We've hit 26 weeks! These past couple weeks have been even more painstakingly slow than the first trimester (if that's even possible). However, the roller-coaster has seemed to have slowed down a bit, and we're beginning to get our bearings again. (And may even eat ice-cream again someday, soon!)
Katy has been a complete champ. (If this little patient soul gets daddy's persistence, mommy's bull-headedness, and carrier's strength, there's going to be no stopping this one!) She successfully completed her IV treatments through home health and can probably teach a class on PICC lines. She's feeling better and has been great at reassuring us when she feels the baby move.
After speaking with specialists both in Houston and Dallas, our doctors feel like with non-stress tests and ultrasounds, they'll be able to predict if prenatal distress (ie: stillborn) will occur within the next 7 days. Katy will continue to go in weekly for tests, and only when/if something looks concerning, will we deliver. If the baby has other complications caused be listeria (blindness, meningitis, seizures, etc.), delivering him early would not alleviate those issues (and we won't know about such issues until birth.) So we'll just continue to pray he'll be healthy upon delivery, and keep repeating our new mantra: "we'll cross that bridge when we get there."
While Bluebellgate will be part of our story, (because it was such a non-eventful story before this...) we are still hoping it's not one that will define our story. Each week we'll wait with anticipation that our little totsicle will continue cooking for another week and continue to thank our lucky stars that we're still passengers on the roller-coaster.
Love to all,
Kendall and Will
So glad to see your update and hear about you all are doing. I think about you everyday (and check the blog for updates at least 2x/ day) and share your story all the time soliciting prayers. We will continue to pray for lots more baby baking and for continued strength to cross whatever bridges come (even if the most challenging ones ahead are just a few sleepless nights). God bless!
ReplyDeleteKendall, this may be a stupid question, but is there ANY chance at all that Katy just happened to get a stomach bug with waaaay coincidental timing? (I've been praying that the blood cultures coming back negative could mean that it was some other bug or that Katy kicked the listeria quickly with no negative baby effects). Love you!
ReplyDeletePraising the Lord for this news, for your docs, for each of you and your AMAZING qualities that are so endearing and enviable......,AND...,..continuing to pray God's hand on Baby M as he grows and develops and on each of you as you wait and wait until he is in your arms. Love you!
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