For those of you who have not read the below post, go read it first.....
But for those of you who have, we went to Dr. Woods' office today (the perinatologist) for our 1st trimester screening. The baby looked wonderful and was measuring a few days ahead, so we are thankful. All of the markers that she was looking for with Downs, Trisomy 18, and a few others all looked good, so we are praising the Lord for this piece of good news so far.
The baby's heartbeat was strong at 165. We saw a precious little profile, two legs, two arms, ears and a nose. Our sonographer was amazing! She could tell what everything was! She looked at the heart, the stomach, the bladder, the cord, and did lots of measurements. I am 11 weeks and 5 days today and measured 12 weeks and 4 days according to today's ultrasound, so we are grateful that Baby is growing well.
The lady tried to find the gender for us, but Baby was not super cooperative, but she was leaning towards girl. She sweetly told us we could come back in a couple of weeks for another peek. I think I might just take her up on that, especially since it would be fun to see our Baby again and leave for Disneyland with a clear picture of who's growing in there:)
A couple of things.....we were diagnosed with a subchoronic hemorrhage around 8 weeks. It is small and I have not had any bleeding, but it is still present. Will you pray that it would heal and go away and have no further issues with this?
Second, she mentioned that my placenta is low. She did not say it was placenta previa, but that as the baby grows, it could turn into that. I know...one more thing to worry about, right?? But just like God always does, He keeps us close to Him and on our knees depending on HIM for our every need. Will you pray about that as well? I am going to try and take a picture of one of our scans from today, so forgive me if it's fuzzy:)
Love, Jen
Sweet baby profile
A little leg and foot
Baby waving "Hi!"
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Jen my heart melts looking at those pictures. I have a sneaky feeling that you have a sweet baby girl growing in there. :)
ReplyDeleteI will pray for both requests and am so thankful to walk alongside of you through this on FB and our blogs.
Love you friend!
Congrats guys! What a blessing. Praying that you would be able to enjoy every minute! Disney World is a great way to celebrate. Have fun!
ReplyDeletewhat great news and pics of your sweet baby!! hoping your anxiety has lessened as you continue to trust in Him. praying for the continued health of baby and no complications throughtout this pregnancy :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the pictures! God is so good! Praying for a healthy pregnancy :)
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so beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, we are praying for you guys. Congratulations! Have fun at Disney Land, we are going next summer, from Phoenix.
ReplyDeleteLeslie Rice
Thanks for sharing your heart as well as your cute baby pictures. We'll be praying for you, your family and Baby. We went to Dr. Woods with both Ryan and Noah and absolutely LOVE her!
ReplyDeleteMy heart is full of joy after seeing the precious pictures of your little miracle! I have prayed for that little one every time I think of you - which is often! I love you guys dearly! - Corrie C.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure how I found your blog but count it an honor to lift up a fellow sister in Christ, her family and her sweet baby! God Bless. Elizabeth in Indy.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Beautiful! Amazing! I am THRILLED beyond WORDS for this precious blessing of a baby. What a treasure. My heart just overflows for you and you can bet we'll be praying here. Have fun at Disney! Allison
ReplyDeleteJen, I am so excited for you and the news of your blessing. That anxiety is tough to get through but you will do it. Congrats and have a great trip.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop smiling as I look at these pictures! Another miracle! Praise the Lord! So happy for you! I think it's a girl too... time will tell :o)
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you guys. God is so good. Dr. Woods is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. We will be praying for you.
We are praying!! Oh, what a precious gift! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had a subchorionic hemmorage with my last pregnancy and thought it was the craziest thing because I did have bleeding and a lot of it. I had 2 previous miscarriages. Everytime I would go to the doctor crying thinking this was it, I was having a miscarriage there would be a heart beating very loudly. I think I had bleeding until I was 22 weeks and my hemmorage did not go away during the pregnancy it actually grew. It is amazing to me that God protected my little man that is almost 15 months old. Now we are expecting number 4 and there is no sign of the hemmorage! Best of luck to you and remember it is in Gods hands and he will keep you little guy or girl safe.
ReplyDeleteYEA! I'm praying. Love you love you!
ReplyDeleteI have never posted a comment here but I have been reading your blog. It has influenced my life in more ways than you can imagine. It has given me strength on my darkest moments. (Especially your post about wearing signs) It as if God has sent me to your blog for some reason. I have wanted to email you but never got the nerve. Anyway...
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you. Congratulations. I will pray for you and this new baby. I will pray long and hard that all will go perfect!
Thank you Jen for sharing! Your honesty is such a blessing. In my first ultrasound this pregnancy, the placenta was covering part of my cervix. Happy to say it corrected itself, most of the time it does =)
ReplyDeleteI have chills! I'm just getting caught up. So thankful for what God's doing in your life.Praying for that sweet little baby and you guys! Congratulations! My motto is "God is bigger than even our great doctors!"
ReplyDeletewhat a fabulous update. we are so excited for you, but the Lord does seem to keep you on your toes. blessings!!!
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