The pregnancy has been progressing
and the baby is still growing...albeit at a somewhat slow rate than what we
would like to see, but nonetheless she is still growing. We have a doctors
appointment on Tuesday this week and we should get an update on size. As of 2
weeks ago the baby was only 1 lb 10 oz, and the doctor is hoping that her
weight will get up to 3 lbs by the time she is born. Also starting two weeks
ago Kelsie is going into the doctors office for "stress testing". The
testing that is done is to monitor the baby and make sure that everything is
going ok and that the baby is not under too much stress. During the testing the
heart rate and movements are monitored. This gives an indication of how the
baby is doing and if she is "thriving", or developing like she should
be. For example, when a baby is moving around it is expected that the heart
rate will increase due to the increased activity. That is one of the things
that is looked at during these appointments. The appointments are typically
about 60 mins, but sometimes the baby is a stinker and won't move so the
appointment can be as long as 90 mins.
As for anticipated delivery, the
doctor said he would like to see the baby gain as much weight as possible and
the best place to do that is in the womb. However, due to the risk of still
birth he will not let Kelsie go past 39 weeks, so with the original "due
date" being June 17 we are thinking around June 10th-ish. We will keep you
posted as the time draws near. As always we feel richly blessed to have such a
wonderful family supporting us with faith and prayers! We could not have asked
to be part of a better family. Lots of love from us to all of you!!!
