33 weeks 6 days

Today was another growth measurement. Those are scheduled every 3 weeks. Lucy measured 6 weeks behind on her Abdomen and 3 weeks behind on her limbs. Her head was on schedule and blood flow to the baby looked good. My Perinatologist told me that he is scratching his head on this one because this type of situation doesn't typically happen. When I was 25 weeks blood flow was horrible and stayed looking pretty horrible for a while. Well, it has changed and the blood flow is now really good. Usually it's the other way around because the bigger the baby gets the more the placenta starts to fail. In this case it hasn't and has improved. My Perinatologist told me he thought I would've had the baby already because of how bad things were going earlier on. This is a situation that has changed dramatically, and for the better. As long as she is still gaining some weight that is good. She now weighs 2 lbs 14 ounces, 3 weeks ago she weighted 2 lbs 5 ounces. So, she has gained 3 ounces a weeks since then. A baby that doesn't have growth restriction is supposed to gain an ounce a day. She is very small, but she has gained some weight and that is good. My fluid levels have increased and I have plenty of fluid. I guess resting most of the time has helped her. And I believe all the prayers,fasting, priesthood blessing, and along with others that have put my name in the temple really has helped. I have my next appointment Thursday with My OB. I now have 3 appointments a week to make sure everything is ok. I have no idea when she will be born. The longer she is in the better though, my doctors really can't say how long she will go. They just want me to go as long as possible since she is so small. As for now baby can bake longer and that makes me happy :). Thank you all for the continued love and support.

30 weeks

I am now 30 weeks 3days, and I am very grateful for that. Last Tuesday didn't go so well for me and have had some tough days. Lucy is now 5 weeks behind on her body measurement. Her head is still on schedule but that is good. I saw a different Peri this time, my other one is out of town. This one was telling me I should get an amnio because of chromosome problems blah blah blah. Because I guess in a 2 vessel cord it has been known to have a chromosome problem. The weird thing is that at my 20 weeks ultra sound I was told I had a 3. I have wondered if it was dying off around that time and went to a 2? Either that or the tech messed up. You see up above in the cord shows a 3 but then it died off and where the baby gets nutrients she has 2. I guess thats what happens for whatever reason. I of course have done research to know about chromosome problems. The Trisomy problems which are basically fatal. So, that is really encouraging.. But, right now I feel better because the indicators of that aren't what she has shown signs of. A baby that is symmetrical is more likely to have those problems than an asymmetrical baby which is what Lucy has. Asymmetrical shows that baby is just not getting enough nutrients and that could be a placenta problem. I talked to my OB about the amnio and he told me what it all means and that he thinks I shouldn't get one. I was glad I called him he called me back and talked to me for 10 minutes about it and it made me feel better. Seriously again I can't express how great of a Doctor he is. Sometimes when I see other girls talk about their OB I am thinking seriously your Doctor is dumb. I don't tell them that, but seriously I think it haha. My OB is pro vaginal birth too so we will try for that first unless Lucy is in distress. I know of Doctors that just want to have a c section all the time and it's like why? When I had Dawson it was such a great Delivery, I was seriously blessed. So anyway, the Peri I saw actually gave me some percentage of when he thought I would deliver. That was the only good thing about that visit haha. He said that he thinks at 34 weeks I would deliver. But, he said it could be earlier .. I may go in one week and they may wheel me off to delivery. I guess maybe I should get a bag ready? If I could bake Lucy till the first week of September that would be awesome. If I could haver her vaginally that would be awesome. If I can't then I won't, I want to do what is best for baby. I have been resting a lot and feel like the laziest person ever. I do get out of the house from time to time but don't do it for very long. I pretty much just hang out in my parent's basement. Luckily they have put up with our mess and I feel bad. When all is done I will be more tidy I promise. On a side note, Lucas is getting close to having our house done. Carpet goes in next week and we just need to do a couple others things and we can move in. He was supposed to go to El Salvador but that trip goes to the end of August. Not a smart move in case Lucy comes. I am glad he will be home, it gives me peace of mind. Thank you all for the prayers, it means so much to us :).