Cole Huston Stuart has Arrived!!!!

Cole Huston Stuart arrived into the world December 29, 2008 at 7:34 p.m.
He weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 18 and a half inches long.
Cole was 16 days early but got to go straight to the well baby nursery.
We are so in love with him.

Cole

Going to the Hospital!

We are headed to the hospital to have Cole one way or the other! Dr. Conrad is going to try to turn Cole first. If that's successful then I'll be induced, if not then we're headed straight in for a c-section.
Please keep us in your prayers.
All the heavy work starts at 6 tonight!!!!
We'll post pictures as soon as possible of the little bundle of joy.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas today. We are spending ours at home a little different this year on bed rest, for good reason though. To make sure Baby Cole enters this world healthy.
I will say we have good family, friends and neighbors. People are stopping by and bringing food and good Christmas cheer. It's nice.
My Santa Claus (Kevin) brought me wonderful presents this morning.
So, everyone have a wonderful Christmas and remember Jesus is the reason for the season.

Diagnosis

Strict bed rest! We're back home. Cole is still in my tummy. I'm borderline pre-eclampsia. The cure for now stricter bed rest than before.
I hope you all have a Merry Christmas~we'll be spending ours here at home watching whatever they put on television.

Still Waiting

We should know something any minute....we are getting restless. Everyone is standing around the room with arms crossed pacing. Not me, I'm in the bed relaxing!
We're just waiting on a nurse or the doctor to come back with the test results. Then we'll know if we're going in for a c-section or an induction.
Stay tuned and keep praying.

Waiting

This morning I'm sitting in the hospital bed just waiting. I've been up since about 4:30 this morning checking email and websites.
We had a surprise visit from our doctor, Dr. Michael Conrad, this morning. He just stopped in to check up on Cole and me. Of course I'm still swollen and Cole is doing fine, he is still breeched.
We'll know this afternoon if we're going in for a Cesarean section today or the first of next week. It will all depend on a 24 hour urine analysis I've been doing.
Either way, Cole will be delivered the first of next week if not today.
This is all due now to high blood pressure~they believe pre-eclampsia is settling into my body now.
Guess what though? I've still got high spirits! We're going to have a Christmas miracle out of this experience I feel sure.
Please continue to pray.
I will try my best to update the blog this afternoon~ that is if I get a chance after we find out what we're going to do.
Merry Christmas!!

Update

We are in the hospital right now. My blood pressure is up this time and I'm swollen like a pig. We have to stay overnight for tests. There is a possibility Cole could be here tomorrow. If my blood pressure doesn't go down.
So, we go from one issue to another with this pregnancy~
It's o.k. we did an ultrasound this morning and they said Cole weighed 7 pounds, which means he could weigh around 6 pounds. He is breeched though. We're hoping for a miracle tonight, maybe he'll get active and turn around! He is a busy little one.
Please keep us in your prayers!
And everyone have a safe Merry Christmas.

Doctor's Visit/Contractions!

We visited the doctor Wednesday, a day I experienced contractions all day long!!! He said my cervix had softened a little more, but nothing significant. Still 70% thinned and a centimeter dilated. The reason I've been on bed rest since November 18th.
Thursday, I didn't have any contractions until late into the night and they were very mild. Nothing like Wednesday.
Now today, I'm having contractions again. I woke up this morning having small contractions. These are just random ones. They haven't formed a pattern yet and aren't as painful as Wednesdays.
The good thing we are now in the 36th week of the pregnancy. Something tells me we are getting close to meeting Cole Huston Stuart. I can feel the rubber band tighten around my waist as I type, so I'm done with this entry. Have a great weekend.

CBS Sunday Night Movie

I watched the CBS Sunday night, Hallmark Movie yesterday...Front of the Class.... I loved it! I cried the whole time I watched it.
If you get a chance I highly recommend watching it. It's a true story about a man who has Tourette's Syndrome whose dream is to be a teacher. I'm not going to give the whole story line away.
Wow....great movie. It really passed the bed rest time yesterday.

Excited About Visiting the Doctor

O.K. my appointment with the doctor isn't until Wednesday, but I'm already excited about going. I know most people don't get excited about going to the doctor, but when it's your only time to leave the house it's pretty darn exhilarating.
I've been on bed rest now since November 18th. My only trips out of the house are to visit with my Ob-Gyn. I get pretty excited about leaving the house to see the doctor. One, because we get to see how Baby Cole Huston Stuart is doing and two, just to see the outdoors. That's pretty sad I know.
You take for granted everyday just how enjoyable it is to drive and get out and see everything around you. I'm not even driving anymore. I'll have to learn how to drive again when this is over...hahaha. Just kidding. You never forget how to drive.
Well, I just wanted to write about how excited I am about going to the doctor this week...wow, I'm pretty boring...
Maybe tomorrow I'll write about all the trashy television I'm watching....today I'm going to try to watch the CBS movie I DVRed last night...I don't believe that was trashy. I can't wait to watch it.
I hope everyone is having a great Monday and wonderful holiday season.
Merry Christmas.

Good Doctor's Report

We visited the doctor Tuesday. The doc says the bed rest is still working and nothing has changed.
So in other words-I'm doing very good laying around the house watching television all day and night. I don't know why they don't call it bed arrest. You can't do anything but stay at the house and stay in the bed or on the couch. But it's the best thing for the health of our unborn son right now.
I have more good news to report!!! Today wraps up the 34th week!!! Tomorrow we will enter the 35th week. So we have at least kept Cole Huston Stuart in there for a little longer even through the contractions.
I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do about Christmas presents this year? I'm hoping the doctor will give me permission to shop in a wheelchair at least one day maybe the day before Christmas??? For gift cards??? That would work right?? Nothing extravagant.

Update on Bed Rest

Cole and I are still resting easy on bed rest. We had a rough day Friday/Saturday with several contractions throughout the night, then several more Saturday morning. Then the contractions finally stopped.
Of course since I'm on bed rest I got to watch the Iron Bowl on t.v.
Since I'm a Bama fan it was a stress free game for me. So no more contractions throughout the day.
We do have a doctor's appointment tomorrow (Tuesday). Hopefully, we can come back with a positive update that the bed rest is working.
Wednesday will complete the 34th week. So at least we are moving along in the pregnancy and Cole is having time to grow and develop.
Please continue to pray for Cole, Kevin and I as we go through this trying time in our lives.