Our Little Guy

We had another ultrasound this morning to check on our son's growth. He is measuring in the 10th percentile for weight. And this is down from the 17th percentile in the last 20 days. Thurs. Feb. 12th he was measuring in the 15th percentile and Tues. Feb. 3rd he was measuring in the 17th percentile. There is still good blood flow & oxygen exchange between the placenta and umbilical cord. However, the growth rate is not proportional to a 34 week gestation. So, he is a little guy.

The Maternal Fetal Medicine physician said that he hopes we can make it to 37 weeks before delivering; dependent on normal, or "reactive" Non-Stress Tests between now & then. He wants us to have 2 NST's a week. We have had 3 so far and they have been normal, or "reactive." However, he really doesn't want us to go beyond 37 weeks because of the risk of stillbirth (due to umbilical cord compression).

On a humorous note, the baby is now in the tranverse fetal lie position (sideways). Mikaya and Karina laid that way - head on the left side, feet on the right from 20 weeks or earlier through to their births. Statistically speaking it is more rare to have a baby remain transverse at the time of birth than it is to have twins! :) Statistics show that most babies turn to the vertex (head down) position before 30 weeks not into the transverse (sideways) position. And now we have had 3 in a row! Must be a record. :)

We'd appreciate your continual prayers for our family. We go through the gamet of emotions each time we see the doctor. It's hard because nothing can be said definitively except that he has club feet. Other things are just puzzling and what's actually going on may not be known until birth. As a result, we're not sure how to plan ahead or what to expect which is difficult. Pray that God will give us peace through all of this and that we'll continue to parent "the girls" with love and patience. :)