Latest Update

Hi Friends and Family! 

So, I realize that it's been quite a while since my last post and I apologize for not keeping everyone informed.  It's been a bit crazy around here the last few weeks!!! 

As many of you already know, the terbutaline pump combined with the steroid shots turned me into the Exorcist and we ended up spending some time in the hospital- not fun!

That was two weeks ago and we are doing much better now! I would have updated the blog last week, but something was going on with our computer and I was unable to do much.  My brilliant husband just fixed it, so I am able to make contact with you all again!

We just had 2 doctor's appointments today and they were great! Hudson is very low and he is head down in the locked and loaded position, BUT my cervix has the brakes on! It is totally closed (yay!) and it is trying to keep this big boy inside for a little bit longer.

One of the doctor's (Dr. Reiter) is our specialist and he measured everything today...apparently Hudson is a giant. He is 5 lbs, 1 oz at 32 weeks and he is in the 72nd percentile for over-all size. His head and abdomen are another story! His big ole head is in the 95th percentile and his abdomen is in the 90th. Everything looks very healthy though- his heart is strong and his organs look great!

Doc said to keep doing what I'm doing, which is absolutely NOTHING, and lie horizontally all day- what fun! Doc said that all of the contractions are probably because Hudson is so big in my very small uterus.

Doc said to stay on the terbutaline pills (which aren't so bad) for the next few weeks and we'll start to think of our options if I make it to 36 weeks... He said that right now my cervix is closed, but you never know when it will decide to open! He said that with Hudson's size, if I went into labor next week, they wouldn't try to stop labor. The risk of doing that is too risky for the baby and since he is so big already, he has more of a shot at needing less care for such a premature bambino.

Options- If I am still pregnant in about 3 weeks (35, almost 36 weeks gestation), then we'll most likely schedule a c-section. Delivering at 35 or 36 weeks is still early, but waiting until Hudson is about 9 1/2 pounds is just ridiculous. Doc said that there are still babies born at 38 weeks (a week past what doctor's consider full-term) that still have premature lungs and they still have to go to the NICU, so there's no point in trying to keep this giant baby inside of me until then!

So, great appointments. He is ready to come out, but my cupcake isn't going to let him!!! Hoping to get a few more weeks in the oven...

My mom is coming back Friday to stay with me, as deer hunter Adam will go out of town for opening weekend- he is sooooooooo excited that Hudson has decided to stay in my belly for now so that Dad can hunt!!!  Geeze!

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and love. We feel so blessed and honored that you are concerned about our son. Love to everyone!!!