Hello and greetings to you all.

Little to report today. The biggest news is the doctors had the IV removed from Rebecca's arm. That is a big deal, not just for Rebecca's comfort, but it suggests the doctors are growing calmer about Rebecca's BP and overall health. Rebecca's "ad lib" walking privileges are having a good effect, on her morale if nothing else. I think, too, that getting to dress up in the new maternity clothes we just bought help lift her spirit. Her BP has been steady today in the 140s/90s, so very good news here also.

Xavier is active, his heart beat strong. The nurses have given up trying to use the high-tech heart monitor and have resorted to the simpler Doppler wand. Finds him every time! One of the interesting side effects of letting Rebecca walk around more is that she can feel Xavier drop lower in the womb when she starts walking the hall. What a sensation that must be!

Our God is awesome, His eyes always looking for those on the earth to whom He may show Himself strong!

Always, thank you for your prayers and support. Your feedback and encouragement are also uplifting.

Hello to you all. Thank you for all the feedback, encouragement and support.

Rebecca's condition has been re-classified from "severe pre-eclampsia" to "chronic hypertension." As was asked today (and many of you may now be asking), does this change anything? The short answer is "no," it's a rose by another name, except that chronic hypertension is not cured by giving birth. It may be that the doctors will take different tactics to manage Rebecca's BP now that they have a new name to call it by. Already they have modified her BP meds from 100 mg 3 times a day to 200 mg twice a day.

As has been the issue for several weeks, the placenta is restricting nutrient flow whether the blood pressure cause be hypertension or pre-exclampsia, and our prayers are also including the placenta's health.

Rebecca is allowed to roam the halls freely without a wheelchair; she took advantage of this three times already today.

The doctors have also reclassified Xavier's condition. They now do not consider Xavier viable outside the womb at this time. This was an expected conclusion by us since our conversation with them on Tuesday. The doctors are going to wait until Xavier is at 26 weeks before reconsidering this decision, and they will concentrate on Rebecca's health and stability. The reason is he is still too small.

We are still having Xavier monitored once a day by the nurse. His heart beat is strong and in the 140-150 ranges. He is also very active. He was moving much last night and today. His goal is to grow, baby, grow!

The doctors spoke a little about the ultrasound taken Tuesday. They mentioned measuring 2.5 cm pockets of amniotic fluid. This may be an increase in fluids, but we cannot be sure as the margin of error is within the 0.5 cm increase from a week ago.

Xavier is strong. Rebecca is strong. Strong and able is our God!

All three of us thank you for your prayers and support. Their value is incalculable!

Hello and greetings to you all and welcome to the first day of Spring.

We have little news to report today. Mom and baby are stable. Rebecca dressed today rather than spend it in PJs, even called her boss and did some work. We were let out of the room for :30 minutes, and we took advantage of it. Though the weather was not ideal, we did a lap or two around the hospital's first floor and spent some time chatting in one of the cafeterias.

Xavier made the nurse work to get his monitoring in today. The nurse stayed the whole thirty minutes and held the monitor in place. All his vitals look good. I borrowed a marker from the nurses' station and wrote his weekly goals on the white board in our room, under the heading of "Goals for discharge:" For next Tuesday (week 25) his goal is to grow and gain 2 ounces. Of course, we are encouraging him to do more.

I don't think I mentioned it yesterday, but the uric acid that showed up in Rebecca's blood a few days ago has disappeared. This is good and praise report.

We had an impromptu visit today. A couple returning to Fort Collins from Colorado Springs called and asked if they could stop by. We enjoyed the visit.

Thank you all for your prayers. They are the greatest of gifts. Great is our God!