Dear Friends,
I just wanted to give you the latest on Grace as we continue with the pregnancy. There is mixed news with this report. Nothing horribly bad but there is cause for prayer and continued concern.
First the positive side, Grace's heart condition seems to be stable. We have had four echocardiograms so far and they have all showed consistent results. There continues to be a slow count on the lower chambers of her heart due to the Sjorgren's antibody. There are none of the other potential concerns that we feared. It seems that her heart condition will remain stable for the rest of the pregnancy. Things are going so well in this area that they said instead of having and echo every week we could wait a month.
However, during our ultrasound yesterday they noticed that the fluid was low. This coupled with their not seeing her lungs moving in a breathing motion caused them to recommend that we come in at least three times a week for an ultrasound. He suggested we could come in every day for an ultrasound if we preferred. It is not always expected to see the baby "breathing" at 28 weeks but by 32 weeks they will look for it every time they do an ultrasound. It also looks like they will have a daily ultrasound after that time. For the next two weeks we will go in on Monday/Wednesday/Friday for an ultrasound. Between those visits Jenn is to do a "baby kick count." This is a typical procedure where she counts how many distinct movements she feels in an hour. There should be at least ten kicks an hour. If there is not we are to go to the hospital for an immediate check up. My sense is that the ultrasounds are precautionary rather than an indication of a life-threatening condition.
I will keep you posted regularly via this web log as well as email to anyone who asks. Please be in prayer for this situation. Jenn and I are doing well otherwise except for my foot and living out of boxes because of the move. One more week and everything will be settled (I hope). We have most off the rooms set up already!!!
2 comments:
Dave, my prayers are with you and Jen. I can imagine the emotions y'all must be feeling. If something like this had happened to Bethany and I, man, I don't know what.
Dear Ben, It has truly been a test. That's for sure. What is really amazing is how faithful God has been through this entire situation. Obviously we are far from over it but I have to tell you that our faith has not waivered one bit. Of course we go through the emotional roller coaster which is to be expected. God will see us through, this I know.
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