Waiting at Winnie

Well, we're still here and loving every minute of it!

After the rough night we had a few days ago, things have seemed to level out. Over the past 4 days our life has created new routines which include checking and monitoring Anna's heartbeat -- she loves to play hide-n-seek with the monitor and the nurses. Seeing as she is so small, it is hard to keep her on the monitor because she has so much room to swim around. I have been drinking enough water to raise the Titanic, but apparently Anna seems to like it since her amniotic fluid level has improved a little since Tuesday. With all that water, I cannot understand why the nurses would be so surprised/annoyed with all my bathroom breaks from the monitor!

Nick and my Mom have been arm-wrestling over who is going to sleep on the cot in our room; Nick won last night. My Mom went home and got a well-deserved and much needed night's sleep. Nick has been working from the hospital room and takes his much needed field trips to go home and do exciting things like feed Orange and Sheba and do laundry.

We are pretty much staying on a mental day-by-day here and not thinking too far into the future. Just monitoring Anna ... waiting .... and praying...

Thank you everyone for your comments and prayers. Keep them up, they must be working because we are still here. Also thank you to the wonderful holy men and women who have visited and called us: Fr. Walsh, Fr. Miguel, Fr. Karl and Sr. Rosemary. Your presence has been a comfort and knowing that you are praying and offering Mass for us is like having a direct line to the Big Man Himself!

Love to all.
Still expecting Miracles,
Melanie, Nick & Anna