Thursday, March 10, 2011

Prayers Please

So Tuesday night we had dinner with Jessica & William.  Jessica is 32 weeks pregnant and with her first pregnancy she delivered at 34 weeks.  During dinner she told us she'd been having contractions, a lot of them, but acted like it wasn't that big of a deal.  We joked we'd get her to the hospital.  Her contractions continued into the night so she went to the doctor Wednesday morning.  They are able to run some test to tell if you will be in labor within the next two weeks and she was positive.  They gave her medicine to stop/slow down her contractions and the plan was for her to stay in the hospital until this evening.  That all changed when her water broke this morning just after 6.  She's had a steroid shot to help Skylar's lungs develop and was transferred via ambulance to a hospital in Fort Worth.  Savannah & I were at the hospital the majority of the day and were in the room when the doctor said the plan.  The medicine to slow/stop her contractions is not fully working.  They did a sonogram and saw her fluid was gone.  Jessica is pretty freaked out because her stomach is so little.  I think Skylar is about 3.5 - 4 lbs.  They are doing what they can to rebuild the fluid supply and keep the baby in as long as possible and would love to keep her in until they can at least get her another steroid shot.  That's all we know for now, but we would sure appreciate any and all prayers for a safe delivery (whenever it is) and a healthy baby girl!

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