Baby Shower#2

My sister was kind enough to host me another baby shower with my friends. It meant so much to me and the shower was a hit. It is always great to spend time with friends. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful support system. I am 34 weeks and 2 days today! My how times flies. Thank you Jordan for making the shower so special. Baby Will is lucky to have an aunt like you:)

Another year Down!

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday. I wanted to keep it low key and relax since we have kind of had a rough week! Started my day off by sleeping in until 8am, doing lunch in the old Market, then dinner at the Pink Poodle and then we came home and relaxed. It was a great day. Scott spoiled me all day. He also got me the most meaningful gift. Not only for me but for Baby Will. He got me a cross necklace with diamonds and a ruby heart in the cross. If you think you about you know the meaning right away. He said it had a lot of meaning because 1) there is a heart and it is close to my heart and 2) a cross and heart because we pray for Will's heart to be better every single day. He did a great job on this present:) I love it! We also wanted to try out the Pink Poodle for dinner. We had not been there for a least 5 years. In my opinion it was no Pizza King but we did applaud ourselves for trying something new. Oh and Scott also surprised me with my favorite thing of all...a birthday day cake from DQ. I love those ice creme cakes so much especially now!

PAIVS

Yesterday was an emotional draining day! We had our appointment with our cardiologists and also got a tour of the NICU at Children's Hospital and where Baby Wiilliam will be spending alot of his time. I think reality has finally set in for me. After our consultation with the doctor he gave both the good and bad. He said they will not know how bad things are until he is born, which is what Scott and I expected. He was encouraged by the blood flow in the right ventricle even though it is not much. He also did say he does no anticipate the right ventricle growing anymore. He also said the doctor's these days do not like to use the term Hypoplastic Right Heart. He said Baby Will had something called PAIVS (Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum). It is is a rare congenital cardiac lesion characterized by the right ventricular development, a blocked pulmonary valve, and possible extensive coronary connections. Prognosis and management depend on the degree of blood flow in the right valve. Will will not have to surgery right away after being born and instead will be monitored for the amount of blood flow in the right side of the heart.( He will spend at least 3-4 weeks in the NICU before surgery and after) After that best case scenario would be one surgery involving a shunt to help the blood flow out of the lungs. Dr. Hammell did give us the good and bad but right now we are only focusing on the good. I think positive thoughts is what making Baby Will so strong. We have a really long ahead but we are strong and with the support of everyone I know we will make it no matter what happens.

10 years and Counting!

It is hard to believe that 10 years ago I graduated from high school. Where has time gone? Last Saturday, I had my High School Reunion. It was so nice to see everyone and we had a great turnout.

Hi Mom and Dad....Love Will

This my favorite ultrasound picture so far:) It is a litte blurry but Baby Will is already greeting us...We cannot wait to meet him!

The prayers may be working!

Thursday we headed to Dr. Ferrerr and Baby Will is strong as ever! He is growing and is above average at 75%. Dr. Ferrerr said is truly amazing how good he is doing considering what is wrong with him. This is wonderful news! Having a strong baby will make things alot easier:)

Friday, we headed to Dr.Barsoom. His attitude was alot this different this time. He walked into the room, started the ultrasound and immediately said "it may not be as bad as I first expected." Of course Scott and I were blown away by this news ( I think all the prayers are working) :) Dr. Barsoom said it looked like Baby Will has something called Pulmonary Stenosis. The pulmonary valve opens to let blood flow from the right ventricle to the lungs. Narrowing of the pulmonary valve (valvar pulmonary stenosis) causes the right ventricle to pump harder to get blood past the blockage.Treatment is needed when the pressure in the right ventricle is high (even though there may be no symptoms). A special tool, a catheter containing a balloon, is placed across the pulmonary valve. The balloon is inflated for a short time to stretch open the valve.This what Dr. Ferrerr said he thought it was from the beginining. So William will need surgery but the extent of the surgery does not seem as intense.Scott and I are crossing our fingers and hoping Dr.Barsoom is right and was wrong the first time. We know it will still be a long road ahead but considering what we have been through this is great news! We will know more Monday afternoon when Dr. Barsoom meets with the team of cardiologists at Childrens. Also, maybe his why Will is growing so much. Normaly babies with HRHS do not grow as well as he is growing. Scott and I do not want to get our hopes up but this is best news we could of gotten so far! Thanks for all the prayers everyone! They may be working! :)

31 Weeks

I am officially 31 weeks and 4 days today. We cannot believe how time has flown by. I am feeling great and more importantly Baby Will is doing great too. At our last appointment he weighed 4.1 pounds. I am excited to see how much weight he has gained on Thursday the bigger the better. This means he is strong:) We have a long rode ahead but we will make it. We have 4 doctors appointments coming up in the next 7 days so I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We love you all!