Today is my Four Week Bed Rest Anniversary.  Yes, I have been laying down for a month now (two weeks at home, two weeks in the hospital)!  Tomorrow Olivia will be at 27 weeks gestation.  So, we are slowly, but surely getting there.  Praise God that everything looks quite stable at this point.  Olivia is a happy little camper and the magnesium level I am at right now seems to be keeping the contractions at bay.  I still get 1-4 a day, but nothing they are worried about.

In all honestly, I feel like my "cup overfloweth" right now.  We have had such wonderful people in our lives helping us out with everything from childcare, errands, cleaning and meals.  I have had emails, cards and visitors come to help combat my boredom.  I had a wonderful massage on Tuesday and then my mom pampered me last night by giving me a pedicure.  I would have never thought in a million years that I would feel so absolutely spoiled right now!  Thank you everyone for your continued loving care.

It has also been a huge blessing that I have been able to handle the magnesium sulfate as well as I have.  I have heard from several nurses that many women are so sick while on it that they can hardly move.  I have so much to be thankful for!  Oh, and they were able to help my IV pain.  They increased the IV fluids so that the magnesium wouldn't be as concentrated going into my vein and that has helped so much.  As it turns out, magnesium is not so nice on your veins

It was so difficult at first to ask for help, and God has humbled me in many ways.  But He continues to find new ways to humble me.  I am almost a little embarrassed by how much everyone has cared and loved on us.  We are not special, nor is our drama any bigger than what other people all around us are dealing with, but God has surrounded us with His loving family.  It is overwhelming sometime to even think about it.  I pray that God will allow me to love and serve all of you someday.