OB appt. & BPP

On Tuesday (the 28th) we had an OB appt with Dr. Lopez and she told us that at the last BPP we had that Dr. O'Hara was a little concerned about the baby's stomach bubble, that it looked a little larger than normal and that the baby's size was in the 15th percentile (which is lower than we would like to see). The stomach issue seemed minor and was something they were going to keep their eye on...the bigger issue was his growth, or lack there of actually.

Today we had a BPP and the baby was moving around a lot which was good because it seems like he has been sleeping or resting during the sonogram. He was kicking the technician's wand during the test. There was an issue with the amniotic fluid, it was a little low so they had us go back and do a non-stress test. During the test the baby was moving all around and kicking the fetal monitor (he is like his mom, he doesn't like tight things on him). He then got the hiccups, which was good for me to hear and feel because I had felt those for a while but wasn't sure if it was hiccups or what was going on in there. :) I also had a contraction during the test which was a weird and scary feeling, but totally normal the nurse said. After about 20 minutes the nurse came in and took me off the machine. She gave the readings to Dr. O'Hara and we heard her say, "What a good boy!!". Then the nurse came back in and said that he did a great job with how active he was being during the test.

For now we are continuing with our weekly BPP's unless we hear back from the doctor. It looks like it won't be long now before we deliver him so please keep up those prayers that he will arrive safe and sound!!

L-

Jenny, Lanny and Baby G

Full Sonogram

Yesterday Lanny and I went in for a sonogram and what we thought was an appointment with Dr. O'Hara but instead was just a normal sonogram. They did all the normal checks on the baby. They checked his heart, lungs, stomach, kidneys, measured his bones and checked out the fluid level.

Things looked good overall. His heart rate was 140, which we thought was low but Tara (our tech) said was normal because he was resting and she also said that the bigger he gets the lower his heart rate will be. He is weighing in at 2 lbs 11 oz. which is exciting...he is getting bigger it's not just me! The fluid level was about the same and the largest vertical pocket was a little over 3 cm. Tara couldn't see the kidneys too well because his leg was in the way, she wiggled my stomach all around but he just wouldn't move. She said he is just being ornery...I think that is a theme for him, he must take after his dad, can't be from my side of the family :)

We can't say enough about how much we appricate your love, support and prayers! God is good! Keep up the prayers!!!

L-

Jen

BioPhysical Profiles (BPP)

The BPP basically just checks the baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and measures the amount of amniotic fluid. I didn't update the blog last week because the BPP was confusing. Last weeks sonogram was done by a tech we didn't know and she was in a hurry because the doctor needed to leave but wanted to review our sonogram before she left so there wasn't really time to ask her any questions. As she was doing the sonogram she told us that his heart rate was 151 and we saw the largest pocket of fluid was almost 5 cm wide (which is awesome!!). Other than that we didn't learn much information last week.

This week's BPP was much better! Tara was our tech (we have had her before, she isn't the one who found the horseshoe kidney but we like her anyway) and she explained much more than the other tech. She told us that she was measuring the 4 quadrants for amniotic fluid, this week the biggest pocket was almost 4 cm (still awesome!) and that his heart rate was at 148. She also showed us his diaphragm and how she could tell if he was taking in fluid, it was neat to watch it go up and down.

He wasn't moving much right then (I think he was napping) so she just shook and shook my belly until she could get him to move around. She printed off several pictures for us a profile and several face shots. He is so funny because he always has a hand up by his face and he also had a foot up there as well. My sister Jami swears she saw 6 toes in one of the sonogram pictures (because of the hand and the foot both up by his face) so she has decided to call him Six from now on...I don't see the humor in that but whatever!

Overall we are happy with the news and are praising God that things are continuing to look better each time we check on him. Thanks again for all of you who continue to check on us and pray for the three of us, we really appreciate it.

Love to all

J, L and little man