Kristy has now officially (well, at least in our mirror measurements...) exceeded my belly size. Take a look below (I'll spare you the shot of me...).
Kristy and I have insulated ourselves from googling/reading about pregnancy and baby problems over the last 5 weeks. Our doctors keep asking if we want to speak to the neonatologist, but we keep putting it off until later. Our thinking is that we want to keep our hope in the moment. However, while reading the paper today, we saw a story that definitely lifted our spirits. Apparently, Riley delivered a set of quintuplets last October and after 11 weeks, they are all safe and going home. The smallest named Annabelle was delivered at a birth weight of 1 lb 5 oz, almost what Jack weighs now. Here's the story:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080105/LOCAL/301050001
As Kristy promised, here are a couple of pics from the 26 week ultrasound....
Jack
Ella with Jack kneeing her...
It feels strange writing again, but David "put his foot down" today and told me it was time to get back on the horse...
Our 26 week appointment was today and overall, it was good.
Ella is still looking wonderful though she is 2 weeks behind the "normal" and came in weighing 1lb 8oz. She posed for us during the 4D scan, so we've got some good pictures of her. I'll have David post them sometime soon.
Jack has grown steadily since the last measurement which was great news!! He is still 3 weeks behind "normal" but has stayed consistent. He weighed in at 1lb 2oz. His amniotic fluid measured at its highest volume since we were admitted. I got a big high-five from L because he had fluid all around him and had a full bladder. We got a couple of 4D pictures of him this time, but they are a little distorted.
Our newest concern is the blood flow through the umbilical cord. Jack's is a little sluggish which the doc says is probably the reason for the slow growth. Again, as long as it stays consistent, we're good. We are having another scan on Monday just to keep an eye on this.
Anyway, David and I feel like everything is going as well as it could right now. We cross off each day as it goes by and are uplifted by it. Thanks for all the prayers and kind words that you've given us over this very difficult time. Thanks to Mom and Dad W. for spending New Years Eve with us, Kim for cheering me up and bringing me a baby book, Mom and Dad K. for bringing Sam and Ryan for a visit before they head back to Arkansas, and Thad, Bobbi, and Emma for the great waffle breakfast and Pokemon play time!
We have our appointment at 11:30 tomorrow. We'll let you know how it goes... Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.
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