A Denver Update

Cameron and I have been in Denver for a few days, we drove all day Friday and spent our weekend just being together. Today we had our first day of appointments at The Children's Hospital of Colorado. Our morning started at 8:00a with an MRI, which was very long! Clark was not a fan of all the noise! He was moving and kicking the whole time! (Yay for kicking!!) After the MRI we headed up to do a fetal echocardiogram (fetal echo) at 11:00a. A fetal echo is just like an ultrasound but looks, listens, and tracks the blood flow of Clark's heart and would show if there were any abnormalities. We are so thankful to announce that his heart is perfect! We then met with another ultrasound doctor at 2:30p who measured Clark head to toe. Clark is weighing in at 1 pound 7 ounces, very healthy! His legs are very long and measure in two weeks ahead of his gestational age and showed no signs of clubbing!

Left Foot

Right Foot

At the end of out long day of appointments we met with the board of doctors who determined if Clark and I were candidates for the in utero surgery, they called it our 'family meeting'. We met with a pediatrician, two high risk obstetricians, a geneticist, a MRI specialist, and the fetal surgeon.  During the family meeting we went over what the procedure would look like and all the risks that come along with it. After much discussion on if we should do the surgery or not, we decided we will proceed with getting qualified for the surgery. The next step for us is to meet with another anesthesiologist and another high risk obstetrician; we will meet with them Tuesday or Wednesday. The anesthesiologist will check to make sure that I can handle going under anesthesia and that I'll be able to come out of it with out any problems. The high risk obstetrician will go over my medical history and verify once again that the surgery won't be too hard on my body. Once we meet with these doctors, they will then tell the fetal surgeon if we are okay to book a surgery date!

Praises:

- We are so thankful that our little Clark's legs are healthy and kicking!! We also praise God that his feet are growing as they should and are not showing signs of clubbing! Please pray that his kicking continues and that his legs continue to grow healthy and strong!

- We are so thankful that Clark's heart showed no abnormalities and is growing just as it should!

Prayers:

-We ask for prayer that we are able to pass the exams with the anesthesiologist and high risk obstetrician with no problems!

-We ask that you pray over our hearts and minds. We are very drained emotionally and physically!

Much love, Cyrena