Hospitalization/Madison update

<~ Madison on Feb. 1st



Hey! It's been awhile since I've posted anything. But as I'm sure you're aware, I spent 2 wks in the hospital diagnosed with mild Preeclampsia. Unfortunately, there's no cure for the diease and there's no way to prevent it...or prevent it from escalating to the severe stage. However, it will "go away" once I deliver Madison. Since the diease increases blood pressure, protein in the urine and swelling, my OB doesn't want to take any chances of me carrying to full term. So, they will induce my labor at 37 wks, which will be March 3rd.

The great news is that Madison is doing very well :) Her heartbeat is very strong and all the OB's said she has a lot of great movement. My last ultrasound was Feb. 1st and she weighed
5 lbs 11 oz. Her weight also reassured my OB and us....one of the negative aspects of Preeclampsia is babies born with low birth weight. So, you can imagine how happy we were to see that our little girl is such a good size!!

During my stay at Martin Army Hospital, I had a lot of time to think, reflect and most importantly pray! God truly does work in wonderful ways! The only thing that Darren & I have asked of God is that Madison is healthy. We didn't care if we were to have a girl or boy, but that our child is healthy. I guess that's what every parent wants. Also, knowing that we have such wonderful families and friends, made all the difference. I felt truly blessed that so many people reached out to us with prayers, cards, phone calls, and flowers. God has been wonderful to us and brought all of these truly amazing people into our lives. We feel blessed that in 2 short weeks, we will be able to share all those terrific relationships with our daughter, Madison!
She will be our greatest gift of all :)