Practice Breaths, 1 mm Possible Victories, and More Big Blinking Eyes

I’ve accepted it: I can’t move.  Baby stepping is an understatement.  Yesterday’s fetal echocardiogram took every bit of energy I had completely out of me.  And caused my body back to hurt in ways I didn’t know were possible.   To the point that two men had to pull me up from the table.  And I […]

Black and White and Red All Over

We had a “regular” ob appointment this morning.   I asked for Dr. K’s advice on getting Marshall in a better position for Tuesday’s fetal echocardiogram other than external manipulation.  Looks like  I’ll be giving spending some time on my hands and knees a try. And we received the “official” report from Boston, including Dr. […]

“Half hearted”

Boston was exhausting. I lost count after the fourth hour of ultrasounds.   The good news is Marshall has hair.  And we watched him blink his eyes.  And it seems our baby, though absolutely beautiful, is basically (in the simplest of terms) a genetic mutant with a very rare, very severe series of heart defects. […]