Finally!!!!---an update!

I’ve had so many people asking for an “update”—and until this week, we just haven’t had anything to actually update. This week I had 2 appointments—Monday I saw my regular OB and had the glucose test that checks for gestational diabetes—I passed with flying colors!!! Our baby was going nuts inside of me because of the sugar and probably didn’t settle down for about an hour! She said I’m doing well except my iron was extremely low—our baby is literally sucking all of the energy out of me! So I am now on iron supplements which seem to actually be an “overnight miracle” with regards to my energy level. Then Thursday we saw Dr. Jenkins at the Kirklin Clinic—we had another ultrasound where we watched him practice breathing—you could see it on both sides going in and out! The liver is still down (which is great news) but nothing else has changed. They also said my fluid levels look fine/normal—so he is able to swallow the fluid still (sometimes the levels build up because swallowing is difficult due to the jumbled up stuff in the chest cavity and the baby just doesn’t—but our little champ seems not to mind so much!) He now weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces!!! He is moving around all the time—and of course, still kicking—his kicks are getting harder and sometimes I’m startled by them—they seem to come out of nowhere!
We can’t wait to meet our little boy—and after prayerful consideration—and many many many discussions—we have decided on our little boy’s name--
Philip Andrew Rich
Again, we thank you for your continued support, thoughts and prayers.