God shocked the Doctor and nurses today!

I had my ultrasound today and the placenta has completely moved (which means I no longer need a c-section). This is extremely uncommon for how far along I am and that I had the complete placenta previa. I asked why I still had bleeding and the doctor wasn't sure; she said it could be due to the placenta moving. Since I had bleeding this morning they are still keeping me here in the hospital until Saturday. If I have more bleeding then they are going to induce me on Saturday (she wants to try and get me to 38 weeks; right now I am 37 weeks and 5 days). If I do not have any bleeding then I could wait until next week to be induced.

Round 2 in the Hospital

On Tuesday morning (the 25th) I had some spotting so I called the doctor but due to the color of the blood they were not to concerned. That afternoon (about 12:30pm) I started to have contractions which lasted all day and they ranged from being 7-15 minutes apart. I went to bed and was able to sleep a little bit, but not a whole lot.

On Wednesday when I woke up I had more spotting but now it was the color that they were concerned about. I called the doctor again and they wanted me to come in to get further monitoring. I arrived at the hospital at about 12:20pm. By 1:15pm they had decided to admit me and keep me over night. They put an IV in and started me on fluids due to not allowing me to eat just in case I started to bleed and needed an emergency c-section. By 5:00pm I received the okay to eat some food!!!

The whole afternoon and evening was pretty uneventful. I did continue to have contractions. In the afternoon there was a time frame when they were 5 minutes apart but they did slow down by evening.

This morning (Thursday the 27th) I woke up at 4:45am due to well I think all I need to say is "hospital bed". At 8:45 the nurse came in and said that I did need to be monitored for a bit again today and I said to just do it now. As she went to get the monitor I went for my potty break at which point I started to bleed. I called for Tom from the bathroom and he grabbed the first nurse he saw in the hallway. I was back in bed in no time with the monitor hooked up. The baby looks great and the bleeding slowed down/stopped.

As of right now all is good. I still have an ultrasound today and have to meet with the doctor yet so I am crossing my fingers to get some plans made or at least find out what the next step is.

Girl or Boy...that is the question.

This picture was taken at 37 weeks and 1 day (currently I am 37 weeks and 3 days).


This entire pregnancy I have thought this one was a girl. I have no idea why since my pregnancy "symptoms" are not any different than when I had Sawyer (meaning I am carrying the same, no morning sickness, etc.). Tom has thought it is a boy this entire time. (When I was pregnant with Sawyer we both thought boy.) On Sunday night I had a dream that I had a girl; I don't think Tom has had any dreams.

Now that we are getting close to the end I have actually been starting to think boy and Tom is starting to think girl. My mom has thought boy the entire time but is now switching to girl and my dad thinks it's a girl.

So what do you think?

36 weeks and 5 days

This picture was taken on Saturday when I turned 36 weeks.


Today we had our follow up appointment in Madison. I went into today with anticipation of being given a new date of when my c-section would be. When we arrived at our appointment I went from one emotion to the next.

Tom and I sat down in the room and the nurse had said that the Doctor was wanting to do an Amniocentesis today. I had never heard of this so she explained it to us and then gave us literature explaining the entire procedure as well. She left the room to give us time to read the material and decide if we would like to go ahead with the procedure. (To briefly explain what it is - they insert a needle into my belly while being monitored by an ultrasound as to not poke the baby and withdraw about 2 Tbs of amniotic fluid. The fluid is then tested to see if the baby's lungs are fully developed.) The results only take 4-6 hours and if the lungs were developed they were wanting to schedule my c-section for tomorrow morning at 10:30am.

Emotion: Scared. Both Tom and I were rather nervous about the procedure especially after reading the risk involved (which are extremely low - less than 1% - but still risk). However, after thinking and talking it over we decided to go ahead with the procedure after feeling that the risk involved with this procedure are much lower than the risk involved if I were to start bleeding again.

Emotion: Unprepared. TOMORROW! A baby tomorrow - need I say more.

We then go into the ultrasound room where the tech first looks at the baby to make sure everything is still looking good (as in the baby and the amount of amniotic fluid). In the beginning the baby's head was down so she was not able to see the complete placenta previa. The highlight of the ultrasound was seeing the baby's face - his/her cheeks are huge!!! All three (Tom, myself and the tech) of us had a pretty good laugh. After she was done seeing everything she needed to look at she checked one more time to look at the complete placenta previa. She was able to but mentioned that it actually looked marginal/partial. She then left to get the doctor to go on with the Amniocentesis procedure.

Emotion: Seriously? Did my placenta really move? I just had an ultrasound 13 days ago and it was complete placenta previa. I have not mentally prepared myself for labor...what is going on?

The doctor comes into the room and proceeds to put her cover-up/gown on. She asked the tech to show her the placenta previa one more time. After seeing it she then takes off her mask, steps back and has a puzzled look on her face. She begins saying that it is so close to being considered marginal placenta previa. Then they opt to do a vaginal ultrasound to get a better reading. Once again she said it is right on the border of no longer being complete placenta previa and actually calls it marginal placenta previa. She then ask us if we would still like to go on with the procedure and take the baby if he/she is ready or come back next week and do another ultrasound.

Emotion: Confused. How is this possible? The chances of my placenta actually moving this late in the pregnancy are so low. Did this seriously just happen to me? I of all people believe in miracles and that my God is HUGE and can do ALL things - but I seriously just was not expecting this.

I then looked at Tom and asked him what he wanted to do. He then said, "You're the doctor what do you think." (I just thought this was really cute.) The doctor then decided to cancel the procedure and have be back next week.

Emotion: ARGH! ANOTHER WEEK!

I asked the doctor (just to make sure) if I was still on bed rest and she said "yes - exactly what you are doing now." I guess she also said (I say guess because I did not hear it but Tom heard her - that is why it's good to always bring someone with you to the doctor) that now my risk of bleeding is reduced; still a risk though.

My next appointment is a week from today at which point they will re-look at the placenta and if it's still marginal then schedule a c-section. I will not have to do the Amniocentesis procedure because at that point I will be 38 weeks.

Emotion: Who knows. Part of me is glad to hear we did not have to poke my belly with a needle. Part of me is bummed for another week of bed rest. Part of me is glad to hear the baby is doing great. Part of me knows the baby is fine and would rather just do the c-section now. Part of me knows that another week is best for the baby - the longer in the oven the better. I could keep this list going but will spare you from all my random thoughts :)

THANK YOU everyone for all of your prayers through this roller coaster ride.

I'm Home!!!

First of all I would like to say THANK YOU for all of your prayers! The whole time I was in the hospital I was so at peace and I know it's because I was bathed in prayer.

This morning the doctor (Dr. Davidson) came in and gave the word that I could go home!!! I am still on bed rest but not complete bed rest. She referred to it as "couch potato" rest. Basically I have all the restrictions of bed rest just that I can get up and walk a little bit around the house. I can not leave Portage (I can not go farther than the distance is from my home to the hospital), no shopping, no housework, etc.

I am still have these restrictions because as the doctor and nurses were talking it's not "if" I start bleeding again it's "when" I start bleeding again. This was the term they used the whole time - when you start bleeding again. Since I have had my "first bleed" they say the "second bleed" is much worse. To be honest this does kind of scare me because I thought the "first bleed" was bad.

Once again THANK YOU for all your prayers but as you have read above I ask that you still continue to pray.

Photos from inside St. Mary's

Sawyer and I hanging out on Mother's Day. He bought me flowers and a Willow Tree ornament of a woman holding a house so that I can think of home while I am in the hospital!


Sawyer and daddy watching some TV.


My brother in-law (Ben), sister in-law (Holli) and nephew (Simon) came to see me on Monday.


On Tuesday my sister in-law (Amber) and my nephew and nieces (Treyton, Lexie & Audrey) came to visit me. Audrey and I had a nice time snuggling together.


Treyton and Sawyer colored some wonderful pictures for me to hang on my wall.

Keep on Counting!!!

24) On Mother's Day I had a wonderful afternoon (6 hours total) hanging out with my hubby and my son. They brought me flowers and a Willow Tree ornament of a woman holding a house; they picked that one so that I can think of home - it was really sweet.

25)On Monday I had two of my friends come visit me; Sarah and her son Calvin and Laci with her sons Connor and Emeric. I was blessed with an adorable homemade bag, lemon bars and a magazine all about "LOST".

26) Today (Tuesday) I spent the afternoon with lost of visitors which included my mom, Sawyer, Amber, Treyton, Lexie, Audrey, Aaron, Skye, Payton and Kerri. I even was blessed with a beautiful plant; thank you Kerri.

27) Yesterday I got my IV out!!!!

28) Looking forward to tonight when Tom will be spending the night here again with me (the past two nights he has gone home to be with Sawyer).

29) Last night had the best night of sleep yet while being here...felt really refreshed today.

30) My nephew, Treyton, colored a picture for me today and it's hanging on my wall along with another coloring from Sawyer. The pictures sure do brighten this room up a lot!!!