Our Little Miracle: Baby is Beautiful

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Baby is Beautiful

We had our 32week perinatologist doctor's appointment today. Praise God it went very well! The doctor is consistently pleased at how stable our little boy is. Our baby's strong movements continue to be a good sign and he is growing beautifully now at an estimated 4lbs3oz. :) They continue to say he is "right on track" and it is so wonderful to see him on the ultrasound. Today the ultrasound technician even pointed out how much hair he has! :) It was really cute - she kept saying "all the girls in the nursery will be jealous." haha. She measured it at almost an inch! I cannot wait! We saw his little face and arms and legs and feet and everything looked perfect. Though we couldn't get a picture (he had his hands and even a little foot up in front of his face most of the time! silly boy.) I was able to see him so clearly for a minute that it was amazing. There is a lot that cannot be known or seen of course. So much will be waiting to see what he is capable of as he grows. But we are SO thankful that what the doctor can see now looks as good as it possibly can it sounds like. The doctor even went as far as to say "everything looks so good...it's a little spooky"... he was smiling so I guess he meant that as a good thing. We don't find it "spooky" at all, unless he is referring to the Holy Ghost. :) God has been so good to us and we feel His hand and blessings on our little one every day. Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement. We feel positive so much of the time but that doesn't mean we are immune to times of worry, sadness and fear. It sometimes feels like a daily effort to keep the faith and trust in The One we know will bring us though. But that is exactly what we need to do and MUST do and your love and support make God's love stronger in our hearts.

Please continue to pray for...

God's wisdom, peace and comfort to reign in our hearts.

That we will be able to balance our ever shifting emotions and count our blessings in times of heartache.

That our precious baby will continue to grow and heal under God's protection and come into this world without complication.

That God will continue to guide and steady the hands and minds of the many doctors and nurses we will be trusting our baby with.

Thank you again so much. We will keep you posted! Have a great evening...we are. ;)

5 comments:

Leigh and Andy said...: I'm SO happy to hear that your appt. went so well!!! Not too much longer until your little man is here! I am so excited for you! :); April 15, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Micki said...: So glad everything continues to look good. Having a baby without fears and worry? Sorry, no one is immune from that. Just take one day at a time and know you have a of friends and family to help you along the way, not to mention God!; April 15, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Kayleigh said...: what if he has a mullet?; April 17, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Chad and Kristin Pendley said...: I can't wait to meet this little guy and see all his hair! I am constantly praying for the 3 of you. He will provide and He will protect little JMP through this journey. He is lucky to have you as his mommy. (And David as his daddy! :) ); April 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Papi said...: That is such encouraging news; and to get a "spooky" out of the doctor was very revealing wasn't it? You may have a baby Samson in the works, as he starts to develop his "mane of power" even at this stage. I'm getting very excited to meet this little grandson; he would be, let me count... oh yeah, my very first! I can't wait get to know little TAP and see him grow during his early days. Stay hopeful and positive and we'll keep praying for all of 3 of you.
Papi.; April 18, 2009 at 5:21 AM