Another beautiful week in Philadelphia. My check up got bumped up to Thursday instead of Friday due to the Papal Visit. The City Center is shutting down on Friday and will remain closed until Monday. All traffic in and out of the city is pedestrian only! The city is expecting people to walk 8-10 miles for Sunday Mass.
This weeks check up included the normal things, an ultrasound and also my glucose screening for gestational diabetes. The baby hadn't been measured since my ultrasound before surgery four weeks ago so they also did measurements to make sure the baby is growing. Our baby measured in at 2lbs 5 ounces right on schedule! The brain is still continuing to rotate forward and round out in shape. I will be 28 weeks on Sunday which is a huge milestone in the neonatal world. My next big milestone is making it to 30 weeks. Just need to keep that baby cooking. I also got the green light to go off strict bed rest. I can now move about but will need to be in my wheelchair if I am on my feet for more than 10 minutes at a time. The strict bed rest really hasn't been that bad because I'm still recovering from surgery. HGTV has kept me company along with crocheting and a lot of reading! I've also started some Christmas shopping lists because when I get home there will be no time for that, so thankful for online shopping!
This weekend is another support person switch weekend. Jeff & the boys will be swapping with my mom. Hopefully they are able to get in and out of Haverford! The boys and Jeff will be here for two weeks and then switch again with my mom the weekend of October 10th. My support people are starting their two week rotations and we also have some visitors scheduled for weekends in October which will hopefully make the time go fast.
Thank you to everyone who has been feeding and entertaining the boys in Zeeland while I'm out here in Philadelphia. It truly takes a village to raise a child, and we are so thankful for our village. I'll have my hubby blog again after all his traveling adventures.
Thank you for reading & following our journey!
Choosing Joy in Philly-
Shawna
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