After posting the pics of the ultrasound, finding out we are having another boy, and saying everything looked great, we had a little bit of a scare.
My ultrasound was last week Monday. The following Thursday night, my Dr. called me and said they had some concerns. There was a bright spot over the baby's bowel which is called an echogenic bowel. We were scared to death and immediately started researching and praying. Echogenic bowel can be nothing at all, or it can lead to some very serious things such as Cystic Fibrosis, Down Syndrome or blockage in the bowel.
Today we met with the neonatologist in LaCrosse and he confirmed that everything looked GREAT!! They were so thorough and explained things so well during the ultrasound that I have no doubts. All the praying that everyone did (including people we don't even know), paid off. Dr. Pecks (the neonatologist) said it could have been an operator error or just some very unclear pictures during the initial ultrasound that indicated complications. I did mention that on the day of the first ultrasound, the baby wasn't exactly cooperating.
It doesn't matter, because today we saw a very healthy baby boy! Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers. They mean so, so much to us! And Thank You Jesus for continuing to be present and answering our prayers.
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