before they left for home), the next morning after a good ultrasound, I was released to go home, on bed rest.  My sweet friends came to my rescue with hot meals- BBQ, casseroles, PUPPY CHOW, yummy salads, lasagna to feed an army- until Mom could get here, prayers, encouragement... I just kept saying how humbled I was by their kind words and actions.  One friend put post it notes around her house to pray for Cori every time she saw one, and another told me "God already knows Cori's birthday"-- it was just what I needed to hear.

28 weeks, 4 days, had a great check up, glucose test, 17P shot, Memaw saw Cori for the first time, we had lunch and bought a few new maternity shirts.

28 weeks, 5 days, I woke up bleeding.  Memaw took Luke to school, Brent turned around from driving to work and we were checking into the hospital by 7:50am.  Dr. New checked everything out, I met with the high risk Dr., another shot of terbutelie, monitoring me, and all is still holding stable.  I did see a girl I had been praying for that I'd seen in passing at 25 weeks... her water had broken and I told her I would pray for her and her baby... When our eyes met, we both squealed and I told her God was answering my prayers for her.  He is so GOOD.

Luke drew me this picture since we left him in such a rush.  He asked Memaw to show it to me as soon as I got home.

Again, I feel humbled by my friends... sending prayers through text messages, bible verses that keep my focus on the Lords protection over Cori, friends "praying harder than they have ever prayed before", friends on their face in their closet... what have I done to be SO blessed!  Blessed by family who are putting their lives on hold to help me cook meals, do laundry, grocery shop, get Cori's room ready.  I am just so thankful to you all and hope I can return all of this to you in the future.

I will leave you with Cori's profile picture... Dr. Pierce said she has a pointy nose like her daddy.... isn't she so sweet!!!