Check--up...

We had our check-up at the hospital today. Everything went well! The urine and BP tests were normal- 125/80. The fetal monitoring was normal- his heart rate was upper 140's. It's always nice to sit back and listen to his heart beating. It also fun to watch him kick against the devices. I found myself wanting to just zone out while listening to it all and to take a little nap. My physical exam was normal- no changes noted. Then we did an ultrasound and found that little Jakub's head remains up high under my ribs on the right. I could have told them that without our looking, but I think we all hoped we might see something different:) I was so tuned in to seeing that head there that I forgot to ask them about his size. Oh well, he's a healthy size, that's for sure. If he's stayed on track with how he's been doing so far, then he should weigh around 6 1/2 to 7 lbs now (of course it's still a guessing game at this point... we'll see what he's really like when he comes out:). So, the doctor said we'll leave it until next week and we'll see how he's doing then. Our appointment will be next Wednesday at 1130. If he remains breech, then we'll also schedule for next week an appointment with the surgeon and anesthesiologist to ready ourselves for a c-section. There will be some pre-surgery blood tests to do and information to go over. They don't know when that surgery date might be scheduled because it will be up to the next appointments results and then the surgeon if we have to meet with him. We'll just wait and see how next Wednesday goes.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers for my friend. She had her little boy by c-section last Wednesday night. They are home as of today and doing well (common to stay in hospital here for 5-7 days after a c-section). He weighed 6.9 lbs and is beautiful. I can't wait to visit them soon! Here, people don't often visit anyone in the hospital when they have a baby because everyone wants the Mom to get as much rest and peace and time for adjustment as she can before she goes home- that's really a good idea probably:) It's been a special journey to share in our pregnancies together and she's helped me learn a lot about their system here.

Thanks, also, for your prayers about our moving situation. We found a new home to move to and we picked up the keys and began the contract today. It was a quick process and we're still adjusting to the fact that we have a new place to live. We knew God would take care of this situation, and of us, but it's always amazing when he takes care of things in what seems the sudden blink of an eye. Yesterday morning we weren't sure at all where we would be living 2 weeks from now, and we were still viewing apartments, and by the end of today we have keys to a new place. We'll stay in our old place for a while to finish packing up and such, but it's such a blessing to have found this new place. Please pray this will be a good home for our growing family for a long time to come! I'll have more details and pictures in the next few weeks.