"Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again."
The morning of August 6th, we woke up early and prepared frantically for a very special birthday party. My mom drove in to help us with all the prep work the night before.
We first decorated the back porch with some Chinese lanterns I found online:
Next, we cut fruit and made animal cracker sandwich cookies (with buttercream frosting):
Finally, the bounce house truck pulled up and set up the biggest bounce house (with an attached water slide) I have ever seen. There were a few moments of panic over whether or not it would fit in our yard.
Quickly after the bounce house was ready people started showing up! And of course I got busy and totally forgot to pick up my camera for the next few hours except to take a few videos.
Ella's real birthday fell on August 11th. So John took that Thursday off, and the three of us spent the day going to see Smurfs and swimming.
26 Weeks Pregnant:
My worst symptom these days seems to be lower back ache, specifically my left side. I'm really not sleeping all that much either due to constant kicks and jabs. I hope the fact that baby boy is most active at night is not an indicator of how things will be after delivery. We are slowly but surely getting things ready in the nursery. I am now not only seeing my regular OB, but I am also seeing a high-risk fetal specialist every 2 weeks. There are a few things that indicate I might go into preterm labor, so they are taking extra precautions. In fact, at my 24 week appointment I had to take a test which can predict if my body will go into labor in the next 2 weeks. It detects an enzyme that is present right before labor begins. Fortunately, it came back negative which meant that there was a 95% chance I would not go into labor in the next two weeks.
So here we are at 26 weeks, and I will most likely take the same test again tomorrow at my appointment to make sure I won't deliver before 28 weeks...and so on until I'm well into the 3rd trimester. If the test were to come back positive, we would get much more proactive and start progesterone shots and bed-rest.
If you have a few extra prayers to spare we sure would appreciate one being sent this way. We are really hoping this little guy stays put until he is ready.
So here we are at 26 weeks, and I will most likely take the same test again tomorrow at my appointment to make sure I won't deliver before 28 weeks...and so on until I'm well into the 3rd trimester. If the test were to come back positive, we would get much more proactive and start progesterone shots and bed-rest.
If you have a few extra prayers to spare we sure would appreciate one being sent this way. We are really hoping this little guy stays put until he is ready.
you look adorable! i just prayed for God to give you rest and that you would be able to trust in His timing for your delivery.
ReplyDeleteSara, I can't imagine how scary all that must be. I will be praying that your little guy stays put until he is healthy enough to come out kicking and screaming!
ReplyDeleteI love those lanterns at Ella's party! Super, duper cute! What a fun party. :)