answered prayer

I know this doesn't look like much, But if you look closely, you'll see 2 little fingers in the middle left of the scan, giving us what appears to be a little peace sign. "I'm just fine mom and dad" is what I think Josie is communicating!

Dave and I just got back from the doctor this afternoon. We talked to the doctor, a wonderfully kind and helpful Aussie man with lots of experience who dispelled our fears, and got an ultrasound. The doctor calmly and kindly explained all there was to know about placenta previa, but also encouraged us not to be afraid, as it a low lying placenta would probably rise with the growing uterous. As the ultrasound was being done, the lady doing the ultrasound was commenting on all things about Josie except the position of the placenta. (How she was positioned, her feet-- there were 2:), her facial expressions, her fingers...) We told her we especially were interested in where the placenta was and she looked at us, without much concern and said "oh, it's fine"... When we explained we were concerned that it was too low and that was the reason we were there, she measured the position and it was 6 cm above the cervix-- that's 4 cm HIGHER than it was a week ago!!!! Of course I just laid on the table with tears running down my face while Dave smiled at me from behind the technician's head. She contined to say there was nothing abnormal about the placenta, and that it would probably rise even more in time and snapped a picture of Josie's fingers giving us the peace sign :) (She was probably thinking, "peace out parents, I'm going to be fine!!" She was also practically touching her toes bending over at the waist- a very flexible baby- and had completely changed position since last week's ultrasoud! ) The doctor told me I could start jogging... (I don't know if I'll go THAT far at the present!) But it sure is nice to know I don't have to be afraid of getting some exercise and working out the tight muscles in my body:) I felt an overwhelming of God's love and control over this pregnancy, and that I don't need to be afraid. And I'm so thankful for direct answer to prayer! Thank you for joining us.