We're about 8 1/2 weeks and counting until our son arrives! That means I'm now at 31 1/2 weeks gestation and we went to see my UNC OB, Dr. Strauss at his Rex Hospital office today. We had an ultrasound and found out that Ethan is not currently in a breech position (head up) like he was last month, so that's good news! Our son still has the diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome so we will continue as planned with the series of three surgeries after he's born to help correct the problem.
Ethan is currently in the 45th percentile for babies his age and he weighs 3lb. 14oz. This is also good news because babies with his heart defect are usually a lot smaller than average. During today's ultrasound, we got to see some 3D pictures of Ethan but he was being shy by hiding his face with his knee and arm so we never got a clear shot of his whole face. Hopefully he'll be a bit more cooperative next month when we have our final ultrasound!
Our sweet little boy is safe as long as he's still in the womb so the doctors at UNC are treating me like any other "normal" pregnancy and delivery. Now that we're in our third trimester, the doctors visits will be more frequent but that's normal so the doctors will only check my blood pressure and weight and not focus on Ethan's heart. We are scheduled to go to WakeMed on Friday morning for an echocardiogram of the baby's heart with Dr. Cotton, our pediatric cardiologist. Dr. Cotton will be able to examine Ethan's heart better since he's older now and his whole body has grown since his diagnosis nearly 13 weeks ago.
Thanks for your prayers for us and our sweet son. We will keep you updated about Ethan's heart after Friday's appointment.
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praying for you guys as the next chapter of your journey draws near. you have what it takes to be the parents ethan needs & God's power & love is more than enough to carry you through. praying & waiting to see what He does!
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