Update on Baby Boo

I'm not really sure how "Baby Boo" became the nickname, all I know is that Hannah laughed when I was saying it to her. Something about that little girl's laughter... I would do just about anything to hear it over and over again!

Well, another ultrasound and another request for prayer... it is a little different in that the first ultrasound brought us comfort (at 11 weeks) and this ultrasound is making us concerned (at 18 weeks). On Monday we went for our level 2 ultrasound and for a number of reasons, it was a really tough afternoon. Bottom line, the perinatologist is concerned that our baby may have a hole in his/her heart between the left and right ventricles. If this is true, there is also a possibility that this is a marker for Down's Syndrome, although my blood work has revealed that right now that possibility is small.

So, we ask for your prayers for Baby Boo for healing, if needed. We also ask for grace and wisdom to make good decisions in light of more information. I will have a fetal echocardiogram and another ultrasound in Boston in 2 weeks. We will need to know at that time if we will want more tests, especially an amniocentesis.



Hannah loves looking at pictures of her little brother or sister. She truly has been our ray of sunshine and joy in the midst of a difficult week for us and for some close friends of ours.