I had my 37 week appointment on Monday. Abby Cate's scan went well and she is showing growth consistent with the previous ultrasounds even though she is still small. She looks healthy and very well developed - she's just small right now.
My dr. would like to induce (no c-section - YAY) sometime next week. We will have another bio-physical profile done on Monday & he will schedule the induction a day or so after that scan. So, it looks like Abby Cate will be here just in time to open her Christmas presents!
With everything going on, I may not have the opportunity to update the blog for a little bit, but as soon as I can, I'll be back with updates and hopefully some pictures of our little Christmas angel!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
We had a great weekend visiting Tennessee. My brother & my sister both were able to come in for the visit and we had a great Christmas along with the wedding vow renewal ceremony for my parents.
My mother is scheduled to have surgery next Monday afternoon. She was originally to be admitted to the hospital for 7 days of "TPN" therapy, but her dr. allowed her to go home yesterday after a bag of iv fluids. This was encouraging as I know she was dreading sitting in the hospital for a week prior to surgery!
Had my 36 week appointment yesterday. Dr. T said that we will do an ultrasound on Monday & he will check her growth and compare to the last ultrasound. Since we noticed the issue with her growth a few months ago, she has grown consistently at each appointment even though she is still small for her gestational age. Dr. T says if she has not fallen any further behind, we will continue on with a projected delivery date of Dec 30 & he will be okay with me delivering her vaginally. If she falls behind anymore in growth, he said she needs to come out immediately and via c-section. So, we are praying that she is still consistent with the growth pattern she has been following and we can hold off on delivery until Dec 30. I am dilating & thinning and she has dropped a little. Saturday night, I had a round of steady hard contractions that lasted about 1.5 hours, but once I was able to rest, they went away, and boy was I happy since we were at my parents house! lol!
Will leave you with a few photos from the weekend.
My siblings and cousins
My mother is scheduled to have surgery next Monday afternoon. She was originally to be admitted to the hospital for 7 days of "TPN" therapy, but her dr. allowed her to go home yesterday after a bag of iv fluids. This was encouraging as I know she was dreading sitting in the hospital for a week prior to surgery!
Had my 36 week appointment yesterday. Dr. T said that we will do an ultrasound on Monday & he will check her growth and compare to the last ultrasound. Since we noticed the issue with her growth a few months ago, she has grown consistently at each appointment even though she is still small for her gestational age. Dr. T says if she has not fallen any further behind, we will continue on with a projected delivery date of Dec 30 & he will be okay with me delivering her vaginally. If she falls behind anymore in growth, he said she needs to come out immediately and via c-section. So, we are praying that she is still consistent with the growth pattern she has been following and we can hold off on delivery until Dec 30. I am dilating & thinning and she has dropped a little. Saturday night, I had a round of steady hard contractions that lasted about 1.5 hours, but once I was able to rest, they went away, and boy was I happy since we were at my parents house! lol!
Will leave you with a few photos from the weekend.
Mommy & Grady
Mom & Dad & their cake
My siblings and cousins
The whole family
My family
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
What a change in events...
So, after 6 long weeks of waiting, the genetic counselor called with the results of our amnio test.
Abigail Cate does not have the genetic markers for achondroplasia dwarfism. As a matter of fact, the testing that they have done is not showing anything is wrong with her at all. The counselor said he cannot explain it- he said based on the ultrasounds, they were very certain that this test would come back positive.
We do understand that based on our ultrasound yesterday, she is still measuring behind in growth for her gestational age, & we have been recommended to have some further genetic testing after she is born just to rule out anything on a smaller scale that may be wrong, but she is still completely healthy and she is growing! Looks like we may just have a small little girl!
"My God is so big, so strong, and so mighty! There's nothing my God cannot do!!!"
Keep praying for Miss Abby Cate that she will grow, grow, grow!
Abigail Cate does not have the genetic markers for achondroplasia dwarfism. As a matter of fact, the testing that they have done is not showing anything is wrong with her at all. The counselor said he cannot explain it- he said based on the ultrasounds, they were very certain that this test would come back positive.
We do understand that based on our ultrasound yesterday, she is still measuring behind in growth for her gestational age, & we have been recommended to have some further genetic testing after she is born just to rule out anything on a smaller scale that may be wrong, but she is still completely healthy and she is growing! Looks like we may just have a small little girl!
"My God is so big, so strong, and so mighty! There's nothing my God cannot do!!!"
Keep praying for Miss Abby Cate that she will grow, grow, grow!
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