A few bumps in the road

"Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20,)" babycenter.com.

"Your baby's face looks much like it will when he's born. He still needs to fill out more to get the characteristic chubby infant cheeks, but he's on his way. He can move his head, open his eyes, and make breathing movements through his open nostrils (although no air comes in).

If your little one were born today, he'd have a good chance for survival at about three pounds," babyzone.com.

This entry is late for this week. A lot has changed for the birth mommy-to-be health wise. Last week she got the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. We went in Friday morning and she was given a glucose monitor and educated on what to eat to keep mommy and baby safe. Mommy monitored her sugars over the weekend and reported on Monday. Tuesday we got the call that we needed to come in because she was being put on insulin before bed. We went in and were trained on that yesterday. We met with a dietician, who was a lot more helpful than the nurse we first saw. She explained Wen's diet better and gave her some good tricks of the trade.

Then today Wen got a call from our doctor. She was also tested this week for preeclampsia to be cautious because she had had one high blood pressure reading and a small amount of protein in her urine. Because of the alarm Wen was tested on Monday and today found out she has mild preeclampsia. Obviously these are all reasons to stress and be upset. We have really good prenatal care so I know everything will be fine, but it is still discouraging. I want my wife to be healthy and I wish there was something I could do to take care of her. Right now the doctor has said if Wen has a headache that won't go away, blurred vision, is swelling more than normal or has a pain on her right side to call immediately. In her 34th week we will go in twice a week for the baby to be monitored. Most likely Wen will have to take insulin after meals because as her hormones rise so will her sugar levels. It is a lot to take in, but we believe in a Higher power who will keep mommy and baby safe. We just know that we will not deliver beyond 40 weeks and we may get an early present.

The good news is we were approved today for our new home. It is exactly what we were looking for. We get the keys January 8th, when we're gone for a retreat, so we'll begin moving in January 11th. We'll get settled with that, have a couple baby showers, celebrate Valentine's Day and then be waiting on baby. He will be here soon and his two mommies and two daddies couldn't be anymore excited. Please keep birth mommy and baby in your prayers.