Tuesday, 20 January 2009

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  Good Update!

  Sorry I didn't pass along this info sooner, but we're doing much better! The doctor ordered a chest x-ray just to make sure that Lúthien wasn't headed back toward pneumonia, and her lungs were absolutely clear. He prescribed a steroid to try to get the massive inflammation down, and she was a new kid in less than a day! Plus, it sparked her appetite, and that meant that she was no longer complaining of an "ouchie tummy" every day. She's still got a bit of a runny nose, and we're having to work a little harder than we'd like to reestablish sleep patterns, but other than that, she's essentially back to normal!

  I saw the doctor yesterday, and everything looks great with the pregnancy. (The following may be too much information, particularly for male readers. Feel free to skip to the next paragraph!) My cervix is not dilating yet, but it is beginning to soften. she's been head down for months, with little chance of changing now. The doctor thinks that I won't go very early, or very late. I'll likely be pretty close to my due date, which is what I have thought all along. Then again, my water could break at any moment, or whatever! There's no guarantee with these things. I think that the baby dropped tonight. Pressure in my belly is much lower, and I'm having a bit of that "bowling ball between the legs" feeling. It could just be her current position, but if it keeps up through tomorrow, I'm going to consider that she's dropped. Happy Progress!

  My boss asked me today if I want to go early. I'm really not that impatient. At least not yet. There are moments when I'm tired of being pregnant, but I honestly don't feel that bad. I'm tired, but that's from not sleeping, and I'm a bit congested and stuff, but that's from a sinus infection. I'd feel both of those things if I wasn't pregnant, so the minor pregnancy discomforts aren't really impacting me that much. I'd be thrilled to have a Valentine's baby, and my second choice would be my Grandmother's 95th birthday on February 9. In any case, I think that I would not like to go overdue, but as long as I'm near the due date, I'll be okay with that. Besides, we still have LOTS to do around here! She'll come when she comes, and it will be in God's perfect timing. That's not to say that I'm not getting excited! I think it will hit me like a ton of bricks when she arrives - oh my goodness! another baby! Oddly enough, as close as we are, it still doesn't seem quite real that we'll have an infant daughter in our arms in about a month.

  Lúthien hugs and kisses my belly every night before bed and says "Night Night, baby Nuvi!" Sometimes, like tonight, when Nuvi is really active, she'll stay there, with her head on my belly, and listen and feel the baby. Tonight, she wanted to come back to give Nuvi a second hug. I asked if she loves her little sister and she said "Yes. I like her!" Let's hope that's the reaction when they meet!

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