The baby's heart rate was wonderful, and he or she has been kicking like a champ--it won't be long before Scott will be able to feel him or her move. We are still determined to be surprised by whether the baby is a boy or a girl. We thought our nurse practitioner might have spoiled it because she referred to the baby by a specific gender pronoun, but she insisted that she has no idea and had just randomly picked a gender to refer to the baby. We love her, so we'll trust her on this one.
I had my third anti-jka antibody blood draw on Thursday as well, and we should hear those results next week sometime. Because of how low they were last time, we don't anticipate that they'll have spiked for this test, but we won't know for sure until we receive the results.
I had an appointment with my cardiologist on Friday for an ekg and general exam, and everything looks great with my heart as well. I'll have an echocardiogram in two weeks to double check, but I'm sure everything will be fine. Because of the heart problems I had after Caden was born my cardiologist wants to monitor me monthly to be on the safe side. This adds up to a lot of doctors appointments, but I'm more than willing if the end result is a healthy take-home baby.
The punch line of this list of good news is that my OB has lightened some of my restrictions. In her words: "You are doing so well that there's no need to torture you for the rest of your pregnancy just because I want to be cautious."
I still can't chase Caden or pick him up, I'm not allowed to drive, I've been specifically instructed to refrain from all housework, and I'm supposed to remain seated or reclined as much as possible. But I have been given permission to have a little bit more activity as long as I'm not having contractions. This means I can leave my house more frequently, and most importantly, we can actually go on a small vacation. Scott's going to pack up our trailer, and we're going to head for the hills. We won't go too far from Colorado Springs--if there's an emergency I want to be able to get back to my doctors. I trust them and I love them, and if anything happens I want them driving the bus. If we get out there and it's too stressful for Scott to be wrangling a little boy and two wacky dogs without my help, or if I'm having any signs that the trip is affecting my health or the baby's health, we'll turn around and come home. But the possibility of a small escape feels heavenly.
So, without further ado, we'll be taking off in the next couple of days. Scott has updated the care calendar from August all the way through October, and if you can help at all during that time we would so much appreciate it.
We love you all, and we thank you for your prayers, your care, and your help. We'll see you when we get back!
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