Monday, August 10, 2009

How about...now?

Well, my final appointment was this morning. After a great NST, my nurse came in to see how I was and inform me that my bile acids had indeed gone up again. (This time from 10 to 14.) She left and while she was gone, I was absorbing the idea that our little boy would be arriving tomorrow morning. When the Dr. came in, he said that with my levels going up so quickly, especially since I'm already on medication, (which is supposed to decrease the numbers), the indication was immediate delivery, and how did tonight sound? TONIGHT? Yes, tonight. By the time I go to bed tonight, our son will be here. My Dr. advised me to go get something to eat ASAP and then to not eat until the delivery tonight, which will be around 7:30 p.m. I wanted to laugh, cry, and breathe a HUGE sigh of relief all at the same time. I laughed a little, breathed a little, and the tears came later. For now, I'm just pretending that I'm in labor--minus timing contractions.

6 comments:

runningfan said...

Woohoo! I'm excited for you! Good luck!

Lydja said...

Amanda, I love you and I miss you like crazy. I'm glad you feel relief. And I'm glad your Dr. is so wise and in-tune. I sure wish I could meet Baby Boy Segeburg. Maybe our kids will meet the next time we see each other.

Natalie said...

YAY! Congratulations! I have been reading and waiting, hoping that you'd have him soon. I can't wait to see pictures! Good luck!

Erin said...

Congratulations!!!!

Laura said...

Hooray! Can't wait to see pictures! Hope all goes well!

Jared and Delia said...

Yay! How exciting! You will be in our prayers.