To Oren... with love II

I remember one of the nurses here once told me, women are much stronger, they care be pregnant, they can go through all the pain during pregnancy, and even stronger pain during child birth. Because of this, I need to stay strong, and at the end it is all worthed. This thought came back to my mind when I had to receive another dose of steriod shot. This has to be the MOST PAINFUL shot I have ever received. First, it is the biggest needles I have ever since. Second, it goes on your hip, not just your arm. Third, there's no numbing medicine. Forth, it is a two parts series. I have another one at the same time tomorrow, on the other side of the hip. While this is known as the nastiest shot of all, this helps to mature baby's lung. The best gift I can give to Oren as a Mom. Every day, I have been starring at my arm constantly. Looking all the bruses, and holes that I got on all over my arm. (I am just a girl after all, and I love to have a clean arm, now both my arms are like old pin cushin.) But I constantly remind myself, I have to be strong for this, because I don't want to see Oren come out at this stage yet. Even if I can just keep him another week, I feel like the luckiest girl in the universe. Looking at my arm, feeling the pain that each needles drill through my skin, or all the heavy medicine I have to put up with, for 24 straight days and at random time that I cannot conrol, all I can do is to remind myself, I love Oren, and I need to keep him in. Even it's just one week, it is a week gain for all Paris, me and Oren. And truthfully, this is all the love a parents can provide to prepare the birth of him. Tomorrow is our 32 weeks mark, it's the 25th day I have been a bed rest princess at the hospital. I have been here since 28 weeks and I keep Oren in for almost a month longer. And a lot of people here told me I have done the best I could. Tomorrow, is when they start taking off all the heavy medicine, and it is important to see how I respond (I should say how my uterus) respond to the "lighter medicine" they give me. Like I said in my last blog post, this coming week is more like "all or nothing." I started asking myself, "Can I once again push through another limit and go against all odds?" Hang in there, Oren. Let's stay strong together, for just another week.