Especially when it’s compounded by the fact my computer is still not in working condition. I did manage to acquire Windows to install but am awaiting drivers. Once I have drivers I can rebuild. 🙂 Thankfully Noah’s computer is at least capable of getting me on facebook so I could play farkle and wordscraper. My phone, a brilliant little computer itself, and the TV let me remain connected to the outside world as well as somewhat entertained.
On Tuesday I made it home a few hours before Noah but had a couple of friends over at the house to keep me company (thanks Melina, Amy and girls!). The rest of the week I would rise with Noah and he would carry me downstairs and make sure I was settled on the couch with plenty of food and water while he went off to work. Most of the time I challenged myself to sudoku puzzles, pet my dog, and processed my way through the DVR recordings. One day my friend Jessica and her infant daughter came for a visit. That was a welcome break in my mundane “schedule”.
Friday I finally heard back from my doctor’s office on whether or not I needed to stay on bed rest past my orders from the doctor in California. Since I had not had any further complications I was upgraded from bed rest to what Noah and I have dubbed “chair restriction”. Basically it’s a step-up from bed rest. I’m allowed to move around the house (Noah no longer needs to carry me up and down the stairs), but no cleaning, running errands, shopping, walking/standing for long periods of times or long distances and lots and lots of sitting. I did get clearance to go back to work only because I have a desk job, and even with that, I’m not allowed to leave my chair. My boss is very happy to have my back and is more than happy to make concessions around my limited mobility. It’s also good to be doing something productive instead of perfecting my bump on a log skills.
Yesterday we met with the perinatologist specialist to be rescanned for the previa. This appointment was actually made before we even went to California. His scan showed that the placenta is still partially covering the cervix, which coincides mostly with what I was told last weekend. I go in again for another scan at 36 weeks to check the location one more time. If it has not moved by then, which the doctor isn’t expecting it to considering it hasn’t moved yet (he said maybe a 30% chance it will move out of the way), Logan will be born later that week by c-section. Despite the 30% chance, the doctor’s told us not to bother with attending a birthing class (to get our money back instead) and to hold off on making the 38-week appointment. So today I canceled the birthing class and now just need to figure out when to reschedule the hospital pre-registration appointment, because right now it’s planned for the end of March. I’m not concerned about needing to have a c-section as we’ve known this is a possibility since week 19 and was told in CA, and essentially yesterday, that that’s what will have to happen.
The doctor yesterday also agreed that I’m fine to continue my current limited mobility status, so as long as I don’t have any bleeding or contractions. Those symptoms will put me on the fast track back to full bed rest.
Previa topic aside, it was wonderful to be able to see Logan again yesterday! We got one picture, and as soon as my computer works I will scan and upload it to his album. The doctor said Logan is measuring right around 32-33 weeks and is in the 75% percentile for weight – estimated at 4.5 lbs! If Logan was born at 40 weeks he would weight between 7.5-8.5 lbs, which fits right along with what Noah and I both weighed at birth.
Also, thanks to my increased mobility allowance, Noah and I were able to reorganize Logan’s room over the weekend with all the gifts he received at the California shower. So at least our baby will now have clothes and diapers to wear once he’s born! I did remind Noah last night that with the last month of my pregnancy being eliminated, the time-line for finishing the crib has been cut in half. It’s a good thing it’s almost done, really just needs to be put together and stained. And just in case, it’s also a good thing that Logan will start off sleeping in a cradle!