20 week appointment

Yesterday I had my big 20 week appointment. The baby looked fine, but my cervix did not. The doctor said for the next week I needed to be on kind of a "modified" bed rest. She said I could not lift Baby Frank or really anything over the weight of a bag of sugar. Frank weighs 28 pounds and I lift him constantly...He's so much fun, but is always into things! She said to take it very easy for 1 week and then next Wednesday I will go back in for another look. I think I am wording this the way she explained it...The length of a normal cervix she said was between 3.0-5.0 cm. Mine was 2.5 cm, which is right on the border of being in the danger zone. If it has improved by next Wednesday, then great, they'll just watch me very closely for the rest of the pregnancy. If not, they'll do a cerclage, where basically they'll give me a spinal, put a stitch my cervix, wait for the spinal to wear off, and then I'll be sent home that same day.

So, Frank went to Greenville for a few days to stay with my parents. We already miss him! Bess and I are taking it easy today. I need to catch up on some much needed light housework and organizing so this will be good for me. I do not like to "take it easy," but I can do it for a week!

On another note, the ultrasound tech said several times yesterday that the new baby was a wild thing...We were also told that at the 16 week appt. We are going to have our hands FULL!