Not out of the woods yet...

We had our Dr. appointment today with the specialist. The outcome of the visit wasn't quite what we were anticipating. I thought we would go in, they would tell us how much Kaylan had grown and we would go ahead and check another week off of the list. Not so. We did not get any new bad news, but we weren't given really any new good news either.

So here is the long and short of it. Both babies are basically still the same size as they were a week ago. I think we may have had an inflated expectation of what should have happened in 1 week's time. The reality is, there's not much growth in one week's time for any baby. Kaylan's amniotic fluid still looks OK, she is moving, and her structure still looks fine. The new issue of concern is her diastolic blood flow. Not that it was necessarily bad, it just needs to be monitored very closely. If it starts to slow from where it is now, the only option for a chance at survival is to deliver both babies. This means, that every visit from this day forward, we should be prepared to deliver if it looks like Kaylan's blood flow worsens. (Sorry Dylan, I know you want to stay in there and play, but you are sort of at your sister's mercy on this one.)

I do want to say that we absolutely LOVE our specialist (Dr. Gore). There is no doubt in my mind that God placed him in our path. His bedside manner and positive approach are very much needed.

Jen's next appointment is this coming Monday, May 24. We ask for continued prayers for Kaylan's growth and blood-flow.