First, for those who don't know already, Joella's water broke this Monday afternoon while we were at the hospital for a routine meeting. Joella's doctor verified that her water had ruptured and immediately referred us to St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza which has a Level 3 NIC (Neo-natal Intensive Care) unit. We drove to St. Luke's Hospital and Joella has been on bed rest ever since then. There are no current signs of infection and Joella has passed the first 48 hours with flying colors. At this point, Joella is actually off of 24/7 monitoring and no longer needs a constant IV so things have really stabilized. Joella has experienced very few cramps so we have just began a wait mode. The hospital is ready to handle anything and they will let the baby decide when it wants to come...maybe in one day, one week, or one month. Chances are, the baby will want to stay in the womb until there is some point of infection or irritation, then the body will know that it is time to get the baby out. Joella is past 27 weeks now and the hospital has assisted babies younger than that, so we are certainly in good hands.
Thank you so much for your support everyone and keep praying for Joella and the little one!
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Joella and Mark, you have a bunch of robotic supporters sending positive thoughts and prayers your way! Keep hanging in there.
Tom and the Hands
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