Lia Kate Stone

Today felt like a day full of doctors appointments. We saw Dr Magee this morning and again, Lia looks great. He took a good look at her and was very pleased with how well she looked. She was very active and had no sign of any extra heart beats. He didn't measure her size today, but last week measured her at about 6.5 lbs. He did get a really good shot of her face and she is adorable... spoken like a true mommy. (Corey agreed with my take on things, too). Later this afternoon we went to see Dr. Littrell and she thought everything looked good as well. Our plan is for me to go back in next Tuesday, she'll check me and make sure I don't look like I'm going to go into labor within the next few days. If by some chance I do look that way, we'll plan on inducing the next day...July 16th. Otherwise, I'll plan on pretty much taking it easy until my scheduled induction day of July 22nd. We have all our doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists lined out for that day. Hopefully, for once, she'll cooperate and just go with our plan.We'll see.
After Lia's born, she'll go upstairs to the NICU where they will get her set up to be transferred to Children's Medical Center. The Children's transport team will be at Baylor to pick her up within a few hours. I'll plan on staying at Baylor for the night and Corey will go with Lia to Children's. Hopefully, I'll be able to leave Baylor the next morning and go to Children's with Corey and Lia. Once she's at Children's we aren't sure what to expect when. As long as she's stable, they'll run some tests on her and let her recover from being born before they do the first surgery. We're not sure how long that will be. I assume it'll all depend on how she does.
I guess from here on out she makes all the shot calls. They'll base her timeline on how she's doing from day to day. That's about all I can tell you at this point. I'm taking some time off work to rest and get prepared (if that's possible) for our baby's arrival. This is also giving me a chance to spend some time with the boys. Please continue praying for Lia. Pray that Corey and I can remain peaceful these last two weeks. Pray that things go perfectly during her delivery and that she makes a smooth transition to Children's. Pray that she does well once she's there. Pray that Colby and Jace will be okay throughout all this, and that Corey and I will be wise in our time we spend with them. Thank You all so much for your thoughts, prayers, emails, phone calls, and cards. We love you all....
Corey and Lisa