Just Another Manic Monday

So we went for the bi-weekly sonogram at our main High Risk doctors office. I wish I could say it went flawlessly but..... It was not all positive. It seems Melanie's cervix is shortening. This is the result of her body 'preparing for birth' the only problem is we are a tad to early for that yet. The Sonogram tech said the Dr. would probably put her on bed rest. Since she is on bed rest already I am guessing that a double secret bed rest should be forthcoming (I hope at least 5 people get the Animal House reference). She was asked if she had been having any contractions, this is a very scary question at 25 weeks, she said 'no' and was told to be on the lookout for them. The other bit of bad news was that her amniotic fluid was low. This is no good because that is also a cause/symptom of pre-term labor. We knew that both of these things were in the future for Anna and the pregnancy but just hoped to be a little further along when they occurred. So now we will be going to have fetal stress tests done to monitor the baby and make sure that Anna is still cooking just right. Maybe I should say Melanie is going to have fetal stress tests, as much fun as they sound doing them on me would get little to no results.

Whew... Now for the good news. Anna is still growing!!! She is still below the curve but she is constant in growth and following the curve. Her head and body are still about 3 weeks behind and this a good sign. No further growth was lost. The Sono Tech also said the blood flow in the umbilical cord was good, so that is a win. As long as Anna keeps up this growth pattern she is in good shape.

We go in for the consult with the Doctor about all of this on Wednesday so that is the next BIG day on the agenda. Please pray for us hardcore that day. Also a funny note Anna was sleeping through the Sono today, she had her arm over her head, that is the way I sleep, a chip off the old block if I do say myself.

We haven't posted a picture in a while but the only picture we got from today is one measuring the blood flow to the baby, so here it is, technology is pretty cool.

We thank you for all your prayers and support, I feel we are still at the beginning of a long road and we will continue to thrive on those prayers. Please continue to lift us up.

Much Love,
Nick and Mel