Getting better all the time.....

Well, I had a doctors appointment yesterday and while the bedside manner of the doctor (who is not my doctor) was quite disappointing (long story) the results of the appointment itself are fantastic! Here is where we stand. We were concerned because I have been spotting since February 8th and the doctors wanted to make sure that the abruption was not worsening or that my cervix was not changing or causing other problems. So we went in had the ultrasound and doctor says I'm fine! So here are the details. After I was hospitalized on Feb 8th I had a hematoma (blood clot) from the abruption that was larger than the placenta and the baby both. What the ultrasound confirmed yesterday is that my body has reabsorbed and lost the majority of the hematoma. We are now looking at something smaller than a dime vs the size of a large grapefruit. Which is great. I should stop spotting any day now. The other thing is that since the blood has been absorbed we were able to get a good picture of the extent of the abruption. Abruptions are graded on a scale of 0 to 4. 4 being devastating where the placenta detaches completely, and 0 being a mild abruption that is often not detected until after delivery. I am about a 0.5. So this is all great news, my doctors do not anticipate that this should negatively affect us after this point. In two weeks I will be going in for a complete anatomy check on the baby to measure and check the fluids, after that we should be cake! And I'll be at 20 weeks, half way done. So much good news today and Jon comes home on Friday to share in the celebration. The only thing I am really struggling with is that my doctor still won't release me back to work. I was confused because its like if I'm fine, why can't I just get on with my life and go back to the real world. I suppose it is better to "err on the side of caution" but I am really anxious to get up and get out of here! So for now I just have to wait and see. After the anatomy check hopefully I can get back into the swing of things. Today was the first day in a while that I could just imagine holding that new baby and anticipating its arrival, not out of worry, but out of pure joy!