A New Chapter

Well, baby girl is still cooking, and I am at home taking it easy. I had an ultrasound on Monday to determine how big she is (5 pounds 5 ounces!), and the doctors discovered that my amniotic fluid level is low – I was advised to rest as much as I could and to guzzle water. I have another ultrasound on Monday (December 22nd) to see if my fluid levels have changed. If they have not gone up, the doctors will most likely induce me that day. Mark and I are praying that my fluid levels go up – because of my Gestational Diabetes, our baby’s lungs are developing slower than a normal baby’s would. Our goal is to get her as close to 39 weeks as possible, to give her all the time she needs to grow. If they had to deliver her on Monday, I would be 35 weeks and 4 days along – she will be fine if she is born at that gestation, but there is a very good chance that she would have to spend some time in the NICU before we could bring her home.

Today was supposed to be my last day at the library. After the ultrasound on Monday, Gina fixed my schedule so that I would only work half days the rest of the week, and be able to go home and take it easy for the rest of the day. Yesterday after my bi-weekly Fetal Non-Stress Test, I called in to work and told them that I was just going to rest at home for the day (instead of working 2-5) and be in on Friday for my last shift. A few hours later, Gina called and told me that she thought I should just stay home – she didn’t want me coming in and possibly hurting the baby by doing too much. So, it turns out that Wednesday was my last day at work.

I have officially started a new chapter in my life – I am a Stay-At-Home Mom!!! Even though I don’t have a tiny baby to feed and change and cuddle yet, I am mother to my unborn daughter – my current job is to keep her cooking as long as I can. I will to cherish these last few days (or weeks) of pregnancy, because I know that my life will never be this uncomplicated again!