Our Little Girl

We had an appointment with the fetal medicine specialist in Jackson yesterday.  We have good news and bad news.  Her kidney size is smaller meaning some of the fluid has come off!  He thinks it is definitely a ureter problem maybe even a duplicate ureter - one functioning and one not.  Of course, we won't know the real reason until she is born, but the problem is not any worse!  Now the not so good news.  Layla has intrauterine restrictive growth.  What's that?!  Well, she is measuring at less than the 10th percentile for her gestational age.  She is barely under the 10 mark, but she is there and therefore I am now officially a high risk pregnancy.  The problem shows up in the 3rd trimester which makes sense because she measured right on track at my 26 week ultrasound.  Good thing is it's asymmetrical IUGR - her head and brain are right on track but her weight and length are not.  He doesn't think it is related to any birth defect or infection.  I have to get a biophysical profile every week to check her movements, muscle tone, heartrate and fluid amount.  As long as she scores well on the profile every week, we should be good!  If not, I will have to deliver that week - that's the scary part.  She is 2 lbs 5 ounces at 29 weeks 6 days so she isn't too far off track.  Robert and I honestly think she is just going to take after his side of the family and be a small girl.  He was under the growth charts as an infant.    Even so, no mother wants to hear that she is a high risk pregnancy.  I see my doctor on Monday to get more news.  I think we were too shocked at Dr. Perry's office to ask any questions.  I may be giving up the gym and learning to eat more but whatever it takes to help the little girl grow!  I know so many of you have been praying for Layla and we just ask you to keep on praying.  Pray that our little girl grows!!

In better news, I have proof that she is going to be like her daddy.  She looks just like him!