November 30, 2010

           Today we had our follow up appointment at Grady with Dr. Ellis.  At this appointment they did another ultrasound to check and see how Landon was growing and developing.  His estimated weight at this appointment was 3 lbs and 9 oz. which is right on for me being 30 weeks and 5 days.  His stomach is still in his chest cavity but that is the only thing that seems to be up, so this is good.  They did see lung tissue and his left lung seems to be the smaller lung and the right seems to be developing okay.  All of his other organs are developing normal and in the correct place.  We just continue to pray that things get better and baby Landon continues to fight.  
           We also met with a neonatologist at this appointment.  She went over everything with us in detail.  I think I am better with everything after the meeting with her than I was.  I will probably be induced the last week in January.  After Landon arrives we will get to see him for a brief moment to give him a quick kiss then they will take him away to intubate him.  This is basically when they put a tube down his throat to put him on the ventilator to help him breathe.  He will be transferred to Egleston Children's Hospital about 3 hours after he arrives and will go to the intensive care unit there.  They will probably wait until he is 3-5 days old to do his hernia repair just to make sure he is stable enough to undergo the surgery.  We probably won't be able to hold our son for atleast 2 weeks.  (This didn't set so well with me.)  I was really happy to hear that the doctor we had spoke to had only seen 2 babies with CDH not make it, and in these 2 cases were very severe.  Landon has the better form of CDH so that relieves some stress.  Thomas and I will probably be at Egleston's Children's Hospital for at least 2 months depending on Landon's progress.  We continue to pray for our baby boy and ask everyone to continue praying for him also.  God has the final say so!  Next ultrasound will be on my birthday Dec. 16th.