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First, our apologies for not posting anything since Thursday. This weekend Bob surprised me with a quick two-night trip to Wine Country! No, actually, the real reason is that after being in the hospital for 36 days, we sometimes run out of interesting ways to say "Still here, no baby."
So rather than say it, how about we just show you some progress? (warning, this might scare you):
My stomach is so big that at 3:41pm tomorrow, I'll be causing a partial eclipse over California and Nevada. The better news is that most of this watermelon is Luke. We had another ultrasound today and our doctor said he is measuring 2 WEEKS FURTHER along than his July 16th due date. He's growing so quickly that in just the four days since our last test, he has already gained seven days worth of weight. To this we credit all of your prayers and a steady diet of fast food.
In addition to the weight, the doctor looked at Luke's heart again today and while one side remains slightly enlarged, it both appeared and sounded to be pumping normally, which is yet another answer to prayer in all this. They will continue to do regular EKGs until he's born, but with every test the hope grows that this too was a misdiagnosis.
One of the biggest highlights of the past few days came on Sunday, when my dear friend Katherine Wolf (http://www.katherinewolf.info/) came to visit. Katherine suffered a catastrophic brain injury in April of last year and has recovered in so many miraculous ways. She is a total inspiration and helped me put things in perspective since she has endured much more than I could ever imagine.
And last but not least, today my nurse insisted that we move out of our little room and into a gorgeous one overlooking Westwood Blvd. It's so nice to be able to see long distances and objects moving below from the comfort of my bed. This marks our 8th room change since arriving on May 3rd. The hope is that we'll be able to stay in this room through next weekend which will mark my 28th birthday.
Oh, and in sewing news (aww yeah, makin' you wait for the big knitting update)... I'm now onto my second scarf and hope to complete one for each of the kids by the time Luke is born.
So rather than say it, how about we just show you some progress? (warning, this might scare you):
My stomach is so big that at 3:41pm tomorrow, I'll be causing a partial eclipse over California and Nevada. The better news is that most of this watermelon is Luke. We had another ultrasound today and our doctor said he is measuring 2 WEEKS FURTHER along than his July 16th due date. He's growing so quickly that in just the four days since our last test, he has already gained seven days worth of weight. To this we credit all of your prayers and a steady diet of fast food.In addition to the weight, the doctor looked at Luke's heart again today and while one side remains slightly enlarged, it both appeared and sounded to be pumping normally, which is yet another answer to prayer in all this. They will continue to do regular EKGs until he's born, but with every test the hope grows that this too was a misdiagnosis.
One of the biggest highlights of the past few days came on Sunday, when my dear friend Katherine Wolf (http://www.katherinewolf.info/) came to visit. Katherine suffered a catastrophic brain injury in April of last year and has recovered in so many miraculous ways. She is a total inspiration and helped me put things in perspective since she has endured much more than I could ever imagine.
And last but not least, today my nurse insisted that we move out of our little room and into a gorgeous one overlooking Westwood Blvd. It's so nice to be able to see long distances and objects moving below from the comfort of my bed. This marks our 8th room change since arriving on May 3rd. The hope is that we'll be able to stay in this room through next weekend which will mark my 28th birthday.
Oh, and in sewing news (aww yeah, makin' you wait for the big knitting update)... I'm now onto my second scarf and hope to complete one for each of the kids by the time Luke is born.
New prayer requests (also updated on the sidebar):
1. Praise for Luke's growth.
2. That he would continue to develop to full term and would not have any complications, specifically that any heart issues would disappear.
3. That Hillary would be able to have a natural delivery.
Okay...the fast food picture link is too much!!! How do you find these??? It's nice that in spite of all your circumstances you haven't lost your wonderful senses of humor. We are so thankful that it looks like Luke has been misdiagnosed once again. God's healing touch is definitely upon him and we look forward to hearing more praises as this journey continues. Hang in there!
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