25 weeks and 3 days

Another ultrasound today at Columbia. Again, things looked encouraging. All Dopplers were normal and Deepest Vertical Pockets were well within normal range. C's cervix remains long and closed (is that too much information? sorry.), which is good news--as the cervix shortens, pre-term labor becomes more likely. Our larger baby still has a heart that is thicker than normal, but so long as the situation doesn't worsen (it hasn't yet), he should see his heart return to normal thickness within the first year of his life.

For the first time, our high-risk doctor discussed the possibility of prolonging the pregnancy as far as 36 weeks. It's not likely, but we're pretty excited to have that option in the conversation. In the past, we've been braced for birth by C-section as early as 32 weeks, followed by a 4+ week stay in the NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit). Hoping to make it past 32 weeks, and today's visit made that seem possible...

Next week, another echocardiogram.

Thanks so much for your continued support.