Complete Trisomy 22
On Tuesday this week, our genetic counselor shared with us what was detected in our little baby girl. Yesterday, the confirmation came in. She…
Archive for October, 2016
Something Detected, But Still Waiting
Another biophysical profile test, another perfect score for our little girl. If it weren’t for her growth restriction and major organ defects, it would…
Biophysical Profile
While we wait for the full results of our baby’s amniocentesis, doctors are proceeding as if our little girl has no chromosomal abnormalities and…
Athanasius Turns 8!
Friday was Athanasius’ birthday. We remembered when Athanasius was born eight years ago in Roseau, MN (Roseau is where I grew up in the…
Double Decker Sheep Transport
You can leave Chad, but Chad never leaves you. This is true in a literal sense as Sahara and I are currently being treated…
Negative?
Feel the curve ball as we felt it today. At 3:30 this afternoon, we received an email from the genetic counselor at Abbott Northwestern…
More Testing
Today, Sonja had an amniocentesis as well as another ultrasound, but this time with a pediatric cardiologist. The pediatric cardiologist strolled around our baby’s…
Shattered
Writing this post to update you all is about as easy as it was for the doctor who shared the news with us today. …
The Family Follows
After getting Sonja safely on a return flight to the States in the early morning Saturday, I began to think through what was the…
Sonja Arrives
After back to back long flights from N’Djamena to Casablanca and then from Casablanca to New York City, Sonja met up with her good…