The Big Scare

So, we had a big scare this morning. I had a significant amount of bleeding this morning and after the low heartbeat yesterday, Chad and I were devastated and preparing for the worst. I called the Doc's triage line and they had us come in right away. It had been a very emotional morning for both of us.

Doc performed another ultrasound. The baby is FINE. The heartbeat was 117 bpm this time which is great. It had even grown slightly from yesterday! A small part of my placenta had pulled from my uterus causing the bleeding. They called it a "threatened miscarriage" but seemed very positive and optimistic about everything...especially with the increased heartbeat. Chad was crying, I was crying, the nurse was crying. We are VERY HAPPY to say the least.

I have been put on "house rest" (house arrest as I like to say) until next Tuesday when I go back in. It looks like it's me, Oprah, and the couch for the next several days. I'm allowed to shower, get up to eat, etc. But no cooking or cleaning or "doing" basically. Looks like Chad will be making some trips to Luby's this week! :0)

They had me go ahead and take an injection of RhoGAM since I am RH-. This just neutralizes any antibodies I have that might hurt the baby if the baby's blood type is +. Normally, I wouldn't take the injection until later, but it's a precaution that I'm fine with.

Fortunately, my intern, Pleshette is more than willing and able to cover for me in my classroom. This kids' first day back since the storm is Monday. She's coming to my house tomorrow to go over lesson plans. I'm so lucky to have her! My principal has been fantastic as well. It really eases the mind and makes things much easier.

That's it for now. Scary news, but GREAT news all in one day. Thank you so much everyone for the positive comments, e-mails, thoughts, and prayers. I truly believe YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE in our lives right now!I'm hitting the couch.