We had our 3rd ultrasound this afternoon... we couldn't see much "new" from the last time, except that her hands are in the signature position for trisomy 18, with overlapping fingers... that wasn't surprising, though...
On the positive side, her heart was beating strong and steady at 150 beats per minute - that was a beautiful sound... and her growth is actually ahead a little - last ultrasound 2 weeks ago, she was measuring exactly on target for dates, literally measuring *to the day* of her gestational age - today we are 13 weeks and 3 days, but she is measuring ahead at 14 weeks for size (4 days isn't a large amount, but given the circumstances, it feels like a small victory) - trisomy babies are usually small for size, but the larger the baby the better their chances are of surviving, so it was encouraging to see her growth ahead of where it was expected to be. :) that isn't expected to last, but it's nice to see her getting a little head start at least.
We couldn't see much more with her heart - it is so small yet, at such a young age - but it is still out of position (the u/s tech said she's never seen it move during pregnancy - I asked) and the same with the abdominal wall defect - and again, she said that in all of her years doing ultrasound, she's seen this several times, but has never seen it heal during pregnancy. Of course, that doesn't mean God cannot heal these things if that's His plan, but medically, they haven't seen it happen before... I'm not getting my hopes up on that front, but resting in the Lord for our little one and her health issues... We should be able to see more clearly as she gets bigger.
We go back in another month for the next ultrasound, when we should be able to see more with her heart and other areas of concern - right now she's still so little that it's difficult to see what needs to be seen.
Thank you for praying for our little one. We appreciate your prayers so much!!
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