Our Sweet Waverly Maeve

Today I am 23 weeks pregnant! With Maverick, I was able to catch him kicking on camera at 23 weeks so I was hoping to do the same this time around. This morning, Maverick woke up early (6am), Jim brought him to our room he hung out with us for a little then back to his crib he went. Waverly must’ve known her big brother was up because she became super active. I took out my phone and started recording. Although she is quite the kicker, I know how small her arms and legs are so I wasn’t sure if the camera would pick anything up. As I’m typing this, she is still kicking around! I couldn’t believe it when I saw the slightest movement in my belly. All the kicking in these videos happen below my belly button on the right side. It may be hard to catch, but I had to post these videos for me. Do you know what it’s like to feel all the life inside of you but have to think about a funeral? It may sound morbid, but the law states that any baby in utero that passes after 20 weeks gestation must...

Last evening my genetic counselor called and updated me on the amniocentesis results. She called the lab and said results should be in that night! I would get a call in the morning. It’s been a very long, almost 5 weeks of waiting. I wouldn’t say I was excited, but I would have some relief of an answer. This morning shortly after 9, she called. Osteogenesis Imperfecta. During these past 5 weeks I researched a lot of the skeletal dysplasias, but really didn’t look into OI. She said it’s a mutation to the col1A1 gene. And most likely a spontaneous mutation. Well that is good news. She offered a blood test to see if either Jim or I are carriers. We will most likely be taking that at our next appointment. I asked what type of OI it was, since I know there are different types ranging from very mild to fatal. She said it does not specify, there’s no way of knowing for sure what type until actually looking at the person and performing tests. She said based off of ultrasounds it is most lik...

My OB doctor called me over the weekend and left a pretty long voicemail saying how sorry he was. He got the news of the ultrasound and asked that I come in during the week to see what the plan was. I really love my OB doctor. I saw him for about 90% of my pregnancy with Maverick. Unfortunately, he wasn’t on call when I delivered him, but the next day he was and he stopped into our room to meet him. He is such a great and positive doctor. My opinion on him changed slightly after today. Jim and Maverick joined me on this appointment. We went into his little office and we talked. He again said he was sorry and then told me what his suggestion was. Termination. He gave his option of choice for termination, surgery. It would be quick, I would be put under, they would remove the baby clean me out and that would be it. I know I don’t have the best poker face in the world, so I can only imagine how I was looking at him when he suggested that. He said since we’re still early on (hello I wa...

Today is the day, anatomy scan day! Usually these scans are happy times for pregnant mamas. They get a good look at their baby, count all ten toes and all ten fingers. Listen to the heartbeat, find out the gender if they haven’t already. It’s usually a joyous time. I should know, I was so happy during this scan with Maverick. But these anatomy scans are not for those reasons. Anatomy scans are there to look for problems. These scans are looking for everything that’s wrong with the baby. Hopefully nothing is wrong, many times these scans end with very happy and relieved parents. Sitting in the waiting room with Jim, I didn’t feel uneasy or worried. I kept praying for a miracle. “Everything will be fine, she is going to be normal”. The tech called us back, she had done the other two scans with this pregnancy as well, so she was familiar with the case. The scan was such a happy time. The tech really made it seem like nothing was wrong. She went over her organs, her arms and legs. Con...