Well, no baby yet. We just learned today that Ashley's condition may be a permanent one. She may just carry this baby the rest of her life. Well, okay, not quite. But she is giving the Zebra some competition. Did you know that the gestational period of a baby Zebra is 12 months? This is another great testimony to God's amazing design. Much like the giraffe, antelope, and other easy prey, infant zebras must learn to move quickly very early on. I'm sure God designed the zebra's gestational time frame to be so lengthy so the baby will be able to run very soon after birth (about one hour postpartum in fact).So, while our baby is most likely not going to be easy prey to lions or other wild african beasts, Ashley is giving those four-legged mothers some good competition.
In all seriousness...we spoke with one of her Dr's today and they were extremely surprised that baby has not been born yet. Not alarmed, just suprised. They were not able to schedule an induction this week because the hospital was all booked up (imagine that...that's a whole other post). SO, the DR set her up for an ultrasound and fetal stress test (good thing this isn't a maternal stress test...she might not pass at this point) this Thursday to make sure the baby is doing okay. And she wants to induce Monday at the latest.
Yeah, well...as usual we'll keep you posted, but uh, don't hold your breath.
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