Home Sweet Home

Hey guys! This is Monica; I finally have the ability to blog a little. As most of you know, we were able to come home on Friday afternoon. Yay! It was such a huge shock. We had taken two tests that morning to determine whether or not we could come home. One had come out perfectly, the second not so much. We thought for sure we were stuck there at least another week or two. But, about 3:00 the nurse came in and said I was being discharged! I'm still on pretty strict bedrest and I have to us an at-home monitor once a day to measure my contractions, but the fact that we've gotten this far is such a miracle.

It's amazing what God has done. The doctors and nurses really thought I was going to deliver the night I went into the hospital. Now, 4 weeks later, they're talking about reaching 32 and even 34 weeks and beyond. What's really great is that my stress level is now significantly reduced. I feel a lot like I did the week before our wedding. In that case, I still had errands to run and small things to do, but all of the stress of planning a wedding was over. I figured if it wasn't done at that point it wouldn't get done. Now, I've worked hard for 5 months to keep these babies in. I still want every day we can get, and I'm going to keep doing all the things I need to keep them safe. But, the stress of whether or not they'll be okay is gone, and I can focus instead on being excited about their arrival.

Thanks so much to all of you who prayed for us and provided for us while we were in the hospital. It is truly thanks to your prayers that we made it this far.