Time to update

I have been unsure whether to update the blog with the recent events that have been going on with the baby, but we have decided it is a good way to keep everyone informed and updated on how our baby girl is doing.

So here is the basic info-
As many of you know, the doctors have discovered that the baby is not growing quite the way they would like inside of me. Last week, we found out not only is she small, but the main concern is that her head/body ratio is elevated (head is bigger than body) and this means she is not getting enough from me and what she is getting, she is prioritizing to her brain.

To make a long story short, in order to ensure the health of the baby we now go to the regular baby doctor once a week and to a high risk baby doctor (at least) two times a week. Each time we visit the high risk doctor the baby is put through an ultrasound and test(breathing, heart rate, amniotic fluid level, etc) to make sure she is still able to maintain a somewhat healthy lifestyle inside of her momma-

The doctors have told us they do not feel the baby will make it to her original due date (June 23) and actually they are ready to take her out anytime they feel necessary. I was injected with steroids twice this week to help pump up her lungs just in case they decide to take her in the very near future. I am currently 33 weeks along and they feel that this is far enough along that she will be just fine once she hits the outside world. I would love to make it to 34/35 weeks (these are the magic weeks according to the Internet) but babies have a schedule of their own and we trust our doctors to make the call when they feel it is time.

As for today's update:
Today we ended up going into the doctor because I was not feeling a lot of movement. They put the baby through the "test" and she scored lower but they still feel like she is benefiting more from the inside than the outside. She definitely was moving less so they will be watching her carefully as they have been. We go back tomorrow for another test.

Ryan and I are doing just fine and I think we are most nervous about all of the unknowns...when she will come, what level of care she will need after being born, and of course if she will get to go home with us when I get released from the hospital. These are all questions that cannot be answered so we are trying to take everything one day at a time.

We will try to update often so that everyone can stay on the same page with the constant Dr's appointments.