We made it to 34 weeks! Ruby now qualifies for ECMO if she were to need it. Her doctors have given her 25% chance of needing ECMO. Even if she doesn't need it, today was milestone that Chris and I are glad to have reached. Now we just need to get her to at least 37 weeks.
She's still measuring kinda small and so am I. I've been eating as much as I physically can. My weight gain is right where it should be. Her weight measurements are just estimations so she could be a bit bigger than they are expecting. The Doctors don't really seem to concerned. She passed her biophysical profile and non-stress test with flying colors this morning. During the NST she decided to take a nap. I had to eat some oreos and drink some orange juice to get her going. Which wasn't really hardship, as I don't really allow myself oreos very often.
We also got to meet with an anesthesiologist and discuss my options for birth. I had given up on having a lot of choices for birth and just want to do what is best for Ruby. I was surprised to hear that as long as Ruby is handling things OK, I get choose what happens. At the first sign of trouble that will all change as it should.
We're getting settled in Philedelphia. Thanks to our wonderful network of friends we have a couple social engagments coming up. We've been invited to dinner this weekend and a couple other things in the coming weeks. It'll be nice to get out of the apartment and make some new friends on our temporary new home. Our apartment is actually quiet nice, you can see the living in the picture above. After living in Texas for 10 years, the lack of central air is a little scary. Hopefully it won't get to hot here until after we leave sometime in July.
thinking about you guys with
thinking about you guys with lots of love and hope :-)
You look great!! 34
You look great!! 34 weeks--that is wonderful and I hope Ruby stays put for weeks to come. That is wonderful you will have birthing options and get to go with what you want as long as Ruby is handling everything. Many continued prayers for your Ruby, may she be getting stronger with each passing day!
Tracy - mom to Ian, born with a LCDH on 4/3/04
You look great!
You look great!
What a great picture! You
What a great picture! You look very cute with that belly! 34 weeks is incredible. I'm so happy that you are in such a great hospital too.
You look great! I'm glad to
You look great! I'm glad to hear that you and Ruby are doing well and enjoying your 34th week! CONGRATS!
"the lack of central air is
"the lack of central air is a little scary" that was the first thing I noticed in the picture..reminded me of my grandparent's house in Texas..no central AC!
be sure to go eat at Pat's...their cheesesteaks are better than Gino's, you'll haave to bite your tongue at Gino's..way too much conservative propogana on the walls!
welcome to philly, i found
welcome to philly, i found you from other cdh babies. i too had a cdh baby in philly, we had twins in 2006 our cdh angel is aubrey, her cdh was very severe and she had many other complications of being a twin, our over all care at chop was incrediable. like you we traveled a ways to receive the best care for our daughters but we enjoyed our stay in philly although our outcome wasn't what we wished for i fell in love with the area. if you want some great german food there is a awsome resturant on walnut street, parking is a pain, but worth it, don't blink or you might miss it. please feel free to contact me if i can help you and your family in any way on this journey. don't forget the resource center at chop it is a great place to hook up on the computer get some hot tea and it is very peaceful between visits.by the way i love the name ruby, remain hopeful and strong, these little cdh babies are incrediable fighters and have a way with telling the medical profession how it is done.