Week 25

Week 25 has started off as an eventful week!  Last week I went to Atlanta and Auburn and got to see my little niece Hallie get baptized and my 4 year old niece Ella swim at the pool.  It was nice to have time to relax and hang out with the family.  On Wednesday, my wonderful and amazing friend Becky met me at my parent's lake house and on Thursday we drove down to Auburn.  It was SO fun to go back and see our great friends there.  Luckily there were five of us from my graduating class on the swim team that were able to meet up and we just hung out and laughed and took pictures around Auburn.  Bailey got her first taste of strawberry cream cheese from Big Blue Bagel, which is some of the best stuff on earth (I know if you didn't go to AU you might think I'm crazy, but it's amazing, especially with bagel chips..mmm...).    The girls also got me a birthday cake (my birthday is this Thursday) and a prenatal massage which I am so excited to go to this week.

Today we had our follow up with the perinatologist.  Bailey is growing, which is a positive, but is still behind about three weeks in where she should be.  Most of the other things that the doctor saw before have stayed about the same.  It was hard to see the spot on the heart that the doctor was worried about at the last appointment, but she could see more clearly this time that the pulmonary artery and the aorta are joined as they exit the heart.  They branch off after they exit, but normally should be two separate arteries leaving the heart.  We also got a CD of all the pictures that have been taken at that office, which is really nice to have.

I have another appointment with our new OB on August 3rd.  We've made a switch to be a part of Texas Children's Hospital's Fetal Center, which gives us access to a higher level NICU downtown in the medical center.  He'll give us the plan from here on out when we see him.  I wish I didn't have to leave my current OB since I really like her, but it just makes sense to be where Bailey can get the best care. 
Thanks again for continuing to pray for us and for Bailey!

Week 24

Here is an update for Week 24. We finally settled on a name! Her name is Bailey Grace. One of the things the doctor said when we got the news was that Bailey was undersized, which is one of the trisomy 13 symptoms. Since then, Erin has gotten a lot bigger in her belly, so we're thankful for that.

One of the things we have learned through this ordeal is how incredible our friends and family are. We have been shown love unimaginable with the prayer and support we've received. It has made a difference, so keep it up please!

We found out some bad news this past week when we went in for our ultrasound.  She had some markers indicating a chromosome disorder and we had to have an amniocentesis to investigate what is going on and just received the results this morning.  She's been diagnosed with trisomy 13, which is very rare, and basically means there are three chromosomes in the 13th pair; there should only be two.  The prognosis for this disorder is fatal (some babies don't make it to birth, some live a very short time) and we were asked if we wanted to terminate the pregnancy, but don't feel like that is an option.  We're asking for a miracle and really appreciate you joining us in praying for this.

Week 20

We have our next ultrasound Wednesday the 23rd. We're really excited to see him/her again (there is still a 1% chance it's a boy). When the ultrasound shows absolutely no evidence of a penis, we'll finalize the girl's name. Erin eats Italian food every day (sometimes twice a day), so we're leaning towards Isabella Francesca de la Galloway. Game 7 is on, so we're done here.

Week 18

Somehow, it is a week later and Erin is smaller. I have no plausible explanation.

Week 17 Update

Week 17 update. Erin is showing.

Quick Update

If you've noticed the new background, Erin made me do it.