another baby update...

Today we had the follow-up ultrasound appointment with the MFM specialist to get the shots of the heart they were not able to get. They were also are just looking at the baby's general growth. The heart is looking great and there are no major concerns. We did get to see proof today that he is in fact all boy! He is measuring a little small. His weight was low but the doctor said she does not like to go by that since it can be off pretty drastically. (We know all about this, they had no idea Charlie was going to be as small as he was!) She said they tend to go by stomach circumference and his was measuring at 25%. Not too bad, but they want to keep a very close eye on it. So here starts my weekly visits. They want to start doing ultrasounds every two weeks and then on the other week I will visit with my regular OB to keep an eye on my blood pressure and other pregnancy issues. I am not really sure what to think about the appointment today. I wanted to burst into tears a couple times, but I was able to find the strength to keep it in and just pray. Charlie had pretty severe growth restriction between the time of 20 weeks and when he was born. I was always told that the growth restriction was directly related to my high blood pressure. This time my blood pressure is staying low and consistent so I was not expecting to hear what we did today. Because we just started monitoring the growth we have no way to know if there is actually some growth restriction going on, or if he is just a small baby at this point. Hopefully we will find out more at the next appointment.

The ultrasound tech (her name is Vanja and she is Wonderful!!) mentioned again today that he was being a stubborn little guy. I was joking with Eric on our way home that it is a good thing...being a stubborn little fighter seems to be a requirement to be able to make it in this belly!