32 weeks

well, almost.

i am 31 weeks and six days now, and i have been on bedrest for a month. let me tell you, when the highlight of your day is going to the obgyn for a urine and blood pressure check, your life has reached a new ;evel of pathetic.

anyway, so here is the latest.

last sunday, i did my 2nd at-home, 24-hour urine, and the results were consistent. 250 mg of protein--not enough to be diagnosed as pre-eclamptic or to be concerned.

on mondays, tuesdays, thursdays and fridays, i go to salina for bp and daily urine checks. my bp has been stable (higher than a normal person, but good for me at this point). the in-office urine screens read between a trace and +1, which i guess is not anything to be concerned with either.

on tuesdays, we have a sonogram to check the level of amniotic fluid to make sure there is enough for maggie to be safe and healthy in there. i guess 10 is the magic number. i am not sure what that means exactly, but the lower the number is, the more emergent the situation becomes. last week, i was at 10; this week 12.73--good news. also, we made nice with the sonographer, so she fills us in on maggie's size every time too. this week (at 31 weeks and 3 days) she weighed 4 lbs and 11 oz. that is about average weight for a baby at 35 weeks. so that is very favorable.

i had to do some bloodwork today, the dr. was concerned that i have been feeling yucky. to be honest, i am not sure how one does not feel yucky when all she does is lie in bed all day every day. BUT, generally, i can discern the different "kinds" of yuck, and this one seems to be of an iunknown physical nature. so we will get the results tomorrow.

the other good news is -- now that i am (basically) at 32 weeks, i will be able to deliver in Salina with my obgyn. although the facility in wichita is top-notch, and i loved the staff there, it will be nice to be close to home and in relatively familiar surroundings. the downside is that depending on Maggie's condition, she might have to be transported to NICU in wichita. but we will cross that bridge if we get to it. the drs. all say she has a lot going for her in terms of health and premature delivery. 1) she is a girl; 2) we had the steroid injection for her lungs, and 3) she is a big girl.

so with the exception of my being close to the edge of sanity, things are still going very well. thank you so much for our prayers. nick and i truly believe it is faithful prayer that has gotten us all this far.

we will keep you posted.