-22 Weeks

It amazes me to think when I started this I was in the -30some weeks...and in 2 weeks, I'll be halfway finished with pregnancy.

This was a good week. I had counts on Monday, after stopping Dex on Saturday and they were 266. I was relieved they weren't sky-high, because it meant we would have a more accurate window on Wednesday of what my Nplate dosage shold be. Wednesday when I went in for the shot, my counts were 206. Usually after a Dex pulse I totally bottom out and get symptomatic. To me, this means that 4 mcg/kg of Nplate is working, for right now. Does that mean it's going to be the magic dosage for the rest of the pregnancy? Absolutely not. Could there be more bumps in the road? Possibly. I've dealt with this for too long to take anything for granted and just because they get me "fixed" for the time being doesn't mean it's lasting or permanent. 4 days of Dex when you're pregnant is not fun! My sweet husband was amazing, and I really appreciate him taking such good care of me.

Tomorrow we go in for hematology, OB and anatomy scan appointments! I am so excited to see the baby again! The anatomy scan will look for any physical abnormalities and make sure growth is on track. Yes, we could find out the gender, but we're not. At least, not on purpose. Now, before anyone wants to criticize, #1) go have your own baby, and #2) with everything else that is not traditional with this pregnancy, I'd like to have something that is.

Because of our appointments and a pig pickin' in Red Oak, we had planned to be out of town this weekend anyway. Hurricane Irene is freaking me out a little bit, but I think it's partly due to some nesting. I tried to windproof the backyard as much as possible this afternoon and we're taking all of the stuff off our porches. The chickens have access to 2 different shelters. I'm nervous to leave, but I know there's nothing I could do here to prevent any damage. We might as well be safe and enjoy ourselves!