Update on the family...

Has it EVER been a crazy few weeks over here. We have had our hands full with a few pregnancy scares (I can't get through it without at least one scare apparently) and a lot of stuff going on in life, but all is well and here is the update.

First off, the baby. Baby is still doing well and is healthy. I had some spotting for the last week and was supposed to be scheduled for a simple surgical procedure (unrelated to the spotting, more related to preventing the premature birth that I had with Faith) but that was postponed due to the spotting. We weren't sure what was going on or if the baby was still ok, but after a week of spotting I got fed up and demanded an ultrasound... which I got that day! So off I go, not sure what I was going to see... but sure enough there's my little baby beating me up from the inside out (literally... this kid was HYPER!) and I don't think it stayed still for 2 seconds. We ended up having an ultrasound tech who was from our church too, which was a total blessing! She finished the scan and went to get the radiologist, which tipped me off that something was up (although I expected there to be something up... I am still spotting afterall...) and he comes in to do another scan. They were looking specifically at the placenta, which was sitting quite low, and sure enough it is lying right over the opening of my uterus. This is called a "Placenta Previa" for those of you who are into googling things. Now it's not like the pictures you'll find, where the whole placenta is sitting right on the bottom... mine just kind of edges over it and is about 6mm past the opening. So it's not big. That's good news because often these things migrate as the uterus grows with the baby, and the growth of the uterus will pull the placenta upwards. If that happens, everything is completely fine and I am cleared for a natural birth as though it never happened. If it doesn't move, then I will be booked for an early c-section to avoid labour. So, we are praying very specifically that the placenta will move, because we do not want to do another c-section. Obviously we will if that's the only way... but if we do that will mean sections from now on, because that will be my second one. And recovery from a natural birth is a LOT easier. So, all in all we still have a very healthy baby and a placenta that is still attached. Praise God!

As for us... well, we're stressed. There's no lying about it, this past few weeks has taken it's toll on us emotionally, physically, mentally... everything. I have no idea what we would do without the amazing friends and family we have around us, it is a blessing and a half to have all the help with Logan, and to have people make us meals. I am physically still quite uncomfortable for some reason (not sure why...) so I'm resting and taking it easy. I also don't want to aggrivate anything as I have had placental tears before and that puts me at risk for another one. So I'm just resting as much as I can, trying to stay as comfortable as possible so that nothing more happens. But, as much as Ross is 100% supportive of this decision (and enforcing it...) it does put a lot of pressure on him. He's got two people's worth of stuff to do around here, including the things I usually do like the cooking, some of caring for Logan, etc... and it is weighing on him. I don't think he stops moving until he goes to bed. It's pretty amazing. But he's only human and he does have a burn out point too, so prayers for extra strength for him would be much appreciated. He is being so incredibly flexible, I am very very blessed to have his support.

Logan is doing great. He's stinkin tall and just won't stop growing. He is a total chatterbox, talking in full 4-5 word sentences and narrarating all of life around him, all the time. It's pretty funny actually. He's SO much fun to be around and he says the funniest things sometimes. He is also 100% in love with this baby and will come up to my tummy and give it kisses and "cud-ohs" (cuddles) all the time. He comes and snuggles his head on my tummy and looks up at me and says to me "Me cud-oh baby!" It's priceless. A friend of ours just had a baby and Logan is in love with their little girl too. He wants to hold her and kiss her all the time, and if he's just playing , he will stop every 10 minutes or so just to go check on the baby and pat her arm or tummy or something, and then go back to playing. It's very sweet. I think he'll love being a brother. Whenever I tell him that soon he will get a baby of his own, he looks at me and says "My baby???" with amazement. I tell him "Yep, you'll get your own baby soon!" "Yaaayyyy!" he says, with lots of clapping. haha.

Oh, and the black eye is gone now. I should have taken a picture the next day, that was the most impressive one. haha! Poor kid.

Tis all for now!
Jen