28 weeks - part 1

This is our 28th week of the pregnancy and the 9th week of our journey with Glory. We went to bed Monday night before our Tuesday morning appointment with a small amount of dread, because it seemed like we had gone a day or two without feeling any movement from Glory. In spite of feeling very tired, I didn't fall asleep right away, because I couldn't stop thinking "is this it?" I asked the Lord to remove any fretting from my mind if Glory were still with us, and with that I fell asleep. I woke up very early due to some discomfort and realized something wasn't right. I was spotting and felt very unsure of this situation. I felt frozen for what seemed like an eternity pondering all that this could mean, and from there I took action. I packed our bag for the hospital, took a shower, dressed for the day, and placed a call to the midwives office. I told them my situation and that we did have our 28 week appointment and sonogram with the specialist. I was instructed to head to my regularly scheduled appointment.

As soon as we checked in and prepared for the sonogram, the technician had little Glory's heartbeat front and center. I couldn't believe it. In my mind, this was it. Apparently not quite yet. The doctor did tell me I had a concerning situation with the placenta, and I was to stick to bed-rest for the next 2-3 days until the spotting stopped. If not, there would be a good possibility of needing a C-section for delivery. We were hoping to avoid this at all costs.

On the way home, Zeb and I talked about how we felt as if this was it and that we actually felt prepared for such an event. It is amazing what God can do to a set of disappointed expectant parents over the course of several weeks. Back to the waiting game and with bed-rest to boot!