Roller Coaster

We had another ultrasound on Tuesday for Gracie. She again had gained another pound so she is now 2lbs. 14oz. Her growth is good but is still lacking. If you were to put her in a percentile for her weight she would be in the 11% percentile. The doc said that everything else with Gracie (physically) looked good......except....he could tell that she is having a hard time pushing the blood back out of the umbilical cord so the blood flow is beginning to slow down. He also said that the amnitoic fluid is low. Usually they like to see the fluid anywhere from 5-25 cm with a 15 being the average. My amnitoic fluid is at 2.7cm. Because of the low fluid level, the likelyhood of her rolling over on her cord, cutting off the blood supply, and ultimately dying are a lot higher. Because of the lack of fluid, there would be nothing there to help her roll back off the cord like a 'normal' baby would. So, now we start going for ultrasounds weekly so we can monitor her a little more closely. The doc said that if I didn't feel movements for even a day that I needed to come in. A sweet friend has lent me a heart monitor so now Benji and I can check for her heartbeat each night. We used it last night for the first time and it was precious. It was a strong 147. We are so blessed to have it....not just to make sure she's still alive, but to also savor the sweet precious sound!





Caroline is a gift from God. Not just for the obvious reasons but also for comic relief. She makes me laugh daily which serves as much needed therapy. The other day Benji and I put Caroline in her room for time out. I don't really think she got the jist of what we were trying to accomplish. Instead, she created a fun game to play all by herself....it's called 'Shoving all my books under the door' We were cracking up! Hope you enjoy the video!
(to hear the video, just scroll down and turn the music off at the bottom of the blog)