Another day, another dr.visit

First of all, I would like to say thank you for the continued prayers.  I do not think we would make it day to day without them. 

We went to Augusta on Monday to meet with Dr. Devoe and take a look at how things were going.  The forst thing that we do at each visit is ultrasound.  We usually spend about 45 minutes in there and they look and take about 100 pictures.  It's has been fun the last couple of times because we have gotten some great 3d shots of Tripp's face.  This time he wasn't cooperating so much.  Tripp is still in breech position and for that visit he was face down.  Natalee is usually our sonographer but she was out on leave so we met Harriet and a medical student.  Harriet was not as warm and personable as Natalee.  Since she was new to us and us to her, she felt like she needed to get very indepth pictures of his heart.  She tried for about 25 minutes and then decided it wasn't going to work.  Since he was face down, she kept getting shots of the spine and could not measure the four chambers to ensure that they were symetrical.  At this point in my pregnancy they wanted to measure to make sure that Tripp wpould not be born ASD.  Dr. Devoe came in with his 2 medical students and explained to Harriet that he wasn't concerned because the heart looked great at the last 2 visits.  We are praying that he was right and that a trip to cardiology for further testing and evaluation will not be necessary.  I am really getting worn out and extremely tired of traveling and drs. appointments. 

His ventricles were more enlarged at this visit but that is what Dr. Devoe expects to happen at each visit.  The ultrasound and measuring of my belly both agreed that Tripp was 30 weeks but on the ultrasound his head was measuring closer to 37 weeks.  Dr. Devoe has said all along that we would most like be candidtaes for a c-section and he confirmed it this time.  He said that babies will usually tell you how they need to be born.  Since Tripp is in breech position (Dr. Devoe thinks he will probably stay this way due to the lack of space to turn around) he will have to be delivered by c-section.  He also said that he doesn't want to put the pressure on me and the birth canal or Tripp's head.  We will go back August 24 for my 34 week check up and will hopefully know more of what will happen at week 37.  At week 37 when we return to Augusta, we will be there to stay.  Dr. Devoe will wait until then to do the amnio to check for lung maturity and if we are given the green light Tripp will be born the next day.  If not, then I will recieve steroid shots and wait a couple of days and then have the c-section.  I have lots to do between now and then! 

We were also told that I would have to have BPP monitoring once a week beginning at 32 weeks with Dr. Edwards in Albany.  So now in addition to going to Dr. Devoe, physical therapy, Dr. Talley/Smurda, now I have to go weekely to Dr. Edwards and be monitored!  I am so tired of burning up the road every day!  I will see Dr. Smurda or Talley at 32 weeks also and they will begin checking me to make sure that I am not dialating.  I have been having more and more contractions recently but nothing to regular.  It scares me that I will go into premature labor and have to deliver in Albany.  If that happens, Tripp will be transferred to MCG while I stay in Albany to recover.  Not at all what we want to happen.

I started back to school/work on Tuesday of this week and it has about killed me.  I know that it is only short term because in September I will leave for maternity leave, but I am not sure I will make it to then!  My back hurts so bad at night that I can barely walk.  Sleeping now is a joke and if I do fall asleep I know I am going to wake up during the night.  I am ready for some relief and no more indegestion!

Please keep the prayers coming and thanks again for the support that each of you have shown to us through this blog, with calls, gifts, cards, and emails.  I will try to update more later and maybe not wait so long!  Love you guys!