Soon-to-be Mommy weekend fun!

Well, it was hard, but I stayed around the house and did very little other than work from my bed or the couch most of the week, per the doctor's orders. I am feeling great and there is no sign of any more bleeding.

So, we will have a great weekend and celebrate the coming birth of our little angel boy! This time next year, I will be a full fledged mommy!

Happy Mother's Day to our moms and to all of you that are AWESOME MAMAS and GRANDMAS!

Good news!

First and foremost, thank you all for all your prayers and calls of concern over the weekend and past couple of days. I was admitted to the hospital Saturday around noon and had to stay there until 10:00 PM while they monitored the baby's activity and waited for me to stop bleeding. My sister was with me the whole time and Jonathan returned from a bachelor party to be with us. Fortunately, the bleeding was not too heavy and the baby seems to have experienced NO distress at all.

I have been resting and working from my bed since Monday while the doctor here in San Antonio ran some tests to make sure everything is still 100% healthy. By the grace of God, everything seems to be fine and the bleeding episode was most likely due to my low laying placenta. When the placenta is low and you carry low like I am, the chances of having a bleeding episode (or episodes) are fairly common. They said we definitely did the right thing going into the hospital because the bleeding often gets much worse, but again, we had the angles on our side.

I just got the call from my nurse here that the fetal fibronectin test she did to make certain my body was not trying to go into labor early was in fact negative. Also, my one hour glucose test (which tests for gestational diabetes) was normal. So, again things look to be 100% healthy. I will of course, be more careful when lifting and exercising to limit the chances of bleeding again. Other than that the doctor said to try to do things as normally as possible and not stress out.

So, our little guy will keep cooking a little longer which is exactly what we want to hear!

Looking Good...and Healthy!

Hello family and friends! We went to the doctor today and our little guy is 100% healthy and growing like crazy! He weighs in at 2 lbs. 2 oz. according to his measurements, and of course his legs and arms measure longer than average. He has Tinker blood through and through!

From the profile on the sonogram, I think he will look like his daddy. His heartbeat is 148 beats per minute, which is very healthy. It is so amazing what they can tell you and measure, etc. with the technology available today. For all my al natural loved ones, I am sorry to overwhelm you with stats and technology, but Jonathan and I are truly kids of the technical generation and we love it!

The baby is very active, moving around, practicing his suckling which will help him prepare to eat when he arrives. He is definitely a he - everything is forming and dropping where it is supposed to be if you know what I mean :-) At this stage - 26 1/2 weeks, they also check for any abnormalities with the heart, spine, facial features, and praise God he looks perfectly healthy! I am not sure if there is any better feeling when you are pregnant than hearing those words. They showed me all 4 chambers of his little heart and they appear to be forming perfectly, as do his kidneys and stomach and other organs. His spine is the most visible part of what you can see and it is tapering to a point, which is what they want it to do. They even check for a cleft lip, which he does not have.

Well, I know that's a lot of information, but it was an exciting visit. Now, the scary part....only 13 1/2 more weeks til this little man arrives!! Thank you all for continuing to pray for our guidance and grace as we prepare to be parents!

Lots of love,

Jonathan and Christina