There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again. -Margaret Sangster

I am finally home from the hospital. Who knew six days could be so long? I had to be woken up 3-4 times a night for blood draws, medicine, and PICC line flushes. Many of my nurses were also my nurses when I was in the hospital after my water had broken with Evelyn. I was there two weeks trying to prevent labor as long as possible. Some nurses were great, some not so much unfortunately. The hardest part was not seeing my kids. Eli brought the phone to my mom while she was watching him so that he could call me.  Bottom line, everything about being hospitalized sucks.
My zofran pump is going to be run through my PICC line now along with IV hydration. Overall, I feel a lot better now that I am home. There is a lot to be said for being comfortable and how that reflects on your overall health.

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry -Robert Burns

I went into my perinatologist appointment with a written list of questions for my doctor and an idea of what I wanted to take place to make it from day to day. Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans.
Good news first:
I had an ultrasound of the baby. I already had an idea of the gender. The tech at my OB's office was 85% sure. The machines at the perinatologist's office are better quality so just for fun, I asked her to check the gender of the baby. This pregnancy has been so difficult, emotionally and physically that I try to find little glimmers of hope to become excited about. The baby was very active throughout the ultrasound which is always neat to observe.
And drumroll please....
IT'S A BOY!!
I are beyond excited to have 2 boys and one little princess to dress up.
The not so good news:
The perinatologist is not happy with my weight and considers me to be malnourished. He admitted me to the hospital and I will he here for 3 days. My veins are so damaged from having IVs blow that a PICC line had to be placed. The placement of the PICC line was a bit painful and now my arm is pretty sore after the lidocaine wore off. This line will make life a lot easier on a daily basis because a nurse won't have to be scheduled to come out to my apartment every day. It is really hard to wrangle two toddlers while getting an IV put in. I am now getting nutrients and a few medications through my PICC line.
This is definitely tough. I am having to choose between my children- the one that hasn't been born yet and the two that already need me. Watching them walk out of the hospital room to go home with GiGi made me cry. I miss them already but in three or so days when I get discharged, I should be able to be a better mommy.

The circus has come to town..

The Ringmaster
That would be me, Sarah, but mostly known as Mommy or Mama depending on which kid you ask. I keep the show moving. I keep the cast (human and animal) fed, clean, dressed and rested. Every now and then I get to take care of myself too.


The Clown

Eli keeps everyone on their toes with a smile on their faces.

The Mime

Evelyn is a professional mime. She is currently mute, by choice. Occasionally she says no, if the elaborate foot stomping didn't get the point across.

Coming Soon!
The newest member of our cast has a debut performance on July 24, 2012 but our cast is always so excited to join in on the fun that they always show up early!

And the animals..

Sophie

A West Highland White Terrier full of spunk, sass and attitude!

Zoe

A Pointer mix rescued from very sad circumstances. She now gets to have fun every day!


Louie

A Lutino Cockatiel with an excellent singing voice and a slight personality disorder. He thinks he is a security system.


Piper

A Pearl Cockatiel with quite the little attitude but enough love and affection to make up for it.