current food craving

@ Paris Chavez wanted me to blog about hospital food. Let's just say Ihave been spoiled to have an amazing husband who can cook well. Being a big foodie, it is not easy to have the same food over and over again. Especially when you are 7.5 month pregnant like myself, you want good food. So far hospital food has not been terrible but this bed rest experience makes me cherish a simple home cook meal. I don't think I will desperately wanting to eat out so much once I leave this hospital. Though I must say this hospital has decent salmon and cookies! Current craving: 1. Yogurtland 2. Apple crunch bread from great harvest company 3. Coffee 4. Good brown rice 5. Beef stagonoff 6. Spaghetti and meatball Now it is your turn. What's your current food craving?

big milestone

It has been the 12th day I am at the hospital. And I made to 30 weeks. My baby lives in my tummy for another week. How amazing! Let me share about 12 random facts about this best rest stay 1. The bed I bed rest on is far from the one at home. This has been giving me all sorts of bone and muscle problem. 2. Not being able to sit up and eat regularly is yet another horrible thing. It makes me spill food over me constantly. Very embarrassing! This has to be erased from my memory sooner or later! 3. Strangely enough hospital gown became my favorite attire. They are big and roomy. Perfect for the pregnant me. 4. They switch my IV once every three days. It hurts when they have to poke new holes in my vein. Ouchie! 5. When I was on a lot of magnesium they have to draw my blood once every 6 hour to make sure I don't have too much in my body. I once had a dude woke me up at 3am telling me good morning. I so thought I was in a dream. Thank goodness those days were behind me. 6. This is a scary one when you are at pre term labor. I think it is the scariest one. There are 2 shots the give you that helps to mature babies lung. What I call the "butt shot". They literally shot it right on your butt. It takes 48 hours to have effect. And hay the baby is still in my tummy. 7. The night time bellevue view is very nice. Especially when you are on the 6th floor. 8. I get so hot since I am on so much drug and I love to have air condition 24-7. One major perk. 9. Hospital food- not so good! I miss home food so very much! 10. I became very skillful using one hand to do things. 11. The tub in my room is superb! Makes me enjoy taking bath more. 12. Last one-there's this hat in the toilet that I have to measure my pee each time. Boy, I do pee a lot. Dear friends and families, are there some random fact you would like to share?

my new bffs

To answer @ Noel Chavez questions, let's me introduce you to my new bff, the IV machine. Basically, it is a walker type of thing that allows bags of liquid and medicine drip in my body. I have to carry this with me at all times. Yep including shower! This new bff has lots of branches. Among all the most evil one is Magnesium. Maggie for short. She is an evil queen who has been haunting at me day in and day out. She releases her evil spirit as the doctor orders. Sometimes it can be more and sometimes it can be less. She has been making me miserable. Think about you are at a pregnancy hangover. I know you are not supposed to drink. But this is the best way to describe. There's a point the nurse had to give me oxygen to breath. Cause Maggie made me feel so bad. But she loves baby. She is good to keep the baby calm in mommy's tummy. But hey shouldn't she love mommy too? No mommy no baby,right? There is another new thing whom I just met. His name is Turb. It is a short form for something. All those medical name... he is powerful in his mean way because he comes in shots form. When he goes in my system my heart beat as fast as my baby. For those of you who doesn't know, baby has a heart that's 110+ a minute. Then my hands will get shaky and I will not be able to talk right. Last night I was trying to say something and I ended up repeat the same words three times. But again, he too loves baby. He rocks my baby right to sleep. He hates mommy too. In fact he will leave a big stink on me to remind me how much he hates me! When things that you think they come naturally start slowly disappearing,then you start to learn you cannot take things for granted. I do not remember when I have to learn how to breath and talk. Let me ask you here, can you think of anything that you always take it for granted?

a set back

This is going to be a not so positive post. I slowly lost all my positive energy aftser "Dr. Scary"'s ultrasound report. But first off, let me say thanks to everyone who have been showing lots of support to Paris and myself. It is comforting to know we have you guys in our back rooting for us. Thank you. And one simple thank you is not enough for me to shhow how thankful I am even with this negative situation. I will be all over soon. Things got crazy around dinner time. Especially today it was out of control. I was contracting like crazy and I felt most of them. (Normally it is okay if I don't feel them) but I felt quite a number. So the nurse had to give me this stinky shot. This shot literally stink my skin and the bad part of this is, it raises your heartbeat so much. There was a point today I couldn't talk because I was shaking so much. (For my coffee lover, think about when you have the 10th cup). But sadly, it didn't improve the situation, so they had to increase the drug that constantly drip in my body. According to the nurse,the situation got better and I have less contraction. But I can tell you I am getting weaker and weaker by minute. Really? I thought hospital is supposed to help me feel better. I guess this is only restrict to babies here when you are in the labor unit. Let me ask you here, what's the best method to cope with set backs?

ultrasound

As promised, here's an update: so the hospital works closely with another place that specialize on babies. Every week there will be some doctor from that office come by and do ultrasound and check on me. Seriously, I have never been surround by that many medical staffs! This week the verdict from the doctor is: you are still stuck in jail. You might as well start loving orange since you will still be in your jail suit for a while. (Note: I am actually in hospital gown and it is not orange). And oh I still cannot collect my $200. Keep rolling double there! The truth is we are making progress. Contractions have gone way down. And my cervix didn't open as much as last week. However, anything I mean ANYTHING can trigger this to open up more again. I am still at huge risk. Seriously the doctor from today has no hope. But at least we are making progress there! Next week it is just going o get better. The most imporant of all: I am still hopeful!

hopeful

It is a brand new week at the hospital. Hope you guys had a great holiday yesterday. I woke up slightly before 6 am. The idea of hope came to my mind. Here's a list: 1. Today is my 10th day here and I am still pregnant. So there's hope there, especially no one would believe I would made it thus far after seeing what happen last week when I first got admitted. 2. Yesterday someone came in at 25 weeks with her water bag being broken. (I know I have eyes and ears outside my 4 walls). I am way pass 25 weeks and my water has not break yet! 3. They lowered my drug. (Okay there's so many drugs I learned in the cross of 10 days that I have been here). But this particular one is the hitch of hell. Magnesium! I will tell you guys later. They lowered this yesterday and there's less contractions there. Makes me hopeful! 4. Ultrasound later today and I will get to see my lovely baby being happily in my tummy. I will keep you guys updated about this ultrasound later. Here is my list. What makes you feel hopeful especially things might be gloomy at first?

thankful

A quick update here. For the ones who know me I love shower. Actually I am not sure if anyone know. But when you are on hospital bed rest, being able to shower is not an everyday thing Especially when you are on heavy medication like me. And today I was even able to wash my hair. I am like obsessed with hair you know. When your everyday life gottaken away, you will cherish them more. What are you thankful for at the moment?

peaceful holiday

Let's do a brief summary here.  I will catch up some important high lights later. 

Last Sunday my tummy felt really sick.  So I thought I ate something bad.  Hours later  it didn't go away then the next thing I know is.  "Go directly to the hospital, do not pass GO and there won't be $200 there waiting for you!"  The followimg day I learned that I have bad contractions and my baby wants to come out early,  It freaked the doctor more is that I started dialating which it shuldn't be happening at this stage of the pregnancy yet.  Then the verdict is I am on bed rest for the rest of this pregnancy. Along with this is they gave me a lovely new BFF (The IV machine) along with their BFFs (lots and lots of medications).  These BFFs has been driving me crazy physically and mentally.  But doctors and nurses love them and think they are the best for me and this baby. 

It has been the 9th day here.  People who know me already knew I am not a fan of the medical staffs.  Can you imagine on top of this I have to be strapped down on a super not comfortable hospital bed?  We are talking about one to two months here.  But after so many days we are making some progress here.  At least I am still pregnant.  Let's keep it this way for a little longer.   Shall we? 

Happy memorial day to you all.  I am such a festive gal,  Can someone bring me some BBQ?