Olivia Weighs In
I have noticed that I continue to call our precious daughter "baby girl" even though she has a name. I know many people wait to announce the name or use the name until after birth, but it has helped me to call her by her name. We are fighting for little Olivia. I have already come to affectionately know her as Livie.
Today we had an ultrasound from maternal fetal specialist. They did a complete check of Olivia and she looked great. They estimated her to weight to be about 1 lb 12 oz at this point. This is the 30th percentile so she is on schedule for her gestation (25 weeks, 3 days today!). All of her organs look normal and her heart rate continues to be at a normal rate. She seems to be a happy camper in there. We just have to convince her to stay in there.
The cervical check continued to show the same issues as before. My cervix is extremely short (1.8 cm) and I have funneling (which is kind of like inside dilating). This is something they will continue to monitor. My doctor did say she felt like I was at least somewhat stable since the cervical length did not change much. I am still having about 4 -5 contractions a day. I suppose the good news is that they don't have to increase the magnesium at this point. So, we keep on doing what we are doing.
I have noticed that certain things seem to trigger my headache, so I have to be careful about how much I read, and how long I look at things. Today I tried to watch a movie online and it was choppy due to the connection. Just trying to watch this for a few minutes made my headache return and I had to take medicine and lay still with sunglasses on for a couple of hours before feeling better. So, the headache is quite temperamental according to my activities and movements. This limits some of the things I can do to stay occupied which adds to the boredom factor but hopefully this will get better.
God continues to bless us each day. I was reading in the Bible today and the verse that spoke to me was that about having faith the size of a mustard seed. Sometimes I get so caught up telling myself I need more faith, bigger faith. That somehow I could face all the trial and tribulations of life if my faith was bigger. But God doesn't care about the size of my faith, He cares about the kind of faith I have. God wants my faith to be pure and honest. What a beautiful reminder at a time when I feel like my faith may not be some earth-shattering depth of maturity, but rather a simple quite faith that allows me to know that God is in control.
Today we had an ultrasound from maternal fetal specialist. They did a complete check of Olivia and she looked great. They estimated her to weight to be about 1 lb 12 oz at this point. This is the 30th percentile so she is on schedule for her gestation (25 weeks, 3 days today!). All of her organs look normal and her heart rate continues to be at a normal rate. She seems to be a happy camper in there. We just have to convince her to stay in there.
The cervical check continued to show the same issues as before. My cervix is extremely short (1.8 cm) and I have funneling (which is kind of like inside dilating). This is something they will continue to monitor. My doctor did say she felt like I was at least somewhat stable since the cervical length did not change much. I am still having about 4 -5 contractions a day. I suppose the good news is that they don't have to increase the magnesium at this point. So, we keep on doing what we are doing.
I have noticed that certain things seem to trigger my headache, so I have to be careful about how much I read, and how long I look at things. Today I tried to watch a movie online and it was choppy due to the connection. Just trying to watch this for a few minutes made my headache return and I had to take medicine and lay still with sunglasses on for a couple of hours before feeling better. So, the headache is quite temperamental according to my activities and movements. This limits some of the things I can do to stay occupied which adds to the boredom factor but hopefully this will get better.
God continues to bless us each day. I was reading in the Bible today and the verse that spoke to me was that about having faith the size of a mustard seed. Sometimes I get so caught up telling myself I need more faith, bigger faith. That somehow I could face all the trial and tribulations of life if my faith was bigger. But God doesn't care about the size of my faith, He cares about the kind of faith I have. God wants my faith to be pure and honest. What a beautiful reminder at a time when I feel like my faith may not be some earth-shattering depth of maturity, but rather a simple quite faith that allows me to know that God is in control.
It makes me so happy to read how well little Olivia is doing!
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Love the name! I am constantly thinking about you and your family, and little Olivia. I can't even beging to imagine how difficult this is for you, but your faith is so amazing. Definitely an inspiration to me
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