Please go down and start reading under the pictures below first. I have this a little out of order.
Then come back for further explanation.
#1 is a hole in his heart, we don't know how big it will grow as he grows. It will have to be repaired.
#2 is a valve missing in his right ventricle which is causing the blood not to flow as it should and it is just sloshing back and forth like a washing machine. The red and blue blood is mixing together. It should be separate. This is causing the bottom 2 chambers of his heart not to function correctly. They are there, just not working right.
#3 because the valve is missing it is causing the pulmonary arteries to swell. If they continue to swell it could affect the lungs.
I know it has been a while and I apologize for that to those of you who try to keep up with our crazy life. I think most of you know we are having a baby. We are very excited!!
Monday, May 17th we had our first real ultrasound where you could tell it was actually a baby and see all the parts, fingers, toes, mouth and nose. We are pleased to announce we are finally having a boy!!! The girls are so excited. He will be so spoiled. But...
there is some bad news. "Hayden", that is his name, has a heart defect. He has been diagnosed with"Coronary heart disease".
Now go back to diagram and explanations above.
We have an ultrasound at Children's hospital in Philadelphia every 4 weeks. We will also have to deliver there so Hayden can get immediate attention when he is born. I will try to keep you updated as much as possible.
We don't know what the out come will be because a variety of things could happen. Likeliness of a miscarriage is very slim. He is safe in my womb, but his condition at birth is very uncertain. Surgery will definitely have to happen. When? We don't know.
For right now we are trusting God and praying hard. If He chooses not to heal Hayden then we are praying for His grace and strength through the hard parts.
Seeing our newborn going into heart surgery will certainly be hard, but I know our God will walk with us all the way.
This is when we will see one set of FOOTPRINTS.
We would appreciate all your prayers for our precious son.
