Good news - no ultrasound appointment tomorrow. Thank the Lord! The office does a great job of being as efficient as possible but with travel time, each appointment has been a 3 hr minimum, so the kids and I will cherish the day at home. Thank the Lord!
Bad news* - Much (but not all) of the fluid has returned into the mass. The swelling is the same in the cranium (but not worse), so we are planning a procedure for early Friday a.m. to put a shunt in that will continually drain one of the cysts into the amniotic fluid. Basically same procedure as yesterday but larger needle and a little more complicated in the interior. Today, baby's position would have been worse for this, and the Dr. actually wants a little more fluid to accumulate to make the procedure easier.
Good news - today the heart was not as "squished" but had a little more breathing room. This is encouraging since Friday's procedure may make the "less squished" the "new normal".
Bad news* - we are pretty weary.
Good news - we have a great high priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses, we have a God who is a "strong tower", and a good Father who knows how to give His children exactly what we need. I have had (and needed) much more time off my feet lately. We have also had wonderful support from friends. Thank you all, so much.
Please continue to pray for our baby and God's will. Also pray that we would be able to do (and wise with) what needs done. Like... you know, loads of laundry! We are both finding the "mundane" a little harder to focus on and do with joy with the underlying anxiety of baby and the desire to "make up for" the time that it is taking away from Connor & Katie. And poor Jeremy ends up doing a lot when he gets home as well. Even without baby in distress, this has been a much harder pregnancy physically for me. Thank you!
*We know that these are "bad news" in terms of our perspective but that God is working all these things for good and rejoice in that!
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