We had another US this morning and things seem to be going steady. One of her ventricles in the brain is still slightly enlarged, but not increasing, comparatively. She is growing at a steady pace. She'll soon be packing on some pounds and be busy growing this last trimester. Her foot that has the issue is becoming slightly more visible. It definitely has issues structurally and it is hard to tell if there are even toes on it at this point. :o( There does not appear to be, but it is still hard to tell since she is so small and they have yet to get really good, clear US pictures of it. But it definitely has development issues and appears to be slightly deformed, we probably won't know the extent of it until she's born, like many things on this journey. She did appear to be moving her legs a bit which is great for now, but the majority of damage to the spinal cord usually comes in the third trimester. We can only hope and pray that any further damage is minimized and she is born with some mobility in her hips and legs.
We're scheduled for another fetal echo and US in 3 weeks, more out of convenience to make it all one appt instead of multiple ones. I'm not sure what our schedule and visits will be after that. We'll be pushing the '2 months left' mark so we'll see where we go from there. Time is flying and I think we need to get started on plans for rearranging some space to make room for our baby girl.
Big brother Braxton got his crib transformed into a toddler bed on Sunday and he slept like a champ Sunday night, thanks to Grandpa Brown's birthday party/dinner. This morning about 5:30am I heard him let out a little cry for me and I went in to get him and he wasn't in his bed, but about 2 feet from it on the floor. I scooped him up and brought him into our bed where he proceeded to fall back asleep for an hour, which was great. I'm not sure how long he spent sleeping on the floor though. When I asked him how he ended up on the floor he couldn't remember. I'm keeping a pillow next to the open part of his bed, but it didn't appear to help much last night. He is excited about the freedom he has to get in and out of his bed on his own though. He's definitely becoming a big boy and he lets me know he is not my baby anymore.
Until next time, please continue praying for our little girl and family. We appreciate all the prayers and thoughts everyone has offered.
Thanks again,
Angela
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