Easter Sunday
Hello to you all and Happy Easter from all three of us!
What a beautiful day, full of sunshine and reaching near 70° with birds chirping the advent of early spring.
Although Rebecca was not allowed off the campus today, her sister and I brought her some of the more tasty offerings we discovered at the Fresh Fish Company. Who would have thought a fish restaurant would have some of the best Sesame Chicken I have tasted?
Rebecca's BP has begun creeping up a little so they are monitoring her every two hours from noon to six. This is probably due to her increased activity in walking about the campus at will. After this afternoon's BP med, her BP was in the low 130/70's.
We exchanged Easter baskets today and entertained some visitors and took an elongated walk around the campus in the warm afternoon. We also overate from the bounty in the Easter baskets.
Xavier is very active, his vitals (heart rate and movement) all tell us he is doing well. We are looking forward to Wednesday's ultrasound and are expecting some fantastic things.
Thank you all for for your prayers and support, especially on this day of celebration.
The Color of Eggs
Hello to you all.
Not much news to report today. Rebecca spent the night staring at the walls while not sleeping, so she was not up to snuff most of the day. As I type this, she is in more jovial spirits, some of which may be due to speaking with friends over the phone the last hour.
Her BP is still under control, though it did creep a little high this afternoon, probably due to her lack of sleep.
Xavier has been active today, his heart rate strong.
Rebecca and I, after a walk outside and around the campus, dyed 22 eggs. Placing little stickers on the eggs brought a smile to Rebecca's face (she enjoys egg decorating).
I thought a little bio on this week's Team Xavier might interest you. One of the doctors is studying small babies to further understanding in when a small baby is just small and when he is unhealthy.
The second doctor is studying the uterus to understand what triggers it from being a muscle sack that holds the baby to waking up to become an active muscle that contracts to push the baby into the world.
Doctor number three is a pre-eclampsia expert.
I thought how interesting to have such a diverse group watching our case. It helps explain why they are so actively arguing Rebecca and Xavier's case. Next week will bring in three new doctors; it will be interesting to learn what their areas of expertise will be.
Always, thank you for your prayers. We plan to enjoy Easter with several people visiting Rebecca in the hospital (Rebecca is not yet allowed off campus). I may sneak in and hide some of the eggs we decorated while she naps.
Having blood pressure measured
The spread of Easter items we had fun with today
Rebecca looks over her creative works
A Good Friday
Greetings to you all.
Today has been a Good Friday indeed!
It began with Rebecca, looking for something to do, called several places to confirm payments, and get comparative quotes for home and auto insurance. Looks like she may have scored on the auto insurance!
The more exciting news came later when this week's Team Xavier paid their morning visit. Mind you, what follows is contingent on Xavier's health determined from next week's ultrasound exam (which is scheduled for Wednesday).
The doctors have concluded that Rebecca's diagnosis of herself last week is correct, and she is not sick or at risk to the degree the doctors first feared. They are seeing her BP under control and staying consistent with her current medication and activity level. They were quick to state that Xavier is still not at the health level he needs to be. "Rebecca may not be sick, but Xavier is because he is not getting what he needs," they said.
If, upon review of the coming ultrasound exam, Xavier has made significant progress, the doctors may be willing to create an outpatient monitoring program. This will entail Rebecca being allowed to continue her bed rest from home and have to come in to the hospital for tests and check ups twice a week. "Home" will be the Southern Outpost in Westminster, and the "hospital" will be University Hospital (PVH, the doctors told us, cannot deal with our baby).
For Xavier's part today, his heart rate is strong in the 140s. (our night nurse was able to pin him down faster than any other nurse here; I'll have to ask her if she used to compete in calf roping).
Rebecca and I did go on an extended walking tour of this huge University of Colorado hospital and then ate ice cream from one of the campus shops. (We do not recommend the UC Marble Slab Ice Cream Shop, but it still made a nice date to reconnect). We had planned on dying eggs (I boiled up 16 of them while up north), but we did not get to it today. Instead, we spent a quiet evening watching Argo, a movie both Rebecca and I do recommend.
Always, we thank you for your prayers and your standing with us.
This is the building Rebecca is in; you can see her room from this angle.
Rebecca outside with a part of the campus behind her.
The ground floor under this parking structure has several food places: a Jimmy John's, a Subway, UC Marble Ice Cream Shop, Big City Burrito are a few of them.