The kids are all excited. The day we found out it was a girl Jared gave me a big hug before bed and said he was so excited to have another little sister. What a cute kid! Maggie is already busy choosing names for the baby. Ha ha. Evelyn doesn't really know what's going on, but Maggie has mentioned to her that she will have to move to her "big girl bed" soon because the new baby will need the crib. (Evelyn has been reluctant to move to her new bed and bedroom. She cries and says, "I want to sleep in my crib!" She can climb in and out of her crib as much as she likes. My other kids never learned to do that.)
The doctor told us during the ultrasound that the umbilical cord only has one artery and one vein, instead of the usual two arteries and one vein (it's called either a two-vessel cord or SUA--Single Umbilical Artery. It happens in about 1% of babies, and they do not know what causes it.) Since all of the other baby's organs looked normal, he said that chances are good that everything will go smoothly for the rest of the pregnancy. However, I will have some extra ultrasounds done to make sure that she is growing like she is supposed to. I am trying not to worry too much since there really is nothing I can do about this, but it is still hard not to think about. We will hope and pray for the best.
3 comments:
Congrats!!! So exciting!!! One of my kids had SUA too! It turned out to be nothing and it was ok! I pray that is the case with yours too! So excited for you and your family!!! :)
Congrats! Such happy news! I hope everything goes smoothly. Love ya
Congratulations! That is so fun! It's tough not to worry about things like that. You have a great attitude though--prayer is the best way through things we can't control. I hope everything turns out how you hope!
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