Well....

This is not quite the post I was hoping to write today. I thought I'd be sharing all about our lovely late morning tea at the Arboretum yesterday but it seems the day got much more eventful after tea....

Saw the OB and had a sono yesterday afternoon which showed my fluid level had decreased and blood through the cord was slow. My BP is great and Blake looked happy and content with lots of movement but my wonderful, overly cautious OB sent us to the perinatologist this morning.

Turns out we have a little problem. Here is how it was explained to us. There are 3 patients: me, Blake, and the placenta. Right now the placenta is the one not doing so hot. This may be an indication that I am about to get sick next or it may just be a placenta problem but either way it is obviously a risk to Blake's health. So, for now, they have let me go home on strict bed rest and I have to monitor Blake's movements every hour. If I don't feel him move I am to go straight to the hospital so they can hook me up and take a look at things.

I will see my OB and the perinatologist twice a week with a sono each time and if my fluid level drops any more they'll go ahead and admit me. And if my BP spikes or the blood flow in the placenta slows down any more well then we'll just go ahead and have us a baby. I am at 33.4 weeks so we are far enough along that Blake should be just fine in the long run but obviously we'd like to buy a little more time if we can safely.

I feel a lot of responsibility to monitor Blake's movements and honestly it's a bit scary. But I am glad to be at home for now and can see that God has his fingerprints all over this situation. I think it's entirely possible that this is exactly what happened with Grant we just weren't getting sonograms and I didn't show any early symptoms/warning signs so we didn't know there was a problem until it was too late to keep me from getting sick.

Right now I feel just fine and have no signs or symptoms of hypertension or the HELLP syndrome. I am grateful for every day we can buy and very grateful for God's use of modern medicine. I am apparently one of those women who needs every ounce of help modern medicine has to offer in order to get me and my boys safely though pregnancy and delivery! ;)

We would love prayer specifically that:
1. my amniotic fluid levels would not drop any more,
2. Blake will continue to move lots and lots so we know he's ok,
3. my blood pressure would stay down,
4. the decision to deliver will be made at exactly the right time....not too early and not too late giving Blake the most time to develop in utero but not risking or compromising his life or health.

I cannot tell you how grateful I am for my parents who have just completely taken over Grant so I don't have to worry about him, for Jason and his willingness to drop everything and take care of me, and for friends who are willing to pray for us. We are so blessed.

There is not a thing we need right now except prayer and I will continue to update on here with the latest info. Should something drastic happen and I am in the hospital or have to go ahead and deliver, my BFf Emily will be posting updates on here to keep everyone informed.

Thank you all so much for following along and being concerned about us. We know God's plan is perfect and so we trust.