Pregnancy Update

I haven't talked much about this pregnancy, mainly because it has been so uneventful so far.  Aside from the severe sickness from week 6-16/17, it has been smooth sailing.  We thought that with Ruthie as well, until this happened around 27 weeks.  I'm almost 26 weeks now (as of tomorrow) and it is surreal that I almost had Ruthie around this time.  This changes your perspective on pregnancy and what makes it "enjoyable" and what legitimately makes it "tough."  When you go from worrying about stretch marks to worrying whether or not your body can handle this at all, your mind shifts.  So, while I have had the normal nausea, tiredness, "I can't breath get out of my ribs" moments, I can say that though they aren't comfortable (and I may or may not complain to Danny,) they are enjoyed.   
After I had Ruthie, my doctor spoke with me about some options to keep baby put until full term.  With what happened to Ruthie (having her just a day after stopping medication) my OB could say as confidently as possible that this would happen again, but earlier.  So, our options were:
1. Watching and seeing and taking action if need be (like with Ruthie.)  My fear with this one was that if I had contractions at 17 weeks, the doctors would handle it far differently than at 27 weeks.  Also, a part of me didn't want to be reactive, I wanted to be proactive.
2. Keeping a close eye on my body (via ultrasounds) while being proactive with weekly 17p shots.  This one sounds like a great idea, as long as the Kentuckian doctor agrees.  
In Durham, my doctor agreed with the shot route, no questions asked.  We moved to Kentucky and had our intro meeting at 16 weeks, and the high risk doctor didn't so much agree.  He wanted to take the "watch and see" approach, see a normal doctor, and if something happened, he'd take me and we'd go a different route.  I was fine and dandy seeing a normal doctor vs. high risk, and I appreciated the idea of taking a more hands off approach to the situation (if I could.)  It's how I want to handle birth, so why not pregnancy?  That is, until I started getting real contractions at 17 weeks...
I saw my doctor that next week and talked to her about my pregnancy with Ruthie.  She straight forward agreed with shots without me even asking for them.  So, after the roller coaster of "how do we handle this" (and after finding a pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy, a STERILE compounding pharmacy and then the thick needles to inject the medicine) we are taking option number 2.  As much as I wanted to be hands off, I figured this could make it even more hands off than going the Ruthie route with lots of medications and bedrest.  Plus, Danny gives them to me, so that's romantic and an added bonus. (What do YOU do for date night?)   
So far, things are looking promising.  I get ultrasounds every 2 weeks to make sure everything is stable, and aside from a little shortening when he moved from breech to "get me out of here" position at 20 weeks, things have remained great (which is a strong indicator that the shots are working, and they were a good idea.)  After my next ultrasound, we are finished with them unless need be because things start changing then anyway.  I'll be 27 weeks at my next peek, and that is when things changed quickly with Rue.  My shots continue until 36 weeks. 
I feel much better than I did with her.  I had many time able contractions from 25 weeks on with her.  With Teddy, as long as I listen to my body, and keep up my shots, the contractions are at bay.   
I felt her drop, and my body let her drop (he is trying to drop, but my body is acting like it should...so far)
We shall see, but I would LOVE to have an uneventful pregnancy and very full term birth.  And look, he is chunking up as we speak!  
*I'd like to give a special shout out to Trader Joe's pumpkin items for these sweet chubby cheeks.*

Mama's boy