"Bed"rest

Here's Avery Claire on the ultrasound this morning. The ultrasound tech outlined her little body with her hand close to her face.

Here's a profile of her face. She's a cutie, isn't she? Even in 2D...
I think most of you know about our "bed"rest situation, but I thought I'd update just in case. At my 24 week ultrasound, my blood pressure was elevated, so Dr. Frazier had me come back in the next week to check it again. It was still high, so she put me a low dose of meds and told me I'd probably need to think about taking time off work. I finished out the week at school, then our Christmas break started. I went back to see Dr. Frazier on the 22nd, and she my bp was still about the same. So, I'm officially a "stay-at-home" mom, even though Avery Claire hasn't arrived.
Dr. Frazier has diagnosed preeclampsia (high blood pressure brought on by pregnancy), although I have no other symptoms, yet. She thinks that if I stay home and take it easy, other symptoms might not arise. I'm not confined to the bed, but I've been told to take it easy!
I am going for weekly visits and weekly BioPhysical Profile ultrasounds. That means we get to see Avery Claire every week, and the ultrasound tech gives her a score according to her movement, her breathing, and my fluid levels. So far, she's scored an 8 out of 8 for the past three weeks. Dr. Frazier is very pleased with Avery Claire's growth and movement. As long as she continues to grow on schedule (or ahead of it, as she did this week), and as long as things stay the same with my blood pressure, we're going to keep doing what we're doing. Dr. Frazier wants us to shoot for 37 weeks, which is less than 9 weeks away.
So, when you say your prayers, if you'll throw in a prayer for us Davis's, we'd really appreciate it. We're praying for lower (or just not higher) blood pressure and that Avery Claire continues to grow according to schedule. We're very excited about her joining us, but we're not ready yet! She's got a few more weeks of staying warm inside mommy until we're ready!