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Hi everyone,

So a quick visit to Leuven will turn out not be very quick for Louise. She will stay in the hospital in Leuven from Sunday evening. We are now visiting my parents, and getting some pyama's to wear for Louise.

From the medical front: They did an MRI yesterday, but we haven't heard if there was anything to see from that. The baby got a bit spooked by the loud noise from the MRI machine, so the pictures may be a bit fuzzy. After that a few hours waiting, where the nurses let Louise sleep in one of the little examination rooms. That was very nice since we were up at 4 on friday morning to get to Leuven before the rush hour would delay us.
An echo was planned in the afternoon, but they managed to move it forward a bit. Aside from all the normal measurements, they did a test to see how the babies lungs have developed. For this they gave Louise pure oxygen to breathe, and then check to see if the baby reacts to the increased amounts of oxygen. They didn't mention that this works like speed for the baby, who danced around so much that they took 10 minutes to measure the effects.
All measurements turned out to be good, and the lungs were better developed than expected, so this was good news.

Then why does Louise have to stay in the hospital? Well, they are a bit worried about the amount of amniotic fluid (our babies olympic sized pool). This puts a lot of pressure on the membranes, which could lead to an early labour. Since it is a 2,5 hour drive from us to Leuven we may not get there in time, and so in the hospital all will be ready.

One last weekend of freedom is all that is left for Louise, so shopping it is!

Lilo is enjoying a holiday with Marijke from Easydog. Judging by her previous holidays there, Lilo will be super fit, and sleeping under Marijke's blanket. We hope she will want to come home after all the luxury of Marijke's dog spa!

See you soon,

Thijs