We were thrilled today to have a sonogram to check out our baby boy, and the position of the placenta. As many of you have prayed, God answered our prayers they way we specifically requested, and it has almost resolved! YEA!!! The tech said that it is still considered a marginal previa, but with Elijah now in position with his head down, as he moves further down, that he'll probably help it totally get out of the way. This is such a great thing, meaning we should not have to do a c-section, and I can deliver him vaginally as I'd desired.
It was harder to see his face today, because he is squished down so low, and is facing up into my abdomen right now, but we were able to catch little glimpses, and see his heart beating well, his cute, round tummy, and legs, feet, hands and arms. So sweet...the kids again loved seeing their little brother, and commented on how cute he is. And, of course, we're not biased at all. :-) He is still measuring ahead, and at a pretty good size. I'll be at the 33 week tomorrow, and the tech said he is just under 5 1/2 pounds. We are tickled he's growing well, and happy to know that as of now, things look just wonderfully well.
We were waiting for a minute on the nurse to check my blood pressure and weight (both were good), and Dr. McKenzie saw us and came in to say hi. He said though they'd like the placenta a couple of centimeters away from the cervix, he was pleased and felt that the tech was right, and that it'll probably continue to shift a little. He said even if it didn't, he saw no reason we couldn't plan on a vaginal delivery. He was very happy for us, and agreed that God had answered our prayers in a terrific way.
I had my quick visit with Dr. Radbill, and the nurse who showed me to the room commented as she was putting my chart in the door, "You're not even 33 weeks and this baby is measuring 5 pounds, 6 oz.?! Wow!" [I'm getting a lot of that, and comments on how big he's going to be, when who really knows?! :-)] Dr. Radbill was pleased with the change in the placenta and my measuring, and is very encouraging that things are going well. Other than sore, swollen feet still, I have no complaints or concerns. I'll go back in two weeks for just a regular visit.
Thank you for encouraging us as we waited for this day, and for the prayers you've lifted. A caesarean would not be an awful thing, but I really had hoped to avoid yet another surgery if possible. My mom was overjoyed with the news today, especially because of the complications of that ovarian remnant possibly needing to be dealt with, my propensity for bleeding insanely, and the history I have with my blood pressure bottoming out during previous surgeries/anesthesia. We're all relieved that those things just won't have to be a concern anymore, as far as we can tell. What a wonderful bunch of praises to add to our Thanksgiving list of things to be grateful for!!
Showing posts with label sonogram. Show all posts
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
18 week appt. and we know what we're having!
We had a fantastic appointment today. It was my big sonogram, and my parents and brother, as well as James and the kids, were all able to be there. First, I went back alone and the tech checked all the baby's measurements and we chatted while she did those. I explained how James was more nervous this time, unlike with Abigail, since he is working in the NICU and sees so many things that can happen with babies, and can be so difficult. She said she understood he must feel like he sees too much heartache! I asked her to please give him as much detail as possible. She was happy to agree, and encourage him. She said throughout the sonogram that things looked great, and was more reassuring than with Abigail's sonogram, when she said nothing for a long 10-15 minutes! She asked if we wanted to know the sex, and I said we did, and we were thinking it was a boy, though we sure weren't picky.
Though everything looked great with the baby, we did have one concern. There is a reason I keep saying I have felt this baby so strongly, so early, compared to Abigail. My placenta is posterior right now, meaning it's under the baby, and sitting directly on my cervix. We are praying it will move as the uterus grows and shift on up, so there is no problem with delivery. However, if closer to the due date, it hasn't moved, I'll have to have a c-section at 36 weeks, since we cannot risk going into labor and the placenta delivering first. She said there was still time for it to move, especially with the baby still being small and that it's nothing to worry about.
Our little one weighed 10 oz. and has a foot about 3 cm long. Though still measuring a week ahead, at this point, we will not change the due date since that isn't a significant issue right now. She quickly finished all her measuring, thankfully, since my bladder was so full! She brought the family in, and quickly got to the point. She said, "O.k., I'm going to show you what we're looking at, and what the baby is right here." The big flat screen really made it even clearer to see details and it was precious seeing a glimpse of that sweet face. She pointed out a shin, a little bottom, and then there, as clear as can be, the distinctive anatomy I'd seen right when she started speaking. We all cheered and were so happy. Abigail just giggled and giggled. Isaac said, " I knew it!" As I've thought all along, our third little one is a boy!! We're so thrilled and feel extremely blessed. He's just beautiful!!
Our sweet boy cooperated the entire time, and the tech went to great lengths to point out brain ventricles, heart chambers, a perfectly formed diaphragm, limbs, intestines, organs in the right place, facial features, etc. Each detail had significance to my sweet husband, who has seen babies with complications in all those areas, and it was really a blessing that she was so eager to clearly show us so many tiny parts. We saw him keep putting his hand to his mouth, almost sucking a thumb, or blowing a kiss, as my Mom said, and other endearing moments that made the kids just squeal at how real it all was. What a special time to share with them!
We got a DVD of the whole thing, plus numerous pictures, then I had a quick appointment with the doctor. Dr. A. was encouraging as well, saying that we are not too concerned at this point about the placenta, and that hopefully, we will see a change at the next ultrasound. He said it can be serious, but isn't yet - there's just plenty of time. I'm just thankful we have technology to be aware of the situation, so we're not surprised later on, in a dangerous way.
We celebrated with a delicious lunch with the whole family at Diane's restaurant and she was excited we'd chosen her restaurant for our special occasion. I even received beautiful roses from her, as a spur of the moment gift! She treated Isaac and Abigail to a kitchen tour, and I, of course, had to tag along to see everything. It was so great to see how efficiently it runs. I have to adm
it, I didn't miss the cake baking and icing making at all when I saw tons of freshly baked layers cooling on racks, and the huge mixing bowl of icing. :-)
Afterwards, we visited with James' parents, and were able to share our DVD with Pop and Granny and show them our little boy. They were so tickled to see him, since Granny had not been well and wasn't up to a trip to the doctor's office. Yet another example of why we're thankful for today's technology! After visits to see James' sister at work and another to a dear friend's to show off our pictures, we finally made it home this evening. We're all worn out, but in a good way. It was an emotional, happy day for us. Praise God for His amazing blessing!
Though everything looked great with the baby, we did have one concern. There is a reason I keep saying I have felt this baby so strongly, so early, compared to Abigail. My placenta is posterior right now, meaning it's under the baby, and sitting directly on my cervix. We are praying it will move as the uterus grows and shift on up, so there is no problem with delivery. However, if closer to the due date, it hasn't moved, I'll have to have a c-section at 36 weeks, since we cannot risk going into labor and the placenta delivering first. She said there was still time for it to move, especially with the baby still being small and that it's nothing to worry about.
Our little one weighed 10 oz. and has a foot about 3 cm long. Though still measuring a week ahead, at this point, we will not change the due date since that isn't a significant issue right now. She quickly finished all her measuring, thankfully, since my bladder was so full! She brought the family in, and quickly got to the point. She said, "O.k., I'm going to show you what we're looking at, and what the baby is right here." The big flat screen really made it even clearer to see details and it was precious seeing a glimpse of that sweet face. She pointed out a shin, a little bottom, and then there, as clear as can be, the distinctive anatomy I'd seen right when she started speaking. We all cheered and were so happy. Abigail just giggled and giggled. Isaac said, " I knew it!" As I've thought all along, our third little one is a boy!! We're so thrilled and feel extremely blessed. He's just beautiful!!
Our sweet boy cooperated the entire time, and the tech went to great lengths to point out brain ventricles, heart chambers, a perfectly formed diaphragm, limbs, intestines, organs in the right place, facial features, etc. Each detail had significance to my sweet husband, who has seen babies with complications in all those areas, and it was really a blessing that she was so eager to clearly show us so many tiny parts. We saw him keep putting his hand to his mouth, almost sucking a thumb, or blowing a kiss, as my Mom said, and other endearing moments that made the kids just squeal at how real it all was. What a special time to share with them!
We got a DVD of the whole thing, plus numerous pictures, then I had a quick appointment with the doctor. Dr. A. was encouraging as well, saying that we are not too concerned at this point about the placenta, and that hopefully, we will see a change at the next ultrasound. He said it can be serious, but isn't yet - there's just plenty of time. I'm just thankful we have technology to be aware of the situation, so we're not surprised later on, in a dangerous way.
We celebrated with a delicious lunch with the whole family at Diane's restaurant and she was excited we'd chosen her restaurant for our special occasion. I even received beautiful roses from her, as a spur of the moment gift! She treated Isaac and Abigail to a kitchen tour, and I, of course, had to tag along to see everything. It was so great to see how efficiently it runs. I have to adm
it, I didn't miss the cake baking and icing making at all when I saw tons of freshly baked layers cooling on racks, and the huge mixing bowl of icing. :-)Afterwards, we visited with James' parents, and were able to share our DVD with Pop and Granny and show them our little boy. They were so tickled to see him, since Granny had not been well and wasn't up to a trip to the doctor's office. Yet another example of why we're thankful for today's technology! After visits to see James' sister at work and another to a dear friend's to show off our pictures, we finally made it home this evening. We're all worn out, but in a good way. It was an emotional, happy day for us. Praise God for His amazing blessing!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Beautiful Baby
If you look closely, you can see features of our sweet baby's face - even nose, mouth, ears and eyes. The arms and legs were very visible on the video, but harder to distinguish here. You can click on the photo for a closer look. We praise God for this little blessing!
10 week update
Finally! After days of feeling particularly yucky, I've returned to the land of the living today! Tuesday James and I went for my 10 week check up. We were so thrilled to hear our little one's heartbeat, which is a precious "chugga chugga" sound! Dr. McK felt like things are going really well. He again told us how thrilled he is, and how meaningful it is to see us reach this point, after journeying with us for years to get here. He mentioned how Scripture says God delights in blessing His children, and that it's even sweeter to hear the beating heart of this baby after longing for him/her for so long.
Because of some spotting I've had for a week, he wanted to rule out any hematoma or other problem, so we were able to see the baby again, this time on the big plasma sonogram screen! That tiny baby was wiggling arms and legs everywhere. It was thrilling to see how active he/she is, and how much detail in growth has happened in just a few weeks. There were no problems seen at all, and the tech said our baby was just beautiful! Of course, since he/she's only the size of an olive, it's hard to see much detail, but we still agreed! It was also interesting that the baby measured 11 weeks, 2 days, which is a week farther along than I am. So, we'll see if that changes or hold steady.
Last night we were able to hear the heartbeat ourselves, with the doppler James bought off of eBay. Tonight we found it again (after lots of trying) and Isaac and Abigail heard it, as well as grandparents via telephone! :-) Yea for technology!
Because of some spotting I've had for a week, he wanted to rule out any hematoma or other problem, so we were able to see the baby again, this time on the big plasma sonogram screen! That tiny baby was wiggling arms and legs everywhere. It was thrilling to see how active he/she is, and how much detail in growth has happened in just a few weeks. There were no problems seen at all, and the tech said our baby was just beautiful! Of course, since he/she's only the size of an olive, it's hard to see much detail, but we still agreed! It was also interesting that the baby measured 11 weeks, 2 days, which is a week farther along than I am. So, we'll see if that changes or hold steady.
Last night we were able to hear the heartbeat ourselves, with the doppler James bought off of eBay. Tonight we found it again (after lots of trying) and Isaac and Abigail heard it, as well as grandparents via telephone! :-) Yea for technology!
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