I’ll start this off by saying everyone is doing very well – me, baby, and Dad! As most of you probably know by now, our family had quite the scare a little over a week ago. Dad was having some chest pains, so he and Mom went to the hospital. He was having a mild heart attack – thank God they didn’t ignore the pains! This was on a Friday night, and at the Jennings Hospital, so he wasn’t able to see a cardiologist until Monday. When the cardiologist checked things, they transferred him St. Pat’s in Lake Charles to do further test, ultimately determining that the best course of action was open-heart surgery for a triple bypass.
Since I was at 36 weeks, there was no way I was flying home to be with them. Kent and Emily were home with them, which made me feel a little better. And so many of you, their family and friends, were there constantly to care for and support them. I’m so grateful to everyone who visited and called, brought food, washed Mom’s clothes, and just took care of them. Knowing they were being so well taken care of really helped to put my mind at ease. Thank you!! But they’re home now, and doing very well. Dad’s recovery is going really well, which means they will be able to fly up here later in May to see this grandbaby of their’s!
I had another checkup at the doctor yesterday. Everything is still looking great. My blood pressure is still at very good levels, and all blood tests have come back good. Yesterday she was guessing, just by feeling around on my ever-growing belly, that the baby weighs between 8-8.5 lbs. But, she also said it seems there’s still a lot of fluid, which may be why it felt like it was on the bigger side. So…She sent me for an ultrasound this morning to get a more accurate weight estimate – cautioning me that they usually over-estimate weight by about 1 lb. The tech said she estimated the weight at 7 lbs. 15 oz., so that means if you take away the 1 lb., we have a baby that’s about 7 lbs. now. Add the 0.5 lb/wk it’s supposed to gain ‘til my due date, and we’ll be having an 8-8.5 lb. baby! Not too shabby, but certainly not too skinny either.
Here’s the picture from this morning. It’s a profile of the face, looking up. On the right is an outline of the head, and you can see the ear, nose, mouth, and chin. It’s pretty cramped in there right now, and the bones have calcified, so she said it’s really hard to get clear pictures. But this one’s good enough. Before we know it, we’ll have the baby to hold in our arms. 22 days to go…..!
Since I was at 36 weeks, there was no way I was flying home to be with them. Kent and Emily were home with them, which made me feel a little better. And so many of you, their family and friends, were there constantly to care for and support them. I’m so grateful to everyone who visited and called, brought food, washed Mom’s clothes, and just took care of them. Knowing they were being so well taken care of really helped to put my mind at ease. Thank you!! But they’re home now, and doing very well. Dad’s recovery is going really well, which means they will be able to fly up here later in May to see this grandbaby of their’s!
I had another checkup at the doctor yesterday. Everything is still looking great. My blood pressure is still at very good levels, and all blood tests have come back good. Yesterday she was guessing, just by feeling around on my ever-growing belly, that the baby weighs between 8-8.5 lbs. But, she also said it seems there’s still a lot of fluid, which may be why it felt like it was on the bigger side. So…She sent me for an ultrasound this morning to get a more accurate weight estimate – cautioning me that they usually over-estimate weight by about 1 lb. The tech said she estimated the weight at 7 lbs. 15 oz., so that means if you take away the 1 lb., we have a baby that’s about 7 lbs. now. Add the 0.5 lb/wk it’s supposed to gain ‘til my due date, and we’ll be having an 8-8.5 lb. baby! Not too shabby, but certainly not too skinny either.
Here’s the picture from this morning. It’s a profile of the face, looking up. On the right is an outline of the head, and you can see the ear, nose, mouth, and chin. It’s pretty cramped in there right now, and the bones have calcified, so she said it’s really hard to get clear pictures. But this one’s good enough. Before we know it, we’ll have the baby to hold in our arms. 22 days to go…..!
