Big news for our little family

This has been a difficult week for us and is slowly improving. On Monday we had the ultra sound for our baby and learned that there were some problems and we were being sent to a high-risk prenatal center for more intensive testing. I also did some blood tests to test for certain potential factors as well. Today we had our round of tests and met with specialists in genetics, ultra sound and a perinatologist. The diagnosis was confirmed that our baby has bilateral club feet, but is otherwise healthy with no known other defects or problems. I was reassured that my baby, since he is otherwise normal, when treated by expert hands will have normal looking feet with normal function for all practical purposes (I was given a referral for an Orthopaedic Pediatric Specialist). I was informed that the well-treated clubfoot is no handicap and is fully compatible with a normal, active life. This is a picture (not my baby obviously but you get the idea) of what my babies feet look like, I will post the ultra sound pictures later when I can get access to a scanner.




This ultra sound was so good, and the technician so wonderful, that we were able to find out that we are having another boy, yay!. I am relieved to know exactly what is going on with my baby and what to expect later on. Brent gave me a blessing on Monday and I feel that it helped me tremendously. I don't want people to be sorry for us or treat us or the baby any differently - this is simply something that we will take and handle along with anything else that may come along.