And so, here we are nearly a month from my last posting. Most challenges since the scare at the beginning of November have been minimal. We’ve had 2 ultrasounds since then, all with the baby facing down and unable to get a good shot at the face. Sorry we don’t have any more cool pics to share with you.
We know the baby has been growing, estimates put in somewhere between 5 1/2 and 7 pounds. And we know that the baby has a full head of hair (that did show up on an ultrasound). Erika’s platelet count has been hovering around 140ish (which is low for those of you keeping track at home).
We don’t believe that Mira fully grasps what is about to happen. She thinks she has a baby in her tummy half the time. She’s recently decided that she is completely incapable of completing simple tasks that she was doing a year ago. For instance: She can’t take off her shoes or hang up her coat again, “It’s too hard!” She can’t go to the bathroom by herself anymore, “It’s too scary” And she can’t eat anything but cereal and cheese. When we offer her anything else, “That’s too silly.” Great humor!
I will say that we shed a tear or two the day that Mira took one look at her baby blanket and said, “No daddy, that’s too little. That’s for babies, I need the big blanket.” She’s getting bigger, that little girl of ours.
A few nights ago, we starting hearing her cry around 2 AM. Yep, she was throwing up all over the place. We got her cleaned up and brought her downstairs, hoping that some Dumbo and maybe some Sprite would get her to stop crying and calm her down. She kept wanting to sit on the counter next to the sink and we couldn’t understand why. That was until Erika realized that she needed to throw up again. I grabbed a plastic basin and set it next to me. She sat on the counter with her head over the basin just crying. After a minute or two, she looked at me and said, “Daddy it won’t work!” Poor thing. She got it to work shortly after that and then was soon fast asleep.
7AM she as back up and acting as if nothing at all had happened. Amazing how resilient kids can be. Just amazing!
We had another appointment with Dr. Stark today. Nothing seems to be progressing with the pregnancy and Dr. Stark is concerned about the continued risk while we wait for labor. We’ve set a tentative date for next Friday, December 11th as the day for a scheduled C-Section. At that point, we will be at 39 weeks. The baby should be very healthy and if Erika isn’t close to labor, it’s probably not worth the risk of waiting (considering what happened with Mira).
Erika was done working as of Thursday this week and now has been spending most of her days sleeping and resting as much as possible. She’s getting itchy and would much rather go on walks with Mira or do ANYTHING! My job is finding ways to get more stuff done and keep her on the couch. Here’s my view most nights:
Erika on the couch!
One more week is what we are thinking, keep the positive thoughts coming our way!