Evan Update

And the countdown continues! At my weekly appointment on Thursday Dr. Stanley has agreed to induce me the week of May 12th if I don't go on my own. Good news!! I am now dilated to 2 and have a "favorable" cervix - ok, whatever...I haven't made it past 2 without the addition of pitocin so it will be interesting to see if I continue to dilate. Next appointments are Monday and Thursday for non-stress tests and then another ultrasound on May 4th. I'm going stir-crazy staying quiet and keeping still. I think I am starting to hate my house - just kidding. My pops guessed April 16th for the birth - missed. Ron guessed April 24th - missed. Mom is guessing April 28th so still a few days to go. I figure May 8th which is when the moon is full next and all the kids have been born right near that time. Evan would be the one who really knows. Cam and Jake just come ask every day - is Evan coming today?? Send your guesses in - no prize since we never started a "pool" but you can have bragging rights!!

Saga continued

Good news today! Evan is not as directionally challenged as we thought and put himself back head down. That would explain why my ribs are ready to break on the right side...he has both feet firmly planted right there. I was so excited. Now if he can just stay put I don't have to have a c-section at this point. Dr. is still keeping me on bedrest due to the bleeding episode but he's not planning on stopping labor if Mr. E decides to come. Non-stress tests twice weekly with an OB visit at least once weekly. Anyone want in on the betting pool for delivery date?

Spring Craziness!

So here's the latest update...Baby Evan is a pain in the neck! At 25 weeks this little bundle weighed in at 2 pounds which is about 3/4 pound larger than expected. At 31 weeks he was up to 4 pounds 15 ounces. This last Sunday I woke up with some bleeding and clotting which freaked us out so off to Mercy we went at 2:00 am. That little complication ended at about 7 am but I was still under a 24 hour watch. Monday afternoon Evan decided to go crazy and his heart rate jumped to 195 for about 45 minutes which freaked out every nurse who was monitoring me. Guess what? - Yep, another night in the hospital. In the middle of the night he decided to throw us another curve ball and drop his heart rate to between 90 and 105 which is way too low. The nurses called in my doc around 3 am but by the time he came our little bundle had straightened himself out again. Poor Dr. Stanley didn't get any more sleep than I did that night!

That brings us to Tuesday morning...I had to wait for an opening for an ultrasound at Dr. Stanley's office which meant they came for me at 4:30 in the afternoon. He was hoping to find out what was causing the mystery bleeding and the erratic heart beat...HA, like Evan would cooperate. No idea why either occurred but oh by the way...now he's breach AND weighs in at 6 pounds 9 ounces. All his parts are functioning great and they have given me two doses of the steroid to mature his lungs. One more night in the hospital AND if he can behave I would get to go home on Wednesday. Right...like that was gonna happen. I woke up feeling a bit sore in the tummy, well duh, I had been having contractions so back on the monitor I go again. Doc comes in around 10:30 and says we'll just watch to see what my contractions decide to do. Another night in the hospital. UGH!

Thursday morning and a decision at last...I get to go home and be in bed but now I have to go see him 1-2 times per week and get 2 non-stress tests per week. Our goal is to keep the little stinker in there for a while longer so we can make sure he's healthy and fully developed. Wonder if he'll turn back around. If not, it's a c-section for me and yahoo...more time in the hospital while I recover! Thank heaven my mom is here along with my sister to help out with the boys, the house, and the kiddos I babysit. That's the update for today - it's an ever changing pregnancy that is for certain so who know what will happen next!