Scans Reveal Same Ol'

Today was the big day to rescan everything and see if there were any changes. Everything is still looking good for the most part. My spleen hasn't shown any significant changes since the last scan (I think even positionally, it is similar, which is good because it means my uterus hasn't begun to squish it too much yet). Baby is still measuring small, but no one seems to be concerned - she has grown on par with what she is expected to since the last scan -- hallelujah! The previa is still there. At this point, I can't get a good answer about whether it's still a complete previa, or if my uterus has caused it to migrate some giving me a partial previa or a marginal previa. They said on one of the ultrasound pictures, it looked like it might not be covering my cervix completely (which would indicate it might be migrating) -- regardless, though, it's still a previa, so they plan to keep me at the hospital as long as the previa persists. I suspect they'll order another scan in a few weeks to check everything out again.

Despite being sentenced recommended for continued bed rest, we are VERY thankful that we are still stable and that Baby Z looks good! We're just two days away from the third trimester -- considering the scare we had when we got here three weeks ago thinking we might be in preterm labor, we are beyond grateful that we have made it this far.

Paul (with help from his parents and our sister-in-law, Erica) has completed the painting of the nursery so the plan is to order the crib this week and get that set up. I believe a baby shower is in the works for us on October 6th at the hospital -- they actually have a room specifically for that purpose - how cool is that?! And I've noticed a big growth in my belly in the past week - a shirt I wore about a week ago is much tighter than it was the week before.

Thanks for the continued prayers for all of us as we trust in God to get Baby Z here in His perfect timing and that He will protect my spleen from rupturing. We are thankful to all of you for your prayers and support.

Here are some pictures of Baby Z from today:

27w4d

Feet!!

--Amber