Jonathan winking ;-)First of all I just want to say, it has been such a nice experience having the staff here in Billings care for us. Dr. Dana Damron, our Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, has been a pleasure to visit, an excellent support and a very great resource. Susan Landgren, the Genetic Counselor, has been awesome when we have questions and did me a great service in getting us connected with the Tx team of Dr's. We feel blessed to have such compassionate, educated and positive Dr's working to insure that both we and Jonathan receive the best care possible. Thank you! We look forward to bringing Jonathan home in a few months to meet those who have invested so much in his earliest health care.
Today's visit was a standard follow-up. We had an ultrasound to make sure everything is checking out. Everything is looking good, nothing new or different to report. Jonathan is getting bigger, at 34 weeks he's measuring 5lbs 4oz right in the 50th percentile, it's getting a little squished in there! At this point it's just a waiting game. We will wait and see what the Dr's in Tx have to say, wait and see what the MRI on Tues shows, wait and see if and when he'll need a shunt, wait and see how much the SB effects his nerves and how much paralysis we are looking at, wait and see if the Chiari/fluid effects his neurological function, wait and see Jonathan!
We are facing a lot of unknowns and it's hard. However we DO know one thing... We serve a loving God, and HE knows what the future holds, for HE holds the future!
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ, for He is my strength."
Coming up:
Last prenatal visit with our Midwives- Sat Jan 17th
Kim's flight to Tx- Sun Jan 18th
MRI/ultrasound at Texas Children's- Tues Jan 20th
Meet my OB at Baylor Med Center- Wed Jan 21st
Hey Kim,
ReplyDeleteKnow we've been praying, but will be especially praying as you are away from Caleb :( So tough. Your testimony has been great through all this. We can't wait for his arrival! :)