Pre-Week 34

It's Monday and another weekend in the hospital has passed us by.  There is not much to report other than baby and I continue to do well.  My BP continues to be stable and the medicine seems to be doing it's job.  This morning I had a whole round of labs and another ultrasound.  The labs all came back clear and there was no protein in my urine.  This is all great news and is an answer to prayer as we target to keep baby brother on the inside and developing for a few more weeks.  The ultrasound reported that baby is growing and thriving (and no surprise here, he is measuring big, which my babies always do).  He continues to score extremely well which indicates that he is not under duress.  In fact, I am continually told how healthy he appears.  We continue to monitor him twice daily and each time my nurses laugh at how incredibly active he is.  Of course this is no surprise to me, baby brother is constantly on the move and putting pressure all over my belly (he has switched from a breech position, to head down, and back to breech, all in 1 week).  I joke with the nurses how he is more active than his older brother was in utero and I am not quite sure what to make of that HA.  However, I am thinking that maybe the fact that he is more active in utero will mean he is my chill infant baby upon arrival- reverse psychology is a real thing, right?!  No matter what it means, I am so looking forward to seeing my boys together very soon.


My plan of care remains somewhat up in the air, however keeping both baby and I stable until 34 weeks is still our number one goal.  I will be 34 weeks this Saturday, so what happens on the days thereafter is fairly unknown.  As of this morning, my doctors (OB & high risk doctors) have agreed to delay delivery at 34 weeks if I remain stable.  If for some reason my BP elevates, then they will deliver versus increasing my medication.  I have strongly requested that we try to make it to 35 weeks and they are willing to allow me to try to make that.  The kicker is that I will have to remain in the hospital until delivery, however I would rather remain hospitalized than deliver our little one too prematurely.  Giving him more time to grow and develop is my heart's desire.  All this being said, I anticipate that baby brother will make his debut either the week of 10/10 or the week of 10/17. 
 
Our continued prayer request is that both myself and baby remain stable and healthy and that baby brother has plenty of time to grow and develop.  We pray for a healthy delivery, for strong lungs and strong baby.


Blake, Beau and I are so very thankful for the continued prayers.  Beau has been busy maintaining as typical a routine as possible with daddy's help.  And all the grandparents have been spoiling him to pieces with some sleep overs and fun outings.  He still comes to visit me in the hospital everyday and we do our best to fill the short amount of time with kisses, snuggles, and wheel chair rides.  By the end of his visits he is usually into everything- hospital rooms are not the most ideal for 18 mo old toddlers and all the cords and equipment call his name :)  However, I cherish every minute. 


I was blessed by an ultrasound technician that took a 3D picture of baby brother last week.   Below is our little guy and both Blake and I are guessing that he might have more of daddy's good looks than mommy's.  I know one daddy who will be very excited if that is the case since Beau takes so much after mommy.  But we shall see our sweet blessing and that beautiful face in a few short weeks. 

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