Landon update

Hello everyone! We wanted to update you on our very scary day in the hospital this afternoon. Let me preface this by saying that everything is fine, and we are just so thankful for the good report we got, but it was a very scary couple of hours. I called the doctor this morning because I just had some weird feelings and some pain (I'll spare all of you men reading this the lovely details). I wasn't too worried, but the nurse did want me to come in to the hospital and just get checked out. We got settled in to a triage room, just thinking we'd be an hour and then out the door...Juliana was with me and Bo met us at the hospital. Long story short, they did several tests and one of them came back to show that I was leaking amniotic fluid...not a good thing unless the baby is ready to make his appearance. At only 25 weeks, we knew it was way too early to be talking about delivery, but the nurse and doctor were very concerned. They started talking about magnesium and steriods to help the baby's lung development, and even taking me by ambulance to a nearby hospital that is better equipped to handle preterm babies. Bo and I just prayed and cried and tried not to fret for about two hours while we waited for the doctor to repeat the test. I had to lie at an angle with my feet above my head for an hour to see if fluid would accumulate and the doctor came back in to recheck me. After a very tense 10 minutes while we waited for THOSE results, she came back in and said that she could see no sign of any amniotic fluid, and we were in the clear for a preterm delivery. We're still not quite clear on how the whole thing worked out...they blamed a lab error but we are claiming a miracle and know that God was in control the whole time, even if we were terrified! I was contracting a lot more than what I should be at this point in the pregnancy, so the doctor gave me a very stern lecture on resting and not over-doing it...Bo was there as a witness so he had me sitting on the couch as soon as we got home.

Today gave us a new appreciation for how little control we really have over things, and how perfect God's plan is, even when we don't understand. We are so thankful that it turned out to be nothing, but we know it could have just as easily gone the other way.

On a lighter note, I'm attaching a picture of me relaxing with Juliana (for a second!). I had a spur-of-the-moment pregnancy hair thing and decided to go darker for the fall. She said my hair was "black"...hopefully it's not really that dark!

Thanks for your continued thoughts and prayers as we hopefully have a very uneventful final three months of this pregnancy! Love and miss everyone.