Special Thanks

Thanks to Rachel for coming to the hospital to do a bedside pedicure. Also big thanks to Miss Lady for the adorable little clothes and toy and for the special present for Carole. It's great that so many people have shown love and concern.

Daily Update 2/18/10

Well, it looked like for a while that the doctors were going to let Carole go home today, but they decided to do one more amniotic fluid volume test tomorrow to be sure that everything is good. It is amazing how she went from the brink of being preeclamptic to back to normal with a week of hospital rest. If she is allowed home, she will still be on bed rest with limited phone access or visitors. The doctors think she has reactive high blood pressure, which means too much excitement or activity makes it skyrocket. The good news is that it looks like Baby Enger is content to stay put for a while and has stopped causing Mommy so much trouble.

Daily Update 2/17/10

Great day today. That worrisome amniotic fluid level is up to 11!!! Yeah! So baby is staying put for a little bit longer. Apparently all your thoughts and prayers are working. Thanks to Nana and Papa for the beautiful flowers.

Daily Update 2/16/10

Not having the baby today- hooray! Carole got a great night's sleep despite the continuous monitoring. Good thing the Olympics are on because it gets pretty boring laying in bed all day.
Today the baby is 31 weeks old - the goal is 35 weeks.

Special Thanks

Thank you to those who have sent flowers and messages and offered help and prayers. It's great to know that so many people are concerned. Carole and baby are doing fine and Jeff has been Superman- working afternoons and spending mornings and nights at the hospital. This whole thing isn't going exactly as planned, but we are confident that it will all work out!

Daily Update 2/15/10

While Carole is being held hostage at Providence Hospital until Baby Enger is born, I thought it would be a good idea to let everyone know how things are going without having to make tons of phone calls and emails. Thanks so much to Maura Ryan Kaiser for setting up this blog for me and please excuse my newbie attempts at the cyber world

Today things are looking great- Carole's blood pressure is down, as well as other indicators of precclampsia. The big concern was the amniotic fluid volume, which has gone UP - which is a good thing.

SO- As of now, we are in wait and see mode. The doctors will be making a day to day decision about when to deliver the baby. We are hoping to hold off as long as possible.

According to this morning's ultrasound- Baby Enger is about 4 1/2 pounds.

As of now, Carole cannot have phone calls or visitors. She can get cards and if you'd like to post comments on this blog, she will be allowed to access them once a day.

GINA

Welcome to Gina's Blog about Carole and baby

This is Gina's new blog about Carole and Baby Enger's status. Check here for updates and announcements!!!