Scary Moments...

It's amazing how fast you can get used to something. The doctors told us that Braeden should be moving 10 times in an 8 hour period. However, little man surpasses his daily movement count by about 5:30 in the morning. So two Friday's ago, when he wasn't kicking at all, we were both worried about 7:30. We decided that if he wasn't moving around by about 10 am then we'd call the doctors office. We even pushed on Heather's belly to get some type of reaction, but nothing. So Heather called the doctor at 11 am and they had her in a room being monitored before noon. They have a score that they give unborn babies where they grade them on four characteristics (muscle tone, fluid around the baby, dexterity, and practice breathing). Braeden did fine in everything but his practice breathing. So our unborn child is neglecting his homework already.

Anyway, he got 6/8 from his test which meant that we needed to do an ultrasound. They re-assured us that nothing was unusual, just that they liked to see evidence that he was going through the motions of breathing. So they take us over to the delivery ward and hook Heather up to all kinds of monitors. Two hours (and many tests) later, everything was fine but it made me realize how we had gotten to take his little movements for granted. It also made me realize what a huge impact he has on my life long before I even actually "meet" him. I also realize that we have a lifetime of trying not to sweat the small things ahead of us. I think I can manage, but his mom's going to be a mess...

Rob and Team Heather...