Doctor Appointment and DNA Results

Kelsie and I got our DNA results which showed normal gene structure and count. We had another ultra sound and have some good news to report. The baby has been growing really well the past 3 weeks. One of the symptoms of a baby with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is that the growth is typically very slow. At our last appointment th baby was measuring about 4 weeks smaller than she should have been. However, this week the baby was still 4 weeks smaller, which to us is great because it means she is still thriving and growing. A couple other items that we discussed were as follows:

They were able to find both Kidneys. Previously they were having a hard time finding both. The kidneys are smaller than normal, but seem to be functioning properly.

We got a good look at the cleft lip. Previously it had appeared to be a bilateral cleft lip (meaning both sides), however with what we saw yesterday we now are fairly certain that it is a unilateral cleft lip (meaning one side). At present we do not know if the baby has a cleft palette and we may not know and until the baby is here due the difficulty in seeing the palette via ultrasound.

Outside of that things seem to look "unremarkable" (doctors word, not mine). So we are just feeling extremely blessed and thankful. We have felt of your love and prayers each day and continue to realize that we are the luckiest people on earth to have such a wonderful family.