Baby Update 7-7-08

Today we had another ultrasound up at Abbott and things look a little better than 4 weeks ago. Baby's hands are no longer clenched...this is good. Baby moved hands and fingers around and even grabbed at it's toes. The cysts on the brain have decreased to almost nothing...this is good. The cystic hygroma on the back of the neck has decreased also...this is definitely good considering this was a huge concern before. This doctor didn't seem that concerned with the baby's nose. He said because that bone is so small, it is really hard to tell. It was hard to tell if the swelling around the belly has decreased or not. The measurement of it is about the same as 4 weeks ago, but baby has got bigger, so it is hard to say. Baby has swelling throughout it's body and at this point, we don't know why. Since there has been so many things ruled out, we just have to keep monitoring baby and wait for baby to arrive to run more tests. I have to go back up to Abbott in 4 weeks (August 4th) for another ultrasound. If this swelling is like this towards the end of the pregnancy, there is a good chance that I would have to deliver up there instead of Mankato. My regular doctor also said that there was a good chance that I would be induced. This way, we would have the delivery more scheduled and controlled, so to speak (during regular business hours and more staff available). So now we play the waiting game again and anxiously wait for the next ultrasound. Overall things are looking better, so this is good. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers! Until the next baby update...