Couch Potato...

So, I had my 21 week check-up today! Loads of fun! I was hoping to be told that I could either continue coming every other week, or maybe even start coming once monthly!! They did a very detailed ultrasound, and Praise the Lord, baby Collier looks great. They had some trouble seeing his spine, so we will recheck that in a week, but other than that, I am carrying a healthy baby! WhooHoo!! No DOWNS, no anything that they can tell! They said he is growing better, still small, but he may definitely catch up, which is what we have been praying for!! God is sooo good!

So, that part of the appointment went fantastic. THen they measured my cervix, which is truly why I am seen every week or every week this far, my cervix is on the shorter side, and I already have a border-line incompetent cervix, so they follow the cervical measurements very close, in order to make sure I do not have a 2nd trimester miscarriage. Well, this week my cervix has shortened a lot, and the baby has dropped, and my placenta is on bottom, underneath the baby! I guess there are many troubles with this particular scenario, so they have put me on "couch potato" status as my Dr. called it. She said with 5 kids, she doesn't expect me to never get out of bed, but no lifting, no grocery shopping, no up and down stairs, etc. She said I can drive the kiddos to their activities and back and forth to school when we start back, but other than that, I need to be on the sofa! UGH!!! How am I going to stay on the sofa with just one kid at home, even with just Emmy! I did bedrest for 10 weeks when I was preggo with Aidan, it was horrible. I am the worst person in the world about movement, I am constantly going, so it will be really hard for me to slow down! Praise the Lord I work from home, or this could be even worse!

Anyway, for now it seems that this is the plan, so if you could...please pray specifically that my cervix will not shorten anymore, pray that I do not dilate, pray that Collier will stay where he is, pray that I do not have or get placenta previa, pray that Collier will stay in the womb as long as possible. At 21 weeks, there is nothing they can do, so we wait, and we pray that he stays where he is!!

Thanks for all the prayers, I will keep you updated!!