Well, my birthday went pretty good. Far better then the morning did. The best part of that day? Malachi is free to stay off the medication and we won’t see the doctor again for another year! Yay!! His EKG came out good, but, in all honesty, it came out good before he was on the medication too. There are two “wire” in your heart; one swirling to the right and the other to the left. One of those “wires” is a slower conductor of electricity, which has caused his heart rate to stay lower, even with the SVT. So it was a much smaller window of opportunity to actually catch it on an EKG then it would have been with a “normal” patient. That is all to say that even though it was not caught on the EKG on Wednesday, it doesn’t mean he has out-grown this condition for sure. But the doctor saw him, listened to him and said that he looks good and is growing well, she doesn’t see any reason that things haven’t changed. And with the things that we have noticed about his behavior (the lack of response to an episode that we have seen before), she felt comfortable with seeing us in a year and trusting our judgement. All in all, it was a very good outcome. And she didn’t feel the need to have him wear a 24 hour heart monitor, either.
After his appointment, we went out to lunch at the Chinese buffet and it was good. For once, I didn’t walk away with a stomach ache because I ate too much. :0) Then we went shopping and we picked up two wooden chairs at Goodwill for $.99 each!
We came home and I went to my doctor’s appointment and got a bit of a surprise: I’m dilated to 1 cm. For most women, that’s not big deal. But, for me at the point, being dilated to 1 cm is the same as being dilated to 3 cm for others. This is a new thing for me (this early). The most I’ve ever dilated before labor started was 2 cm, and that was after I was 38 weeks. Turns out that all these cramps and what not that I’ve been feeling for the past 2 weeks or so, have actually been doing something ~ other then making me uncomfortable, that is. They’re not painful…. yet. But they certainly don’t make me smile.
Both my in-laws think that I’m going to “go” before my due date. I know I have said before that I ‘m praying for the baby to wait so that my mother can be here for the birth. And I’d still like that. But I’m not praying for it anymore. I’m at peace knowing that God is in control and He know when the best time for this baby to be born. He knows everything that is going in the mix, when all “players” are in a good place for this baby to be born. And, I can’t honestly say that I’d be upset if the baby came “early”. When you’re already 36+ weeks, and no complications, what pregnant women would be?
The only kink is Adam. He has asked for the days of Dec. 26 – Jan. 6 off. And if this baby is born earlier, what are we doing to do about him having to work? But again, the Lord knows all this and it will all be worked out for the best. Basically, I’m okay if the baby comes early. And I’m okay if the baby comes when my mother is here. God knows best.
So, I had a good birthday (Adam even took me out for dinner, too!). And I’ve been praying that God would make the time pass quickly until “D Day”, with things to distract me and keep me busy. And that He would give me the patience, endurance and strength needed to see me through the next couple of days/weeks. With 4, never without energy children and a body that never has energy on it’s own, I need that stuff from Him. I can’t tell you how many days I’ve gotten through knowing it was not from my own reserve. So I know He will continue to be faithful.