We're Ready!

Our bags are packed, Rebekah's room is ready, and now we are waiting to see when she will arrive! Because the amniocentesis was done so late in the day, we will not have the results back until sometime tomorrow morning. If Rebekah "passed" (her lungs are fully mature), we will be heading to Charleston sometime tomorrow for an induction. If not, we will be waiting either for me to go into labor or until her lungs are more developed, whichever comes first. We are really hoping that her lungs are completely developed so we don't have to play a guessing game as to when I might go into labor and we have to rush to Charleston!

Definitely a girl's closet! :)

There are still more things that are going to be put up on Bekah's walls, but we are still waiting on them to be completed. For now, her room is "done" and we are excited about her coming home to stay in it! If you can't see well enough in the picture, the lamp has butterflies in the shade that shine through when the light is turned on. It is really cute! :)

Please continue to keep us in your prayers as this might be a very big weekend! We will continue to update with any new information as we get it.

Nancy

Finished amnio. Not bad at all! Should have preliminary results in a couple of hours.

Waiting no longer!

We are leaving in a few minutes to have the amniocentesis done at Dr. Greig's office. Will update everyone on what the results are when we have them. We might know something as early as tonight or possibly not until Saturday. So, I guess in some ways, we will still be waiting! :)

Nancy

Waiting Game

There's not really much to update at this exact moment, except to say that I am now 2 cm dilated! I am waiting on a return phone call from Dr. Greig to determine if we will be doing an amniocentesis tomorrow or waiting until Monday, which was the original plan. We will be sure to post more information when we have it!! :)

The New Plan

After meeting with Dr. Greig today, we now have a little more direction for how the next couple of weeks might play out. :)

First of all, Dr. Greig was not concerned about the irregularities that have been showing up in Rebekah's heartbeat. They are "normal" irregularities (How is something irregular normal???) caused by my contractions and Rebekah's movements. So, for now, her heartbeat is irregularly normal and looking just fine for her gestational age.

As far as the plan for delivery goes......we are planning on July 9th, and we are planning to go earlier. Confused yet?? :) Don't worry, so are we! Because there is a good possibility that I may go into labor earlier than July 9th (the date we are currently scheduled to check-in at MUSC in Charleston), we are packing and planning to be able to leave by the end of this week if necessary.

For this week (unless I go into labor before Thursday), we are waiting until my Thursday doctor's appointment with Dr. Lattimore. If I have made any more progression in labor, (dilating, etc.) Dr. Greig is recommending that I have an amniocentesis done next week to determine the maturity of Rebekah's lungs. If her lungs are fully developed and mature, then he will send us on to Charleston to deliver. If her lungs are not fully developed, we have the option of waiting longer or possibly undergoing steroid shots to boost her lung development. A lot of that decision will be based on how much progress, if any, I have made toward delivery. So, no matter how things work out, Rebekah should be here in less than three weeks!! :)

And on a good note, we have a huge praise! Rebekah has turned around and is now in the head-down position!!! Thank you all for your prayers.....we are very grateful not to be facing a c-section right now, even though it may come to that later.

We will post another update after Thursday's doctor visit.....unless something happens before!! :)

Nancy