We had another good day with our progress with little change in our situation from Saturday. We both slept well through the night and enjoyed a great morning with my brother Mike bringing us Starbucks and Kolaches. We also enjoyed seeing a good friend who we have not seen in sometime come by and bring us some treats. Thanks Mark!
Our spirits are high and we enjoyed watching some TV that only a Sunday morning can provide in a church service we just flipped on and started watching. While there were several times I wanted to say "change the channel" I held off because I could see it brought peace to Dana. As we watched and listened to the sermon I grew interested in the message and at the end of it was glad we watched the program. We discussed the it afterwards and both agreed with the message and felt it impacted our lives at least for the day and hopefully longer. As we struggle through this time I think we both feel we find ourselves growing stronger in our faith and love for each other. It is amazing how certain struggles we find in our lives can change them forever. When you think you love someone so much and that you can't love them any more than you do, it is a awesome feeling to reach a higher point in your relationship. I feel closer to Dana at this time than I ever have in our marriage which we will celebrate our 2 year anniversary on Monday the 30th of July. We reminisced that two years ago to this day we were celebrating our rehearsal dinner with all of our family and friends. We have grown in many ways since that time but I am proud to say we have grown most in our faith and love for each other.
So here is where things stand: Monday is a big day for us from what we have been told by the doctors and that our situation will be reassessed to determine what next steps we will take to continue our fight. From what we know as of today we will be in the hospital until we deliver Miller. This could be day to day or 12 to 15 weeks. Our hope is to be able to return home with Dana on permanent bed rest and enjoy the comfort of our home. The hospital staff and resources have been great but we grow tired of living in a 10 x 12 room. Miller's heartbeat was strong showing numbers between 155 and 167. Dana is amazing and you will probably see me say this 1000 times throughout this journey. She is a trooper and gives me strength each day.
Dr. Uribe mentioned today that Dana could come off 100% bed rest and use the restroom on her own. It was a encouraging sign however we decided to take it easy for another day or two and see where we stand.
I would like to thank everyone for their calls and visits. We promise to call each of you back in our own time and we ask that you call if you would like to visit. Dana tires easily and we never want to say no to visitors but sometimes we need to have some downtime as I am sure you understand. We gain strength from the calls, emails, and visits so please continue to do so.
A special thank you to our family's we could not get through this without your support.
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Matt and Dana... many thoughts and prayers are with you right now. I'm sending more to you from Colorado and hope that you get through this next big hurdle with flying colors. We've got you in our hearts and prayers.... Hugs to you all right now. -Kelly Metcalfe and all of the McClains.
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