What a day...

Yesterday... oh how I'm glad that's over!! It all started with me going to the doctor for another routine weekly visit, or so I thought! Doctor was concerned because I'd gained 3.5 lbs in 1 week ("and it's all fluid" she said). Then my BP read a little high. She worried I could be getting pre-eclampsia b/c my grandmother had had it. First she checked for baby's heartbeat & all was good there, then came the pelvic exam. She told me I had progressed from last week (1 cm, 0% effaced) to 1.5 cm dilated, 50% effaced, and still at -2,-1 station. Then she measured my belly & that's really when the concern began. Apparently I hadn't grown since last week & she was afraid that I was measuring "too small." 

Next thing you know I was being sent to the hospital. They hooked me up to the external monitor for a few hours as they listened to baby's heartbeat & measured my BP every 15 min. I was poked for 2 tubes of blood, & then was sent to get an ultrasound done to check my amniotic fluid levels. Luckily everything up to that point went well! Blood work came back near perfect, my BP went back to normal after about 15 min of laying in the bed, baby wasn't under any kind of stress, and there was plenty of amniotic fluid. She did however say that baby Liam was tiny. He only weighed in at 4 lbs. 15 oz. & attributed this to him not getting enough nutrients b/c I'm constantly moving or on the go - burning calories before he can get them!

So, I was put on bed rest & am only allowed to "get up to go to the bathroom & to eat" and am being induced on next Monday, Sept 26th. She is hoping that by putting me on bed rest I won't burn many calories & he will gain a few more ounces. The hospital automatically puts small babies in the NICU, but if he can sneak past 5 lbs 8 oz, he won't have to go in there & can hang with the big babies in the normal nursery. We'll see what happens! We know he is healthy & all, just on the smaller side of the fence. With that said... let's get this party started! I've already started eating, sleeping & doing absolutely nothing. I'm sure it'll get really old really quick though. On the bright side... only 9 days til we meet our baby boy!! I leave you all with a picture of me "enjoying" bed rest... taken by my wonderful Kobe. =)

-Amber