Two hours!

I had a great appointment today. We had our regular AFI ultrasound, and the fluid was 12.9 cm, which is incredible! Then they did an exam to see if they could tell if I was still leaking amniotic fluid. The doctor checked very closely, did a ph test, looked at a slide under a microscope, and didn't see any fluid at all. This is such awesome news. I just kept saying, "thank you, Jesus," over and over.

No one used the word "reseal" during the appointment, but I can't imagine any other way we would have seen these results. Thank you, Jesus. The doctor doesn't want us to take any risks, so I'm still on bedrest, but no longer complete bedrest. (This is as long as things remain stable and I'm not contracting.)

I'm now allowed to be up a total of two hours each day. These are not consecutive hours--this is a daily total. But it means I'm no longer dependent upon other people to bring me food, and it means if Caden is a stinker and throws my book across the room, I can go get it without asking for help. Obviously, I still need to spend the majority of my day reclined, I'm not allowed to do anything active (including housework), and I will not be able to pick up Caden until after the baby is born, but two hours feels like a huge reprieve. This morning I was able to walk from my doctors' office to the valet parking instead of getting a wheelchair.

We still have several weeks to go, so please continue to pray for us. But in the meantime, know your prayers are being heard and answered. We thank you for lifting us up.