It’s been a long week. Thought I’d share another fun moment from Catalyst. Enjoy!
Yes, this guy really did jump off a platform 35’9″ from the ground into a kiddie pool with just under 12″ of water in it. He’s done this on shows like Jimmy Kimmel but this was a new Guinness world record.
Hi, it’s me, Lana, blogging from the hospital bed. Dave brought me a laptop so I am reconnected to the world! I was beginning to have withdrawal symptoms!
I had an ultrasound today and my cervix measured 3.2cm in thickness and based on the ultrasound it does not look dilated! If all goes well tomorrow, I will head home on strict bed rest with a Terbutaline pump (I think in my thigh) and a contraction monitoring system (an on-call nurse will monitor my contractions from home).
To be perfectly honest, my first thought was that the doctor must have made a mistake in measuring yesterday. But, then I realized that I was completely taking away the possibility that God might have just performed a miracle. It is sad how quickly I try to rationalize things. So, thank you God for all that you do for me, even when I am not quick to give you credit.
I am looking forward to being home and seeing Dave and my girls and my in-laws!
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Big thanks to Heather for the dinner last night. Dave brought me some of the tortellini and chocolate chip bread- delicious! Thank you to Joey for bringing me a berry smoothie! It was just exactly what I needed. Thanks to my mother-in-law who sat at the hospital with me today. And thanks to my lovely nurse today who had such a cheerful disposition. That means A LOT to a patient!
Lana is hanging out at the hospital. Hopefully she’s getting some sleep since she didn’t get enough last night. Carmen is doing better today after several days of fever and severe congestion. Her night nurses are wonderful and always seem to know the right “tricks” to help Carmen!!
Speaking of nurses, our case manager called this morning to let us know that Carmen was approved for four more hours per day of nursing coverage. We’re super excited and grateful! Thank you, thank you, thank you, God!!! And thank you, Tricia. The additional hours will be huge.
Thank you all for your prayers! We’re hanging in and hanging on and will persevere through these trying times! I sort of follow a pastor in Charlotte, NC named Steven Furtick. I haven’t read his blog in quite awhile but decided to click over to his site earlier today. This was his current blog post. I think he was writing to me 
. He might have been writing to you too.
Thank you all for your offers of support. Thank you, Monica, for sitting at the house last night so I could go visit Lana while Lauren slept at home. And a big THANK YOU to Sun, who drove over to the hospital yesterday afternoon to sit with Carmen in the parking lot while I went into the hospital to visit Lana. Children under 12 aren’t allowed — or are greatly discouraged from going — into the hospital because of rampant swine flu.Please forgive me if I’m forgetting anyone else. My memory isn’t as good as Lana’s!
Lana is back at the hospital. This time, she was admitted. We’re hoping that it’s just overnight but are expecting it to be longer.
In short, we went in for her follow-up doctor appointment early this afternoon. Apparently, a week of strict bed rest didn’t quite do the trick. Upon examination, the doctors found that Lana is 1 cm dilated. She’s in the hospital now. They are giving her additional medication to try to stop the contractions and are also giving her steroids that will increase Baby Hope’s lung capacity in the event of a delivery in the near-term.
I’ll head back to the hospital tonight, after the night nurse arrives to take care of Carmen and after Lauren is asleep (kids aren’t allowed at the hospital due to rampant swine flu). I’m going to add a Twitter feed on the right side of the web page to post short updates. Look at the “Twitter Feed” section.
Appreciate the prayers!
Leadership Lessons from Catalyst 2009: Malcolm Gladwell with “The Mistakes That Leaders Make”
Next up in the Leadership Lessons from Catalyst 2009 series: Shane Hipps with “The Medium is the Message”
