Sorry for the late update today! We both took the day off, so it took longer for us to get to the blog than we would have hoped.
We still have a strong heartbeat. The cystic hygroma and hydrops are about the same as they were at our last ultrasound- significant and not good, but not any worse than we have previously seen.
Though this little one keeps on fighting, the prognosis remains the same. The doctors expect the baby to pass away at any time. They seem a little surprised each time we go in and there is still a strong heartbeat. For the first time, the growth seems to be lagging a little bit behind. Previous appointments have shown growth to be very average for gestational age. Today, the growth was only in the 29th percentile.
So, for now we continue to take it one week at a time. We are still holding out hope that we can beat all of the odds and somehow or other take a live, healthy baby home with us in a few months. While that is not likely, hoping and praying for that is helping us cope.
We had some conversations with the doctors about options that we will post about later. But for now, just wanted to get the most important part of the update out there. Thank you all for following and for thinking of us. We can't tell you how much we appreciate all of the support and prayers that everyone is sending our way. Thank you!!