Updates

Just so no one feels entirely left out... I am going to give an update.

I started a Non-stress test regimine...that happens 2x per week, this past week. I did not think much of it these are pretty routine in the third trimester, we went through this with Faith too. So, we were looking to make sure that Brooke was a happy and active little baby. So Monday went well...they said everything was normal, Brooke's heartrate dropped at one point but it came right back up so they were not concerned. Then Thursday's NST started out ok, but my blood pressure was really high and that was a concern. They also noticed some contractions on the monitor so the DR. order some blood work, the blood work came back ok, but there was still some concern so the Dr decided to order a 24 hour Urine collection and then they decided they were going to admit me into the hospital overnight for observation and to run some more tests. So, I spent Thursday and Friday in the hospital. On Friday mornig my DR came through to see me, he was concerned with my blood pressure and the swelling I was having in the legs, which by the point was much better. He decided to keep me until the results came back from my Urine Collection Tests. In the end he decided that my protien levels were not high enough to cause imediate concern so he sent me home on FULL BEDREST with very STRICT instructions. He said I should be feeling baby very frequently and if I wasn't to come straight back in. He also gave me some other sympthoms to watch for and siad if those started or increased to come straight back to the hospital. Basically I am to do ABSOLUTLY NOTHING...which is hard to do when you have a toddler at home and a Husband who has to work, (as it was Faith had to go to daycare on Friday because Garratt had to work from 9-2). So, now I am doing absolutly nothing and bored out of my mind...there is nothing on TV, I have to have my legs elevated so that limits what my options are aropund the house, the only way I am on the Computer is that We have a wireless keyboard and my legs are up on another chair so they are elevated. I have a Dr appt. and another NST with more blood work and blood pressure test on Monday morning so we will see what they say.

So there is the update!!!

New Update On Brooke

Well, last week we saw the DR again and we had a groth sonogram done. The results...

1) Brroke's measurements was showing her at 36 weeks even though I was only 33 weeks along.
(I am now 34 weeks)
2) At 33 weeks she is already 6 lbs. and has a VERY big head.
3) Brooke is already head down...hello pressure!!!
4) A mature placenta

The Concerns
1) Is my due date off?
2) How much more is she going to grow?
3) Is the placenta maturing this early a concern?

The DR's Desicion
1) To take it one day at a time...
2) Non-Stress Tests 2x per week (starting today)
3) Another Growth sonogram at 35-36 weeks
4) Weekly visists starting at 35 weeks.

What the Dr is watching for
1) Movement...does the placenta maturity cause Brooke to not be as active?
2) Growth...does the maturing placenta cause a stop in Brooke;s growth?
3) Size...does Brooke start to get too big?
4) Mommy's Blood Pressure...although it has been better the last 2 visits I am not in the clear because I have a history of hypertension...

If any of the above become an issue then we are talking inducement... I will keep everyone posted.

What we need

I have recieved a few emails from people asking what we still need for the arrival of Brooke so here is what we need:

Burp Cloths
Bibs
Bassinet Sheets
Crib Sheets
A Crib Mattress
Brooke's Crib Set (If anyone can find it...It is being discontinued) It is called Patchwork Pooh and is located at Babies R US.
Ideally a new rocker
An ottoman

Gift Cards for Babies R US or Wal MArt are also great.

That's about it...right now she has a lot of clothes that I have to finish sorting through so for now no clothes...I will update this post later if this changes and let you know what clothes she needs.

The Brooke Update

On Friday I went to see the OB for my 2 week routine check up. We were a little anxious about this visit because on the previous visit my blood pressure was up and if it continued to stay up there were only 2 options BED REST (yeah right me sit all day with my feet up...hahahaha) or medication (NO WAY...I am not taking pills!!!). Lucky for me it was down enough that my DR. was not too concerned for the mean time, but said he would watch it because of my history of Hypertension in the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy. The other concern we had was the contratctions and pelvic pressure I have been having. Again DR. was not super concerned because they are not quite frequent enough at this point, again he said just to watch them and if I am getting more frequent or significantly more painful then to call him. What we did get from him is that we are probably not going to make it to our due date. There are pros and cons with this. Our due date is 8 weeks away. The concern right now is first to make it to next week because then the fetal lung development is complete, the next step is to make it to 35 weeks, here is why...Pullman Regional Hospital does not have a neonatal unit, so if you go into labor prior to 35 weeks then you are medi flighted to Spokane, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DO THIS!!!!
So right now we have 3 prayers...1) That I make it to next week without going into labor....2) That I make it to 35-36 weeks (or the end of July) without going into labor and 3) that I have everything ready for Brooke by the time I do go into labor, right now I do not feel very ready for Brooke!!!

A Dead End....

So, back in May Garratt and I decided we needed to obtain funds to help us pay a few things off and get through the summer since I am not working....THANK YOU STATE OF WASHINGTON!!! We got the loan...or so we were to understand...well we were sort of wrong. The loan was a student loan similar to the one we got last year...the problem is this time it is being dispursed to the school not to us...that is not good on so many levels...

Now I am tring to figure out exactly what the next step needs to be...the money we were waiting for is not actually going to make it to us until the end of August...but that only works if we pay off what we owe the school currently... except that we were suppose to do that with the loan...which we will not be recieving now...

So, as I monitor my blood pressure...monitor the pre term contractions...ward off collection calls...and keep a toddler happy all while tring to figure out how to get through the next 2 months...please keep us in your prayers....

Running out the Resources

When do you know that your resources are just about used up? Easy when you are looking in the panrty to decide dinner and you are thinking...what can I make using cornbread mix...or cereal...or how about egg noodles with no sauce? Yeah...that is a sure sign that your resources are used up...you are hanging on to every ounce of milk and every gallon of gas... praying that you will make it until the money you are expecting, that is taking A LOT longer to process and recieve, will make it to you in time. Oh well...I guess this is where life gets intresting and you just have to wait out each day patiently. Here's to getting through.

Happy Father's Day Garratt!!!

Happy Father's Day to the Best Father for My Children!!!!

I tell My Husband all the time that He is the Best Father a Mother could ask for, for her children!!! He plays with Faith and loves her. THey make eachother smile and they have there Momments of pain and anger too...but all in all they are "Best Friends"!!! The sight of my husband coming home after work and getting on the ground to "attack" Faith with kisses while she giggles or Faith yelling "DADDDDDDYYYYY" when she wants to get his attention. I love you Garratt, Happy Father's Day!!!!!