Friday, July 27, 2007

We're havin' a baby...

...tomorrow!

Things are a little crazy around here right now, so I don't have time to give all the details, but here's the basic info: Robyn had an ultrasound done at her appointment yesterday and based on that, they could tell that Taylor weighs about 6 pounds, 4 ounces. That is a healthy size, but she had only gained 4 ounces in the last 2 weeks, and she should have gained about 1 pound. They also took all of her measurements and her overall size is in the 17th percentile. Again, that's ok, but 2 weeks ago she was in the 38th percentile. So she has grown a little but her growth has tailed off. After her appointment her doctor told her to go to the hosptial to take a non-stress test. Basically the point of this test was to make sure that the heartbeat was "reactive" (meaning that it went up when she moved), and it was completely normal. But still because her size is so small the doctor was concerned and said that she may grown better outside the womb than she would inside. The doctor didn't tell us that we have to induce Saturday, but she recommended it. Neither of us want to be induced, but she said that there's really not a point to keep her in the womb at this point. Soooo, we are heading to the hospital at 6:00 tonight and they will start to induce tomorrow morning.

Honestly, at first neither of us were excited about this but we have prayed and talked about it a lot last night and this morning and we feel very comfortable that this is what the Lord has planned for us. We are going to go out to one last dinner together in a few hours and then we'll head to the hospital. Please continue to pray for us that Taylor will be born healthy and that we won't have to have a c-section. Thank you for all of your prayers so far and for those to come!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so excited to know that I will get to meet Taylor tomorrow! We'll come by for just a minute tonight. This will probably be my last entry singed by Moma. After this, it will Gran.

Melanie said...

Yay we are so excited..Gran and GrandNeil will keep us updated and we will come by and see the little angel girl! Girls are so wonderful and yall are gonna have a blast..
Love,
Mel