"Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am theLord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;" Isaiah 44:24
It has been so comforting to know our all powerful, all knowing God has this all under His control. It is out of our hands, and in His.
I am now having weekly Doctor check ups, along with weekly biophysical profiles done on Myles to check on him as well. For those who are unfamiliar, this is an ultrasound that checks on baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and amount of amniotic fluid. Baby is then 'scored' by these things done within a time of 30 minutes. Last weeks visit was good. However, it was found that I have developed 'polyhydramnios' which is excess amniotic fluid. Our perinatologist was only mildly concerned about this as Myles got a perfect score of 8 on the test, and everything looked fine. Last week Myles was a bit sleepy during the test, and we had to work to see all they needed to. The other concern last week was that baby flipped from head down to a footling breech position. That was of some concern, as excess amniotic fluid puts me at some risk for preterm labor. But, with a swimming pool as a home, who can blame the little guy for stretching out a bit?! Ha!
Fast forward to today. 36 week check up. Everything looked good as far as the Dr. visit goes. The group b strep test came back negative! YAY!
At the biophysical profile, Myles was showing off how cooperative he is, and decided to be an 'overachiever'. He did all his breathing movements right away without prompting.
His heart rate continues to be great. Muscle tone, and movement were also a joy to see. We even had good news as far as fluid goes. It is looking better this week, Praise God! Only He gets all the glory for these things. Once again, Myles got a perfect test score of 8, and in much less time than the allotted 30 minutes. Also, Myles is back head down. Now we're praying he stays that way!
We felt very uplifted after such good news. Dr. Peterson is happy with how Myles is doing just now. The longer he stays in, the better he will do once he is out. It gives his brain and lungs more time to develop more fully. We are still taking things week to week, but at this point, it is likely he could stay put until the standard 39-40 weeks. Praise God!
Thank you all, once again, for checking in on us, and keeping us in your prayers!
Love, Missy
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