Are you sure you're the right patient?

We had a fetal echo done today by a pediatric cardiologist specializing in fetal cardiology. We did not know what she would tell us or what we were going to hear. But we cerainly did not expect it to be good news.
After getting all the angles & views of the heart she turned to us and said, "I see nothing wrong. I don't know what could have changed in 2 days but I see nothing of what they were concerned about. The heart is perfectly healthy & normal. The four chambers, ventricles, arteries...everything...looks good. Are you sure you are the right patient?" :)

Of course this great news came as a complete shock. We were dumbfounded and speechless! As a parent you plan & prepare for the worst all the while praying & hoping for the best. It is a hard place to be. Not wanting to get your hopes up only to have them crushed. But also prayerfully hoping that God will miraculously heal this precious life that he has created & formed for His glory.

And not only did we receive good news about the heart but also about the amniotic fluid. They did not find the amniotic fluid level to be low. In fact, they double checked it again and said that is was well within the normal range and looked good.

She also said that the baby was in the perfect position for getting good pictures of the heart; as if he knew that he was going to be photographed today. She said you could not have asked for better positioning to get optimal views of the heart and that these were the types of pictures you see in text books.

This is the miracle that we and so many of you prayed for and our prayers have certainly been answered. We thank all of you for your intercessory prayers on behalf of our son and our family!

Next Thurs. Feb. 12th at 8:30am we follow-up with our Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician for an ultrasound, non-stress test, and consultation on the issues of his short femur & humerus measurements. The pediatric cardiologist was careful to say that our son could still have a chromosomal abnormality even without the heart issues involved.

So there is still the issue of his short extremities - a 6 week discrepancy compared to the other measurements for his gestational age. As well as his having club feet.

Words are inadequate to express our appreciation and thankfulness for your prayers and support. Thank you for being with us in this journey.