Back in the Hospital

Went in yesterday for ultra sound and must say I was not surprised by the results. First for the good news...Keaton is doing great. He is moving around like crazy, active, showing breathing activity or exercises, heart looks good, etc. He received an 8 out of 8 on scoring.

McKenna is a different story. For the past few weeks she has been causing concern and apparently is not ready to let us give up worry. Her blood flow is back to what it was last Wednesday. It's not steady, but is not reverse flow. Her amniotic fluid is even lower than it was last week too, with it being around a 3. And, they measure babies on a scale of 1-8 based on movements, breathing, fluid, etc in thirty minute. If it is a 4 or lower, they take you in for delivery. McKenna decided this was her nap time and she was not going to move, no matter what they did. So the ultra sound tech was pushing on my belly, shaking the baby and trying to get her to move. She refused. So she started pushing on Keaton trying to get his movement to jump start hers. Well it made him move like crazy, but she still refused to move. After 28 minutes, the doctor came in and brought a vibrating machine, pressed it where her head is and apparently she made enough movement to make her rating go from a 4 to a 6. So we were able to avoid delivery yesterday (at 30 weeks) by two minutes. How scary!

So we are back in hospital, being monitored 24 hours. I am able to get up to use restroom, but not able to take showers or do anything that requires monitors to be off me for more than a few minutes. While hospitals are not a fun place to be and I can't get comfortable and I miss my house, I do take comfort knowing that the doctors are avaialble at any point here, and the nurses are continually watching monitors to make sure McKenna and Keaton are kicking, moving, breathing right and doing what they are suppose to.

We will return to Dr Dix's office Friday for another ultra sound to determine status of blood flow, amniotic fluid, movement, etc. So we are on hold until then. Grateful for another few days of being pregnant and hoping for a few more after Friday. God is in control though, and who knows what He has planned.