Sometimes no news is good news!
Presently we are having three ultrasounds a week and in addition to that an echocardiogram. Yesterday was our fifth echo and the first one in a month. The good news is that there is no news. After viewing the heart for about 45 minutes and measuring the valves things look encouraging. There is some very slight leakage in one of the valves but we saw that the first time we examined the heart and nothing has changed since then. The heart is slightly enlarged due to the heart condition but nothing that concerns the doctors or that will affect Grace long-term.
The amniotic fluid has been slightly low for the last two weeks but is measuring in a safe range. This situation is completely independent of the heart problem. Jenn has been drinking a gallon of water a day, which also includes a quart of Gatorade. Interestingly, the doctor insisted on Gatorade and no other. Maybe he has stock in the company.
Personally Jenn and I continue to bear up under the added stress pretty well. Surprisingly well actually. Going through this process has reminded me “we are not as strong as we think we are.” (To quote the late Rich Mullins) But in the midst of all the things swirling around plus a move, broken foot and the renovation of the church property God continues to give us the strength we need.
If you had told me a year ago all of the things I would be facing simultaneously I would have told you to prepare the padded room because there is no way I’d stay sane. But as I go through everything and find not only the strength to get out of bed and face another day but the encouragement to remain optimistic I am reminded of God’s goodness. We live in a messed up world where baby’s hearts have problems and where bad things happen but we know that God is good all the time. The last two months have reminded me of His goodness in the midst of trials.
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2 comments:
considering how much the baby and the heart have to have grown since the first time you saw the leakage, no news sounds like very good news.
stock in gatorade aside, it's always a pain to try to get people to get the right thing when there are so many wrong options. it's easier to say "get this exact thing" than "make sure it contains X amount of this weird chemical whose name you won't remember"
You three will stay in my prayers.
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