Wheelchair Races

Hello to you all. Always thank you for your prayers and support.

Not much news to report today. It was a day in the mid 70's in Fort Collins, a perfect day to have a wheelchair race with my wife. Alas, that was nixed (although Dr. Schneider offered to race me). I was able to wheel Rebecca out into the sun and warm weather for twenty minutes.

Xavier has been active. I was able to feel him moving several times last night, the first time for me. We learned the monitor used to listen/record his heart rate also registers baby movement/activity. We have good, strong families of squiggly lines.

More blood was drawn from Rebecca this morning to run tests on platelets. The test was looking for something that may endanger the baby. The results came back negative (a good thing).

We have the limits of Rebecca's blood pressure identified. Her systolic can range between 120 and 150; her diastolic can range between 80 and 100.

Increased fluids have been prescribed for Rebecca. The elevated hydration of the mother allows the baby to access more nutrients.

The IV tube that was inserted into Rebecca's arm when she checked in is being removed tonight to prevent the vein from getting inflamed. The removal of the IV is encouraging!

Thank you all for your support. As I mentioned yesterday, we are feeling it in so many ways

Here is a nice shot of Xavier's hands. The right hand is the lower one, the left a little higher up. We saw some really good views of his feet and toes, but we did not get a printout of them.