The Homestretch

I went to see Dr. Tabor on Monday. The news was not good and he didn't say much. In fact, after only a few minutes he left to call Dr. Roten (pediatric cardiologist/ surgeon). We are now trying to "buy some time". He gave me a series of two steroid shots to hopefully help her lungs develop faster. He has also put me on Albuterol every 8 hours to hopefully speed up her heart. Her heart was previously pumping fast enough to keep up with fluid, however now that she's bigger it's not enough. The medicine makes my heart race, I can't breathe and it makes me flushed and shaky. However, I'm reminding myself that it is for a good cause and that anything is worth a shot. I managed to get about 3.5 hours of sleep last night before I woke up with panic attack-like symptoms from not being able to breathe. No fun.

It's looking like the end of the tunnel isn't that far away afterall. I half expected him to send me in for a c-section this past Monday. I have another appointment tomorrow where I suspect he will take measurements and maybe even set me up with a section date for next week. I'll be getting a bag ready today to take to each appointment now since we never know when it's gonna be.

In closing, pray pray pray! It looks like she'll be here even sooner than we thought. I'll write again tomorrow if I can, and if not I'll have a family member try to update as soon as possible.

love to you all--
Kelli