The ever changing week

What was the last line in my last post earlier today? Something along the lines of a quiet Friday at home?

Well......., no............... Got a call from my OB office around 10:30 am. The doctors there feel that I should go ahead and get the lung steroid shots (which strengthen the baby's lungs) for the baby right away in case I go into pre-term labor or develop pre-ecclampsia in the next few weeks. So, for this to happen I had to call and ask Dave to come home early for the kids, go down to Shady Grove Hospital, be admitted, and go to labor and delivery for 20 minutes of monitoring the baby's heartbeat and then a BETA steroid shot. And I get to go back tomorrow for the same thing! Cheeeezz.... I was a bit nervous this morning after this news wondering why the tone had changed with my care, but I should be happy the doctors are keeping a close watch on me and the baby. This shot is supposed to be a miracle for those who have had a baby born too early. After the shots, I believe there needs to be a day or so for the shot to take it's full effect.

Good news though, the baby looked great on the heartrate monitor and it was nice to actually hear that "thump-thump" which I don't get to hear being everything with me and the baby has been followed through ultrasound scans. I also got to scout out the labor and delivery floor which is all different from when Andrew was born in 1999.

More urine test results came back today. I do not have a urinary tract infection (which I was pretty sure I didn't). I have an appt. with a nephrologist next Saturday just to get an opinion from a kidney specialist.