Update on Whitten...

I've never really explained the concern that our doc. had about Whitt's brain. So let me give you a run down, and then I'll tell you how today's appt. went! They noticed on his 22 week sonogram that his left ventricle was slightly dilated. It wasn't abnormal, just on the high side of what "normal" should be. They labeled him with borderline unilateral mild ventriculomegaly (or something like that)! They did not see any other concerns with Whitten and called it an isolated case. The doctor chalked it up to "our baby just didn't read the book" and he wanted to see us in 5 weeks for a follow up. Well, any time you tell me that there could potentially be a problem with my baby, I immediately go into panic mode. The first thing I did was jump on the internet to find out all sorts of nightmarish things that have made the past 5 weeks pretty unbearable. Just the unknown is so very scary, and my brain tends to go to "worse case scenario". I didn't talk about it with anyone other than my mom and Josh because if I did, I made the situation more real....and I couldn't handle that! Of course, God and I had many talks. More of me talking and begging than me being still and listening (which is a fault of mine). The first day we heard the news, I was numb and didn't feel much emotion. The second day I was a complete a wreck....ask Josh! I just couldn't get a handle on my emotions. As much as a comfort Cooper usually is to me, I had low patience that day and felt an awful sense of guilt. The next 5 weeks I had my moments. The best were when I would take a shower and put my hands on my belly and cry and pray and smile all at the same time. It was time that I could just hang out with Whitten by myself. I would talk to him and sing to him and pray out loud to him as he did all sorts of crazy flips and kicks inside of me. I think he loves the shower raining down on my belly!! Those were the moments I felt at peace, so I cherished that time so very much. I'm pretty sure there were times Josh thought I had drowned in the shower!!

So the day started off with a bundle of nerves. My blood pressure was 120/75..which is crazy high for me. Considering I could feel my heart racing 100 mph, I wasn't surprised. Josh and I didn't say much to each other this morning as we waited to be called back. I was on the verge of tears, so if I tried to talk, the waterworks would have flooded the waiting room. We arrived at our appt. about 10 min early and waited for about 30 min. before being called back. During our first scan with the nurse, we heard a bunch of commotion going on in the hallway. There happened to be a really bad wreck that was pretty much in the parking lot of our doctor's office. So off he went to do "doctor duty" while we sat and waited for the results! Just our luck!!!

Anyway, we got a good report on our sweet boy. His ventricle has remained stable and unchanged. That's a good thing. It just means that he is draining fluid from his brain and there is no blockage which would cause fluid build up.... causing possible hydrocephaly. Our doctor seemed completely unconcerned and basically sent us on our way! We will go in for another follow up in 5 weeks. Thank you Jesus for hearing our prayers. You never cease to amaze me with your faithfulness that I absolutely do not deserve.

Whitten is measuring a couple days AHEAD! That's just so crazy to hear considering Cooper always measured 3-4 weeks behind. Our Dr. was right last week when he said the baby had a growth spurt. At 22 weeks I was measuring a little small! 5 weeks later, he's caught up....and then some!!! And, Whitt's got a big head. It measures about a week ahead...which again is crazy because Coop's got a little nugget head!
Pretty face! My mom and I think he looks like his daddy!!!!!

Big Foot!